Currently Browsing: New York City
Earlier this week, I wrote an article on artist Deborah Kass’s newest exhibition ‘The Art History Paintings.’ While visiting that show at Manhattan’s elegant Salon 94, I stumbled upon another exhibition running parallel to Deb’s: artist Justine Koons.
The two are not connected. Deborah’s room is full of furious and bold pop paintings.… read more.
Happy Black History Month 2025:
To celebrate, we are reposting some of our favorite Black Swans with names & faces everyone should know!
On this day in 2022, the Broadway musical Some Like it Hot played its first preview. The award-winning show is directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw, with a book by Matthew López and Amber Ruffin, and music by Marc Shaiman with lyrics by Scott Whittman and Marc Shaiman.… read more.
Happy Black History Month 2025:
To celebrate, we are reposting some of our favorite Black Swans = names & faces everyone should know!
As Americans, it is tempting to try to turn a blind eye to the sheer closeness of our country’s history of slavery. In New York City especially, a city which claims to be one of the most socially progressive in the country, people don’t often look around and confront New York’s involvement with the slave trade.… read more.
One of New York City’s best-kept-secret parks is Brooklyn Bridge Park, at least the more (relatively) remote parts like the Pier 3 Uplands (Greenway Terrace). If you visit early enough in the morning, you may have the quiet clearing surrounded by woods all to yourself, which seems unlikely and feels magical all things considered.… read more.
Since 1932, the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City has showcased new art via its Biennial. For four decades, curators of this globally renowned exhibition focused primarily on painting, sculpture, and artworks on paper.
In 1973, however, the Whitney broadened the field in terms of media. Since then, the Biennial has become a survey exhibition of art in a large variety of media.… read more.
It is hard to believe the first ten minutes of the drama film Family Portrait are choreographed. A seemingly endless litany of characters flit on and offscreen as they parade to the lake in casual chaos – running around, hanging back for a partner, or picking up the dog. Katy, our anchor amid the confusion, pushes everyone forward as the ominous sound of a train builds in the background.… read more.