It’s pretty screwy that here, now, in the year 2016 many people still have a hard time grasping that Africa is an incredibly diverse continent…
21 Way Cool Things We Saw at Frieze Art Fair
If you made it to Frieze New York this weekend, chances are pretty slim that you managed to see everything the elite art fair had to…
Jeff Koons on His Dream Choo Choo and That Time Lady Gaga ‘Kind of Went Down’ On Him
Last week, when Jeff Koons spoke about an unrealized pet project of his– a giant, actual crane holding up a replica of a “choo choo train”–…
Tonight: A Pop-Up Show for Street Heroines, a New History of Women Street Artists
Tonight, you can catch original works by no fewer than 17 street artists all in one place. In an effort to bring attention (and raise some…
Seven Badass Things Said By ‘Fuck Paintings’ Artist Betty Tompkins
Since we last caught up with Betty Tompkins– the downtown artist best known for her “Fuck Paintings,” she’s been doing what an established artist should be…
This Journey Into Sound and Silence Pays Tribute to John Cage and a ‘Deaf Club’ For Punks
If you enter the cordoned-off projection room at LA-based artist Alison O’Daniel‘s newly-opened exhibition, Room Tone at just the right moment (anytime between now and May 8,…
Gather Your Coven, This Witchy Film Series is Required Attendance
It’s no wonder February is shaping up to be the perfect time to binge on witchy happenings– the start of the month is marked by…
Pay Your Respects(?) to That Other Fallen Rock Star, Scott Weiland
Tonight in Harlem, artist Misha McGlown (aka Omo Misha) will host a tribute event for yet another rock icon who passed away recently (and unexpectedly), though…
Week in Shows: New Year’s, New Fears Edition
And we’re back… well, sort of. We’re at least moseying our way toward the holiday finish line. Not quite ready to let go of it…
Sasha Velour Talks Vym, a Magazine Spotlighting the ‘Revolutionary’ Art of Drag
Bushwick’s gay scene is thriving by almost any measure. Happy Fun Hideaway is constantly packed to the gills. Bottoms is one of the hottest bands in New…