Interview
Beer with a Painter: Sarah McEneaney
I visited Sarah McEneaney at her home in the Callowhill / Trestletown / Chinatown North neighborhood of Philadelphia.
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Interview
With a Bridge for a Screen, Artists Bring a Rainbow to Brooklyn
Most days the underside of the Smith-9th Street subway bridge over the Gowanus Canal is a tangle of ungainly gray beams, but this week it has been aglow in bold colors every night.
Performance
In Rock Opera, Courtney Love Attains Nirvana
Courtney Love's rock opera duet with Todd Almond packed a small black box at the Here Art Center.
Opinion
Kitsch Alert: Slap Your Face (or Your Partner's, Pet's) on an Old Master
Everyone's favorite Hallmark holiday is coming up in one month, which means if you haven't bought a present for your significant other yet, you're running out of time. Luckily, we received the best gift idea we've ever seen in our inbox this morning: Nobilified.
News
Art Movements
This week in art news: Nestlé filed a trademark infringement claim against artist Anthony Antonellis, the much beloved Showpaper ceases publication, and a Zaha Hadid building in Vienna is shedding its exterior.
Interview
Instagram Photos Reappear on the Streets Where They Were Taken
What if instead of only showing up online, your Instagram photos of sunsets, street art, photogenic cityscapes, or alluring strangers on subway platforms were posted back into New York City's public spaces?
News
More Skyscrapers Were Built in 2014 Than Ever Before
A new report shows 2014 was the “tallest year ever,” with more skyscrapers constructed than in any previous year.
Books
The Writings of a Passionate Painter
Pick up a survey of modern art, start scanning the 1930s, and you may come across a paragraph or two on the French painter Jean Hélion (1904–1987).
Art
A Miniature City Built on Unstable Coffee Grounds
Gabriela Salazar has built a small metropolis in a basement in Bushwick.
In Brief
See What the Artworks See
As museumgoers, we’re used to looking at art, but a new project from filmmaker and artist Masashi Kawamura inverses the traditional relationship of viewer to artwork.
News
LA Googie Landmark Saved from Demolition, for Now
LOS ANGELES — At a hearing earlier today, Los Angeles’ Culture Heritage Commission voted to consider granting Historic-Cultural Monument status to Norms Coffee Shop on La Cienega.
Opinion
"Je Suis (in Solidarity with but Uncomfortable About) Charlie"
The day after the Charlie Hebdo attack I was in line at a public notary's office in São Paulo. The local news, playing on a flat-screen TV intended to placate those of us waiting for an official stamp on this or that official document, showed footage of the massacre.