Monika Sosnowska: Fir Tree, ending February 17
Public Art Fund is one of my favorite NYC institutions. Without the work they do, New York wouldn’t be as fun. You must check out “Fir Tree,” an installation by the Polish artist Monika Sosnowska....
View ArticleBerkshire Mountains: Rustic Modern
I have always loved the Berkshire Mountains in Massachusetts. The area is so vivd with color, and the landscape is rolling. When I am there, I feel like a fairy and I never want to leave. I came...
View ArticleBarney’s New York: A Brief History
Barney Pressman opened the first store in 1923 at 17th Street and Seventh Ave. He pawned his wife’s engagement ring for the $500 he needed to lease the space. His philosophy was to offer the lowest...
View ArticleRecession Art: Rooms To Let, Columbus Ohio
Rooms to Let is an organizer of temporary exhibitions in abandoned buildings in Columbus, Ohio. They take proposals from artists and find empty homes to set up the exhibitions. I absolutely love this...
View ArticleRetail Design: Studio MatterMade
Matter is a design shop in Manhattan (formerly in Brooklyn) that features beautiful furniture and objects that MatterMade has created and selected. This time around, they have designed some unique...
View ArticleMaking it Right: Brad Pitt
In 2007, Brad Pitt started the organization Make it Right. Two years after hurricane Katrina, there were still many people who were displaced, and living in FEMA trailers. Make it Right is dedicated...
View ArticleHorace Gifford: Fire Island Architect, New Book
There is a new book, “Fire Island Modernist” that will be released in June about the architect Horace Gifford and his contribution to the homes of Fire Island. “Gifford’s serene 1960s pavilions...
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