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Upcoming Things to See in NYC

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Alex Holt

There are always tons of things to see and do in the Big Apple, especially if you’re a lover of the arts. These coming summer weeks are no different! The New York Times has rounded up some really great options … Continue reading →

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Kehinde Wiley: A Portrait of a Portrait Artist

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Alex Holt

Kehinde Wiley grew up in South Central Los Angeles in the late 80’s. As a kid, his mother made sure that he and his twin brother were focused on education and not pulled into the violence and danger of the … Continue reading →

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Don’t Go to the Brooklyn Museum This Weekend!

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Alex Holt

Here’s your PSA: the Brooklyn Museum will be closed this weekend because of an air-conditioning outage. As temperatures soar over 90 in New York City this weekend, the outage is an important reminder of the powerful effect hot weather can … Continue reading →

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Young Artist Gets Painting in the Met at 18

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Alex Holt

Cliffanie Forrester’s painting Uganda is strikingly evocative. A child in profile, black skin gleaming, white dress blowing in a gentle breeze we can almost feel. Behind the child, a blue sky, its deep hue reflected on her shaved scalp. It … Continue reading →

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Lincoln Center’s Midsummer Night Swing Has All the Right Moves

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Alex Holt

Lincoln Center’s Midsummer Night Swing was never planned to last for over 25 years. It started in 1989 during a 30th birthday celebration for the Center. Meant to be a one-night event, people fell in love with both the music … Continue reading →

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The Swings

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Alex Holt

There are all kinds of puns one could make about a swingset that plays music, but let’s refrain. “The Swings: An Exercise in Musical Cooperation” is a public art work you can play with. And the creators want you to–that’s … Continue reading →

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NYC’s New Cool Place to Be: The Caribbeing House

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Alex Holt

If you watch around New York City this summer, you may spot a bright red shipping crate near your favorite music or art festival, or tucked beside a museum. In white stenciling between its big drop-down doors, the crate calls … Continue reading →

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The Most Perfectly Lonely Art Installation

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Alex Holt

There’s an art installation in Times Square that’s meant to be found by accident. It has no labels anywhere, no explanation, it is merely an experience meant to be stumbled across in the middle of one of the most sensory-heavy, … Continue reading →

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A Stone for Donald

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Alex Holt

On Easter, March 27 2016, there was very briefly an unusual art installation in Central Park, New York. It was a small marble gravestone, with a birth date but no date of death. The epitaph read “Make America Hate Again.” … Continue reading →

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Election Season? Buy Some Art!

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Alex Holt

Now is the time of times to buy art, alleges the New York Post. Over the past decade, art prices have fallen specifically in election years since 1998, meaning that those dreadful political seasons are the best time to get … Continue reading →

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