“Greater New York” Part Two: Juxtapositions

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The 68 artists and collectives exhibiting at MoMA PS1′s “Greater New York” have filled the galleries, hallways and basement (even the elevator and boiler room). Most of the artists necessarily share the space, varying with one other or a half-dozen, creating all sorts of intriguing combinations. I noticed in my preliminary walk-through opening day that a fair chunk of the...

Happy Birthday Papa!

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No, it’s not my Dad’s birthday. That was a couple of weeks ago, and I sent him a card that cracked a joke about him being old. Rather, today is Papa’s birthday: the legendary Ernest Hemingway was born July 21, 1899. If he were alive today, he would be 101 111 and way more deserving of an “old guy” joke than...

For Soiree Au Louvre: XXXX Magazine’s Video Installation at the French Embassy

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Last week, XXXX magazine presented a video art installation at the French Embassy in celebration of Soiree Au Louvre, an annual extravaganza organized by the Young Patrons Circle of the American Friends of the Louvre. The installation, which filled the second floor ballroom, included twenty-five films, almost all of them produced exclusively for XXXX magazine. “We prefer to publish original production,”...

Pure Blend / Puras Misturi

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Coffee vending machine designed by a street vendor. “We are buying artifacts from all over the country, made by common people, to constitute a collection of popular design. Our intention is to show the extraordinary resourcefulness of our material culture.” – Adélia Borges Brazilian curator and former director of the Museu da Casa Brasileira in São Paulo, Adélia Borges, has organized another...

Come Home to Cocktails@Cooper-Hewitt

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When the Carnegie mansion was built, it may have been lavish, but it was designed to be home. That spirit lives on in Cocktails@Cooper-Hewitt, our popular summer series. Every Friday evening, Members and museum visitors come “home” to Cooper-Hewitt to unwind for the weekend. The Ed Fuqua Group provides smooth sounds of jazz wafting through the summer air of the...