There are summer film festivals aplenty in New York, but none with quite so much local flavor as the new Bowery Film Festival, which kicks…
New Museum Tackles Gender in ‘Trigger’ Show
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…
Great Jones Cafe Reopens: ‘Reports of Our Demise Were Greatly Exaggerated’
We reported last week that beloved Cajun eatery and longtime Bowery hangout Great Jones Cafe was temporarily shutting down — and, according to cryptic information…
New Museum Will Debut New Galleries With a Kahlil Joseph Show and More
To celebrate New Museum’s 40th anniversary (contemporary art museums, they grow up so fast!), two new gallery spaces and several exhibits will be added this…
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…
Just Hope Your Neighbor’s Not a Mouth-Breather at New Bowery Co-Working Space
New York is facing an infestation. And we’re not talking about bed bugs nor are we referring to flying cockroaches– although apparently both of these…
Muralist Returns for Third Try after Bad Luck Streak of ‘Biblical’ Proportions
After a false start three weeks ago, street artist Logan Hicks is ready to give his Bowery Graffiti Wall mural another shot. The stencil mural,…
International Center of Photography Reveals New Museum on the Bowery
With your smartphone at your fingertips, these days its easy to mistake Instagram and Facebook for the ultimate arbiters of visual taste. But the International Center of…
With First Solo Show, Warhol’s Documentarian Finally Gets His 15 Minutes
Back in 1970 Michael Netter was a recent graduate, soaking up the big city’s vibrant art scene. A striving painter, he fell in with Andy Warhol’s Factory…
‘Skid Row No More’: These $6.5M Units Are Replacing a Bowery Salvation Army Shelter
While low-income tenants at 83-85 Bowery have been fighting tooth and nail to stay put in their rent-stabilized tenements, just up the street it’s easy…