If one can brave the mirages of moist heat and warm rain of New York August, they just might end up at 170 Forsyth Street, home of Ki Smith Gallery. At this time, the gallery is proud to present its 2026 juried group show: Critics Choice. With 24 artists ranging in age, background, and medium, the show brings together a …
kamsakii.+* x “Third Strike: A Fusion of 80’s Dancehall and Japanese Dub.
Kamsakii’s “Third Strike” melds 80’s Dancehall and Reggae with Japanese Dub, creating a unique sound. It combines the Lovers Rock style of Jamaican artists with the confident vibe of Dancehall legends. Influenced by Japanese artists like Natsu Summer, it pushes the boundaries of Reggae and Dub into innovative, new territories.
Five Below at Tribeca’s Closing
On the second Friday of this August, the closing showcase for Five Below drew in art-fans under the last dregs of Summer’s heat. Hugged between buildings, the lingering heat dispersed into Marinaro Gallery on 86 Walker Street, notched into east Tribeca. The gallery housed paintings and mixed media works from twenty-five artists. Marinaro Gallery recently moved to this new space …
Gallery Tour at Gladwell Projects This Saturday.
On August 15th, 2026, The Creative & Commercial is hosting a gallery tour in Jersey City with curator Christiana Ine-Kimba Boyle. The event features six solo exhibitions by various artists, showcasing diverse themes and artistic expressions. Visitors can gain insights into these distinct practices from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Stoops, Sirens, and Stickball Feels at Home in Sunset Park.
What becomes of a neighborhood’s soul when its stories begin to fade? Stoops, Sirens, and Stickball are the language of a neighborhood. Generations gathered on stoops, shared stories, and friendships began. Sirens wove their way into the rhythm of daily life. Music filled the streets, food brought families together, and stickball transformed blocks into playgrounds, where imagination turned the neighborhood …
Arthur Banach Encourages Us to REINVENT at Loudmouth.
“All that you touch, you change. All that you change, changes you. The only lasting truth is change.” — Octavia Butler As Octavia Butler wrote, change is the only lasting truth. We hold the capacity to change in countless ways, and in turn, to change those around us, and the world we inhabit. REINVENT is the first solo exhibition from …
KYNE’s “Mozzarella” is Only a Sign of Things to Come.
There is something wonderfully off-kilter about KYNE’s flow and her general approach to music. The listener can tell that she’s having fun but also taking her craft seriously. The way she slips in and out various pockets of rhythm and weaves together warm stretches of melodies automatically puts “Mozzarella” in our summer rotation. “‘Mozzarella‘ is a romantic song disguised as a …
GOLDY’s New Single “I Know Now” Hugs Your Ears and Heals Your Heart.
Relationship studies have shown that it takes an average of eight years to get over your ex. Granted, we all take our own time to heal and this study is an educated generalization at best but one common thread amongst the broken hearted is the rumination that comes with separation. Sometimes with that rumination comes a painful relooping of traumas …
JUNE’S TEETH: 32 Reasons for US to Smile by Theo Mighty at CIA Gallery.
In celebration of this year’s Juneteenth holiday, Quiet Lunch and the C.I.A. (Center for Information Alternatives) have teamed up to present JUNE’S TEETH: 32 Reasons for US to Smile By Theo Mighty. A curated excerpt from Mighty’s expansive and ongoing portraiture series, The Way Home, this exhibition serves as a handcrafted reminder that a great portion of America’s History is …
Ryan Bock Fires Up America’s Candles: “Young Americans” at Satellite Art Show, NYC.
“According to Lieutenant-General Sir John Bagot Glubb, empires historically begin their decline at the 250 to 300 year mark. “Young Americans” is Ryan Bock’s new exhibition commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the United States of America, opening July 4th, 2026.” That was how the artist announced his upcoming exhibit, where wieners will be served alongside a diverse program of fellow …
The Morean Center for Clay Debuts Solo Shows: “Dé Aquí, De Allá” & “Happy Birthday Stinky!”
Spirits were high at the Morean Center for Clay in the warehouse district of St. Petersburg, Florida during the opening of two of their best solo shows this year: De Aquí, De Allá by Alexia Benavent-Rivera, and “Happy Birthday Stinky!” by Jenny Day. The chatter of the attendees caused the air of the old train station to hum like the …
Q&A: “Fresh Squeezed 10: Emerging Florida Artists” at the Morean Arts Center.
The Morean Arts Center rests in the perpetually sun-rinsed downtown St. Petersburg, Florida. This year the Morean celebrated its 109th year and became a legacy institution. But with Amanda Cooper at the curatorial helm, they don’t intend to rest on their laurels. Fresh Squeezed 10: Emerging Artists in Florida, their latest showcase, best exemplifies this effort, featuring eight budding artists …
Q&A: Laura Weyl Stages A Requiem for the Camera at CIA Gallery.
One of the main driving forces in art is instinct. Not to say that process, technique and even intent each play a significant role in whole sacred ordeal. However, as an artist, there is something about having an innate feel for your work that allows sparks to fly. Exploring the nuance of analog artistry, Laura Weyl‘s Requiem for the Camera …
INTERVIEW | Curator Micaela Giovannotti’s Embodied Narratives Appeals to the Naked Eye at Kates-Ferri Projects.
Embodied Narratives is a bawdy (yet contemplative) streak through the Lower East Side gallery scene. Kates-Ferri Projects’ latest show serves its audience eleven contemporary artists with a crisp sapidity. The show features primarily 2D works of varied sorts, from oils, to panty hose—yes, you read that correctly—textiles, to a video piece that invades viewers’ perception and plays with the limits of “2D”. …
Lalo Mackenzie Rolls Out Raffle. Celebrates the Last Days of Disparate Loneliness at CIA Gallery.
After Disparate Loneliness was extended for another week at CIA Gallery, artist Lalo Mackenzie looks to celebrate the culmination of her solo exhibition’s three-week run with a special raffle for the masses! The prize is a one-of-one “16 x 20” fine art print of “Hashtag Feelings”! Sign up for the raffle below and seize this unique opportunity to own a …
The Closing of Bob Krasner’s Times Square at Ki Smith Gallery.
Furious light hums from Bob Krasner‘s vibrant photography. Fuchsias, cyans, lemon and lime light, all cut between buildings as if done perfectly with scissors. The effect is rather abstract at first, like a collage mired in the deliberation of composition. But as you stare longer, and lean in just enough, the cityscapes emerge and begin to reveal themselves. All of this …
Jarid Blue’s Light Baths Wash Over CIA Gallery.
Light Baths is a Brooklyn-based photography and projection installation series that transforms bodies and spaces through projected light patterns. Brooklyn artist Jarid Blue uses precision-mapped projections to create what he calls an “armor of artwork” – turning participants’ skin into illuminated canvases that empower new forms of self-expression. The work exists in two forms: the immediate, personal experience of becoming …
Innerdisciplinary Actions Are Being Taken At Half Gallery.
Housed by Half Gallery in Alphabet City, Innerdisciplinary is a fun three person exhibition with a vivid sense of variety that digs deep. As you are first walking in, your eye is drawn towards Rene Ricard‘s piece plaintively pleading, “please hold me the forgotten way.” The battered ship washed ashore along with the shadowy subject sobbing in the foreground conducts …
The 17 Standout Booths at The Other Art Fair 2025.
The highlight of an artful autumn, The Other Art Fair has a certain charm that feels sincere and refreshing. You can see its intentions from a mile away and those intentions are more than welcome. This year, the Brooklyn fair had a little bit of everything for everyone without losing the plot. While it did have some dry spots here …
Ryan Bock’s LICH Takes Up Roots At Ki Smith Gallery.
I’ve always been a big fan of Bock’s creative practice, and Ki Smith Gallery on the Lower East Side is situated in one of NYC’s coolest neighborhoods, so it’s pretty much the bee’s knees too. Hence, it seems kind of unusual for me to have made absolutely no preparation for this show at all. I had made no effort whatsoever …
The Weight of Worth: Karley Wasaff Wants Us to Move On.
Your identity and the body that carries that identity is a statement that we learn to articulate over time. Becoming comfortable in one’s own skin is something that we often strive to achieve. Finding themselves more comfortable than they have ever been, Karley Wasaff is a multifaceted maven of movement who has embraced the journey of excavating who they are. …
The Last Days of Resistance & Myth at Ki Smith Gallery.
To refer to art as a revolution may seem cliché–and even passé–but the core intent of the practice still stands. The catalyst of change still remains. It will always have the power to raise awareness, provide brilliant commentary and readjust the societal lens. Those elements and efforts are very apparent in Resistance & Myth. A tight-knit group exhibition housed by …
Patty Horing’s Reflection Mirrors Its Audience at Anna Zorina.
Anna Zorina brought a bit of warmth to a chilly Thursday in Chelsea with the debut of Patty Horing‘s Reflection. Horing is known for creating honest but glaring portraiture that stays with the viewer long after they have left the gallery. To say that Horing’s work is memorable would be a well-intentioned understatement. There is a distinctive sincerity to her …
Permanent Instability Takes Hold at Kates-Ferri Projects.
It has been quite some time since we last visited Kates-Ferri Projects and with the fall art season now in full swing, we made it our business to check out their new group exhibition, Permanent Instability. Featuring an intimate creative cast that includes Guillermo Garcia, Martín Touzón and Saskia Fleishman, the show occupied both Kates-Ferri’s main gallery and B-side. This …
Nostalgia for Sale. | Amadeus Chavez Does It the Right Way.
Tapping into the core sentiment and distinct aesthetic of our gaming heydays, artist Amadeus Chavez has found a pocket between culture and commodification.
Caryn Casts Her Vote. | Jerry For Zohran Poster.
Nina Simone once proclaimed that it is the artist’s responsibility to reflect the times. New York City is on the verge of experiencing a potentially monumental shift in mayoral leadership and in true artist fashion, Caryn Cast has captured the current political climate to a delightful tee in her latest “Jerry for Zohran” print. Residing in Gotham herself, Cast lets …
Review: The Locker Room Debut Brings INFLATION to TriBeCa and Much More.
After making their bones and cutting their teeth in Williamsburg, The Locker Room has found a new home in TriBeCa and their inaugural exhibition was nothing short of rebellious, reflective and SPOT-ON. Inflation, an eclectic group exhibition featuring Locker Room alums and brilliant new-comers, was a satirical but skillful thumbing of the nose at the current economic landscape that can …
Last Days: La Banda 2025 at Tappeto Volante.
The fourth edition of La Banda at Tappeto Volante is coming to an end this weekend and if you have yet to visit this lovingly layered group exhibition–NOW IS THE TIME! An ongoing creative family affair, La Banda first debut in 2021 a response to the socio-cultural disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. It is now a mainstay exhibition hosted by …
MASKED at Mooncalf: The Maxwell Deter Q&A.
During his milestone special, Bigger & Blacker, comedian Chris Rock once joked: “When you meet somebody for the first time, you’re not meeting them, you’re meeting their representative.” The joke itself has become an insightful classic that despite its bluntness and comical ire, it is actually rooted in a psychosocial philosophy that permeates society on a very real level. The …
Universe Backstory an Explosive Triumph by KIPNZ at DIANA NEW YORK.
For anyone who is a fan of puzzles and things which are unnecessary complex, Universe Backstory – on view at DIANA New York and presented by the Walton, NY-based KIPNZ gallery is a goldmine. Featuring works by conceptual painter Rhys Ziemba, narrative sculptor Paul Latislaw and indexical artist Annie Hayes, Universe Backstory features a suite of artworks that do anything …
heart beats dust Every Time: The Wendy White Q&A.
The astute shapes, the quirky but grounded palette, the almost off kilter arrangement of the pieces, it all congregates to create this ionic atmosphere that feels brilliantly charged–both condense and spacious all at once.
A Look Back On Bree Chapin’s Girl Dinner at Jutta Gallery.
Last week an expat returned to the Big Oyster to debut a show of monochromatic hot pink paintings that portray a surprising subtlety and calmness. The artist is Bree Chapin and she says “I am fascinated with the cultural implications of pink” and “I wrote this while sleep deprived in the back of a cab, lol”.
we’re just so glad you’re home at 81 Leonard: The Ophelia Arc Q&A.
Ophelia Arc’s work puts you in a chokehold. Her dramatically malformed knitted sculptures are perplexing as they are intriguing. It invokes feelings of awe and uneasiness–a perfect mixture when consuming art that is meant to move you.
Looking Anywhere But Here: Marguerite Wibaux’s ‘SEEN’ at The Locker Room.
For Marguerite Wibaux, seeing is a matter of intimacy—and intimacy has multiple levels and takes multiple forms. “Seen,” a show up at The Locker Room until May 5 is a show as much about how we perceive one another as it is about how we look past one another or willfully ignore what is before us.
An Ephemeral Forever: The Brittany DiMauro Q&A.
Another memory that serves me well is encountering DiMauro herself as she installed a piece at the corner of St. Marks and 2nd Avenue, the gravesite of our beloved Gem Spa. She was alert but kind. The work and the sincere display of its process brought people in and that gave the installation a certain communal charm.
Surviving Mortality: The Jacquelynn Perkins Q&A.
erkins’ intentions are admirable and quite liberating. Through her work, she is redefining not only what is to be a woman but fine tuning the definition of humanity and what it means to be human.
Lighthou5e Makes Some Serious Heart Decisions.
In his latest rap album, “Heart Decisions,” artist Lighthou5e explores the complexities of love and personal growth. Inspired by the turbulent times we live in, Lighthou5e delves into the battlefield of modern relationships, where love often takes a backseat to ego and self-interest. Through the allegorical story of Nigel and Charlise, the album takes listeners on a journey of emotional …
Talking to Pablo. | Shawn Hricz at Solas Studios.
1965, Summerville New Jersey, 11:30PM. Shawn Hricz is born half an hour too early, at least according to his mother. His father celebrates. He’ll be able to claim little Shawn on his taxes for the previous year. Mother had been hoping Shawn would snag the title of “First Baby of the Year” and all the accolades that come with it, …
The Last Days of Sarah Canfield’s “Reverb: Imagining the Invisible” at Mueller Art Gallery.
There is an enrapturing and mesmerizing element about Sarah Canfield‘s work that opens up the viewer eyes to more than what appears to be there. It also reveals a rather dissonant and sometime contemptuous relationship between nature and technology. A relationship that we have witnessed take place before our very eyes as it has shaped almost every facet of our …
Beyond the Mauve Zone: MaryKate Maher’s Daring Solo Exhibit with FORMah Gallery.
“Beyond the Mauve Zone” speaks to MaryKate Maher’s ability to leap into the unknown, to create chasms just beyond the visible in pastel hues and jewel tones that evokes a cherished, precious object linked to the viewer’s imagination.
Apply to Our FIRST Open Call: A(Muse)D Bouche!
Agency. Taste. Something to entertain. These are just some of the concepts embedded in A(Muse)D-Bouche, a jointly curated exhibit of small works in which the idea of muse is turned on its head: the muse in A(Muse)D-Bouche becomes the artist, reflecting back on the vision that shaped her/him in a format most easily digestible. Born from the vision of Magazine …
The Painstakingly Pleasant Task of Emoting Emotions: An Interview with Sophie-Yen Bretez.
Originally starting out in the business forum, Bretez ultimately came to the decision that she was in the wrong field. Although this is an oft encountered epiphany that is not specific only to her, Bretez did what many fail to do and eventually took on the daunting task of changing her life direction and focus.
Looking Back at Bradley Hart’s Evolution.
Bradley has been creating masterpieces out of bubble wrap for the past decade. That’s right, bubble wrap. He painstakingly injects the individual pockets of air with paint. The results are incredible. Now his work is really “popping off”…literally. The urge to pop bubble wrap is a universal one and the undisputed master of its use as an art supply has …
“Sanctuary” Offers Respite at The Clemente Soto Velez Cultural & Educational Center.
Works by Pamela Allen, Cecilia Andre, María Dusamp, Stephen Hilger, Guillermo Mena, LuLu Meng, Jeffrey Morabito, Frank Parga and Manju Shandler each produce windows through which their respective associations between material and place emerge fully formed.
A Night in the Life of Nas Leber.
Checking my phone, I collected my thoughts and reviewed the few facts about this evening I was sure of: I was early to this meeting, the meeting location was on this block, and I would be shadowing the Brooklyn-based artist, musician, and producer Nas Leber.