Art
Studios, openings, and the work that stays with you.
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Night Windows on 20th Street, Scott Kahn's Moons at David Zwirner
A self-taught painter who found his market in his seventies fills a Chelsea gallery with eclipses, dark woods and windows that open onto dreams
Lunch as Art, Alison Knowles Gets Her Due at the Grey
A Fluxus founder who made art from beans, salad and a tuna sandwich gets a full survey in the city she worked in
The Last Dots, Yayoi Kusama's Final Decade Comes to Chelsea
David Zwirner will show work from the last ten years of Yayoi Kusama's life in New York next spring
The Miniature and the Machine, m00m Studios and the Geo Method
A hand-built tabletop city, real cinema lenses, and AI that takes direction
The Devil's Mile Comes Home, the Bowery at the New Museum
The New Museum turns its gaze on four centuries of the street outside its own front door
The Agent in the Spiral, Taryn Simon at the Guggenheim
Taryn Simon fills the Guggenheim rotunda with one FBI career and the country that orbits it
Arches on Columbus, Aperture Opens a Free Gallery and Bookstore
Aperture opens a free gallery and bookstore across from the Natural History Museum
4 min readSilver Gelatin, Printing New York One Darkroom at a Time
The photographer printing the city one darkroom at a time
3 min readThe Night Painter of Dumbo Who Works Under the Bridge Lights
Canvases finished only after the bridge lights come on
4 min readThe Neon Artist Bending Glass and Light in a Brooklyn Workshop
Bending glass and light in a Brooklyn workshop
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Portraits in Grain, a New York Photographer Shooting Expired Film
A photographer who shoots only on expired film
Ink and Ash, the New York Tattoo Artist With a Years Long Waitlist
The tattoo artist whose waitlist runs into 2028
Charcoal and Concrete, Drawing the New York Subway in Real Time
Drawing the subway in real time
Portraits of Strangers, a Painter Who Finds Her Sitters on the Subway
A painter who asks people on the subway to sit for her
Stained Glass Hours, a Painter in a Decommissioned Harlem Church
A painter moves into a decommissioned church in Harlem
The Gallery with No Opening Hours, a New York Art Space by Appointment
You call ahead and hope someone answers
3 min readSculpting Silence Inside a Quiet Red Hook Foundry
Heavy work inside a quiet Red Hook foundry
4 min readThe Glassblower of Greenpoint, Heat, Breath, and Perfect Timing
Heat, breath, and perfect timing
4 min readChelsea Nocturne, Gallery Openings That Start After Ten
Gallery openings that start after 10 p.m.
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The Poster Artists of Canal Street and the Art of Wheatpaste
Wheatpaste, ink, and the art of the street
Light as a Medium, an Installation Artist Working in Bulbs and Shadow
An installation artist working only with bulbs and shadow
Studio Tour, 2 A.M., New York Artists Open Their Doors After Midnight
Four artists open their doors after midnight
The Collector on Mercer Street, a Loft Full of Photographs and One Chair
His loft holds four hundred photographs and one chair
The Framer Who Knows Every Collector in the New York Art World
A small shop at the center of the art world
Vanishing Point, a Sculptor Building Rooms You Can Enter Only Once
A sculptor building rooms you can only enter once
4 min readMurals After Midnight With the Painters Who Work While New York Sleeps
The painters who work while the city sleeps
3 min readThe Printmaker's Press, a Century Old Machine Still in Daily Use
A hundred-year-old machine still in daily use
4 min readA Darkroom in Harlem, Community Printing Nights for Film Photographers
Community printing nights for film photographers
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Blue Hour on the Hudson, Photographers and the Minutes Before Dark
Twelve photographers, one river, and the minutes before dark
The Collage Artist's Archive, Decades of Magazines Cut and Reassembled
Thirty years of magazines, cut and reassembled
Shadows on Canvas, a New York Painter Working Only in Black
A painter who works only with black and the absence of it
Ceramics by Candlelight in a Long Island City Night Studio
A potter's night studio in Long Island City
Afterimage, a New York Painter Who Works Only by Streetlight
A painter who only works by streetlight
Street Photography Is Not Dead, Walking New York Every Night
Five photographers still walking the city every night
4 min readThe Model for Everyone, Posing for New York's Art Schools
She has posed for the city's art schools for thirty years
4 min readThe Restorer, Bringing Old Paintings Back Without Anyone Noticing
Bringing old paintings back without anyone noticing
4 min readGilded and Broken, the Dealer Restoring Gilded Age Ballrooms
The antiques dealer restoring ballrooms from the Gilded Age
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Monochrome Only, Why a New Generation of Painters Gave Up Color
Why a new generation of painters gave up color
The Collector Who Buys Only Drawings, Paper and Pencil in New York
Paper, pencil, and the purest form of art
The Performance Nobody Filmed, a New York Art Happening in Memory
An art happening that lives only in memory
Film Grain, the Cinematographer Bringing Film Back to Music Videos
The cinematographer bringing 35mm back to music videos
Studio Visits at Dawn With New York Artists Who Work Odd Hours
Artists who work the hours no one else wants
Found Objects, a Sculptor Building From What New York Throws Away
A sculptor who builds only from what the city throws away
4 min readThe Sign Painter's Hand, Gold Leaf on New York Storefront Glass
Gold leaf and patience on storefront glass
3 min readThe Art Handler's Diary, Moving Masterpieces Through New York Traffic
Moving masterpieces through city traffic
4 min readThe Illustrator of Night Scenes, Ink Drawings of Bars and Trains
Ink drawings of bars, trains, and empty streets
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