By Lori Zimmer, Wed, March 29, 2017 In a city where hundreds of interesting events occur each week, it can be hard to pick and choose your way to a fulfilling life. Ahead Art Nerd founder Lori Zimmer shares her top picks for 6sqft readers!
Spring is upon us and so is a whole new week of great art events. This weekend, see some of the best of the photography world at AIPAD or head to Brooklyn to check out Welancora Gallery’s new partnership with Nu Hotel. The Brooklyn Museum is also deconstructing the artist’s persona and hosting a new Georgia O’Keeffe exhibition. #MidnightMoment also kicks off a new film in Times Square—this April, Naoko Tosa’s “Sound of Ikebana” will take over the screens every night. Finally, come pick up my new book, “The Art of Spray Paint,” and check out its corresponding exhibition at Wallworks Gallery in the Bronx.
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By Lori Zimmer, Thu, January 26, 2017 Patrick Kwan
In a city where hundreds of interesting happenings occur each week, it can be hard to pick and choose your way to a fulfilling life. Ahead Art Nerd founder Lori Zimmer shares her top event picks for 6sqft readers!
This week, take home a piece of Logan Hicks’ Bowery Wall at Taglialatella Gallery or a piece of Aurelie Guillaume’s jewelry at Reinstein Rose. Then experience the quiet beauty of horses at Emmanuel Fremin Gallery and express yourself at the Brooklyn Museum’s Art History Happy hour. Also this week, Korean artist Hyon Gyon gives insight into her latest exhibition at a talk at Shin Gallery, and Ricky Gervais hits the Times Center for what’s sure to be a thought-provoking conversation. Finally, let out some aggression at the Lunar New Year Chinese Firecracker Festival and then wind down in the beautiful Albertine for a talk on the city everyone seems to be moving to, Los Angeles.
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By Dana Schulz, Thu, January 19, 2017 A couple weeks ago, a long list of artists, including Cindy Sherman and Richard Serra, started a petition calling for cultural institutions to close on Inauguration Day as “an act of noncompliance” against “Trumpism.” That list has grown to 740 artists and critics, and many galleries, museums, and academic spaces will shut their doors tomorrow according to the J20 Art Strike. But there’s also a long list of museums and cultural institutions across the city that have decided to take an alternate approach and remain open, offering free admission and/or special programming. From a marathon reading of Langston Hughes’s”Let America Be America Again” at the Brooklyn Museum to special gallery tours at the Rubin, these are all the (free!) ways to use the arts as an outlet on Inauguration Day.
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By Lori Zimmer, Thu, April 14, 2016 In a city where hundreds of interesting happenings occur each week, it can be hard to pick and choose your way to a fulfilling life. Art Nerd‘s philosophy is a combination of observation, participation, education and of course a party to create the ultimate well-rounded week. Jump ahead for Art Nerd founder Lori Zimmer’s top picks for 6sqft readers!
This week, check out the giant swimming pool that is smack in the middle of Rockefeller Center, or frolic with the two-story bunnies in Battery Park City. Photographer Joe Russo shares pieces from his years of shooting celebs and artists, and the annual AIPAD photographer show takes over the gorgeous Park Avenue Armory. Music novelist Ben Vendetta talks about 90s Brit Pop at Otto’s Shrunken Head, and old school graffiti artist BIO shares new work in the Bronx. And finally, save your pennies to party in style with Swizz Beatz at the Brooklyn Museum.
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By Dana Schulz, Fri, March 6, 2015
- This video by the Office of NYCMedia takes us inside the city’s five Loew’s Wonder Theatres. [Untapped]
- Get your kicks this summer at the Brooklyn Museum with a new “Sneaker Culture” exhibit. [DNAinfo]
- Here’s the oldest film showing NYC being destroyed by a monster. [Gothamist]
- Check out this video about the inspirational art inside One World Trade Center‘s lobby. [CBS]
- Hear from one New Yorker who’s on a quest to Instagram the city’s best building numbers. [Curbed]
- The children who defied the rules to play in the snow on Capitol Hill. [Atlantic]
Images: Loew’s Kings Theatre © Matt Lambros for After the Final Curtain (L); Building numbers © Will Sharon (R)
By Dana Schulz, Tue, January 27, 2015
- Those star-shaped snowflakes you thought you saw last night were real. [HuffPo]
- Did you know the statues in front of the Brooklyn Museum came from the Manhattan Bridge? Find out 12 more secrets of the iconic institution. [amNY]
- Mapping classic Village businesses that closed in the past year. [DNAinfo]
- No sled? No problem. Here’s the best household items to turn into a DIY sled. [Brokelyn]
- An animated history of New York’s love-hate relationship with commuting. [NY Times]
- Check out a Brooklyn-based rug designer’s funky Williamsburg home. [Racked]
- If you’re feeling blizzard deprived, look at these snowy snapshots from 1888. [Mashable]
Images: Brooklyn Museum via Wiki Commons (L); Sledding via mogrify via photopin cc (R)
By Dana Schulz, Fri, December 19, 2014
- Take a behind-the-scenes tour of Macy’s in 1948. [Messy Nessy]
- A new exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, Crossing Brooklyn, will showcase work from 35 artists and collectives from the borough. [Hyper Allergic]
- The city may need to hire a proofreader… a new Brooklyn street sign misspelled Remsen Street. [Daily News]
- Hershey’s is creating a 3D chocolate printer. [Business Insider]
- Here’s 21 great historical details from New York City’s most famous Christmas movie, Miracle on 34th Street. [Bowery Boys]
Images: Macy’s via LIFE (L); 3D-printed Hershey’s Kiss via Hershey’s (R)
