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ast night, photography and fashion lovers braved the blizzard to attend the opening of Jonathan Leder‘s “Polaroids” show at Castor Gallery featuring NSFW images of models including Allie Leggett and Emily Ratajkowski. Guests packed into the overflowing Castor Gallery Downtown, mingling around the portraits with Wolffer Estate Wines in hand, before heading to the VIP after party at Drexler NYC. …

oday we venture in the outré world of Alessandro Sicioldr. The Italian painter fuses surreal composition with familiar iconography to create otherworldly displays that resemble a blissful, faintly accessible dreamscape. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When we say, “Creative Sustenance Daily,” we …

ndy Moses: A 30 Year Survey opens today, February 10th, at the Santa Monica College Pete and Susan Barrett Art Gallery. Quiet Lunch was privvy to get a sneak peek at the show which maps Andy’s progression as artist these last thirty years and is, essentially, chronologically ordered beginning with his early black and white paintings created while living in …

pril D. Felipe has quickly become one of our favorite ceramicists. Felipe’s quirky aesthetic and progressive usage of material makes her a standout amongst her fellow creatives. The way Felipe constructs her pieces results in a seamless transmutation of materials. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a …

ombining choices cuts with well placed strokes, Danielle Krysa‘s pieces are refreshing, nimble and light on their feet. In Krysa’s final weeks as a painting major, her professor said “you should never paint again”—proof of the power of persistence. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but …

here is something therapeutic about the motion of typing; especially when it is accompanied by a rhythm that can only be heard through a vintage typewriter. Owned by London based couple Ivana and Veljko, TuTu Vintage & Beautiful provides Olympia Traveller De Luxe and mid-century BISER typewriters for who long for the analog typing experience. SHOP HERE! Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a …

aho Aoyama latest series of untitled works are lively displays of color, pattern and distortion. The texture of the Japanese paper marries well with the melted and smeared acrylic. The grid-like background provides a faint sense of organization in the face of joyful noise. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and …

or fifty years we have been grappling with what the word “feminism” means. Somewhere between the appearance of two American films—both about nannies— one a sing-along children’s blockbuster created in 1963 and the other a cult documentary for the small screen released in 2013, every citizen of the world had to swallow at least one working definition of this problematic …

or our bi-weekly feature here at Quiet Lunch, we caught up to date with Darryl Westly, a painter and mixed media artist who currently lives in Chinatown, NYC.  J+A: Hi Darryl, it’s good to see you, it looks like you have been busy!  Can you tell us what is exciting to you as a working artist right now? DW: You …

fter highlighting her work some time ago, we decided to check in once again on Diane Meyer. Her ongoing series, TIME SPENT THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE BE FORGOTTEN, first caught our eye through sheer innovation and harmony. There was—and still is—this perfect balance of skill and sentiment. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life …

oscow based artist Yurish Wedoff creates enthralling pieces that transport us into a surreal post-dystopian limbo where time has imploded and come to a dismal, fantastical stand still. Wedoff’s subjects appear to be brooding, immersed in some epic, never-ending supernatural quest. Altogether, the work is striking, captivating and spellbinding. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote …

oday we take a look back at Diana Scherer‘s 2012 series, Nurture Studies. The series explores the roots systems of plants and also shows how they adapt to—and adopt the shape of—the vase or pot they are placed in. The results are rather intriguing. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture …

LÆDE (Cloth) is part of Borgman | Lenk‘s permanent installations at EAL Lillebælt Academy in Odense DK. The steel fabric wraps around the elevator shaft over four floors in the central hall of the academy. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. …

ichael Massaia‘s It’s In the Leaving is eerie but endearing photographic ode to one of New York City’s most recognizable technological relics, the pay phone. With 8 out of 10 New Yorkers owning a mobile phone, there aren’t many pay phones left in Gotham. Likely to be gone in the near future, these images capture the last gasps of a dying technology. Quiet …

he traditional act of putting pen to paper just got a little more abstract. Askew is a playfully innovative collaboration between Debbie Millman and Baron Fig, another installment in their Limited Edition Confidant series. The seemingly ordinary notebook, bathed in a deep true blue, comes alive once you start to pursue its pages. Its lines and margins, all handdrawn, become …

hess is a thinking person’s game and thoughtful people care about the environment. Okay, that segue wasn’t as smooth as should have been but that doesn’t make this 3D Printed Mini Chess Planter by 3dUniPrint any less awesome. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. …

ultifaceted creative Kwesi Abbensetts is debuting a one night show at Boom!‘s Salon X. Titled, Metamorphosis: Come To Me, Abbensetts that exhibition is a show about exploration​. “Of bodies chang’d to various forms, I sing: Ye Gods, from whom these miracles did spring, Inspire my numbers with coelestial heat; ‘Till I my long laborious work compleat: … “ – translated from Ovid’s, …

ith all the wet weather we’ve had these past couple of days, we realized that our rain weather wardrobe isn’t quite up to par. Daily Paper’s Okavango Poncho is the perfect way to stay stylish and dry. Shop HERE! Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but …

an Cieslikiewicz‘s photography is an amazing display of juxtaposition. The New York based photographer has a signature intuition when it comes to creating visual compositions that have a slight, but charming, conflict. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When we say, …

e recently stumbled upon the work of scan artist Max Provenzano. Provenzano looks like he suffered a laceration on his forehead and has been experiment with gauze, thread and bandages. Follow him on Instagram @maxprovenzano. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. …

pring may be a long way off but it doesn’t hurt to be prepared. Adorned with artwork by Tracy Lewis, “Calaca Peonia” is available for men and women. SHOP HERE at Rhino Barking Sparrow! Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When we …

oday we take a look back at an intriguing limited edition booklet by Julia Schwarz. Schwarz is a berlin based graphic designer, illustrator and artist and her work explores different themes like perceptual phenomena, the new media and introspection. The french poet Arthur Rimbaud wrote the quote je est un autre in a letter to Georges Izambard in 1871. The booklet is inspired …

elbourne based artist Kate Shaw pours skins of acrylic paint, letting them form naturally. Shaw then cut the skins to resemble majestic landscapes. The results is series surreal scenery that boggles the mind. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When we say, …

our sculptures made of hundreds of hand-cut, small glass bricks are part of this group show. These bricks are build up into shapes and forms denoting danger through spiky edges and fragility. The artist has cut each glass brick by hand in her studio, and each brick stands as a memorial for a victim of violence and war in our …

MELANIE HOFF For the first column of our bi-weekly feature here at Quiet Lunch we caught up to date with Melanie Hoff, a digital artist who currently lives in Brooklyn, NY.  J+A: Hi Melanie, it’s good to see you. Can you tell us what is exciting to you as a working artist right now? MH: I have begun to see my …

It’s Throwback Thursday and because the year is so young, we decided to access our most recent awesome memory and that is… drumroll, please… The Surrealist Ball at The Roxy Hotel! Packed to the rafters with creative costumes and good vibes, the 2nd Annual Surrealist Ball was an event not to be missed. Notable guests included Kenny Kenny as well …

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orn in Tel Aviv, mixed media artist Amit Naamani produces pieces that have a graceful static. Whether it is a painting or collage, he manages to capture this harmonious chaos that captivates the eye. We spoke with the young creative who share with us his inspiration as well as his aspirations. “My work is a collage of text, colors, abstract …

uiet Lunch and Bodega de la Haba hosted a brunch on Sunday, December 11th, at our Fifth Avenue offices for the artist Eddie Rehm whose show, “9-13-81% Plasticity”, is currently on view. All photos by Bryan Thatcher Eddie Rehm: “9-13-81% Plasticity” The Yard, 234 Fifth Avenue November, 2016 Presented by Quiet Lunch Magazine Curated by Gregory de la Haba To …

OUNDLESS, featuring new works from TODD MONAGHAN, LARRY JENS ANDERSON, and ELISION ROSHI, is an exploration into the human psyche and the human condition through immersive, intuitive and the unconventional. Kai Lin Art is excited to welcome New York based spiritual surrealist, TODD MONAGHAN into our stable of artists. In this solo exhibition of works on canvas, Monaghan applies paint by …

oach commissioned a beautiful sculpture by artist Kurt Steger. Titled “Scribing The Void,” the piece is on currently on display at Coach’s new global flagship store on 5th Ave at 54th st. If you’re out and about shopping on 5th Avenue, be sure to stop in and steal a peek. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to …

he cold weather seasons are upon us and that means a lot of eating-in, cat naps and Netflix in your free time—or at work, we don’t know your life. In all, you’ll basically be doing a lot of nothing. These JUST DO NOTHING sweatpants from rad will help keep you motivated all while looking the part. After all, inactivity in itself …

e recently discovered Hui Min Lee‘s series, I’ve Got Your Back. Believing in that each person’s back can reveal just as much as their front, the illustrator spent 100 days sketching 100 portraits of peoples’ backs. Hui Min Lee, who also goes by Humanly, really does capture a different perspective—not just in regards to angle—but in regards to emotions and personalities. …

n our inaugural installment of A Creative Space, we pay a visit to the studio of painter and contemporary artist Emily Miller. Based in New York City, Miller’s work is steeped in feminism and gender politics—aimed at confrontation, discourse, empathy and ultimately resolution. Upon initial inspection, Miller’s pieces seem tame and somewhat submissive but further examination can reveal an underlying torment …

his year’s trip to Art Basel Miami was a tad different from the last time we ventured down to Florida. With all that’s been going on at our headquarters in the Flatiron District, we had to cut our trip to Miami short this year but we still managed to check out some of our favorite artists and gallerists during our …

ADE IN VENICE captures the firsthand stories and recollections of 40-plus years of skateboarding in Venice that started with the Z-Boys, and continued with its legendary street skaters and the iconic Venice Skatepark. Never-before-seen Super-8 and early video footage, along with rare black and white stills, take you back to innovative demos on the Boardwalk and skating the walls of …

ithout End is a new sculptural jewelry collaboration with sculpture Derek Weisberg and  jewelry designer Alana Douvros. The collection is comprised of 14 different pieces, all hand crafted in the USA using the traditional lost wax process. The pieces consist of solid .925 sterling silver, bronze, 14K gold vermeil, and 100% natural semi precious stones. The collection aims to create …