Opinion
In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, Rockaway Beach's iconic boardwalk is all but destroyed. "It's sheer devastation," said Queens Parks Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski. The remains of the structure between Beach 110th Street and Beach 88th Street is a wreckage of concrete frames and sheets of wood
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Five galleries sit in a row on the northern edge of Chelsea, lined up on 27th Street between Eleventh and Twelfth Avenues. All of them are fairly small, by Chelsea standards, and a bit rougher around the edges, perhaps a bit more experimental, than your average neighborhood space. Unfortunately, all
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The damage Hurricane Sandy did to the art world may have been submerged during the holidays, but if there was any single statement to remind us of the disaster, it's this: a Reuters report noting that losses from the storm may reach $500 million.
Art
Isabel Borgata is not an octogenarian: she’s 91. She’s also a sculptor who’s been working professionally for the past 70 years. Borgata is not entirely healthy — she has Parkinson’s disease — but she is clear-eyed and resolute, and continues to work everyday.
Art
“I think nobody believed something like that could happen,” said artist Nancy Goldring. Vibrant and incredibly young looking at 68, Goldring was talking about Hurricane Sandy and the enormous flooding it caused. We were sitting in her spacious 11th-floor apartment in Westbeth, an artists’ housing co
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MIAMI — Today, the Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (FAIC) announced that on Monday, December 10 they will be opening a temporary facility to provide volunteer assistance and work space to museums, libraries, archives, historic sites, galleries, co
Art
As members of the art world head to the home of The Golden Girls to peruse, critique and/or roll their eyes at the displays of one of the most popular art fairs in the world, a noble bunch of New York artists intend to intervene the glorified shopping mall to mitigate the devastation Hurricane Sandy
Opinion
Everyone knows that Hurricane Sandy caused major damage to parts of New York City, but if you want more concrete information about how much flooding really happened — how many feet of water and where — the New York Times has published an amazing map that offers precisely that.
Art
When James Jenkin prepared for Hurricane Sandy, moving his supply of books onto elevated pallets in the basement of his West Chelsea bookstore, he could not have imagined he would lose nearly 9,000 of them.
Art
On November 9, the New York Times published an article titled "Occupy Sandy: A Movement Moves to Relief." The URL for the story, which presumably reflects either an alternate or an original headline for the story, offers a slightly more pointed take: "Where FEMA Fell Short, Occupy Sandy Was There."
Art
The damage from Sandy's flooding took Chelsea galleries by surprise. The swelling water knocked artworks from walls and poured into basement storage areas, where art spaces and artists alike often store the work that's not on display. Zach Feuer Gallery's sloped space meant that water washed directl
Opinion
For those still struggling to recover from Hurricane Sandy and the destruction left in its wake, we've rounded up a few more ways that you can get help.