Political art is easy to create but hard to pull off. The election of President Trump has spurred much talk among the chattering classes about…
What’s Up With the Giant Spikes Outside of Cooper Union?
Cube, meet spikes. The Alamo returned in November and now another piece of monumental art is being installed outside of Cooper Union’s Foundation Building. The…
Flakonkishochki's Absurdist Art Show Is For the Dogs
Moscow-born artist Andrey Kasay says his first New York show is “targeting animals, and first of all dogs.” Which might explain his animation of a crazy subway-train-esque canine…
Flakonkishochki’s Absurdist Art Show Is For the Dogs
Moscow-born artist Andrey Kasay says his first New York show is “targeting animals, and first of all dogs.” Which might explain his animation of a crazy subway-train-esque canine…
Member of Pussy Riot Returns to Her Roots in Recycling Religion
It was nothing short of surreal seeing Maria Alyokhina of Pussy Riot — blonde curls, deadpan blue eyes and all — milling about by the wine table…
There’ll Be an Epic, Tie-Dyed Goodbye to Activist Adam Purple
While he was showing me around the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space yesterday, Bill Di Paola, founder of the environmental non-profit Time’s Up and this place…
Death By Art: A Band Of Artists Takes Over DBA
It pains us each time we have to bring up the closing of Death By Audio, but we can at least be comforted by the…
Guerrilla Art Show On a Subway Platform? Now That’s Worth an Exclamation Point!
Apostrophe, the underground art space/party den that was shuttered last September, may be temporarily between galleries but that doesn’t mean it’s out of action.