sing sculpture as a way to ask fundamental questions of human sensibility, Joe Brittain’s new work, currently on view at Catinca Tabacaru Gallery, aims to create situations and dialogs for us to probe our relationships to, and placements within the material world and its deep, incomprehensible history. Part historic, part scientific, part spiritual, the exhibition is a continuation of his …
Hopeless Fountain Kingdom Tour. | Halsey.
Halsey is on her 2017 Hopeless Fountain Kingdom Tour with special guests PartyNextDoor & Charli XCX playing concerts across North America. Her latest video “Bad at Love” is taking Youtube by storm with over 21 millions in little over a month! We looking forward to catching Halsey this Friday in Brooklyn! Get tickets for the shows BEFORE they sell out …
Ain’t It A Blessing Tour. | Tee Grizzley.
Tee Grizzley‘s had a big year as one of hip-hop’s rising names. His project ‘My Moment’ has been streamed over 117 million times on Spotify. His 2016 video for “First Day Out” has over 75 million plays, with Jay-Z saying it was “the best song out” on a recent Genius interview. Tee Grizzley is currently on his “Ain’t It A Blessing” Tour …
Music Video. | “Down For Mine” | Rittz.
aving invested over 20 years into the game, Rittz, is being rewarded for his diligence. Today, the Strange Music MC scored a career milestone. Last Call — his fourth album — stands atop the Rap charts, this according to SoundScan. The Miguel “M. Stacks” Brown, Jr.-produced, “Down For Mine,” finds a calculated Rittz spitting sixteens with stunning accuracy; press play. Photo Credit: Kristina Labbe Niki …
Music Video. | “Drowning (Water)” | A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie.
ubmerged in sound, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, continues to demonstrate his creative dexterity. Within the visual for “Drowning (Water),” The RiTE Brothers, showcase the Bronx MC engulfed by aqua and enveloped by diamonds. Consistent keys and floating currency, combined with an emotive delivery, help to tell the tale of living the pauper’s existence transformed to one of the nouveau riche. The Highbridge …
ENGENDER. | Kohn Gallery.
LA-based Kohn Gallery’s upcoming Fall exhibition, titled ENGENDER, will reexamine male and female gender classifications—a topic that is quite timely now as it has ever been given the ongoing gender debates within our political climate. Rooted in the word gender, Engender brings together a wide range of practitioners— including Nicole Eisenman, Hernan Bas, Firelei Báez, Emily Mae Smith, Tschabalala Self, and Nathaniel Mary Quinn, among others— who portray a form …
Music Video. | “Achoo!” | Keith Ape X Ski Mask The Slump God.
esistant to any inoculation, from within their dopeness emanates. The Cole Bennett-directed, “Achoo” finds Keith Ape and Ski Mask The Slump God in a hospital. Afflicted with inherent artistry, these two creatives ride the Jimmy Duval & Neighborhood Watch which conjures excess. Trading hubris-filled ostentatious bars these two are sick; press play. src=”//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js”> Niki GatewoodI write.
New Music. | “Highly Intoxicated” | Juicy J.
ewarded with longevity, Juicy J, is a living legend. While reinforcing his legacy, this Trap architect has discovered the way to remain relevant. He is dope. Recently, The Juiceman blessed the game and dropped his mixtape, Highly Intoxicated. The introductory track, “Highly Intoxicated,” finds an animated J with an intricate flow. The Crazy Mike-beat is reminiscent of classic Three 6. Do …
New Music. | “Caffeine & Nicotine” | Blakeley.
rooklyn’s Blakeley continues to reinforce her artistic integrity. The amped whimsy of her latest single, “Caffeine & Nicotine,” from the upcoming EP of the same name, invites one to join her on a subversive journey; convention’s monotony is confronted. Her emphatic voice effectively melds with the rigorous instrumentation. Sound becomes an adrenaline-drenched heart pumped by Blakeley’s vocal ability. Stay tuned; Blakely has teamed up …
New Music. | “You Should Know” | Rapsody Ft. Busta Rhymes.
o many adjectives. Rapsody is raw. Rapsody is an MC. Rapsody is Hip-Hop. Recently, the North Carolina narrator dropped her anticipated endeavor, Laila’s Wisdom. Named for her Big Mama — from whom she learned many valuable lessons — the album serves as an effort in excellence. It demonstrates that an innate essence will always trump a fleeting notoriety. From amorous to angst, …
NYFW Recap. | EgoSoleil. | Spring/Summer 2018 Collection.
oday the staff sat down and took a look back at New York Fashion Week. While a lot of big name brands put their best foot forward as usual, we decided to focus on the up and comers and we all agreed that Ego-Soleil stole the show and our hearts. Designed by Marie and Photini, Ego-Soleil unveiled their new Spring/Summer 2018 …
New Music. | “Living A Lie” | Lachi Ft. Styles P.
nvested in empowerment, Lachi, sings her truth. The self-reliant, singer/songwriter personifies progress. Her talent has compelled several record labels to distribute her music. Esteemed outlets like Oprah Radio and PBS Radio have lauded Lachi’s inherent artistry. Whether it’s EDM, Pop, Dubstep, or Dance this New York City-based chanteuse is known to deliver. The latest single, “Living A Lie,” showcases a tremendously tender …
Music Video. | “Black Coffee and Cigarettes” | Michael P Cullen |&| The Soul Searchers.
xpression, an additional appendage for Michael P Cullen, is demonstrated through his art. Outfitted with the Soul Searchers, the Aussie artist is submerged in sound; he’s living the dream. Live at Lazybones, the most recent EP added to the collective’s creative canon, dropped back in July. With “Black Coffee and Cigarettes” banal retrospect tortures a beautifully morose Michael. Restrained percussion, pained keys, …
New Music. | “Bipolar” | Dave East X V Don.
ushing waxed pictures, V Don, makes words become movies; he scores tracks. “Bipolar,” the recent collab which features the verbal dexterity of Dave East is menacing. Art amplified by an amalgamation of action, “Bipolar,” fuses stripped keys with an emphatic drum. It reverberates against ostentatious and harrowing sixteens. Dave East is diligent. The Harlem native recently dropped this unattached single, “Bipolar.” …
Secret Dungeon. | Stamina.
t is entirely fitting that the current show exhibiting in the Bushwick space called Secret Dungeon is titled STAMINA. This two-woman show, curated by Alexandra Fanning, brings together two female artists from differing backgrounds exploring the universal psychological, social, and cultural ways of viewing and valuing the labor of women’s work. Thai-Australian performance artist Kawita Vatanajyankur, presents candy-colored films featuring …
CALIFORNIA LOCOS. | SOCAL ORIGINALS – MASTERS OF STYLE.
Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA –”a far-reaching and ambitious exploration of Latin American and Latino art in dialogue with Los Angeles”– opens this evening at the Getty Museum. Quiet Lunch, however, will be hangin’ with some of the most notorious LA artists in that city’s Chinatown for this evening’s opening of CALIFORNIA LOCOS: SOCAL ORIGINALS – MASTERS OF STYLE at Eastern …
Music Video. | “Deep Thoughts” | The Peanut Gallery.
rom Party of 5IVE to their present duo of, The Peanut Gallery, Orlando and Flee Jones remain determined. The New Jersey natives have tasked themselves to accentuate Hip-Hop’s authenticity. The duo’s creative collision will soon be displayed in their debut album, Tales From The Basement. The leadoff single, “Deep Thoughts,” showcases Orlando’s unorthodox artistry. For more from The Peanut Gallery stay tuned. …
Music Video. | “Good Ol’ Music” | Jay Hunna.
nfluenced by Golden lyricism, Jesse “Jay Hunna” Bland, turns to his pen for cathartic release. A child of Chicago, he has lived the have-not existence. Following the 2015, unprovoked death of his cousin, Sandra Bland, music was one of the things which helped to assuage his restless soul. On September 8, his debut album, Better Days was released. The “Good Ol’ Music” visual displays …
Summer of Art. | Your Top 5 Features of Summer 2017.
ot matter how much we complain about the heat, we always get a little misty eyed when the summer leaves. Although we have a new, more active, art season to look forward to, we can’t deny that the summer has had its moments. As the fall season looms, Quiet Lunch takes a look back at some our most memorable summer posts. Quiet …
Music Video. | “Monster” | Datsik X 1000volts (Redman & Jayceeoh).
ip-Hop is ever-evolving. Redman demonstrates its progression. While wielding voraciously lyrical sixteens, he along with respected turntablist, JAYCEEOH, melt wax. Together, they are 1000volts. “Monster,” the dubstep mingling of Firepower Records labelmates, 1000volts and Datsik, melds frenetic energy with simplistic storytelling. It’s electric! Niki GatewoodI write.
Music Video. | “MaNyfaCedGod” | Jay Z Ft. James Blake.
ersonified artistry is Lupita Nyong’o. The Francesco Carrozzini-directed, “MaNyfaCedGod” visual, is heightened by the harmonies of James Blake. Measured movements become lyrical expression. An effortless pen chronicles the emotional evolution of the 13- time platinum MC. Damned good job, Jay Z; thanks for 4:44. Niki GatewoodI write.
Music Video. | “On My Mind” | Jorja Smith X Preditah.
Photo Credit: Emma Swann agic is real. Jorja Smith possesses an incredibly contemporary voice that nudges at a ’90’s nostalgia . Project 11, her introductory EP further proves this point. With “On My Mind,” an incredible assist from production virtuoso, Preditah, succinctly pushes the track to the sublime. You’re welcome. Niki GatewoodI write.
Music Video. | “Meditation” | GoldLink Ft. Jazmine Sullivan, KAYTRANADA.
ll gold everything! Can it be? GoldLink continues to prove that Hip-Hop is alive and well. Teaming up with the vocal savant, Jazmine Sullivan, and the sonically enigmatic, KAYTRANADA, the trio came together and created the refreshing, “Meditation.” GoldLink challenges his competitors. The visual captures a compelling night where lust challenges life. Recently, his debut studio album, At What Cost, has earned a …
Top Five: “Tipsy.” | Black Shadow’s Troyton Rami X Rupee.
usic is the universal language in which both Troyton Rami and Rupee are fluent. Throughout their respective careers, these two students of sound have attained a plethora of accolades. Earlier this year, Rami — half of Black Shadow, the Grammy award-winning production duo — teamed up with the esteemed Rupee to create the summer smash, “Tipsy.” To emphasize their creative dexterity, the single’s welcomed …
Artists We Know Season 2: Who is David Byrd?
elcome back to our later summer/fall edition of Artists We Know. For our second series of articles for Quiet Lunch will be serving both new and lesser known artists as well as artists well into their respective careers. So without further ado: Our first article of this season profiles David Byrd, an artist since deceased whose oeuvre leaves an impression. …
Taxonomy of Transcendence. | The Subtle Triumph of Michael Carini.
ncountering the works of artist Michael Carini, visionary is the most apt adjective that comes to mind. The evocative transcendence of Carini’s potent style, a blend of abstract expressionism and an urban art aesthetic, is immediately apparent. Few artists working today embody the distilled purity of emotional expression in their work that Carini effortlessly exudes through his paintings. What sets the …
Look At God. | Ty Odu.
I was digging around the interwebs and came across a dope visual piece called Black Goddess by Ty Odu. Check out his work on DeviantArt. Bim StarThis New York City native breathes the concrete jungle. From be a stylist and clothing designer who’s pieces has graced the silhouettes of fashionistas and socialites alike, to running the streets to get the …
Why Network Television Doesn’t Deserve The Carmichael Show.
reat shows get cancelled all the time, some for a good reason and others out of nowhere. Unfortunately, The Carmichael Show seems to have a plot in both parts of that sitcom graveyard. That is ultimately the way it goes in TV Land; but the death of The Carmichael Show reeks of foul play. Well, not foul play exactly but it seems …
Hayley McCulloch talks with Danny Simmons.
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A School for Rebels. | New York Studio School.
ummer in New York is the time for group shows, and at the New York Studio School, the Annual Alumni Exhibition is not-to-be-missed. This year’s exhibition has been juried and then curated by Florence Lynch of Elizabeth Dee Gallery, Anders Bergstrom of Hauser & Wirth, Steven Harvey of Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects and Jennifer Samet of Eric Firestone Gallery, …
Cabinets de Curiosités. | Peter Opheim at ROODGALLERY.
Red Hook’s newest gallery space, ROODGALLERY, has recently transformed into a fantastical shop-like space for strange figurines and looming paintings of unearthly creatures. Wunderkammer, a solo presentation of abstract-turned figurative painter Peter Opheim, utilizes the gallery’s unconventional space to transform into a fictional cabinets de curiosités incorporating Opheim’s monumental oil paintings with corresponding figurative sculptures. Quirkily presented within custom, handmade wooden vitrines, the space …
A Domino by Any Other Color: Zazie Beetz as Domino Facing Some Backlash?
eadpool was a box office smash and with teasers for the upcoming sequel leaking online, everyone is tenting their pants for the follow-up. Set to be released about 10 months from now, the film will feature some new characters that will costar alongside the Merc with a Mouth. Goonies alum Josh Brolin will be playing Cable, a role that could have …
Summer Cool. | Group Show at Anna Zorina.
nna Zorina’s show is as jubilant as it is varied. Though two clusters of graphite angels might disagree, color and collage are the stars of Summer Cool. Here, a cardboard collage of a drunken-sailor type feels at home with a rendition of Magritte’s Son of Man done entirely in paint injected bubble wrap. More subtle work can be found in the …
Facial Profiling. | Group Show at C24 Gallery.
Check out Facial Profiling at C24 Gallery for all things portrait. On the upper story, rows of distorted White House staffers stare down the floor, flanked by shadowy portraits obscured by series of dots and circles. On another wall, pairs of photographs show the artist’s preconceptions of his online dates projected onto them, followed by a collaborative post-date portrait. Things take …
close, but not touching. | Group Show at Biggercode.
on’t be deceived by its outside appearance–Biggercode is more than its upstairs boutique. Last Thursday, the downstairs half of the space opened its inaugural show “close, but not touching,” a group show curated with the intent to invoke a non-nostalgic past in dialogue with the present day. Whimsical works hang across from more solemn ones, all surrounding piers topped with …
Save Me From Myself Sweatshirt. | PastelX.
veryone needs saving—especially from themselves. You know it, we know it and even PastelX knows it. Which is exactly why the brand created this funky fresh Save Me From Myself Sweatshirt. Buy it. Thank us later. Shop Here Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but …
The Legacy of Marshall Mathers: Is Eminem Overrated?
ebating hip-hop’s Top 5 is never an easy or agreeable task. Although there are some familiar emcees who have somewhat solidified their spots on the coveted list, no one is truly safe. Let us examine your classic 2Pac, Jay-Z, Biggie, Eminem and Nas lineup. As much as this list is commonly agreed upon, old school rap fans who came of age …
Water Me.| Kwesi Abbensetts at Brilliant Champions Gallery.
wesi Abbensetts’s first solo exhibition opened at Brilliant Champions Gallery. Subtle detail lies in the layers of his photographic collages, while maintaining the graphic edge that distinguishes his work. His espousal of intuition as his leading force pays off in each of the portraits of Water Me. Black bodies, florals, and rich patterns form the images and reflect back Abbensetts’s Caribbean origins in what he …
A Feature Shared By All. | Maja Čule at Company Gallery.
ead up to 5th floor Company Gallery and prepare to go further into the skies. The tucked away exhibit of Maja Čule’s work seeks to encapsulate the disorientation and sterility of air travel. A video of strangers making conversation and sharing Purell dominates one side of the gallery’s dividing wall. On the other a series of murky drawings hang behind a …
NSFW | Amalgamated Fragments. | Ed Templeton at Danziger.
katerborder turned photographer, Ed Templeton’s first New York photography show has come to Dan Zinger gallery. Shots of childhood boredom, teenagers lounging on the grass, revelers and workers, fill the walls, grouped loosely by theme and palette in what he calls “image clouds.” They retain an ease suggestive of his self-taught, SoCal background while highlighting Templeton’s eye for the unexpected …
Exploring Nature with Castor Gallery.
f you haven’t been wandering the Lower East Side Galleries, you may have missed something special at Castor Gallery on Broome Street. Nature, an exhibition of new work from Jeanette Hayes, Michael Manning, Austin Lee, Patrick Jacobs, Robert Lazzarini and Jonas Lund, explores art practice rooted in mathematics, algorithms, code and modern technology which continue to push the barrier on …
Humanness. | Group Show at Lyons Wier.
yons Wier’s new group show opened last Thursday. Entitled Humanness, the pieces range from an oil of Garfield clawing his way to the forefront of the painting, to a pair of glossy portraits of 18th century boys, to two ceramic jars encircled with images of “Penis Enlargement Cream.” Whatever aspect of ‘humanness’ you’re into, you’ll find something for you here. Humanness …
ISIS Bullet Hole Paintings. | Piers Secunda.
Artists are motivated to produce their work for myriad reasons. Few would take the risk of travelling to one of the world’s most dangerous places to do it. But for British artist-cum-sculptor Piers Secunda, a trip to the frontline of the fight against Isis was essential to his work. Secunda travelled to Iraq’s frontlines with Isis to take highly accurate …
Why Is Teen Vogue Teaching Your Children About Anal?
et’s get straight to the point. Teen Vogue published an article titled “Anal Sex: What You Need To Know” and people are absolutely butt hurt. Pun intended. No, but really, leave it up to a modern society to prove how unmodern it actually is when faced with a test in modernity. In all honesty, when I first read the article there was …
Big Brother Print. | Jeff Rose.
After taking some jabs on his latest album, 4:44, it is apparent that big brother Jay-Z has a bone to pick with his little brother, Ye. Although we all know it’s still love, Jeff Rose captures the riff in a brilliant print titled “Big Brother.” The print is currently sold out but there is a good chance Rose may do a …