Feather Paint Champion

The portrait of nature, an item that is ever ubiquitous in our realm of art. Though at times striking in its meticulous detail and appearance, a work of serene landscapes or majestic...

A Walk through the Windy City

A photo story on the sites one might see whilst taking a stroll in Chicago, Illinois on an early spring day.

The Beat Generation in Paris: A New Film from Alan Govenar

William Burroughs is writing his incendiary Naked Lunch, Gregory Corso is creating his “Bomb,” a bombastic poetic send-off to the nuclear age, and Allen Ginsberg is cooking up his...

One-Man Symphony: Jon Gomm

Who needs iTunes? Jon Gomm, the British virtuoso acoustic guitarist, singer/songwriter, is quite content to put his music up for sale on his own Web site. Not only does he skip over the...

All That Glitters: Platinum Jewelry Designer Philip Press Gives Sparkle to Fashion

For those who immerse themselves in the world of fashion, Philip Press needs no introduction. The Los Angeles-based jewelry designer is known for his stunning platinum designs, featuring...

Painting a Monologue: ‘Give Me Your Hand,’ A Irish Repertory Theatre Production

Rarely do we see true beauty in the theater, but Give Me Your Hand provides one of those extremely special moments.

A Defiant Beauty: Contemporary Iranian Art from the Permanent Collection at the Met

Given the media’s almost daily drumbeat reporting the ill will, distrust, and unveiled hostility defining today’s Iran, it seems not only implausible but foolhardy to believe that art...

‘Project X’ Is A “Rager” for the Ages

We’ve all had that “one crazy night” that’s been captured on film in movies like Superbad, Bachelor Party, After Hours, and The Hangover. But no matter how wild your endeavors may...

‘Teresa’s Ecstasy’: A Taste for Gazpacho

Don’t think that just because the protagonist of Teresa’s Ecstasy, currently playing at The Cherry Lane Theatre in the West Village in New York, is making a menopausal pilgrimage back...

New York’s Week That Was: The Art Fairs

Over the past 25 years, the role of the art fair has evolved with the times.

At their inception, in the 1980s, these were clubby events, and whether...