Drawing as Practice
National Academy of Design
519 West 26th Street, Floor 2
New York
Through December 16
What is a drawing? Ink on paper is probably a drawing. So is a charcoal sketch. But what about embroidery, sculptures, and videos? According to the National Academy of Design, these things can be drawings too. This provocation is the driving force behind Drawing as Practice, the inaugural exhibition at the National Academy’s new Chelsea location, which aims to redefine not just the drawing but the institution’s own identity.
After selling its Beaux Arts mansion on Fifth Avenue in 2016, the National Academy finally has a new home. It’s no
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