Cheim & Read’s exhibitions feature rarely shown work of Diane Arbus and new William Eggleston one. For the former, the gallery shows In the Absence of Others, a group of photographs of empty interiors and artificial landscapes spanning the 1960s. For the latter, Cheim & Read presents 21st Century, a work that is also on [...]

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Amongst the peculiarity of NYC, there is the birth of graffiti i.e the birth of a new culture in the 70’s. In 1974, the iconoclast Norman Mailer wrote an essay about this art pairing Jon Naar’s stunning photography. The Faith of Graffiti became a milestone. Yesterday, Jon Naar presented a slideshow of his pictures followed [...]

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Patti Smith is one of the main figure of the NYC scene since the late 60’s. She spent the early ’70s painting, writing, and performing when she was a member of the St. Mark’s Poetry Project. Her music belongs now to history. Since yesterday, she  has a book out, Just Kids. Her first book of prose, [...]

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Tonight the soul funky poet number 1, Gil Scott Heron, will perform at SOB’s. Today is Martin Luther King Day for which Gil Scott Heron fought for.
Scott Heron is a political activist for the civil rights since ever. This comitment lead him to write words and music. Actually beautiful art. He wrote deep thoughts wrapped [...]

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Jeffrey Deitch is a figure in the art world, an art dealer and a renowned independent Curator and. He has a Harvard MBA and was the vice president of the City Bank’s art department. NYC is its hometown celebritywise and now he runs three galleries : two in Soho and one in Long Island. His [...]

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The Sasha Gallery is one of the most interesting photo gallery in NYC. Am I writing a tautology ? Yes. Notice that the location is in Tribeca where most of the time galleries are in Chelsea. Anyway. The gallery introduces Dante, Yola Monakhov’s work in Italy. Black and white pictures of handsome young men hanging [...]

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Fashion loves this photographer. He is one of the very chic porno chic photo movement spearheads. Richardson hangs out at Café Gitane in Soho and is often seen with Olivier Zahm, founder of Purple Magazine who also runs its blog where he shows how fashion people and friends -Terry Richardson includes- have fun. Have a [...]

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Look Magazine was one NY eye where writers but mainly photographers reported on what the whole country called the most exciting city in the world. Stanley Kubrick sold his first photo to the magazine. He was 16 years old. The magazine closed in 1971 and gave its photos collection – 5 millions – to the [...]

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The 8th issue of n+1 has just been released with interesting pieces on gentrification, New left review 1962-present or R we going to Day Alone? This twice yearly journal of politics, literature, and culture represents a side of NYC where the team is based. In 2004, four American Ivy League guys, in their early [...]

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Click Gallery on Center Street is having a Patrick Demarchelier’s photo exhibition. It will open, december 8, – tomorrow- with Patrick himself who will sign books from 6.30 to 8 pm.
Click Gallery belongs to Christian Celle who launched the very successfull brand Calipsos a few years ago. She opened many shops but the most amazing [...]

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