Results tagged “gallery”

     

Photographer Andrew Hinderaker, whose work you may have seen on Gothamist in the past, recently spent some time with the firefighters of Rescue Company 2 in Bed-Stuy, accompanying them on calls to fires, car accidents, building collapses and training exercises. His collection of photos will be exhibited at the Pratt Institute Media Arts Gallery, with an opening reception tonight from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Details here.

Dudes, isn't it frustrating when you're macking on some foxy lady and then suddenly the conversation turns to art. And you're like, uh, The Gates were okay, but I wasn't feeling that giant flower puppy. Help is on the way! Instead of pounding Corona in a sombrero on Cinco de Mayo, one Brooke Mellen, who does the Dating is an Art blog and holds an MFA in arts administration, will teach you the basics on how to meet artsy women. Note that we're not just talking about artists, but artsy ladies—a term which encompasses a much broader field of candidates; from the quirky, bespectacled young dilettantes; to the utterly gorgeous gallery assistants; to the cougar gallery owners. For just $75, Mellen will teach you where "to meet quality, artsy women," how to "behave" at an arts event, and "where to buy affordable art for your apartment that appeals to women." The one hour tutorial will be followed by an hour of speed dating with actual artsy women! And it's all over by 9 p.m., so if you strike out there's still time to hit Coyote Ugly for Cuervo shots. Details.

     

The eyes of the art world are on The Armory Show and its impressive roster of satellite art fairs, but let us take a moment to point out R. Nicholas Kuszyk's show at McCaig Welles Gallery in Williamsburg, which opens this weekend. We do this not only because one of the best street murals on our daily route was executed by Kuszyk on the wall of the Bedford Bagel Store, but also because his robotic theme seems especially fitting given the sudden ascendancy of robots to the L train command.

A man was caught stealing an $85,000 nude painting from a Chelsea gallery when he attempted to resell it the next day. 41-year-old Robert Fahey went to DJT Fine Art Gallery and pulled the old "fire some questions at the manager and ask to see something in the back," followed by the "grab the painting and run like hell" move once the gallery manager was out of sight. But within twenty-four hours, cops got a tip that Fahey was already trying to hock "Blue Nude #10" and arrested him at his Woodside home. The Post points out more than once that the theft was nothing like Pierce Brosnan's Thomas Crown Affair, but fails to mention how close it was to the methods utilized by AC Slater asking a sporting goods salesman for hogskin footballs in the "U2 Tickets" episode of Saved by the Bell.

            

Earlier this month we learned that after more than four decades in the East Village, kitsch mecca Love Saves the Day will close. Yesterday we dropped by and, with owner Richie Herson's approval, took some photos of the eclectic boutique—an activity that's ordinarily forbidden. By the way, it's a great time to stop by and pick up some Christmas gifts while paying your respects; the store has slashed prices 30%-50%.

          

Award-winning architectural firm Bentel & Bentel has just unveiled Rouge Tomate, an ambitiously designed bi-level restaurant in midtown that's founded on the principal of S.P.E. (Sanitas Per Escam, Latin for Health Through Food). It's the first New York location of a Belgian chain started by a former Mercedes-Benz salesman. In keeping with the eco-friendly approach, executive chef Jeremy Bearman (L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon in Las Vegas and db Bistro Moderne here in NYC) is committed to market-driven and locally sourced seasonal menus.

    

Beginning October 30th (through November 6th) Affirmation Arts will show bits of old New York in an exhibit of Christophe von Hohenberg's work titled: A Cornucopia in Photography. "The exhibition highlights a collection of von Hohenberg's most poignant photographs and features a vast range of work including portraiture, nudes, photographic essays, and images from his [Andy] Warhol book."

     

Last night (on what would have been his 68th birthday), the Openhouse Gallery in SoHo opened their exhibit "Imagine Peace," displaying over 100 of John Lennon's drawings.

       

There'll be an opening reception tomorrow night (at 7:55 p.m.) for photographer Miru Kim's Naked City Spleen show at Gestarc Gallery in Red Hook. The work is part of Kim's ongoing series of photographs that depict her nakedly exploring abandoned subway stations, tunnels, sewers, and even the now-demolished sugar refinery in Red Hook. Now all she needs is a shot of herself in the IKEA cafeteria.

          

"spectacular" by i'mjustsayin on flickr

                   

By all accounts, it seems like Saturday's Mermaid Parade was a great deal of fun, enjoying perfect weather and drawing large crowds. One can only hope that the Coney Island tradition dating back to 1903 remains as popular in coming years. Thanks to everyone who tagged and/or submitted their photos "gothamist."

       

"Jeter? I hardly knew her!" It's surprising that people don't hear that lame joke more often, because Yankees shortstop and hardwood-swinging single Derek Jeter has more notches on his bedpost than World Series rings--many more. The Yankees may be sucking this season, but fans may take vicarious pleasure in the fact that the six position is still popular with the ladies. Let's go to the slideshow, courtesy of Maxim magazine.

                

Perhaps now more than ever, New York City residents create homes for themselves in vastly different ways. Are there any bad neighborhoods anymore? Or are there just places that immigrants and long-time residents subsist next to high-rise hotels and luxury condos?

     

A new photography exhibit examining the shifting views of public and private space, , opens today at the New York Public Library. Five photographers' recent projects "deal with the life of the city in terms of passage (of seasons and time, people and place) and exchange (between individual and collective, interior and exterior)."

Last night as Gossip Girl returned to the airwaves, it brought some real LIC artists with it. In the fictional Bedford Avenue Gallery, as Blair plots to ruin Jenny Humphrey, she pauses in front of some pieces -- one of which belongs to LIC artist Rene Smith, who told us about how her art landed on Rufus Humphrey's walls.

I heard that Gossip Girl rented art work for their "gallery" and I actually just stopped by Silvercup Studios, which is right across the street from my studio. The security guard was nice enough to let me in and I was able to show my portfolio to art department coordinator.

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Sure, you know Dave Eggers as the celebrated author and founder of McSweeney's, that plucky independent book-publishing house in San Francisco, but were you aware that back in the day he was on track to be an art curator? While it’s been a long time since he’s organized an exhibit, he’s in town now to put together a show at apexart that explores, in Eggers's words, “a very small and specific type of artmaking exemplified by contemporary people like David Shrigley, Raymond Pettibon, Nedko Solakov, and Tucker Nichols. This kind of art, which we refuse to name, is somewhat crude, usually irreverent, and always funny. It exists somewhere between one-panel cartoons and text-based art.” Over 100 works will be on view, including pieces by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Leonard Cohen, R. Crumb, Henry Darger, Kurt Vonnegut and many more. The opening reception is tomorrow night from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., with the work on view through May 10th.