I was in Detroit for New Year’s Eve sometime in the recent past, and ended up partying at a place called North End Studios. I…
Bushwick Art Scene Champion Norte Maar Has a New Home in East New York
“Bushwick is on its own, she doesn’t need our help anymore,” laughed Jason Andrew, co-founder of Norte Maar. “She really doesn’t need our help anymore.” Though…
‘I Love You Bedford’ Showcases Local Designing Women
Before you buy a Whopcorn ice cream cone at the new Davey’s Ice Cream in Williamsburg and have it melt onto your shirt, stop a…
Clayton Patterson Fights ‘Homogenization, Destruction of Anything Independent and Outside’
Last year, Clayton Patterson announced that he and Elsa Rensaa, his partner and collaborator of more than 40 years, were moving from the Lower East Side…
Surface Support, the Show for Artists Who are Smashing the Screen
A new group exhibition at Signal Gallery Surface Support started out with the question, “How does video exist outside itself?” Curator Amanda Schmitt has worked with…
I Found Out What This Courtney Barnett’s All About at Her Pop-Up Exhibit
Ludlow Studios was packed to the brim with people for the private one-night only event to celebrate and ogle Australian singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett’s art work.…
Con Artist Has Art So Cheap You Can Eat It, Trust
I’d never seen art move so quickly off the walls as I did last night at Con Artist Collective‘s Lower East Side gallery. Things were…
A Threesome Messed Around With ‘Banal Erotics’ at Bushwick Open Studios
Anyone who attended Bushwick Open Studios this past weekend knows there was a plethora of penetrating art. Especially at the closing weekend of “Housebound,” an exhibit…
This Photo Show Marks a High Point for the Transgender Movement
Robyn Renee Hasty is no stranger to outsiders, countercultures, and misfits. So it might feel a little strange for the artist to be in the…
Eduardo Sarabia Turned Mexican Narco Imagery Into Fine Art
Paper holds much value, even when it’s not green, with Franklin’s unsmiling mug on it. A recent MoMA exhibit, for instance, showed Henri Matisse’s appreciation for the potential beauty…