Art
Art Rx: 2012 Northside Festival Edition
A guide to some of the best events, exhibitions and studios to see at this week's Northside Art Festival in Williamsburg and Greenpoint.
Jillian Steinhauer
Interview
Art, Life, Commercialism and Sexism in the New York School: Regina Bogat's Story
Painter Regina Bogat has been involved the New York art world since the 1950s. (I promised not to reveal her age.) She had her first solo exhibition in the city in 1956, at Terrain Gallery, and her most recent one, Stars, which features colorful, vigorously messy paintings of different variations on
Opinion
Dr. Seuss's Political Cartoons
Although the majority of his books are already some half a century old, Dr. Seuss remains one of the most beloved children's authors and illustrators in American history. I'd bet that most of us, if asked, could name a Dr. Seuss favorite that made a lasting impression (One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blu
Art
Art Rx
This week the doctor is prescribing a good, strong dose of Manhattan, to help balance out the effects of last weekend's jam-packed Bushwick Open Studios.
News
Dumbo's New Recycled Watertower
As either an antidote or a companion (depending on your view) to its uber-expensive and iconic Clock Tower building, Brooklyn's Dumbo neighborhood will get a different kind of tower this week — a water tower, which is actually a giant art project, a large and colorful public sculpture by Brooklyn ar
News
Baltimore’s Contemporary Museum Suddenly Suspends Operations
Baltimore's Contemporary Museum closed suddenly this month, shutting down in the middle of an exhibition run and posting a notice to announce the decision a few days later.
Art
Art Rx: 2012 Bushwick Open Studios Edition
How to handle over 500 studios, shows and events at this year's Bushwick Open Studios? Follow our prescription guide!
Art
New York's First Elevator-sized Museum
Tucked away on Cortlandt Alley, a small side street that is itself tucked away between Tribeca and Chinatown, there's a small, glowing, storefront space. It gleams pristinely like a cross between a brand-new grocery store and an art gallery, but the objects on display aren't for sale. In fact, this
Interview
A Jewish Art Gallery Opens in the Heart of Brooklyn's Hassidic Community
It may not have been on everyone's radar, but last week a new New York art gallery opened — in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. True to one of the major ethnic groups that neighborhood has long been known for, the new space is dedicated solely to Jewish, mostly Hassidic, art, which is a relatively new pheno
Art
Art Rx
The doctor is in and she said you should go to Governors Island this week. Nope, she won't take any excuses, she insists, and she says bring your bike.
Art
Should Museum Acquisitions Come at the Expense of their Education Departments?
Earlier this month, the J. Paul Getty Trust announced that it was cutting 34 jobs in its museum division. In and of itself, this wasn't huge news; despite the absurdly booming art market, the national economy continues to sag, meaning museums have to contend with smaller endowments and less generous
News
Brooklyn Museum Returns to Crowd Curating with “Go”
Last Friday the Brooklyn Museum announced plans for Go, a new crowd-curated exhibition happening this fall and winter. For those familiar with the museum's work over the past few years, the use of crowd curating shouldn't come as much of a surprise — in fact, if anything, it's become something of a