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MAGIC MONDAY with Breedlove
My favorite night of the month is back! I love Breedlove forever and ever! MAGIC MONDAY IS BACK AGAIN!**STARRING**BREEDLOVE & CHEW FUW/ JOCELYN DJ KY DIGREGORIO SPINS THE HOTTEST GLAM, […]
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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 […]
Fashion Moda
During the time that John and Charlie Ahearn were making art amongst the neighborhoods in the South Bronx, Stefan Eins opened up Fashion Moda Gallery. As many galleries in the […]
The Forgotten Mistress of Art Deco
Hildreth Meière was a high society muralist and mosaicist partially responsible for bringing the glorious Art Deco style to New York City, defining the elegance of the era. You probably miss […]
LED American Flag
Many think that the LED American flag in Times Square is an art installation- at least the art nerds wonder if it is Dan Flavin related. Actually, its not art […]
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