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December 4, 2014 Prachi Gupta

On Thursday morning, as thousands across America were still sleepy from protesting the non-indictment of officer Daniel Pantaleo in the death of Eric Garner, another set of protestors prepared to march for liveable wage. In solidarity with fast food workers in 189 cities all over the country, nearly a hundred people gathered outside Manhattan’s City […]

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December 1, 2014 Prachi Gupta

A set of about 50 Vietnam-era steel helmets, grazed by bullets in battle, now sit on display in the narrow Flatiron Prow Artspace on Fifth Avenue. They are wrapped in mementos, photos, and notes taken not by soldiers or the faceless victims of war, but by other, often unseen witnesses — war correspondents. The exhibition’s […]

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November 14, 2014 Aymann Ismail

A collection of limited edition prints by icon Keith Haring, the artist behind the world-famous 1986 Crack Is Wack mural and countless other pieces, is on display at Pace Prints Gallery in Chelsea. The exhibition, which features works from 1978 until Haring’s untimely death in 1990, opens Friday and will be on view until December […]

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November 12, 2014 Aymann Ismail

On Saturday, Brooklyn’s 17 Frost gallery hosted a short-lived group show aptly entitled, “Another Group Show,” featuring a strong stable of photographers and artists, many of whom work illicitly in the public space. The temporary exhibit was curated by graffiti artist CASH4 and features his work, as well as work from the likes of Skewville, […]

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November 11, 2014 Rhett Jones

Blizzard, the company behind the massively popular World Of Warcraft video game, is promoting their new edition with an elaborate setup in Times Square. A massive ax has smashed a taxi and fog pours out. It’s all to promote an expansion pack that doesn’t seem to have anything to do with NYC. Presumably, Times Square […]

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November 10, 2014 Aymann Ismail

After more than a decade, the new Fulton Street Transit Center opened Monday morning at 5AM with a celebratory unveiling. Up to 300,000 straphangers are expected to visit the state-of-the-art, $1.4 billion station everyday. After enduring setbacks from Hurricane Sandy and repairs to the tunnels damaged by 9/11, the 180,000-square-foot hub is now operational and is […]

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October 24, 2014 Bucky Turco

Right now Bellevue Hospital is Ebola Ground Zero. With the first reported instance of the virus in the city, the oldest operating hospital in the country is front and center. As well known as it for its medical care, the storied facility — which opened in 1736 — also has some other interesting attractions that […]

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October 3, 2014 Aymann Ismail

After taking out all the ads on a New York City subway car and putting up their work instead, graffiti artists SKI and 2ESAE hosted a legal reception in Soho for “Product of UR Environment,” their latest exhibit. The duo presented a massive series of multi-media art that combined graffiti with graphic design, silk-screening and photography. (Check […]

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September 30, 2014 Rhett Jones

Richard Prince has to be one of the most hated populist artists of all time. His work consistently hits the sweet spot of “pretentious” — because it conceptualizes a sort of “theft” — and “mainstream” — because his subjects are very popular (Sex, Drugs, Rock ‘n’ Roll). His work is about Cigarettes, Cowboys, Motorcycles, Hot Chicks, […]

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September 26, 2014 Marina Galperina

“If there’s a Barbie doctor, a teacher and a police officer, why shouldn’t there be a Virgin of Luján Barbie?” say Pool Paolini and Marianela Perelli. For their exhibit “Barbie, The Plastic Religion” opening in Buenos Aires on October 11th, the artists are fashioning 33 Barbie dolls after various Catholic saints and prominent mythological characters. Their series, which includes […]

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