Celebrate Mardi Gras in NYC: Best Concerts, Events, and Drink Specials
Though, as non-New Orleans natives, our Mardi Gras celebrations are not as intricate as they are down there: with all the floats, throws, and parades; the food, music, costumes, and, yes, the drinking... doesn't mean we all can't have fun celebrating these next few days leading up to and including Fat Tuesday! Here's a look at some of the best […]
Ends This Saturday: Don’t Miss Li Hongbo’s Tools of Study at Klein Sun Gallery!
I've seen a lot of strange and amazing things behind Chelsea's frosted gallery doors over the years, but Li Hongbo's incredible paper sculptures might go down as the oddest, most delightful surprise of all time. Now on display at the Klein Sun Gallery, Hongbo's exhibition, titled Tools of Study, appears to be simply a room […]
Contemporary Art Lovers: Visit Isa Genzken’s MoMA Retrospective
Full disclosure: I had never heard of the German-born, obviously influential, Isa Genzken before this sprawling retrospective opened at the Museum of Modern Art. I really had no idea what to expect when I went to a preview showing, but after about an hour or so wandering through the many galleries, and the many different styles and […]
Celebrating Black History Month 2014: NYC Events, Books, and Movies!
The concept of Black History Month dates back to 1926, when it was observed during the second week of the month, because that's when both Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass were born. Though in New York City there is never a shortage of ways to celebrate and honor the African American contributions and role in […]
Doug Wheeler Returns to David Zwirner Gallery With Another Brilliant Infinity Room
Last January we told you about Doug Wheeler's amazing "Infinity Environment" at the David Zwirner Gallery in Chelsea, for which the artist, just by using light, eliminated all of your visual reference points to the point where you literally had no clue what, if anything, was in front of you.
Indie Essentials: Must-Play Video Games at the Museum of the Moving Image
Still looking for an excuse to head on over to Astoria to check out the Museum of the Moving Image? Well, look no further! Indie Essentials is a must-see, kid-friendly NYC exhibition featuring 25 "must-play" independently-designed video games. It’s the perfect adventure to take your kids on, as long as they are of a certain age […]
Best Indoor Activities in NYC: Bowling, Ping Pong, Pool & More!
January was brutal and, if those groundhogs are right, we still have many more weeks of wintery unpleasantness to come. Fortunately, the city has really upped its indoor fun game in the past five years or so, with a host of new, hip, clean-and-comfortable spots to indulge in all of your old-school rec-hall favorites. Here's a non-exhaustive […]
Super Bowl Boulevard Takes Over Times Square! Is it Worth a Visit?
You've probably already heard plenty about Super Bowl Boulevard, the half-mile-long (or so) stretch of Broadway between Herald and Times Squares that the city has closed off to cars and filled with every sort of heavily-sponsored NFL-related activities you can imagine. The idea, of course, is to give the tourists and ticket-holders something to do […]
Art Spiegelman and Marc Chagall Exhibitions at The Jewish Museum
January is always a great cultural catch-up month for me, when I can finally get to some of the movies, books, and art shows I missed during the social whirlwind of the holiday season. So far I've seen The Brooklyn Museum's exhibitions and MAD Museum's 3D Printing display, as well as a pair of first-rate exhibitions […]
A Look at The Future Second Avenue Subway Artwork in NYC
For residents on the Upper East Side, the Second Avenue Subway can't open soon enough (sure would have been nice during the blizzard this week when the M15 was a disaster, right?), both because the construction will finally be over and, most of all, because it will offer a new public transportation option, as well […]
Though, as non-New Orleans natives, our Mardi Gras celebrations are not as intricate as they are down there: with all the floats, throws, and parades; the food, music, costumes, and, yes, the drinking... doesn't mean we all can't have fun celebrating these next few days leading up to and including Fat Tuesday! Here's a look at some of the best […]
Ends This Saturday: Don’t Miss Li Hongbo’s Tools of Study at Klein Sun Gallery!
I've seen a lot of strange and amazing things behind Chelsea's frosted gallery doors over the years, but Li Hongbo's incredible paper sculptures might go down as the oddest, most delightful surprise of all time. Now on display at the Klein Sun Gallery, Hongbo's exhibition, titled Tools of Study, appears to be simply a room […]
Contemporary Art Lovers: Visit Isa Genzken’s MoMA Retrospective
Full disclosure: I had never heard of the German-born, obviously influential, Isa Genzken before this sprawling retrospective opened at the Museum of Modern Art. I really had no idea what to expect when I went to a preview showing, but after about an hour or so wandering through the many galleries, and the many different styles and […]
Celebrating Black History Month 2014: NYC Events, Books, and Movies!
The concept of Black History Month dates back to 1926, when it was observed during the second week of the month, because that's when both Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass were born. Though in New York City there is never a shortage of ways to celebrate and honor the African American contributions and role in […]
Doug Wheeler Returns to David Zwirner Gallery With Another Brilliant Infinity Room
Last January we told you about Doug Wheeler's amazing "Infinity Environment" at the David Zwirner Gallery in Chelsea, for which the artist, just by using light, eliminated all of your visual reference points to the point where you literally had no clue what, if anything, was in front of you.
Indie Essentials: Must-Play Video Games at the Museum of the Moving Image
Still looking for an excuse to head on over to Astoria to check out the Museum of the Moving Image? Well, look no further! Indie Essentials is a must-see, kid-friendly NYC exhibition featuring 25 "must-play" independently-designed video games. It’s the perfect adventure to take your kids on, as long as they are of a certain age […]
Best Indoor Activities in NYC: Bowling, Ping Pong, Pool & More!
January was brutal and, if those groundhogs are right, we still have many more weeks of wintery unpleasantness to come. Fortunately, the city has really upped its indoor fun game in the past five years or so, with a host of new, hip, clean-and-comfortable spots to indulge in all of your old-school rec-hall favorites. Here's a non-exhaustive […]
Super Bowl Boulevard Takes Over Times Square! Is it Worth a Visit?
You've probably already heard plenty about Super Bowl Boulevard, the half-mile-long (or so) stretch of Broadway between Herald and Times Squares that the city has closed off to cars and filled with every sort of heavily-sponsored NFL-related activities you can imagine. The idea, of course, is to give the tourists and ticket-holders something to do […]
Art Spiegelman and Marc Chagall Exhibitions at The Jewish Museum
January is always a great cultural catch-up month for me, when I can finally get to some of the movies, books, and art shows I missed during the social whirlwind of the holiday season. So far I've seen The Brooklyn Museum's exhibitions and MAD Museum's 3D Printing display, as well as a pair of first-rate exhibitions […]
A Look at The Future Second Avenue Subway Artwork in NYC
For residents on the Upper East Side, the Second Avenue Subway can't open soon enough (sure would have been nice during the blizzard this week when the M15 was a disaster, right?), both because the construction will finally be over and, most of all, because it will offer a new public transportation option, as well […]
