May 21, 2012
- Williamsburg's newest hotel stays true to its Brooklyn roots
Housed in a renovated factory building on the Williamsburg waterfront, the Wythe Hotel marks the long-due maturation of the booming Brooklyn neighborhood. The place embraces local flavor by blending grungy...
- The Japanese bike-maker's new Shoreditch shop
One of our favorite cult fixie bike brands, tokyobike, just threw a housewarming party and...
May 18, 2012
- Shark teeth and pheasant feathers in work by a UK artist
50-million-year-old shark teeth and thousands of turkey, pheasant and coque feathers are just a few of the materials comprising the work of UK artist...
May 16, 2012
- An impromptu conference aimed at reforming a war-torn nation
For many Somali refugees, the film Black Hawk Down serves as one of their only memories of the civil war that has ravaged their country for the last two decades. This Thursday, 17 May 2012, thousands of expats—along with the rest of the world—will see their nation again in a...
May 15, 2012
- Peeling back the layers for a portrait of human truth
by Katharina Galla
The portrait photographer Christian Witkin is best known for his advertising and editorial work for major publications like New York Times Magazine, Harpers Bazaar,...
May 14, 2012
May 11, 2012
- Magnetized paintings expose eerie abstractions
Bulgarian artist Georgi Tushev creates magnetic landscapes, his forms simultaneously recalling nebulous cells and galactic moonscapes to strike a precarious balance between painting...
...May 10, 2012
- Thirty designers pay homage to three decades of inspiration
2012 marks the 30th anniversary of the New York chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), the nation's premier professional design organization. In honor of the celebration, AIGA/NY reached out to 30 NYC design stars to each create a poster...
- Bizarre sculpture abounds at NADA's first NYC art fair
In our second look at NADA's first annual art fair in New York City, we take a step back from the white gallery wall and focus on some of the more colorful, sculptural showings. Materials like hair, blood, crystals, broccoli and fake fur had us and everyone else gawking. Here, a selection of three-dimensional standouts.
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