Toys from Childhood at Korea Society

Korea Society presents an exhibition of Korean toys from the 1970’s and 1980’s:
[Toys] represent the anxieties of the society that produces them and the fantasies of the generation that plays with them. The futuristic toy robots and svelte plastic dolls of Korean childhood capture a society hurdling headlong towards economic prosperity and a generation of […]

The 16th Annual New York City Outsider Art Fair

It’s Outsider Art Fair time again, and the Puck Building will be swarming with buyers, tourists, and other curious folk today through Sunday, January 27. This year there are 34 galleries exhibiting work by artists who are on the fringes of society and have no formal artistic training.
Having attended twice before, I recommend this fair […]

Fritz Welch at Cueto Project

From January 17-February 16, Cueto Project presents the work of Brooklyn-based artist Fritz Welch.
Welch’s solo show, entitled “Under Your Wet Blanket,”:
deals with two ongoing conceptual themes for the artist: Revolution Blues and Vampire Blues. The former refers to a fundamental interest in activist occupation of space and direct political action. The latter is concerned with […]