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The Fastest Work of Art in the World
CRASH, a pioneer of New York street art, painted all over the city in the 1970s but by the 80s he had already begun transitioning to the world of galleries […]
Neighborhoods
Booze Books + Art
You probably know The Library bar as the place to get cheap drinks strong enough to take paint off cars, tall boy Tecates, or the only place playing NOFX and […]
Athelstan Spilhaus Triangle Equinox
Not all sculptures are by artists- South African-American geophysicist and oceanographer Athelstan Spilhaus created the piece located at Rockefeller’s McGraw-Hill Building. Located in the sunken courtyard, the triangle sculpture is arranged so the Sun aligns […]
The Fastest Work of Art in the World
CRASH, a pioneer of New York street art, painted all over the city in the 1970s but by the 80s he had already begun transitioning to the world of galleries […]
Largest Video Wall In the World (almost)
The crazy Frank Gehry designed IAC building caused a stir when it popped up amongst the galleries in the Chelsea Arts District- to some, marking the moment that Chelsea was […]
Circle in the Square
LitNerd Wednesday! The cliché image of poetry and jazz is well engrained in the pop culture psyche of the 1950s and the Beat Generation. The seeds of that image were naturally […]
Museum at FIT
The museum at my graduate school alma mater may be small, but it packs a punch. The Museum at FIT is not only free, but always has some sort of […]
It’s No Love Sculpture
I always thought that Curved Cube was some sort of company insignia, not a sculpture. But obviously that isn’t the case, or I wouldn’t be writing about it now. Compared […]
Balls.
George Rhoads is kind of a dorky Renaissance man- a painter, origami master, and rolling ball run sculptor. His 42nd Street Ballroom sculpture doesn’t evoke dancing in gowns, but instead […]
The House of Scribner
LitNerd Wednesday! Who knew that the Sephora at the bottom of the gloriously old building on 497 Fifth Avenue had a lot in common with writing. Authors like Dawn Powell, […]
Marisol’s Memorial on the Water
French-Venezuelan sculptor Marisol is more known for her roles in Andy Warhol films and Pop Art sculptures. But the artist was also chosen for her design for the American Merchant […]
A.I.R. Gallery
In 1972, discouraged by the male-dominated art world, artists Barbara Zucker and Susan Williams opened this all-women co-operative space. Referencing Jane Eyre and the term “Artist in Residence,” AIR was […]
Picasso’s Bust of Sylvette
New York University seems to have bought up this entire city. The Brutalist “Silver Towers” off Bleecker Street were designed in by I.M.Pei’s (who is most famous for designing the […]
The Church of Art
For me, the closest I get to religion is in art history class, with creepers like Jan Van Eyck and of course Hieronymous Bosch. But of course leave it to […]
Columbia Heights
Lit Nerd Wednesday! Living off and on in New York City for the past decade or so I’ve often taken the beauty of it’s landmarks for granted, the Brooklyn Bridge […]
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