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Printed Matter’s NY Art Book Fair Returns September 21–23

by Printed Matter, Inc. September 14, 2018

This year’s highlights include a historical exhibition of zine publishing, outdoor projects exploring the immigrant experience in the US, and an immersive interactive reading room!

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The Eccentric Architecture of Queens in Photographs

by Allison Meier December 12, 2017March 12, 2019

All the Queens Houses is a photographic survey by Rafael Herrin-Ferri that explores the idiosyncratic architecture of NYC’s most diverse borough.

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Queens Residents Write to Donald Trump to Remind Him Where He Comes From

by Allison Meier November 23, 2016November 23, 2016

The Center for Artistic Activism organized a postcard campaign to remind the President-elect that he grew up in one of the most ethnically diverse places on Earth.

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Photographing a Steinway Piano Being Put Together

by Allison Meier August 31, 2016

At the Metropolitan Museum of Art is an example of the first 88-key piano model built by Steinway & Sons in 1868, its rosewood case containing an inventive cast-iron frame held aloft by three ornate legs.

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What Should We Do with New York’s Most Neglected World’s Fair Relic?

by Allison Meier June 15, 2016June 16, 2016

What will become of the derelict New York State Pavilion, a rusted Space Age relic of the 1964 World’s Fair?

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The Artist Who Turns Glass Shards and IV Drips into Instruments

by Claire Voon July 22, 2015July 23, 2015

For decades, Lucas Abela played turntables hooked up to all sorts of objects, from swords to meat skewers to amplified trampolines. Since 2003, however, the Australian experimental sound artist’s instrument of choice has been a large shard of glass.

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New York’s Cathedral of Science Reopens with Interactive Ecology Beneath the Stars

by Allison Meier July 13, 2015July 13, 2015

The Great Hall at the New York Hall of Science in Queens was designed to give visitors to the 1964 World’s Fair the feeling of floating in deep space.

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Graffiti Artists Sue 5Pointz Developer for Whitewashing Their Murals

by Benjamin Sutton June 15, 2015June 16, 2015

Nine artists are suing Jerry Wolkoff, the owner of the 5Pointz site in Long Island City, Queens, for destroying their murals when his company G&M Realty had the building whitewashed in November 2013.

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Stray Dogs, Argentine Zines, and Subterranean Art at SculptureCenter

by Vic Vaiana March 27, 2015March 29, 2015

The three exhibitions currently on display at Long Island City’s SculptureCenter reveal the institution’s commitment to recognizing broad swaths of contemporary art.

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Sharing Amateur Photographers’ Shots from the New York World’s Fairs

by Allison Meier February 3, 2015February 4, 2015

With the ostentatious pavilions gleaming during the day, and the fountains and futuristic statuary illuminated at night, the World’s Fairs in New York were a photographer’s dream.

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Let Them Eat Art: Queens Through the Ages

by Laura C. Mallonee November 19, 2014November 20, 2014

In her infamous speech at the British Museum last year, writer Hilary Mantel described Kate Middleton, future queen of England, as a “shop-window mannequin” whose sole purpose was to look pretty and give birth.

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5Pointz Developer Wants to Trademark “5Pointz”

by Benjamin Sutton November 5, 2014November 5, 2014

The owner of 5Pointz, the former artists’ studio complex and graffiti center in Queens that is currently being demolished, is trying to trademark the name “5Pointz” in order to market the apartments that will be built on the lot.

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