It became chilly after being on the pier for ten minutes, fall was announcing itself as we waited for the tugboat that cloudy Sunday evening. A crowd was gathered to see one of New York's most anticipated visitors for...
With all this heat in the city, it's really hard to think, be inspired or catch up with stuff like culture. For all that matters to New Yorkers is to avoid the heat as much as possible. P.S.1 WarmUp parties in the mid...
Seems like spring was not the only thing to have arrived to New York lately. The month has been crowded by global designers from all disciplines attending three showcases of excellence in design. A roundup of these re...
"Little Boy" is an exhibition showcasing a selection of ten Japanese artists who have risen to fame, apparently to cult status by exploring the idea of 'Otaku'. The meaning of 'Otaku' refers to the visual culture surr...
Tim Hawkinson's "Uberorgan" hangs in the Sculpture Garden like a giant inflated bladder. The bamboo trees and glass facade that frame the amorphous shapes only add to the strangely serene installation. Its massive sca...
Traveling from the World Trade Center in New York City to Exchange Place, New Jersey on the Path train could be considered tedious at best of times. But when my girlfriend grabbed my arm to tell me that I was "missing...
You remember "Obelix, the wide friend of Asterix", who fell in a pot of magic potion and was doomed with extraordinary strength for the rest of his gallic adventures? Well, have you ever imagined what would happ...
The idea of art on streets isn't something new. It's been around for decades, if not centuries. In cities like New York, you can't a walk a street without seeing something on the sides of the street - graffiti (which ...
The first weekend of October was a big day for a nascent art form in New York City. It was the first time that an outdoor, wi-fi powered crowd gathered for Spectropolis, a festival of wireless art in the city. This ev...
I'm starting to hear the term "Young Gun" more and more these days. The Art Directors' Club in New York holds a bi-annual award show that celebrates the talent in design and advertising under the age of 30. The openin...
I thought about reporting something relevant these days here: an opening, a concert, some event. However, things seems pretty quiet and lame this summer (which actually feels more like autumn). In fact, the landsca...
The 83rd Art Director's Club Annual Award Show is on view at the ADC Gallery in New York City. The Art Director's Club, also known as the ADC, is a rather prestigious organization for creatives in the design and adver...
I had not been to an opening for over 3 months. This last Friday 25th I programmed myself to go to the Deitch project's openings, mostly to cover the story & take pictures, but also to see what was being shown thi...
A few weeks ago, I got somewhat of an exclusive, "invitation-only" e-mail message in my inbox. It was from Res, the digital filmmaking magazine. By now, Res has become a household name among designers and independent ...
The lingering smell of beef quesadilla and chili from our rushed lunch filled the freight elevator as we waited to get into the Armory Show on a blustery March day in New York City. While standing in line to purchase ...
January 16th was a particularly cold Friday night here in New York: the mercury dropped to -10 ℃ and froze as arctic blasts, were definitely in full chill-factor mode outside. When the weather gets this hostile, I som...
Artist Dave White has given running shoe aficionados an opportunity to immortalise their favourite sneakers once they have worn away. In a recent London exhibition named "Clash of the Titans: An exhibition of Nik...
