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From the Land of Everywhere
VICTORI CONTEMPORARY is pleased to present “From the Land of Everywhere”, a summer group show marking the gallery’s inaugural NYC exhibition after a period of 20 months presenting in various […]
Neighborhoods
National Arts Club
Founded in 1898, this gorgeous Gramercy mansion is dedicated to the fostering of the arts. With incredible interiors such as Tiffany ceilings and an impeccable art collection, the club also […]
City Hall Park
A beautiful little park amongst the governmental and financial buildings, City Park is a great place to bring a packed lunch, and sit around the fountain, surrounded by old timey […]
White Horse Tavern
LitNerd Wednesday! With any mention of the White Horse Tavern it’s guaranteed you’ll get the Dylan Thomas story and how he spent his last night here proclaiming that he just […]
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 […]
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