Gaby Hoffmann
October 9, 2014
The “Factory” kid and Eloise of the Chelsea Hotel has a new home and a newly Transparent family.
A Visit to Toon Town, in Art World
October 2, 2014
Is a piece of art experienced through a digital sphere less real, or real in a different way?
Objet D’Art: Black Knight Vacuum
September 17, 2014
Devised by Antwerp-based firm Studio Job, “Chess Piece” is a Swarovski crystal-studded black knight fused with a functional vacuum cleaner.
Barry McGee x Eddie Martinez
September 12, 2014
“It’s not hard to like Eddie,” says artist Barry McGee, of fellow artist Eddie Martinez.
10 Picks from ArtRio 2014
September 11, 2014
Down in Brazil, this weekend marks the fourth iteration of ArtRio, Rio de Janeiro’s premier art fair.
The Velocity of James Nares
September 8, 2014
James Nares created the pieces in “High Speed Drawings” by wrapping sheets of heavyweight Saunders paper around a mechanized steel drum, which, when turned on, rotates fast enough to generate a loud hum.
Sex and Death and Marco Brambilla
September 7, 2014
For Hugo Boss’s show this New York Fashion Week, Marco Brambilla created an enchanted-forest fairytale starring model Suvi Koponen, and set to Tchaikovsky’s “The Sleeping Beauty” waltz.
Rachel Lee Hovnanian Versus The Future
September 2, 2014
Taking in Rachel Lee Hovnanian’s installations at Leila Heller Gallery, viewers might feel a bit self-conscious checking their cell phones. Most of the subjects are glued to their own devices, forgoing sex, food, and ignoring giant lab rats as they fiddle with tiny screens.
Remember That Roommate Who…?
August 4, 2014
When Stephanie Wu was approached by Picador to edit The Roommates, the publisher’s second in its True Tales series, she didn’t have to look far for material. “Eighty percent of the stories found their way to me,” she recalls.
What Nancy Rubins does with 20,000 Pounds of Metal
July 16, 2014
To artist Nancy Rubins, a hunk of trash isn’t the end–it’s a new chapter.
Elizabeth Glaessner’s Post-Apocalyptic Stories
July 7, 2014
For her first solo show in New York at PPOW, Elizabeth Glaessner has created a series of works depicting surreal, anthropomorphic creatures within vibrant, watery panoramas.
On a Boat with Mark Firth
July 1, 2014
This has been a good month for veteran restaurateur Mark Firth, not least because it has involved two of his favorite things: oysters and soccer.
A Weighty Issue
June 30, 2014
At 72 square feet in a Meatpacking entrance area, 55 Gansevoort is a gallery as compact as they come.
This is What the Art Collection of a French Tech Billionaire Looks Like
June 27, 2014
As the founder and CEO of vente-privée, the $2.3 billion flash sale web site that set the precedent for companies like Gilt Groupe, 51-year-old entrepreneur Jacques Antoine-Granjon doesn’t have many regrets. Yet there’s one that he cannot shake.
Sun Ra Touches Down
June 26, 2014
This year marks the 100th anniversary of Sun Ra’s “Earth Jubilee” (how he described his birth). Along with various commemorative events, including a major rerelease on iTunes, there has been a renewed interest in his music, as well as the singularly bizarre, fully fascinating myths he built around himself. David Nolan gallery will present a collection of ephemera related to the musician.
Liana Liberato
June 5, 2014
In 2011 Liana Liberato broke out playing a teen who is sexually assaulted in David Schwimmer’s dark drama Trust.
All Friends Here!
June 5, 2014
“We didn’t want to make artwork that was cold; we wanted it to be a warm hug.” So declares FriendsWithYou, the artist duo Samuel Borkson and Arturo Sandoval III, in their new Rizzoli monograph aptly titled We Are Friends With You.
City Life
June 4, 2014
From a faux drive-thru installation to twisted street-bollard sculptures, the work of Berlin-based artist Bettina Pousttchi has long incorporated images of the metropolis.
Liz Glynn’s Golden Touch
June 2, 2014
In November 1532, two years after docking, Francisco Pizarro and his men found the Inca civilization in modern-day Peru, and promptly took their emperor, Atahualpa, hostage. Accurately guessing what his captors were after, Atahualpa offered to fill a room in his palace with gold and silver.
The Journal of Michael Nevin and Julia Dippelhofer
May 29, 2014
For the last 15 years, the journal magazine has reflected New York’s underground art and culture scenes with uncanny insight.