The Hyperflexible Theater And Its Limits
Photo: Andy Henderson, Evan Zimmerman, Iwan Baan, Matthew Murphy, Whitney Browne Actors have broken the fourth wall since…
A Sensible New Yorker’s Guide to Legionella Season
In early July, the Upper East Side saw a cluster of Legionnaires’ cases. Then the Guggenheim and the…
How I Learned to Love Taylor’s Madison Square Garden Wedding
Photo: Sara Konradi/The Washington Post/Getty Images “Oh, that’s why all the streets are closed off?” two sailors in…
Gowanus Gets Two Giant, Glowing Bear Sculptures by Jen Lewin
Sculptor Jen Lewin showed Ursa Major and Ursa Minor at Burning Man. Photo: Jen Lewin Studio People crossing…
A Century-Old Pillar and Column Maker is Closing in NYC
One morning earlier this week, Thomas Lupo, the president and CEO of the American Wood Column Corporation, was…
Ryan McGinley on Shooting ‘Night Shift’ All Over New York
Ryan McGinley, Bethesda Fountain, Central Park, 2026. Photo: Ryan McGinley Ryan McGinley spent a good chunk of last…
Long Lost Photos at the Chelsea Hotel Resurface in New Book
Robert Mapplethorpe and Patti Smith in Mapplethorpe’s annex studio on the ground floor of the Chelsea Hotel. Photo:…
What It’s Like to Race New York’s Tallest Skyscrapers
The stairs at 30 Rock are extremely steep. Today, New York City zoning rules and the International Building…
Where in New York City Should Taylor Swift’s Wedding Be?
Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Photos: Getty First, the tabloids reported that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding would take place…
Lee Quiñones’s Renegade ’80s Art World
Quiñones on the set of the “Rapture” music video. Photo: Charlie Ahearn In 1980, Lee Quiñones was 20…
Was the New Museum’s $82 Million Extension a Rush Job?
The New Museum has a packing-tape problem. In late March, its $82 million, shardlike addition, designed by Shohei…
The Art World Nervously Turns Out for New Museum Reopening
On the occasion of her 2016 retrospective at the New Museum, Nicole Eisenman grabbed me by the shoulders…