If you know anything about Studio 54, it’s that it was hard to get into. Yesterday, the coronavirus scare made a new exhibit about the…
Pop-Up Exhibit Shines a Red Light On the State of Sex Work
In Greenwich Village this week, a sex workers pop-up exhibition is attracting attention. Bondage rope draped loosely from the ceiling along with objects like high…
We Got This: NYC’s Recent History of Combatting Outbreaks
Yesterday, as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in New York climbed to 142, with 7 new ones in New York City, Governor Cuomo announced…
At Coronavirus Comedy Show, Asian Standups Don’t Mask Feelings About Racism
Hours before Governor Andrew Cuomo announced New York’s first confirmed case of coronavirus infection on Sunday, two Asian comedians appeared on stage at Caveat wearing…
ReFashion Week Puts Thrift-Store Finds on the Runway
While the runway models strut their stuff at Paris Fashion Week today, the New York scene is decidedly more down-to-earth and eco-conscious. At the second…
With a Nod to Freud, ‘Semi-Fluid’ Artists Grapple With Asian and Queer Identities
At an art show in Chinatown, a middle-aged Chinese man stared at an ink painting, in which a god-like Asian figure was circled by children…
With a New Gallery, iPhone Repair Guys Show They Have Art-World Juice
After Brendan McElroy, the founder and previous owner of Dr. Brendan, reopened the beloved East Village bar St. Dymphna’s in November of last year, one…
Metrograph Offers Up a Cinematic ‘Love Letter to Hong Kong’
With the coronavirus occupying the news cycle, six months of protests in Hong Kong are no longer the biggest headlines about China. But the stories…
Amid Coronavirus Scare, Wearing a Face Mask Doesn’t Protect Against Dirty Looks
After the US confirmed its first case of coronavirus on January 21, I received a message from my mom urging me to wear a face…
Red Envelopes Become Rat Envelopes When Artists Celebrate the Lunar New Year
During Lunar New Year celebrations, Chinese, East Asian, and Southeast Asian elders traditionally give red envelopes to their children and grandchildren, who eagerly tear them…