Tag: New York
Katya Leonovich: The Night of Shooting Stars and Seeing Small.
The impulsive exploratory instinct constantly churning within us was turned on high at the L Gallery retrospective of Katya Leonovich’s work. The trick of the Christopher Columbus expedition of last Tuesday, however, was not to find the New World,...
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 there’s usually a few good players, but there’s isn’t a lot of Derek Jeters. Not...
Rogues, Rebels and Renegades: The Art of an Outlaw Interview with Filmmaker Hilton Ruiz.
This past Tuesday afternoon I made my way to the Lower East Side to visit filmmaker Hilton Ruiz for a private screening and conversation about his as-of-yet unreleased documentary, Rogues, Rebels and Renegades: The Art of an Outlaw. Admittedly,...
Davide Balula: American Wall Nut
For Davide Balula, all that it takes to make a captivating art piece is… a utility closet? In a city where the intangible emptiness of a space is what comes with the highest price tag, city dwellers are forced...
The Etiquette of Taking Tea.
Pinkies Up! Scallywag Takes Tea for Two.
What ever happened to the art of high tea? Sure, it’s still a staple in England, France, and other, more civilized lands, but why don’t Americans embrace this delicate practice? Have we become...
Skye Nicolas: His own Murdered Beauty.
On the back of his wildly successful solo show we decided once again to take Skye Nicolas aside and ask him some more compelling questions. After you finish reading this compelling interview you'll agree with us that Skye Nicolas...
The Etiquette of Drinking Wine with Fixx and CONOISSEUR Kevin ZRALY.
There is no other art in the world that speaks to the senses so intensely as a glass of wine. Especially to those favored with an opulent and distinct sensibility. To the doubters I say, keep your paintings, they...
Now that you’re Unemployed what are You Going to do with Yourself?
It’s true being bereft of employment and income can be a very painful experience. What you haven’t considered paradoxically is how liberating the whole thing can be as well.
According to common dogma (isn’t that an amazing word?) we’re all...
Okay, so we went to the Oscars too…hanging out with the Hot Chocolate Oscar gang.
What do you get when you combine a sweet tooth, a fascination for Hollywood stardom and the mink coats that come with them? A night out with America and the Hollywood dream.
This Sunday night saw us join the rest...
Sioloonim: Fountain of Youth.
We’re packed in the Sioloonim showroom under harsh lights. It’s not a lot of space but they’re making the most of it. Guests are carrying martini’s that look curiously chalky while snatching delicate hors d’oeuvres from stone layered plates...
Melissa Foss: A Styles Editor who only sits in the Front Row.
As Fashion Week leaves us cold and clamoring for new clothes, we catch up with Texan-born-and-bred Melissa Foss-Zdyb, Style Expert and writer at Style List. Does the devil really wear Prada? What’s up with Tyra Banks’ forehead? Does fashion...
How to affect Nonchalance: A Night out with Kithe Brewster and his Celebrity Friends.
To my left is Lil Kim, behind her Marc Jacobs, Moby, Lynn Whitfield and in between us and them are the ‘zingatini’s,’ the gestures, poses, and wondrous thoughts that make a kindred enclave (Casa La Femme- at 140 Charles...
Who Wants some Koch?
New York’s Wonder Twins, the Koch brothers have activated their powers yet again and have assumed the form of a whale on 88 10th avenue. Swallowing up Gotham’s beautiful girls and wooden boys for a Tuesday night dinner in...
Katya Leonovich at L Gallery Studio.
In essence, Katya Leonovich is more of a philosopher than anything. To validate her visions and values, she has chosen to use the media of fabric and paint. But don’t be fooled, the fabric is not reserved for her...
Skye Nicolas- Mortelle Series Act I @ ION space.
“Just kill them!” ordered Marlon Richards of Skye Nicolas; and the “Mortelle Series: Act I” was born. How can beauty be captured without repeating the clichés of art history, the enticing curvaceous Venus of Urbinos, the delectably innocent Daphnes?...
