When I was in grade school, New York City was heralded as the world’s “melting pot,” an anthropomorphic melding of cultures. Today, word is that teachers have moved onto a “salad” analogy, arguing that while the various human ingredients harmoniously mix and mingle, they retain their separate identities. Whichever school you subscribe to, one of [...]
Tag Archives: New York
Lacoste La Machine L.12.12
September 27, 2011 – 9:46 am
Stop by Grand Central Terminal this afternoon to catch the final day of the Lacoste La Machine L.12.12 installation. Constructed by world-renowned high-tech collective Tronic, the innovative hexagonal sculpture melds animation and architecture with experiential and interactive design, with the purpose of introducing Lacoste’s Eau de Lacoste L.12.12 fragrance collection. It also allows up the [...]
The Holidays à la Saint Patrick’s
December 22, 2010 – 12:37 pm
St. Pat’s, in all its Neo-Gothic grandeur, is arguably one of New York City’s most treasured ornaments. It’s crowded every day of the year, teeming with flash-happy sightseers and humble churchgoers alike. There are candles to be lit, stations to be visited and crypts to be toured. Rarely are the pews full, except for on [...]
In Conversation with Anndra Neen
September 9, 2010 – 11:35 am
Above images, from left: Annette Stephens and Phoebe Stephens in Anndra Neen jewelry. Photos by Tim Hout. Phoebe and Annette Stephens, the sisters behind jewelry line Anndra Neen, share an admiration for Japanese fashion, a creative pedigree and a propensity for thinking outside the box. Growing up in Mexico City as the granddaughters of progressive [...]
Os Gemeos: Bem-vindo Back to NYC!
August 8, 2010 – 11:28 am
They’re baaaack. Brazilian graffiti artists Os Gemeos climbed aboard two 80-foot cherry pickers on Friday to begin painting a massive yellow man similar to those they’ve created in Sao Paulo, Berlin and London. This particular giant will watch over the playground of P.S. 11 in Chelsea from the school’s west-facing wall. In Jeffrey Deitch’s absence, [...]
Buy a Brick for HomeBase V
June 11, 2010 – 10:47 am
After four successful years in New York, the acclaimed site-specific public art project HomeBase is going international, with its first stop in Berlin. To kick-start the effort, they’re throwing a weekend-long fundraiser starting tomorrow in the East Village. There will be drinks, food, performances and incredible art for sale, which is currently affordable thanks to [...]
Candice Breitz Does New York
November 13, 2009 – 8:00 am
Candice Breitz’s new piece New York, New York premiered Thursday night as part of Performa 09. It was laugh out loud funny, which made me reflect that there’s seemingly a lack of humor in contemporary art at the moment. Continuing her collaboration with twins, she held marathon character-building sessions where each set of twins developed [...]
Culinary Love: Le Fooding d’Amour Paris-New York
September 25, 2009 – 11:05 am
I’ve long believed that Paris and New York are jealous lovers-mutually obsessed, covetous, but still fiercely stubborn and, ultimately, true only to themselves. Nowhere is this dynamic more apparent than in the kitchen, where American innovation has borrowed from (and then challenged) the French standard that has dominated for so long. This Friday and Saturday [...]
Kenzo Minami Opening at the Soho Grand
September 7, 2009 – 12:58 pm
Kenzo Minami‘s solo show Remakes opens Wednesday the 9th at the Gallery at the Soho Grand Hotel. Click “Read More” for the flyer and RSVP info.
