Jackson Pollock
More than sixty years have passed since the critic Robert Coates, writing in the New Yorker in 1946, first used the term “Abstract Expressionism” to describe the richly colored canvases of Hans Hofmann. Over the years the name has come to designate the paintings and sculptures of artists as different as Jackson Pollock and […]
Mark Seliger: Listen- an exhibition of personal and evocative photographs by acclaimed contemporary photographer MarkSeliger.
The exhibition includes 30 large-scale platinum palladium prints depicting nudes, still lifes, portraits, and New York cityscapes. Along with the exhibition, Seliger released his new book with the same title, Listen (Rizzoli New York, 2010), featuring 90 tritone photographs and an […]
Since first bursting onto the scene in the early 1980s with his unique adaptation of the language of Old Master painting, George Condo has created one of the most adventurous, imaginative, and provocative bodies of work in contemporary art. Condo’s work has been deeply influential to two generations of American and European painters, who have […]
GREG SCARNICI– Curious
CAZWELL– I Seen Beyoncé at Burger King
It seems that the battle for being a queer rap star in NYC is heating up. Cazwell is all over the downtown Manhattan scene, has written songs for Ave D and Boy George, and collaborated with the sexy chav Brit Mike Skinner. Greg Scarnici is a comedic […]
Paul Thek: Diver, a Retrospective is the first retrospective in the United States devoted to the legendary American artist Paul Thek (1933-1988). A sculptor, painter, and one of the first artists to create environments or installations, Thek came to recognition showing his sculpture in New York galleries in the 1960s. The first works exhibited, which […]
Well…not exactly. But you can rub their faces all over your lips!
Micro-sculptor Willard Wigan created what is reportedly “the world’s first sculpture in lipstick.” The two tubes were sculpted in the likenesses of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.
The lipstick duo is up for auction on British ebay, with the proceeds benefiting The Breast Cancer […]
Amy Sherald: American Sublime brings together some fifty paintings by one of the foremost artists of our time. In her first major museum survey, Amy Sherald (b. 1973, Columbus, Georgia; lives and works in the New York City area) presents work from 2007 to the present, from her poetic early portraits to the incisive and moving figure paintings […]
THURSDAYS
Star Search is NYC’s longest-running drag competition! For over three decades, this show has featured a variety of hosts from Shequida to Peppermint, from Tina Burner to the late legend Sweetie (not to mention all of the budding talented contestants!)…and thee current host Kizha Carr. Who will be the next shining star? DJ TK.
Barracuda, 275 […]
