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  • Secret Garden: The Female Gaze on Erotica

    Wednesday, June 21, 2017 in Art Nerd New York

    It’s not just a man’s world anymore. Next Tuesday June 27, 40 female artists fearlessly address sexual themes in their work with a gorgeous exhibition on nudes, “the gaze,” sensuality […]

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  • The San Remo Cafe

    Wednesday, June 21, 2017 in Art Nerd New York

    Lit Nerd Wednesday! Greenwich Village during the 1950’s was a magical time in post-WWII bohemia where painters, writers and poets mingled in bars and cafes in what was then part […]

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  • Confucius Bronze

    Tuesday, June 20, 2017 in Art Nerd New York

    I do love Chinatown. As smelly, and crowded it is, with fish being thrown everywhere and who knows what you just stepped in (NEVER wear opened toed shoes), it makes […]

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  • Hilary Swift as curated by DK Johnston at The Quin

    Tuesday, June 20, 2017 in Art Nerd New York

    Opening Thursday (6/22 7-9pm) at The Quin Hotel (101 West 57th Street) Hilary Swift’s photographs capture surprising portraits on the streets of New York- in the vein of the time-honored […]

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  • Storytime with Jon Burgerman & Oliver Jeffers!

    Thursday, June 15, 2017 in Art Nerd New York

    Next Monday from 4-5 at Books Are Magic at 225 Smith Street, UK artist Jon Burgerman will host an incredible story time with his newest picture book Splat! He’ll also be […]

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  • Roy Lictenstein's Time Square Mural

    Thursday, June 15, 2017 in Art Nerd New York

    Another oversized Roy Lichtenstein piece is free for everyone to see- in the 42nd Street subway station. Just called “Times Square Mural,” The piece is huge- 6 feet high and […]

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  • UNCONTAINABLE opens with RETNA, Shepard Fairey, Logan Hicks, London Police + more

    Friday, June 9, 2017 in Art Nerd New York

    UNCONTAINABLE, opening June 9, is the precursor to the forthcoming National Institute of Urban Art. NIUA, opening in late 2017, will provide exhibition space, public education programs and artist services […]

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  • Closing Reception, Other Homes at Arsenal Gallery

    Thursday, June 8, 2017 in Art Nerd New York

    Come and celebrate the closing of Other Homes at Arsenal Gallery! Featuring a short walkthrough with the artists and curator and refreshments from 6-8 pm. We look forward to having […]

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  • Bannerman Castle of Curiosities

    Thursday, June 8, 2017 in Art Nerd New York

    You don’t have to go to Europe to explore castle ruins- just a 60 minute train ride from Grand Central is the epic architectural gem, Bannerman Castle. I first spotted […]

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  • Clinton Hill

    Wednesday, June 7, 2017 in Art Nerd New York

    Lit Nerd Wednesday! A little mix of punk rock and literature this week with Patti Smith whose love of poetry and prose was the original reason she moved to New […]

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  • Maxfield Parrish's Painted Fart- and the Bloody Mary

    Monday, June 5, 2017 in Art Nerd New York

    The fantastical Gold Age-illustrated world of Maxfield Parrish lives forever at one of New York’s ritziest bars, the King Cole at the St. Regis Hotel. Hanging above the bar where […]

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  • One City One Pride LGBTQ Arts Festival presents a "Day Of History" June 3

    Friday, June 2, 2017 in Art Nerd Los Angeles

    THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD’S “ONE CITY ONE PRIDE LGBTQ ARTS FESTIVAL” SPOTLIGHTS “A DAY OF HISTORY” ON JUNE 3 WITH STUART TIMMONS LGBTQ HISTORY TOUR, YOZMIT’S “TOTEM” AND MORE […]

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  • The Monkey Bar and Hotel Elysee

    Wednesday, May 31, 2017 in Art Nerd New York

    Lit Nerd Wednesday! I have mixed feelings about Midtown — like the rest of the city, I find some of the modern architecture kind of awful but I really like the […]

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  • 7 Year Itch Site

    Friday, May 26, 2017 in Art Nerd New York

    This is where, formerly the Loews Theater, the famous picture of Marilyn Monroe, shielding the gusts from the subway grate, was taken. Formerly the Loews theater, it was on this […]

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  • Summer Night Wishes at Elizabeth Street Garden

    Friday, May 26, 2017 in Art Nerd New York

    The gorgeous Elizabeth Street Garden is one of my favorite stops in Soho. Independent curator Marie-Salomé Peyronnel chose seven artists, including the Strokes’ Fabrizio Moretti, to transform the idyllic garden into […]

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Jun
21

Secret Garden: The Female Gaze on Erotica

Posted by Lori Zimmer in Art Nerd New York

It’s not just a man’s world anymore. Next Tuesday June 27, 40 female artists fearlessly address sexual themes in their work with a gorgeous exhibition on nudes, “the gaze,” sensuality […]
Read More
Jun
21

The San Remo Cafe

Posted by John Joseph in Art Nerd New York

Lit Nerd Wednesday! Greenwich Village during the 1950’s was a magical time in post-WWII bohemia where painters, writers and poets mingled in bars and cafes in what was then part […]
Read More
Jun
20

Confucius Bronze

Posted by Lori Zimmer in Art Nerd New York

I do love Chinatown. As smelly, and crowded it is, with fish being thrown everywhere and who knows what you just stepped in (NEVER wear opened toed shoes), it makes […]
Read More

Art Nerd Cities

Jun
21

Secret Garden: The Female Gaze on Erotica

Posted by Lori Zimmer in Art Nerd New York

It’s not just a man’s world anymore. Next Tuesday June 27, 40 female artists fearlessly address sexual themes in their work with a gorgeous exhibition on nudes, “the gaze,” sensuality […]
Jun
21

The San Remo Cafe

Posted by John Joseph in Art Nerd New York

Lit Nerd Wednesday! Greenwich Village during the 1950’s was a magical time in post-WWII bohemia where painters, writers and poets mingled in bars and cafes in what was then part […]
Jun
20

Confucius Bronze

Posted by Lori Zimmer in Art Nerd New York

I do love Chinatown. As smelly, and crowded it is, with fish being thrown everywhere and who knows what you just stepped in (NEVER wear opened toed shoes), it makes […]
Jun
20

Hilary Swift as curated by DK Johnston at The Quin

Posted by Lori Zimmer in Art Nerd New York

Opening Thursday (6/22 7-9pm) at The Quin Hotel (101 West 57th Street) Hilary Swift’s photographs capture surprising portraits on the streets of New York- in the vein of the time-honored […]
Jun
15

Storytime with Jon Burgerman & Oliver Jeffers!

Posted by Lori Zimmer in Art Nerd New York

Next Monday from 4-5 at Books Are Magic at 225 Smith Street, UK artist Jon Burgerman will host an incredible story time with his newest picture book Splat! He’ll also be […]
Jun
15

Roy Lictenstein's Time Square Mural

Posted by Lori Zimmer in Art Nerd New York

Another oversized Roy Lichtenstein piece is free for everyone to see- in the 42nd Street subway station. Just called “Times Square Mural,” The piece is huge- 6 feet high and […]
Jun
9

UNCONTAINABLE opens with RETNA, Shepard Fairey, Logan Hicks, London Police + more

Posted by Lori Zimmer in Art Nerd New York

UNCONTAINABLE, opening June 9, is the precursor to the forthcoming National Institute of Urban Art. NIUA, opening in late 2017, will provide exhibition space, public education programs and artist services […]
Jun
8

Closing Reception, Other Homes at Arsenal Gallery

Posted by Lori Zimmer in Art Nerd New York

Come and celebrate the closing of Other Homes at Arsenal Gallery! Featuring a short walkthrough with the artists and curator and refreshments from 6-8 pm. We look forward to having […]
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