Christian Marclay’s The Clock, 24-hour Movie at the MoMA
Christian Marclay's 24-hour film The Clock is one the best, most amazing art pieces we've ever seen. Though admittedly, we've only seen about eight and half hours of it so far- but still! Marclay's The Clock is a totally brilliant montage of brief moments, usually measured in seconds, from literally thousands of movies from the […]
Henri Matisse at the Met: The Mindset behind the Masterpiece
The Metropolitan Museum of Art throws a sure-fire crowd pleaser into its winter mix with the impeccably curated Matisse: In Search of True Painting, an eye-opening assemblage of nearly 50 of the modernist master, Henri Matisse's works, culled from the Met's own extensive collection as well as an array of international sources. Matisse is, of […]
Faking It: Manipulated Photography Before Photoshop, at the Met
As soon as photography was invented, it seems that photographers began manipulating their images. 'Faking It', one of the newest shows from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's, isn't about exposing charlatans, nor does it get into whether or not famous shots were staged. Instead it offers a lively and thoughtful appreciation of ways various artists […]
Make Music NY’s Winter Solstice Parades this Friday!
Every summer for seven years now, Make Music New York has staged the "largest music event ever to grace Gotham", a one-day sonic extravaganza with more than a thousand free outdoor concerts in public spaces all over the five boroughs. Concerts vary from high school bands, choirs and enthusiastic amateurs of all ages to established […]
SoHo, NoHo and DUMBO NYC Holiday Shopping Guide
We all have our go-to gift buying spots, those stores where we can pretty much always find something for even the trickiest people on our list. You enter with no idea what to get; you leave with something you know it will be liked and appreciated. There are dozens of possible candidates for NYC’s Best […]
Ann Hamilton Installation at the Park Avenue Armory
Who knew getting giddy on the swings at Ann Hamilton’s enormous installation at the Park Avenue Armory could possibly the most fun you’ll ever have ‘viewing’ art. Second only to Carsten Holler’s crazy three-story indoor slide at the New Museum, Hamilton’s hugely appealing piece called ‘The Event of a Thread’ will be in the Armory’s […]
Now Dig This! African-American Artists at MoMA PS1
Los Angeles didn’t have an easy go of it during the 1960s and 70s. Like many American cities of the time it experienced two tumultuous decades marked by urban decay, riots and the increasing cultural, economic and political strength of previously ignored individuals and communities. No surprise, then that much of the urban art […]
New York City Ice Skating at the Standard Hotel
The Standard Hotel Ice Rink, located below New York’s popular High Line Park in the Meatpacking District, is by no means the largest ice skating rink in town. Measuring just 3,000 square feet, this is not the surface on which to fine tune your Olympic skating skills. However, the Standard Hotel ice rink is […]
Chelsea Art Galleries Exhibit Chuck Close and The Ozymandias Parade
Hurricane Sandy’s terrible storm surge hit the West Chelsea art gallery district hard. It completely flooded the half-mile of West 20th to 29th streets between 10th and 11th Avenues. The small but chic neighborhood is home to literally hundreds of contemporary downtown art galleries. As a result of the hurricanes water damage, countless artwork, […]
A Holiday Blast at the 2012 Brooklyn Night Bazaar
Looking to make your holiday shopping feel more like a party this year? How about more like a delicious dinner? Or even, maybe, like a rock show? If your feeling is, ‘Yes to all three please!’ then look no further than the Brooklyn Night Bazaar. Big crowds turn out for this NYC holiday market and […]
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