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Walk Slowly In The Rain5 comments

whatwelikenyc wrote 1 month ago: This Sunday at MOMA sees the debut of the much-anticipated Rain Room by artist collective Random Int … more →

Tags: Art, Museums, MoMA, rain room, rain room at moma, rAndom International

Its Over And Over

whatwelikenyc wrote 1 month ago: Martin Boyce is a Scottish artist who won the Tate Modern’s prestigious Turner Prize in 2011, … more →

Tags: Art, Galleries, Martin Boyce, New York, tanya bonakdar gallery, Turner Prize 2011

The Simplicity Of Color

whatwelikenyc wrote 1 month ago: When you walk in to Andrew Masullo’s show at Mary Boone Gallery in Chelsea, you fall in love w … more →

Tags: Art, Galleries, Andrew Masullo, mary boone gallery chelsea

California Space Junk

whatwelikenyc wrote 1 month ago: Looking at William Leavitt’s show, one almost feels like there might be an alien waiting aroun … more →

Tags: Art, Galleries, Greene Naftali, William Leavitt

Moments From A Revolution

whatwelikenyc wrote 2 months ago: Chinese artist  Zhang Xiaogang’s show at Pace Gallery’s vast 25th Street space in Chelse … more →

Tags: Art, Galleries, pace gallery, Zhang Xiaogang

Falling From Up High

whatwelikenyc wrote 2 months ago: Ryan McGinley, the photographer best known for documenting his young and beautiful friends for the p … more →

Tags: Art, art calendar, High Line Art, High Line Billboard, Ryan McGinley

Elizabeth's Handsome Boys

whatwelikenyc wrote 2 months ago: Elizabeth Peyton has a way of portraying the men in her paintings as very beautiful boys.  Her new s … more →

Tags: Art, Galleries, Elizabeth Peyton, Emily Magee, Gavin Brown's enterprise, Jonas Kaufmann

Cycles In Chelsea2 comments

whatwelikenyc wrote 2 months ago: The show by French artist, Aman at Paul Kasmin gallery is pure joy.  Made in the 90s using cut up pi … more →

Tags: Art, Galleries, Arman Cycles, bicycle art, bicycles, Paul Kasmin Gallery

The Order Of Things

whatwelikenyc wrote 2 months ago: When you walk in to the gallery at Barbara Gladstone at the moment, it appears there is no show, jus … more →

Tags: Art, Galleries, Barbara Gladstone Gallery, miraslaw balka

Sunset In Chelsea4 comments

whatwelikenyc wrote 3 months ago: Doug Aitken’s show at 303 Gallery is oddly peaceful considering the cement centre of the galle … more →

Tags: Art, Doug Aitken, 303 Gallery

El Anatsui Arrives In Brooklyn3 comments

whatwelikenyc wrote 3 months ago: The extraordinary Ghanaian artist El Anatsui‘s first New York Museum show opened this month at … more →

Tags: Art, Museums, New York Museums, El Anatsui, brooklyn museum of art

Experimental Jet Set2 comments

whatwelikenyc wrote 4 months ago: For us, the photograph of Kate Moss and Leonardo Dicaprio taken in New York by Larry Clark in 1993, … more →

Tags: Art, Museums, David Hammons, Larry Clark, leonardo dicaprio and kate moss, Nan Goldin, The New Museum

An Unreel Show

whatwelikenyc wrote 5 months ago: We’ve been thinking all day about the incredible Francis Alÿs show at David Zwirner in Chelsea … more →

Tags: Art, David Zwirner, Francis Alÿs, Reel-Unreel

Moore Please

whatwelikenyc wrote 6 months ago: In this week of holiday shopping madness and New York City gridlock, a stroll through the Henry Moor … more →

Tags: Art, gagosian gallery, Henry Moore, henry moore gagosian show, Sculpture

Up Close

whatwelikenyc wrote 6 months ago: For nearly 50 years, Chuck Close has painted portraits of his friends and family in his own abstract … more →

Tags: Art, Chuck Close, pace gallery chelsea

A Matter Of Print

whatwelikenyc wrote 7 months ago: Printed Matter is a legendary New York bookstore.  A not for profit art store founded by artists in … more →

Tags: Shopping, New York, Printed Matter, Chelsea New York

Magic Fingers

whatwelikenyc wrote 7 months ago: Sometimes in New York art just happens and simply by being there, you become part of it.  That … more →

Tags: Art, Artist, Daniel McDonald, danny mcdonald, Magic Fingers, Magic Fingers New York, mfny

Ryan Foerster At Martos Gallery1 comment

whatwelikenyc wrote 7 months ago: With so many Chelsea art galleries still rebuilding and drying out art this week, there are few show … more →

Tags: Art, Chelsea art, Martos Gallery, New York, Ryan Foerster

A Great Yarn At the New Museum

whatwelikenyc wrote 7 months ago: Every now and again, a museum has a large-scale show that completely blows our minds. Opening today … more →

Tags: Art, art 2, ceramics, James Castle, José Celestino Mutis., knitting, Morton Bartlett, New York, Orangutan Tilda


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