Andy Warhol once said, “I always thought I’d like my own tombstone to be blank. No epitaph, and no name. Well, actually, I’d like it to say ‘figment’.” He didn’t get that particular wish, but today, on what would have been his eighty-fifth birthday, the Andy Warhol Museum has launched a live feed of the […]
Leather-bound set of Jane Austen works, Morocco over marbled boards, USA, 1892. 6 Volumes. Each volume measures 5″ x 7.5″ x 1.5″. Manhattan Rare Books Co. This week, the Bank of England honors a writer who never wasted word by choosing celebrated author Jane Austen to grace the £10 note, likely in circulation in 2017. The banknote […]
Tomorrow, July 19, 6-9 p.m., The Frick Collection hosts free after-hours viewing of their summer exhibition and permanent collection, as well as a chance to meet curators, hear lectures and gallery talks, sketch in the Garden Court, and listen to a live performance. Most importantly for sweltering New Yorkers who can expect another near-100 degree […]
This month, check out Tuck Gaisford’s haunting photographic exhibition “Hang Fire,” exhibited in Gallery #30 (Main Concourse of The Manhattan Art & Antiques Center) until July 31, 2013, and see our latest funky, fun objet d’art on our New Items page.
In April, photographer Tuck Gaisford and his father Brian Gaisford of Hemingway African Gallery took 5 flights and a helicopter to visit the hunting village of Uummannaq, Greenland, 350 miles North of the Arctic Circle. Hanging over their impressions of the arctic land’s stark beauty was the dark realization of how quickly it is all […]
This year, the Art and Antique Dealers League of America offers food for the mind as well as the eyes with their “Salon Series: Insights With Visionaries In The Field of Art & Design.” There have been several perceptive lectures at Spring Show NYC over the course of the past two days but the ones […]
May 02, 2013 — Last night, new collectors, seasoned curators, top designers, and antique enthusiasts the world over thronged the Spring Show NYC 2013 opening preview. The enthusiastic crowds at this year’s opening night were even larger than at the Show’s stunningly well-attended inaugural and sophomore years; a visible testament to the fact that Spring […]
Photo: Paris Street; Rainy Day (1877); Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894). Source. Today’s forecast: wind, rain, gloom, more rain. Luckily, no art lover in New York ever has to suffer a dull Friday evening due to inclement weather. Here are the five major NYC museums that offer free/pay-what-you-wish admission today. The Morgan Library & Museum Photo: Interior, […]
“This then is the impetus behind every show. Expose the best of the best to people. Make a splash and show off mankind’s craft and artistry. It is surprising how intriguing man’s abilities are when applied to the arts and crafts,” writes Clinton Howell, President of the Art & Antiques Dealers League of America (AADLA) […]
With New York City’s favorite annual celebration of chapeau artistry, otherwise known as the Annual Easter Parade & Bonnet Festival, this Sunday, it seems the perfect time to take a look at Impressionism, Fashion & Modernity at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The exhibition contemplates the meaningful relationship between fashion and art in the works […]