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William Powhida in A Tale of Three Covers

William Powhida, How the New Museum Committed Suicide with Banality, cover art, Brooklyn Rail, November 2009 (For a larger, more legible image, click here.) ---------------------- December...

Scoop at Scope- the highlights, Art Basel Miami 2010.

Ideally the reason to go to Art Basel is for the art shows, not to see David Guetta perform at Mansion or to...

The City Firm & ROX Gallery present: #PPP None of us is greater...

When noted documentary film maker and general downtown trouble maker Clayton Patterson approached me and said we ought to do a little feature on Rox...

Being Broke, Disillusioned and Suicidal Creates Better Art.

One can imagine that living in Berlin during the long period in which city was bisected by two rival, globe-spanning uber-entities – thereby serving...

Amber and Brendan turn up at STK.

  When one walks into Amber Arbucci and Brendan Murphy’s exhibit, one instantly feels empowered by their creations.  With nude models covered in body paint...

The Damon Dash Gallery presents Kyle Goen.

Damon Dash gallery had their opening reception this past Thursday, for Kyle Goen’s “The Voice that Arms itself to be Heard” large-scale paintings and...

After Hours at Krause gallery.

A large crowd of beautiful beatniks spilled out of Krause Gallery and into Orchard street Friday night as the After Hours event saw it's...
History of Visual Art Education

History of Visual Art Education: A multi billion dollar industry arrived.

History of Visual Art Education; The consideration of art and artists as it now morphs into a billion dollar industry and what now counts...

Looking for Plato at Collective Hardware.

Plato’s theory of forms holds that there exists a perfect other in a removed world of which ours is a sad, poor copy. I...

A Visual Feast: the NYC Halloween Parade

Written, photographed by, and © Keith Lew, keithlew.com Visit Keith Lew's full gallery HERE As I exit the W4th subway station onto 6th Avenue, I try to...

The Steven Kasher gallery presents ‘Inspired.’

This past Wednesday the Steven Kasher gallery opened with a tantalizing new show called simply "Inspired," featuring photography centered around the theme...

Immediatism at the ArtExpo in Manhattan

Our frenetic lives 2.0 don't leave us any time to care for details. Jumping from Google to a Facebook update while twitting our exotic...

Art Trends to Look Forward to in 2023

Trends in the Art World to watch out for in 2023: increased social and political commentary, incorporating technology, NFT's & collectible fine arts.  The market...

Fixx makes it to Scope.

SCOPE, for the most part, has always been the minor league to the Armory Show’s majors.  You go, you have a good time, and...

Passing by China.

Though the recession has put pressure on New York City’s dwindling studio art scene, attending gallery openings remains a favorite pastime of those looking...