New York

KNOW // Williamsburg's Emerging Film Culture
Sola Agustsson |
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Though Williamsburg has been a destination for music and restaurants for years, its movie culture hasn’t emerged until recently.

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KNOW // NYC Will Turn You into a Razor Blade // Harif Guzman
Sola Agustsson, Lindsey Grothkopp |
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Harif Guzman’s collages stave off the calamity of the city.

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SEE // New Wave New York, Holiday Art Shopping, and a MoMA Dance Party
Sarah Bondoc |
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When the holiday (ahem, consumerist) season gets you down, go interrogate the meaning of capitalism at an art exhibition in a defunct bank!

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SEE // David Lynch Inspires Artists to Confront the Abyss
Sola Agustsson |
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Nine artists confront The Black Lodge from David Lynch’s Twin Peaks.

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KNOW // Theater, Performance Art, or Installation? // Sleep No More
Sola Agustsson |
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More than being an Absinthe-clouded, eerie-but-enjoyable dream sequence, Sleep No More is a constantly evolving art piece, different for each night and each person.

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SEE // The Heyday of the Lower East Side
Sarah Bondoc |
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The museum and gallery openings are quiet this week due to the masses flocking towards the Art Basel Miami mecca. If you find yourself in the city, here are some events to check out.

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SEE // The Art of Scent, a Garage Sale at MoMA, and Avant-Garde Japan
Sarah Bondoc |
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This week in New York, the Museum of Arts and Design mounts an olfactory exhibition, and filmmaker Jim Jarmusch releases an album at MoMA PS1.

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SEE // The Body and the City // Antony Gormley
Georgina Wells |
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The intensity and movement of Gormley’s sculptures echo the robust energy of a rapidly evolving urban neighborhood.

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KNOW / / The Art of Nightlife // André Saraiva
Sola Agustsson |
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We caught up with artist-cum-nightclub mogul André Saraiva to talk graffiti, Parisian nightlife, and social art projects.

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SEE // Apocalyptic Art (And Some Comic Relief)
Sarah Bondoc |
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If you’re into extremes, this is your week: Chernobyl, the apocalypse, and eerily empty rooms square off against a comedy show at MoMA PS1, the New York Comedy Festival, and a Brooklyn comic festival.

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SEE // From Astroturf to the Ocean // Gabriel Orozco
Jarrett Moran |
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Gabriel Orozco brings two expansive new installations to the Guggenheim. Enter to win tickets to a conversation with Orozco and art historian Benjamin Buchloh!

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SEE // The Body Electric // Sascha Braunig
Sarah Bondoc |
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Sascha Braunig’s mind-altering canvases.

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