This Is My Home (Too) Opening Monday, October 9 at Casa Mezcal, 7 pm to 11 pm. $10 suggested donation. On view through October 28.…
This Sculpture Is Williamsburg’s Newest Instagram Bait
Move over, rainbow bagels. Deborah Kass‘s iconic OY/YO sculpture made its triumphant return to Brooklyn two weeks ago, and it’s proving irresistible Insta bait. The…
A ‘Fair’ Roger Ailes Memorial, The Secret Life of Plants, and More Art This Week
The Roger Ailes Memorial Show: Fair and Balanced Opening Thursday, July 6 at yours mine & ours, 6 pm to 9 pm. On view through…
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…
Notorious East Village Landlord Uses Street Art to Paint a Prettier Picture
Earlier this year, when the East Village’s beloved Stage Restaurant closed in the wake of a dispute with its landlord Icon Realty Management, Brooklyn-based artist…
A By-the-Public, For-the-Public Art Project Takes Shape Under the FDR
The Department of Transportation’s newest pet project has been the DOT Art Initiative, which partners with artists and community organizations to bring some color into…
Billy Rohan’s Public Art Project Is About to Up the Game of LES Roll-Down Gates
While on sabbatical from the NYC winter in Puerto Rico and working on his latest “Illumignarly” video, NYC skateboarder and Samurai founder Billy Rohan received…
The Closing Ceremony of The Portals Involved Gypsy Centries, Tallbikes and the Goddesses of Death
“I’m a fire dancer,” said Susannah Pryce, who was lurking about the front stairs of the Sixth Street Community Center on Saturday night, dressed as…
Here It Is, the Mystical Interactive Public Art Game You’ve Been Waiting For
The East Village sure is feeling mystical these days. Artists Nicolina Johnson and Pérola M. Bonfanti will soon unveil their “13 Portals” — murals based…
Olek Swaddled a Car in Yarn, and That Was Really Just the Beginning of Open Canvas
This past weekend, North 6th Street exploded with energy as more than 20 artists chosen by Absolut’s Open Canvas Initiative transformed a Williamsburg block of…