My Brooklyn Bridge: The Party's Not Over
The one thing the blogosphere does not need is another article about trendy, hip, ironic, facially-haired Brooklyn. In fact some recent articles now toll the death knell of the borough, saying that...
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"Transformations" and "Esterio Segura," Museum of Latin American Art, Long...
Two shows at MOLAA. Each a precious gem. Each vivid and compelling. Each worthy of being savored again and again. Photographs courtesy of Mick Victor/COTU MEDIA "Transformations" represents a perfect...
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The Surprising Side of the Famous Restaurateur, Mr. Chow
I love the paint on his belt almost as much as I love his food. I'm speaking of the one and only Michael Chow, the genius restaurateur behind Mr. Chow, the high-end Chinese restaurant chain. He's...
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New Wave Women: Pulse and Nada
Orit Raff, Untitled, 2007, chromogenic print, 39 x 31 1/2", edition of 5 ORIT RAFF (ISRAEL) Orit Raff is influenced by minimalism as well as the Northern Romantic tradition. She is especially drawn to...
View ArticleLegendary Perfomer Marilyn Maye Is 'Too Old to Be Humble'
Lately, it seems like many celebrities are set on pushing the boundaries of why we call them "stars." It feels like there's a million more discovered every day, and we see all too often how easily even...
View ArticleThe Best of 2014 in 'Best of 2014' Art Exhibition Lists?
This was originally going to be a list of the best art exhibitions of 2014. Then I realized that I don't know what "best" means. What criteria should be used to appraise merit? With or without...
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Against Odds, Nigerian Artists Make It Happen
My first visit was too frightening to bring a camera bag. A murky river of uncertain depth left the doorstep of my destination, the African Artists' Foundation (AAF), nine feet out of reach. After...
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Robbbb: Among the Ruins (Video)
In the West it can certainly feel like street art has become so ubiquitous as to have come to, rightly or wrongly, something of a dead end. But in China, where at present there is no specific law...
View ArticleThe Biggest Reason We Steal Other People's Ideas
Chances are that at some point in your career, you've taken an idea from someone else. I want to know why. There's a clue in a story about one of the great bands of our time. All good things come to an...
View ArticleBuying Art Abroad Is Fun, Bringing It Home May Not Be
New York arts lawyer Thomas C. Danziger received a telephone call late one night in 2009 from "a guy in a hotel in Hong Kong" who discovered he had a legal problem. The man, a Park Avenue collector of...
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Behind The Scenes: Roman Turovsky
Roman Turovsky, Stadt 46 (2010), oil on linen, 24 x 36 inches This is the second of a series of interviews that focus on Local 829's Scenic Artists, the "Behind the Scenes" talents who sculpt and...
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Dusting off the Wurlitzers: The Theatre Organ Scene in Indianapolis, Part I
Virtually anyone who grew up in Indianapolis in the 1980s has at least a vague recollection of the Paramount Music Palace, even if it was only through their tuneful commercial on early morning local...
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Betty Buckley on Her Life, Career and New Collaboration with T Bone Burnett
By the time she was just 19, Betty Buckley was already a veteran performer singing with a jazz trio at the Casa Del Sol Supper Club in her native Fort Worth. At 15, she had made her professional debut...
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Inherent Vice
At the end of Paul Thomas Anderson's Inherent Vice, LA Detective Christian "Bigfoot" Bjornsen (Josh Brolin) who sports a flattop busts down the front door of the private eye Larry "Doc" Sportella's...
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Coloring Outside the Lines... A Forgotten Modern Master
"Brotherhood of Red and Gray," 1961 Image (c) F.Deval BORDEAUX, France -- Here on the shortest, darkest day of the year it felt like Spring while the rest of France shivered under frost. Yet inside...
View Article'Guerrilla' Filmmaking is Inherently Risky
"Guerilla" filmmaking is inherently risky. First of all, what is "Guerrilla" filmmaking? The dictionary defines it as "activities of an impromptu nature attempted without official authorization." The...
View ArticleArtistic Women
Earlier this fall, a retrospective of artist Helen Frankenthaler's work opened in Buffalo, New York. Earlier this year, her work was exhibited in England. Frankenthaler was known for her "soak stain"...
View Article35 Ways Mindy Kaling Won the Internet in 2014
People often say they love Mindy Kaling because she is "relatable," but we're going to avoid that word because we think it's kind of a backhanded compliment. We can imagine the Underminer saying it....
View ArticleTop 10 LA Theatre Productions from 2014
The Ugly One, Marius von Mayenburg, Ensemble Studio Theatre LA An utterly hilarious, pitch-black comedy that is perfect for Southern California audiences, as it deals with the perception of physical...
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Helen O'Leary at The Irish Art Center
A Measure for Happiness/Armour White, 2013-2014, 17 x 20 x 4 inches Oil and egg emulsion, wood Helen O'Leary's show, up at the Irish Art Center on 51st St through Jan. 5th, is titled The Geometry of...
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