Attending an art opening usually means agreeing to a trade-off: in exchange for free booze and the company of other humans, you won’t be seeing much,…
Greenpoint Gets a New Gallery For ‘Old Timers’ and New Blood Alike
For the most part, Greenpoint artists fly under the radar, and they seem to prefer it that way. Walking along Franklin Avenue last night, a…
Presidential Porn Portraits Are Just the Start of ‘Why I Want to Fuck Donald Trump’
Last week’s video of Donald Trump bragging about sexual assault threw a giant dildo into a campaign that seemed impervious to shame, just as the candidate had…
This Occultish ‘Rave for Adults’ is Using ‘Radical Intimacy’ to Find Realness in Art
If you’ve been to Wild Torus events before, it’s likely you know all about their marathon performance-art benders and messy parties. Guests are necessarily a…
This Week’s Art: A Fish Market Repurposed and Many Types of ‘Graphic Art’
Mike Taylor: Condensed Flesh Opening Thursday October 13 at Idio Gallery, 6 pm to 11 pm. On view through October 30. East Williamsburg space Idio…
Troll Museum’s Comeback Lets Rev Jen Supporters Pay the Troll Toll
Even hazy patrons bumbling their way out of opium dens– if the dope cave hadn’t been replaced by frou frou cocktail bars– would have had a…
Weekend Art Stops: Everyday Halloween, Crabapple Muses, and One Painting, Deconstructed
Everyday Things Opening Friday September 9 at Disclaimer Gallery (inside the Silent Barn), 6 pm to 9 pm. On view through October 2. Though artist…
Art Hearts: Beach Party in the City, Sunshine Ruins, and Bye Bye in Bed-Stuy
Long Gone and Missing Opening Wednesday August 1, 7 pm to 9 pm at Shin Gallery. On view through September 10. Imagine a beach on the Lower…
Art Openings: Pins N’ Patches, Cheap Art, Magazines IRL
The Pin and Patch Show Tuesday, August 2 at Chinatown Soup, 16 Orchard Street, Chinatown. Opening reception 6-9pm, show on view through August 9. More…
At The Mystical Digital, Video Games Can Be Witchy Too
The term “gamer” usually conjures up a torrent of awful connotations– an exclusively white-male circle jerk where the only manifestation of “diversity” is between the…