by Downtown Magazine | Apr 12, 2017 | Culture, Events
In collaboration with MoMA, the Cultural Services of the French Embassy is organizing the very first North American retrospective of Moustapha Alassane, a pioneer of populist cinema in newly independent Niger in the 1960s and 1970s. The exhibit will be taking place...
by Helaina Hovitz | Aug 25, 2016 | Downtown Living, Real Estate
It’s hard to run into someone downtown who doesn’t know Noël Jefferson. The artist, photographer, filmmaker and producer has been one of downtown’s strongest pillars even before Tribeca became “trendy.” While working towards her Master’s Degree at Columbia Teacher’s...
by Mike Hammer | May 9, 2015 | Culture, Entertainment
The groundbreaking and breathtaking works of celebrated American artist Frank Stella will be on display at the new Downtown Whitney Museum of American Art this fall. The exhibit will offer the most comprehensive collection and presentation of the artist’s career...
by Mike Hammer | Feb 21, 2014 | Culture, Entertainment
The Museum of Modern Art will host the exhibit, Gauguin: Metamorphoses. This is the first exhibit to showcase French artist Paul Gauguin’s (1848-1903) entire repertoire, rather than the modernist paintings the pioneering artist is more commonly known for. One hundred...
by Mike Hammer | Feb 5, 2014 | Culture, Editor's Pick
Gary Schwartz has had the heart of an artist his entire adult life – it just took him several years – and occupations – to realize he could earn a living by doing something he is passionate about. Born and raised in Coney Island (his dad was the original manager of...