Now at the Guggenheim Museum NYC: John Chamberlain: Choices
As more than one writer has already noted, at first glance the John Chamberlain retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum looks as if they staged some sort of disastrous funny-car rally down the Guggenheim's signature spiral ramp, the wreckage in each gallery perhaps awaiting a tow. But of course, as any fan of artist John Chamberlain's […]

Photography Exhibtion in Midtown Manhattan: Cindy Sherman at the MoMA
For Glenwood Residents living in our Midtown Manhattan apartments, this photography exhibition is must see. Actually, it is must see for everyone, especially after you've finished taking in all the art of New York Art Fair Weekend. The huge, career-spanning Cindy Sherman retrospective that just opened at the Museum of Modern Art was certainly one of the […]

New York Art Fair Weekend 2012: Where to Go & What to See
Contemporary art enthusiasts, prepare to be completely overwhelmed. This coming weekend is, once again (time flies etc.) New York Art Fair Weekend 2012, one of our personal favorite rites of (pre-) Spring. This year there seems to be at least ten different contemporary art fairs going starting now and extending through Sunday, and though YOU […]

The Ungovernables are in Downtown Manhattan; 2012 New Museum Triennial
New Museum NYC Goes Global: 34 Artists Converge Downtown A nice counterpoint to the upcoming, always-heavily-hyped Biennial at the Whitney Museum, the much-appreciated if too-often-underwhelming New Museum on Bowery just unveiled The Ungovernables, a triennial survey of the state of global contemporary art, opening up all of its gallery space to some 34 artists, artist […]

Cathedral of St. John the Divine – An Upper West Side Vertical Tour
  The massive, magnificent Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine has long (like: more than a century long) been an integral part of the Morningside Heights community, that mini-neighborhood within the Upper West Side that includes Columbia University. In addition to regular (30 times a week!) Episcopal worship services, St. John's Cathedral provides numerous […]

Ice Skating in NYC at the Standard Hotel New York
We have mixed feelings about the Standard Hotel, located smack in the middle of the Meatpacking District. Yes, the Standard Hotel and its New York hot spots–bars, clubs, restaurants, roof decks, beer gardens, etc.–tend to attract the sort of wannabe high-rolling party-people that can make the neighborhood insufferable at times. But we do love the […]

Jon Kessler: The Blue Period, at Salon 94 Bowery: Full of Blue Paint
We've seen three of Jon Kessler's wild installations over the past few years–the first, the massive Palace at 4:00 a.m. at PS1, was incredible–and even though they've been thematically and mechanically similar, we really don't get tired of the man's work. Take Jon Kessler's The Blue Period, which he created in 2007 but is now […]

South Street Seaport Museum: Newly Renovated; Surprisingly Cool
You can be forgiven for not feeling too excited about the grand reopening, after a year of rethinking and redesigning the galleries within its historic building (and figuring out how the near-bankrupt institution can pay its bills), of the South Street Seaport Museum. Yes, there is an actual museum down there, right in the thick […]

Doug Wheeler’s “Infinity Room” at David Zwirner’s Chelsea Gallery
This is the coolest thing in New York City right now. Doug Wheeler's mind-blowing installation–his first ever solo show in New York City–at the David Zwirner Gallery in Chelsea, named SA MI 75 DZ NY 12 (you can call it the "Infinity Room," or the "Amazing Room," or just "Whoa…." ) plays brilliantly with light […]

Weegee Photography at the International Center of Photography
Was legendary NYC crime photographer Arthur Fellig–better (only?) known simply as Weegee–a self-promoting hustler who exploited murder and mayhem to further his considerable ambitions? Was he a sharp-eyed street photographer whose perceptive portraits of the urban underbelly would influence the likes of such acclaimed artists as Diane Arbus and Robert Frank? Was Weegee just an […]