There’s been a few “last nights of normal” this past week: the night the national emergency was declared, the last night of church services, and on…
This Tattoo Artist Created a Timely Tarot Deck For the End of an Empire
Artist-designed tarot decks have become increasingly popular in recent years—and it’s no coincidence. “Politically, culturally and socially, we are in a very kind of crumbling-of-the-Roman-Empire…
A Studio 54 ‘Reject’ Was One of the Only People to See Brooklyn Museum’s Exhibit Before It Closed
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…
To Close or Not to Close? That Is the Question For NYC Cultural Venues
It’s hard to imagine our arts venues emptying out, operating at half mast, or going dark completely, even in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak.…
A Visually Impaired Dancer Asks You to Take a Closer Look at His Work
You may have never seen live dance in a museum. But on the first Saturday of March, visitors flocked to Brooklyn Museum’s Great Hall to…
Art This Week: Hong Kong Video Art and Filipino Oceans
Mother BoatOpening Thursday, March 12 at Pintô International, 6 pm to 9 pm. On view through April 30. Unfortunately, there’s a lot to feel nervous…
Cole Lu On Making Art While Quarantined, in Immigration Limbo
“Put these on before coming in, please,” Cole Lu told me as I stood in the hallway. “Sorry, the landlord has been strict about avoiding…
Performance Picks: Women’s Day and an Experimental Puppet Show
SATURDAY Kosmos Invers: The Morphology of XOSNow through March 14 at HERE, various times: $25 It’s relatively easy for the average person to forget about…
Need a Reusable Bag? A Free Tote For Every Type
With a single-use plastic bag ban in effect as of this month, carryout bags will soon be long gone. Reusable tote bags are coming right…