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Okay, we went to the Armory too, but are Galleries still relevant?

So last night was the last night of the Armory spectacle. To be clear we rather enjoyed the whole experience, the artists, the dealers,...

The art of Being Held Hostage. Allan D Hasty and Parker Wolf Get Tied...

We here at Scallywag and Vagabond are quite adamant about championing provocative work from those artists whom we deem unique, highly talented, a smidgen...

A Tribute to Brooklyn (Crooklyn) NY , courtesy of Spike Lee.

This past Thursday night big things were happening in a tiny curved gallery as the art installment of the Spike Lee Tribute opened. Greeted...

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...

Addiction. A collection of Photography by Thi Chien.

It is the season of the tilted hat. A time when the cold is just warm enough to keep the head partly exposed to...

First Impressions: A Night At HEIST Gallery.

Tonight was my first encounter with emerging artist Sadie Weis and gallery entrepreneur Talia Eisenberg. I hope it won’t be my last. Something about...

Jen Davis, overweight woman who spent 11 years loving her body hates herself…

Jen Davis, an overweight woman who spent 11 years documenting and loving her body has in the end come to an awareness that her...

Patrick McMullan and Amber De Vos present ‘Me, Nycelf, and Eye.’

Amber De Vos‘ collection, ‘Me, Nycelf, and Eye’ opened Wednesday at the BoConcept store on west 18th st. Hosted by Patrick McMullan, the...

‘Quick while still,’ stars at pop up at Heist gallery.

In their continued efforts to be innovative and a progressive voice for down town artists (what else would we expect from Ms Talia Eisenberg...

The Sleek set turn up for Albert Watson at Milk.

  If you are in the business of gawking at sleek looking children with perfect jawlines and too high cheekbones we certainly hope you were...

CJ Reilly- From one tip of Bushwick to South America.

The Bushwick Open Studios and Art Festival is a bit of a Renaissance Fair where intrepid travelers can return to the Williamsburg of yore....
BMW ArtCars, Miami Art Basel 2012.

Paint it Black: Miami Art Basel 2012.

And so it begins. Art Basel Miami 2012 brings the worlds of international collectors, dealers, fortune hunters,corporate wonks, Hollywood types and sybarites like us...

Final Jeffrey Deitch exhibit sends them to the streets.

This past Saturday, anyone thinking they were going to get in and partake in the last public open gallery exhibit of the Deitch...

2 feet 12 inches at White Box Gallery; ‘Outlaw.’

Nestled in the heart of Chinatown, White Box Gallery  is a true rare find. Retro, wild, carefree and cool, White Box stands alone, off the...
Banksy arrested

Banksy’s arrest was just a hoax. Life imitating art.

The new oxymoron of street art: Vans ads or vandalism? E-Bay shuts down auction for Banksy’s Identity. The false arrest that even Banksy could be proud...