Intimacy Revived: The Frick Collection's $220 Million Renaissance
The Frick Collection reopens its doors on April 17, returning Bellini, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Whistler, Goya and the rest to the domesticity of their rightful Upper East Side home.
Richard Corman: Four Decades Between Basquiat Portraits
In 1984 photographer Richard Corman created a series of iconic portraits of Jean Michel Masquiat. In 2024, he reprised the photo shoot with Jeremy Pope, who starred as Basquat in the Broadway run of The Collaboration.
Art Through Vintage: When Art and Fashion Are One
Art Through Vintage 2024 is set to offer vintage items reimagined and repurposed by dozens of downtown artists.
How Uniqlo is Co-opting Iconic NYC Art
Retail giant Uniqlo is portraying itself as a destination for lovers of iconic NYC art by the likes of Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, and KAWS.
Green-Wood Cemetery Comes Alive in New Book
Bethany Jacobson's new book "Ode to a Cemetery," featuring her brilliant photographs of Green-Wood Cemetery, will be launched at Gallery Onetwentyeight, 128 Rivington Street, on Sept 20, 5-8 pm.
What Lies Beyond the Streets for Graf Writers?
Beyond the Streets: Post Graffiti, the latest installment in the Beyond the Streets franchise from LA-based curator, author, and renowned graffiti/street art historian Roger Gastman.
If Assange Dies, So Will a Picasso, a Rembrandt and a Warhol
Russian artist Andrei Molodkin solicited donations of artworks to hold hostage on behalf of activist Julian Assange, who has been confined to London's HM Prison Belmarsh since 2019.
Angelina Jolie’s Takeover of Basquiat’s Last Home: It Could be Worse
In a series of interviews with former Basquiat intimates and others, the reactions to the arrival of Atelier Jolie, which opened on 4 December 2023, were nearly identical: It's not the sweeping homage to one of the 20th century's most important artists that it could be, but neither is it a Starbucks.
Sticker Movie: NYC Premiere Jan. 12-14
Sticker Movie, a joyous celebration of graffiti’s latest spawn, has its East Coast premier Jan. 12-14 at BK Art Haus, 24 Marcy Ave., Brooklyn.
Soirée Henzo: A Grassroots Assault on Chelsea’s Elitist Gallery Culture
Soiree Henzo is the brainchild of Jake Henzo, the Pittsburgh transplant who has grown this gathering of creative outsiders from a small group meeting in his former East Village apartment into a monthly showcase.
Remember the Alamo? The Astor Place Cube is Back
The Alamo, better known as the Astor Place cube, was returned to its historic home overnight and will soon be gleefully spinning away after a $100,000 facelift.
188 Allen Street Gallery: “A Beautiful Moment”
The destruction of the shed in front of the former Cheese Grill did more than rid the block of one of Manhattan’s countless street-side dining spaces. It was the end of a brief, shining moment in the history of art in New York City.
Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Immortal Performance at The Shed
KAGAMI, an extraordinary, ground-breaking achievement that shatters 21st century perceptions of how humans interact with performance, at The Shed.
The LISA Project’s 10 Year Street Art Odyssey
For 10 years, the LISA Project, has been responsible for brightening the landscape of all five boroughs and beyond with vibrant and engaging murals by some world class talent.