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Armando Mariño: La Selva Oscura to open at FACTION Art Projects Harlem

Armando Mariño, The Mexican, 2019. Image courtesy FACTION Art Projects

FACTION Art Projects will open its doors to the solo exhibition, La Selva Oscura, by Armando Mariño with ten large-scale oil paintings of figures in landscapes drawing on themes of identity and personal history within the current political and socio-economic climate.

Drawing from his Cuban roots, the artists’ work is influenced by periods of time living in Cuba, the Netherlands, France and New York’s Hudson Valley ~ as well as experience of dislocation and popular culture.

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Lacock Abbey: Birthplace of Photography on Paper at Hans P. Kraus Jr. Fine Photographs

by AFineLyne, Photography, Upper East Side

William Henry Fox Talbot, (English, 1800-1877), Bust of Patroclus, 1842, Salt print from a calotype negative, 13.0 x 12.8 cm. Image courtesy of the gallery

Photography on paper was born in 1839 in England at Lacock Abbey. A new exhibition of photographs juxtaposes the work of its inventor William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-1877) with the contemporary work of Hiroshi Sugimoto, Abelardo Morell, and Mike Robinson. Lacock Abbey: Birthplace of Photography on Paper will be on view at Hans P. Kraus Jr. Fine Photographs through May 10, 2019. The exhibition, which pays tribute to Talbot’s beloved ancestral home in Wiltshire, features architectural exteriors and interiors, still lifes, portraits, and tree studies by Talbot, complemented by interpretations from three contemporary artists, who have been inspired by his pioneering photographs.

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Take a Walk on the Largest Green Roof in New York City ~ at The Javits Center

Architecture, Green Roof, Javits Center Green Roof

Did you know that the Javits Center holds free tours of its green roof? The 6.75 acre area is one of the largest in the United States, and home to twenty-seven species of birds, five bat species, thousands of honeybees, and a sanctuary for area wildlife. Come along on our tour.

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CAMP: Notes on Fashion opening at The Met

Fashion, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jeremy Scott (American, born 1975) for House of Moschino (Italian, founded 1983). Ensemble, spring/summer 2018. Courtesy of Moschino. Photo © Johnny Dufort, 2019

Through more than 250 objects dating from the seventeenth century to the present, The Costume Institute’s spring 2019 exhibition will explore the origins of camp’s exuberant aesthetic. Susan Sontag’s 1964 essay “Notes on ‘Camp‘” provides the framework for the exhibition, which examines how the elements of irony, humor, parody, pastiche, artifice, theatricality, and exaggeration are expressed in fashion.

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Desert Painters of Australia, Contemporary Indigenous Paintings to open at Gagosian NYC

Art Exhibit, Upper East Side

BILL WHISKEY Rockholes and Country Near the Olga’s, 2007
Synthetic polymer paint on linen 80 3/4 x 118 1/8 in 204.9 x 300 cm
© Bill Whiskey Photo: Rob McKeever Courtesy Gagosian

Gagosian Madison Avenue will open its doors to a special exhibition of contemporary Indigenous Australian painting from two significant American collections. Spanning three generations, the exhibition includes works by leading painters from the Central and Western Desert regions.

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Downtown Culture Walk ~ Saturday, April 27, 2019

Art Stroll, Downtown Culture Walk, East Village, Soho

The Soho Arts Network will hold its Annual Downtown Culture Walk on Saturday, April 27th from Noon to 6pm. This is the third year for the self-guided walking tour, highlighting the non profit art spaces in the SoHo and downtown neighborhoods.

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DUMBO Open Studios ~ April 27 & 28, 2019

DUMBO, DUMBO Open Studios

Alejandro Guzman, The Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program. image via dumboopenstudios.com

The Annual Dumbo Open Studios will take place on April 27 & 28, 2019, giving visitors a look into studios and workspaces across the Brooklyn waterfront.

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Bruce Davidson, Subject: Contact at Howard Greenberg Gallery

by AFineLyne, Photography

Bruce Davidson, Brooklyn Gang, 1959, Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1965. 8 1/2 x 12 7/8 in. Image courtesy Howard Greenberg Gallery/Magnum Photos

Howard Greenberg Gallery will open its doors to the exhibition, Bruce Davidson, Subject: Contact ~ contact sheets in context with vintage prints from four seminal projects from the 1950s and 60s ~ Circus, Brooklyn Gang, Time of Change, and East 100th Street. The exhibition illustrates Davidson’s connection to some of the 20th century’s most important social, cultural, and political moments.

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Harlem One Stop & The Harlem Renaissance Centennial Celebrate the Life & Music of Mary Lou Williams in Harlem

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Mary Lou Williams. Image courtesy Harlem One Stop

Harlem One Stop presents An Afternoon with Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band, a free film screening co-presented with Harlem Cultural Collaborative Partners as part of The Harlem Renaissance 100 Program (The Harlem Renaissance Centennial Community Celebration).

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The Magical Wizards Brunch & Dinner coming to New York this Fall

Event, New York City

The Wizard’s Brunch & Dinner, image via Facebook

It’s been to Auckland, Melbourne, Liverpool, Birmingham, Houston, Denver, and now ~ this Internationally known event, The Wizard’s Brunch & Dinner, is coming to a secret location in New York City this Fall.

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Essie Green Galleries Spring 2019 Exhibition Explores Forgeries & Fakes

by AFineLyne, Essie Green Galleries, Sugar Hill

Allen Stringfellow “Jumping”. Image courtesy Essie Green Galleries

The Spring 2019 exhibition at Essie Green Galleries will focus on the recent attention paid to African-American artists, their rise in prominence in museums and in the marketplace, along with a significant rise in forgeries and fakes.

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Frieze New York 2019 Extends to Rockefeller Center with 20 Art Installations

Frieze New York, Frieze Sculpture at Rockefeller Center, Rockefeller Center

#14, Jaume Plensa, Behind the Walls, 2019, Richard Gray Gallery and Galerie Lelong & Co.

Frieze Sculpture 2019 is a major new public art initiative, presented at Rockefeller Center in partnership with Frieze New York and Tishman Speyer from April 25 through June 28. This extension of Frieze New York will present 20 new and significant sculptures across the Rockefeller Center campus by 14 local and international artists. Here are a few images of what we saw on opening day.

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Kips Bay Decorator Show House NYC 2019

Kips Bay Designer Show House, Upper East Side

45th Annual Kips Bay Decorator House. Image via kipsbaydecoratorshowhouse.org

This year, the 47th Annual Kips Bay Decorator Show House NYC will be located at 36-38 East 74th Street.

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Easter Eggs & Birds Nest arrive in The Channel Garden at Rock Center

Easter, Rockefeller Center

New installation in The Channel Garden for Easter

The Channel Gardens are decorated for Easter, featuring a giant (20-foot in diameter) bird nest with brightly colored large blue interactive eggs set in the center, for kids to climb in, around, and on top.

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Chronos Cosmos: Deep Time, Open Space at Socrates Sculpture Garden

by AFineLyne, Long Island City, Socrates Sculpture Garden

Miya Ando ~ Ginga (Silver River), 2019. Steel and silk gauze. 15 x 3.5 x 91 feet. Images courtesy the artist and Socrates Sculpture Park. The title is the Japanese word for galaxy and draws on Japanese understanding of time as informed by and experienced through the natural world. The installation is suspended along the Park’s East River shoreline.

Chronos Cosmos: Deep Time, Open Space transforms Socrates Sculpture Park into a gateway to the universe, presenting artworks that consider space, time, and matter in relationship to celestial entities and earth-bound processes. In the open-air environment of the Long Island City waterfront park, the exhibition uses scale to put the universe in context, creating connection points to space and time.

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Lorna Simpson.Darkening + Piero Manzoni.Lines Materials of His Time at Hauser & Wirth New York

Art Exhibit, by AFineLyne, Chelsea

Lorna Simpson, Darkened, 2018. Ink and screen print on gessoed wood. 274.3 x 243.8 x 3.2 cm/108 x 96 x 1 1/2 in. © Lorna Simpson Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth

Hauser & Wirth will open its doors to Lorna Simpson.Darkening and Piero Manzoni.Lines Materials of His Time in its Chelsea Gallery.

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Pictures From Another Time: Photographs by Bob Colacello, 1976 – 1982 at Vito Schnabel Projects

by AFineLyne, Greenwich Village, Photography, West Village

Bob Colacello. Gregg Allman and Cher, Carter Inaugration White House Reception, 1977. Unique gelatin silver, 10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.3 cm) © Bob Colacello; Courtesy the artist and Vito Schnabel Projects

Vito Schnabel Projects will open its doors to Pictures From Another Time: Photographs by Bob Colacello, 1976 ~ 1982, an exhibition of photographs taken by Bob Colacello during the years he served as editor of Andy Warhol’s interview Magazine.

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Curt Hoppe: Downtown Portraits at Barnarducci Gallery + Howl! Happening

Art Exhibit, by AFineLyne, Chelsea

Top: Curt Hoppe with Self Portrait, 2011, acrylic on canvas, 96 x 70 inches

Barnarducci Gallery will open its doors to Downtown Portraits, an exhibition of large-scale monochrome (cut works), paintings by Curt Hoppe.

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Speaks to the Notre-Dame Fire

Met Cloisters, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Join The Metropolitan Museum of Art in two thoughtful events in the wake of the Notre-Dame fire.

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Get Ready for Jane’s Walk ~ 2019

Jane's Walk, Municipal Art Society (MAS)

Jane’s Walk is a way to learn your City. This image is 11th Street at Greenwich and Seventh Avenue South

It’s time to check the list and register for The Municipal Art Society of New York (MAS) annual Jane’s Walk NYC, highlighting treasured places in all five boroughs with volunteer-led, free tours from May 3-5.

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Culture and the People: El Museo Del Barrio, 1969-2019

by AFineLyne, East Harlem, El Barrio, El Museo Del Barrio

Vargas-Suarez Universal Virus Americanus XIII, 2003. Oil enamel on wood. Acquired through “PROARTISTA: Sustaining the Work of Living Contemporary Artists,” a fund from the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Trust and a donation from the artist 2003.16.

El Museo del Barrio will celebrate its 50th Anniversary with a major permanent collection exhibition and timeline, contextualizing the history of the institution, in a two-part exhibition. The exhibition will reflect on the institution’s activist origins and pioneering role as a cultural and educational organization dedicated to Latinx and Latin American art and culture.

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Women’s Work: Art & Activism in the 21st Century at Pen + Brush

Flatiron District, Pen + Brush

Image credit: Suchitra Mattai, Shadow Land, 2019, gouache, watercolor, oil, acrylic, vintage needlepoint, Hindu comic, 30″ x 40″ x 1.50.” Courtesy of the artist and K Contemporary, Denver, CO.

Women’s Work presents five global contemporary artists-activists who continue to expand the definition of women’s work and expose its complexity, nuance, and ever-evolving nature. Through dynamic art practices, they generously lend their intelligence, thoughtfulness, artistry and agency to reimagine women’s work as arts activism in the 21st century.

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Archer & Goat Harlem ~ Soft Opening

Harlem, Restaurant

Lenox Avenue unveils an addition to its already fabulous Restaurant Row. Archer & Goat, now in a Soft Opening, is located next to Il Caffe Latte and Nilu Gift Shop between 119th and 120th Streets.

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Restoration Moves Forward at Louise Nevelson Chapel of The Good Shepherd at St. Peter’s Church

Architecture, by AFineLyne, New York City

Nevelson Chapel. Image via nevelsonchapel.org

Good news came recently, with the approval from the New York Landmarks Preservation Commission, allowing the Louise Nevelson Chapel of the Good Shepherd at St. Peter’s Church to move forward with initial phases of construction for the renewal project.

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do it (in school) to open at Hunter East Harlem Gallery

by AFineLyne, Hunter East Harlem Gallery

do it (in school) at Hunter East Harlem Gallery

What would happen if talented art students were given a selection of instructions to create temporary artworks and told to just do it (in school)? Hunter East Harlem Gallery opens its doors to its own version of the original idea, do it, conceived in 1993 by Hans Ulrich Obrist, which challenged traditional exhibition formats, questioned authorship, and championed art’s ability to exist beyond a single gallery space.

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All Power to All People: Opening Weekend at The Africa Center

by AFineLyne, Harlem, The Africa Center Harlem

Hank Willis Thomas: All Power to All People, a 25-foot tall Afro Comb will arrive on the Plaza at The Africa Center in Harlem along with a fun-filled weekend including a Community Day on Saturday, April 13th and Sunday Drumming on April 14th.

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Alex Katz opening at Gavin Brown’s enterprise in Harlem

Gavin Brown's enterprise, Harlem

This exhibition tells the story of a year in Alex Katz’s painted-life. A life where landscapes are observed from the edge of his home in Maine. For more than half a century, Katz painted this land with a virtuosity yoked to a consistent elegance. Today, while the elegance remains, something else has beckoned. Katz finds himself in the middle of the tempest.

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It’s a Bonnet Bash ~ at The National Arts Club

by AFineLyne, Gramercy Park, National Arts Club

Pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath or sloth? The Fashion Committee invites you to indulge in your favorite at The Carnival of Capital Sins at The National Arts Club on Friday, April 12th.

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‘Life Without Tragedy’ arrives at Astor Place

Astor Place, by AFineLyne

The art installation entitled Life Without Tragedy by artist Kostis Velonis arrived at Astor Place this month ~ three sculptures constructed of wood that mimic an ancient Greek amphitheater.

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Car Free Earth Day in NYC ~ April 27, 2019

Earth Day, NYC DOT

Car Free Day NYC is to encourage New York City drivers to choose alternative means of moving about NYC on Earth Day. Image via NYC DOT, www1.nyc.gov

Car Free Earth Day 2019 is an annual car-free event held on the Saturday immediately following Earth Day. The Event opens thirty blocks of Broadway from Times Square to Union Square from 9am to 3pm. Within this area, there are six rest stop that include Times Square (42nd Street & Broadway); The Garment District (38th Street & Broadway); Herald Square (34th Street & Broadway); City Zone (26th Street & Broadway); Flatiron (23rd Street & Broadway); and Union Square (17th Street & Broadway). Programming and activités presented by (AIA New York + NYC Department of Transportation (DOT).

AIANY gave a heads-up on an immersive experience focused on public right-of-way design featuring temporary potted plantings on Broadway’s surface between 19th and 20th Streets, with places for musicians to entertain, moveable tables and chairs open to the public, and grassy play areas.

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Franco the Great Gates Arrive at East River Plaza ~ East Harlem

by AFineLyne, East Harlem, Graffiti, Street Art

The East River Plaza and Blumenfeld Development Group have given a permanent home to several of the Gates, created by beloved Harlem Artist, Franco ‘The Great’ Gaskin.

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Vega + East Harlem Culture Collective = Al Ritmo de La Paz in El Barrio

by AFineLyne, El Barrio, Street Art

El Barrio has a gorgeous new mural on the side of the building which is the home to Galeria Del Barrio. It is another in a series of community projects lead by artist Manny Vega, and is a mosaic mural, entitled Al Ritmo de La Paz.

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Three of The Waldorf Astoria’s Historic Possessions on View at The New York Historical Society

by AFineLyne, New York Historical Society

Ambang Insurance Group, owner of the Waldorf Astoria New York is collaborating with the New York Historical Society on an installation of three of the grand hotel’s most prized possessions.

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Espo: 100 Stories Tall at The Strand High Line

by AFineLyne, Chelsea, Graffiti, Street Art

The Standard High Line has taken a page from the New York City art scene in the 80s, with a very cool 200-feet of construction mesh tarp and the well-known graffiti artist, Steve Powers ~ #ESPO.

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Simone Leigh: Brick House Coming to the High Line Plinth

by AFineLyne, The High Line

As the High Line extends north, the new extended section known as the High Line Plinth will unveil its inaugural installation when it opens in June, 2019. And since June is right around the corner, we spied a work-in-progress, the inaugural installation ~ Simone Leigh’s Brick House, seen from 10th Avenue at 30th Street.

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Nemo Jantzen: Age of Spectacle to Open at Fremin Gallery

by AFineLyne, Chelsea

Attitude II Size: 140x120cm. (55” x 47.5”) Public Price: $9,500 USD

Fremin Gallery opens its doors to Age of Spectacle, new large-scale works by the Dutch artist Nemo Jantzen.

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Ademola Olugebefola: Past and Present Mixed Media at X Gallery Harlem

by AFineLyne, Harlem

Ademola Olugebefola. Image courtesy X Gallery.

X Gallery opens its doors to the artwork of Ademola Olugebefola, one of the original founders of the WEUSI Artist Collective ~ a movement founded in 1965, created for the purpose of promoting the African-American Culture through art.

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American Watercolor Society Annual Exhibition Opens at Salmagundi Club in Greenwich Village

by AFineLyne, Greenwich Village, The Salmagundi Club

AWS BRONZE MEDAL OF HONOR Chung-Wei Chien, AWS “Ambience of Jiufen”

The historic Salmagundi Club will open its doors to The American Watercolor Society’s 152nd Annual International Exhibition.

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Renderings of Re-deveoped Sunshine Theater ~ Lower East Side

Architecture, by AFineLyne, Lower East Side

Sunshine Theater closed its doors in January, 2018

With re-development ready to begin on the beloved Sunshine Movie Theater, we thought it a good time to take a look at renderings of what will replace the 100-year-old building, and home to independent and foreign films. located at 141 East Houston Street, the Sunshine Theater closed its doors for the last time in January, 2018.

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Museum of Jewish Heritage ~ Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away. ~ to Open in May

by AFineLyne, Downtown, Museum of Jewish Heritage

Uniform worn by Marian Kostuch, held as a Polish political prisoner. Kostuch was born on June 8, 1922, in Bieżanów. His occupation was listed in camp records as “tanner.” © Musealia

The Museum of Jewish Heritage will open its doors to the largest and most extensive exhibition on Auschwitz ever presented in the United States, featuring more than 700 original objects and 400 photographs ~ Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away.

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Art Installations, Events & Exhibits to Add to Your List in April, 2019

Art Installation Roundup, by AFineLyne

Simone Leigh, Brick House, 2019. A High Line Plinth commission. On view June 2019 – September 2020. Photo by Timothy Schenck. Courtesy the High Line

Get ready for Spring with exhibits and events that will take you from Plein Air on The High Line to Jazz at The Apollo Theater. Play it Loud at The MET and Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Greenwich Village Historic District. Step onto the Roof Garden at The MET and Remember Stonewall at 50. Here are a few art installation, events and exhibits to add to your list in April.

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Celebrating the Life of Susan Elizabeth Frazier during Women’s History Month

Black History Month, Women's History Month

1919 U.S. Passport photograph of Susan Elizabeth Frazier via commons wikimedia.org

In a highlighted section, on the back of this month’s Friends of Rhinebeck Cemetery newsletter, there is a short article on a remarkable woman, Susan Elizabeth Frazier, who we would like to shine a light on ~ as Women’s History Month comes to a close. Born in 1864 in New York City, she graduated from the Normal School in 1887 and Hunter College in 1888, where she studied to become a schoolteacher. When denied employment because she was African-American, she sued the trustees of the 22nd Ward of the New York School Department because this was a violation of the department’s policy. She went on to successfully become the first black teacher in an integrated public school in New York.

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East Harlem Locations are 1 of 17 Recommended for Historic Districts Designation

by AFineLyne, East Harlem

Image taken from page 35, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form ~ Draft for proposal

The New York State Board for Historic Preservation recommended adding 17 properties, resources and districts to the State and National Registers of Historic Places. One target area that is recognized as having contributed to New York’s diverse history is in East Harlem.

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Get Ready for the Annual High Line Hat Party!

Chelsea, The High Line

Strut your stuff at the High Line Hat Party! Sip on cocktails, dance with friends, and enter a fierce runway competition. Remember ~ anything can be a hat. Get inspired by the High Line’s history, evolution, nature, architecture, food, and all-inclusive spirit. This is a raucous, fashion-forward, and bold party you won’t want to miss.

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Useless: Machines for Dreaming, Thinking, and Seeing at Bronx Museum of the Arts

Bronx, by AFineLyne, The Bronx Museum of the Arts

Shyu Ruey-Shiann, Dreambox, 2012. Wolf 125 motorcycle, motors, metal construction, steel, wire, sensor, transformer.

The Bronx Museum of the Arts opens its doors to Useless: Machines for Dreaming, Thinking and Seeing ~ an exhibition questioning notions of utility, rationality and progress.

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Celebrating World Pride 2019 & Stonewall 50

by AFineLyne, Greenwich Village, LGBTQ, Stonewall

June 28th marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising in 1969, when the New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn, leading to protests and violent clashes outside the Christopher Street establishment ~ and the beginning of the gay rights movement. Celebrating Stonewall 50, beginning in March, and leading up to the World Pride NYC March: Stonewall 50 in June, here are a few suggestions. We will continue to add events as the year progresses.

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How Would you Spend $1 Million ~ in Your Community? Voting Begins Today!

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Between March 30^th and April 7^th, eligible residents across the five boroughs will cast their ballot and vote for the locally developed projects that they feel will best improve their community!

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A Day in the Life of Seneca Village on view at Port Authority Terminal

by AFineLyne, Port Authority Terminal Gallery

A Day in the Life of Seneca Village: We Wore More Than Shackles by Sara Bunn

Located at Port Authority, near Ninth Avenue, is an interesting new exhibition by the artist Sara Bunn. We Wore More Than Shackles ~ A Day in the Life of Seneca Village are life size, beautifully clothed figures, inspired by 1830s fashions, representing the people of Seneca Village. Recognizing both Black History Month and Women’s History Month, the exhibition tells a story through fashion, in colorful reproduction period pieces, viewing Seneca Village residents through an expanded lens, not often told.

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Storefront for Art and Architecture ~ Spring Benefit at La Marqueta

Architecture, by AFineLyne, East Harlem, Storefront for Art and Architecture

Storefront for Art and Architecture’s 2019 Spring Benefit will take place on Wednesday, May 29th at La Marqueta in East Harlem.

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The Black Body Propelled Through Time at The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

by AFineLyne, National Black Theater, The Schomburg Center

Image of Hope Boykin, courtesy National Black Theater

The National Black Theatre partners with the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture to present In Perpetual Flight: The Migration of the Black Body as part of Carnegie Hall’s citywide festival.

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