Yoshitomo Nara should not be underestimated.
The NY Post reports that on his way home after installing his current solo show at Marianne Boesky in Chelsea, Nara was accosted by the NYPD allegedly struggling briefly with officers before eventually being “charged with resisting arrest, making graffiti, criminal mischief, possession of graffiti tools and damaging property” for […]
March 13th, 2009
Categories: Asian, Graffiti, East Village, Arrest, Chelsea, Japan, New York, Celebrity, Art Star, Opening . Author: ian l.c.v. . Comments: Comments Off
In a bout of self-promotion (which I hope to keep to a minimum), I wanted to inform our readers that the show that Alex and I curated and have been working on for so long is finally open. The reception for the LouvreFRITOS will take place tomorrow, Friday, October 3rd at Cuchifritos gallery/project space from […]
October 2nd, 2008
Categories: Lower East Side, Collective, Installation, France, Urban, East Village, Retrospective, History, Sculpture, Group Show, Opening, Performance, Museum, New York, Photography, Paris, Painting . Author: ian l.c.v. . Comments: No Comments
In case you hadn’t heard, the 2008 CONFLUX Festival begins tomorrow:
Starting September 11th, over one hundred local and international artists will transform New York City streets into a laboratory for exploring the urban environment at the Conflux Festival. Located in Greenwich Village at the Center for Architecture (a.k.a. Conflux HQ), the four-day event includes art […]
September 10th, 2008
Categories: Protest, Environmental, Urban, East Village, Festival, New York, New Media, Participatory, Technology, Opening . Author: ian l.c.v. . Comments: No Comments
On April 18th, 2008, a pipe near the corner of 2nd Ave and east 9th Street poured pixelated water onto the pavement in what looks to be the work of an anonymous urban installation artist (though I suppose it’s possible that someone simply forgot to shut off the city’s 8-bit water supply.) The brevity of […]
April 24th, 2008
Categories: East Village, Installation, Sculpture . Author: alex k. . Comments: No Comments