Gallery Beat December 5, 2014
(It’s been a while since I’ve written a Gallery Beat- but I couldn’t resist pointing out these great exhibits happening this weekend) It’s been a hectic few weeks with Thanksgiving behind us and...
View ArticleMontreal Guide: Where to Go
Montreal is a great city with a great vibe. It is an eclectic mix of all things English and French, with attractions to satisfy even the pickiest traveler. I recently took a weekend trip to Montreal,...
View ArticleModern Art & the NYPD
A must-do this weekend for all my NYC gallery hunters: This pop-up exhibit running two weekends only will be sure to wow your senses. The 21st Precinct Art Exhibit is a four-floor installation of...
View ArticlePlanning a Trip to Paris? The Do’s and Don’ts of a True French Experience
Everyone wants to be a Parisian in Paris: to sip an espresso at the local café, to stroll along the Seine at dusk, to have an afternoon picnic with a bottle of wine and a baguette. Doing all those...
View ArticleGallery Beat March 7: Spring is Almost Here!
This is an incredibly busy weekend for art-lovers in New York City. Not only do we have a great collection of gallery shows going on, but we also have the famous Armory Show in town. If you can only...
View ArticleGallery Beat February 21
Today’s gallery beat will take you on a little time traveling tour- to the future and the past. Hold on to your seat and get ready for some mind-bending exhibits. Mural by Benedetta Italian Futurism...
View ArticleA Thousand Plateaus of Dance
Image via DaNaKa Dance Large metallic sheets shifted and shook and flickered in the light. They rose and twirled, then fell and flattened, seemingly on their own. It wasn’t exactly a magic trick, but...
View ArticleGallery Beat for the New Year
One of my multiple New Year’s resolutions this year is to see more artwork in New York City. I want to go to more gallery shows and museums, and in a city like this, there’s really no end to the...
View ArticleGallery Beat December 13
There is a lot of famous artwork on display in New York City right now, and you shouldn’t miss your chance to see it. It may be super cold old right now, but I guarantee you will not want to miss these...
View ArticleWarfare Like You’ve Never Seen it Before
Journalist Dickey Chapelle receiving her last rights. Photograph by Henri Huet, Vietnam, 1965 Injured soldiers lie bleeding on the battlefield. Young children, screaming, run from artillery fire. Dead...
View ArticleGallery Beat November 22
The winter season is really starting to kick in here in New York City, and boy am I cold. To be proactive and fight off the winter blues, get out of your apartment and keep yourself busy. These three...
View ArticleGallery Beat November 8
There are some great opportunities in New York right now for art-lovers, and you shouldn’t miss any of them. For this week’s Gallery Beat, we’ve got three very unique exhibits featuring art, and...
View ArticleThe Advent of Social Documentary Photography
Circa 1906. Image via ICP 1910: A young boy in ragged clothes and bandages waits alone in front of the doctor’s office. 1906: A group of boys huddle together at midnight near the Brooklyn Bridge,...
View ArticleOpen House New York This Weekend!
This weekend will be unlike any other in New York City: for two days only, hundreds of museums, institutions, and private homes across all five boroughs will be open free for tours, talks, and visits....
View ArticleNew York Gallery Beat September 27
(I know it’s been quite a while since I’ve posted a regular Gallery Beat up here, but now that fall is here and my crazy work hours are winding down, I’m hoping to get back into my old art-show...
View ArticleBerlin Art Scene Heading to New York
Image via Cherrymuffin Studios There is much more to Berlin than the Berlin Wall. Few people can associate anything else with this European capital, but that is fast changing. Berlin today is booming...
View ArticleConsumer Envy Goes Overboard in The Bling Ring
Nothing epitomizes celebrity worship and consumerism quite like this. Sophia Coppola’s newest film, The Bling Ring, is an excellent, humorous, and sad portrayal of consumer envy gone overboard- and...
View ArticleNew York Gallery Beat June 22
This week’s Gallery Beat has an art form I’ve never featured before: wood crafting. I’m pretty excited about it, because the art really blew me away. I’ve also got some inspiring women’s fashion from...
View ArticleA Trip through the Irish Countryside
I just returned from a two-week trip to Ireland with my three siblings- we spent about three days in Dublin and the rest of the time driving through the countryside. I’ve never seen so much green in my...
View ArticleNew York Gallery Beat June 7
It’s been a few weeks since we’ve had a Gallery Beat here, but I promise I have a valid excuse: I was on vacation in Ireland with my three siblings. It’s a beautiful country and I had a great time. Now...
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