The New Museum is taking a deep dive into the role of gender in contemporary art. With an emphasis on the word “contemporary.” The vast…
Artist Lorna Simpson Brings Her Arresting Collages to the Bowery
Lorna Simpson is returning to Salon 94 for her third exhibition at the Bowery gallery. The Brooklyn-born artist became well-known in the mid-’80s for her large-scale works…
Tim Murphy, Author of Christadora, On the East Village Then and Now
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the East Village in the 90s? Junkies passed out on Avenue A while…
Four Readings: Margo Jefferson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Americans in Revolt
TUESDAY Margo Jefferson and Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah August 23, 7pm at Strand Bookstore, 828 Broadway at 12th Street. Margo Jefferson’s acclaimed memoir Negroland, which The New…
Naked People Will Be Yucking It Up at Brooklyn’s Newest Comedy Festival
“Honestly, I just wanted a festival and to throw a big party,” says Coree Spencer of her forthcoming Cinder Block Comedy Festival. As lighthearted as…
Gather Your Slammers, There’s (Possibly) a Throwdown at Brooklyn’s First Pog Shop
Pokémon Go’s in full swing and fall fashion is flashing right back to where it’s been for a while now: disaffected stares, tattoo chokers, clunky Doc…
America, the Deflated Banana: Joe Nanashe’s American Vanitas
Do you like art that grapples with how artificial our culture has become? Even better– would you like to see the art crowd in Bushwick confronted…
Come Party With Alt Citizen Next Week Before They Embark on a ‘Mini Tour’
Alt Citizen, the Brooklyn-based music and arts blog-cum-zine, found permanence last year with the opening of their storefront and gallery Alt Space, a “very well-curated…
After a Farewell Bash, Secret Loft Moves to a ‘Bigger, Cooler, More Secret Location’
Secret Loft, your go-to stop for sort-of secret dance parties, comedy shows, and concerts, has finally moved out of their Bushwick location at the McKibbin…
Laugh Off the Last Days of Summer at This Comedy Film Festival
Yes, the last month of summer is finally be upon us, but there’s no putting a chill on the boozy, breezy, time-honored tradition of summer film festivals. On August 27…