From The New York EDITION to the new Whitney, there’s so much to see and do in New York before summer’s end. If you’re planning a late summer trip, I’ve got you covered with something new in every category: Do, Eat, Drink Shop and Stay, plus one bonus—my favorite sailboat-turned-oyster bar, Grand Banks, is back for its second season on the Hudson River. Do – The new Whitney With last fall’s Jeff Koons retrospective marking the final exhibition in its longtime Upper East […]
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New Zealand artist Henrietta Harris marks her United States solo debut with “The Hum” at the Robert Fontaine Gallery May 9 during Wynwood’s Second Saturday Art Walk. Using watercolor and sometimes ballpoint pen, she creates near-photoreal portraits that are seemingly incomplete, veering towards the surreal. Oftentimes her subjects faces are distorted, dislocated or even erased altogether. With her portraits’ deliberate glitches set against voided backgrounds, her paintings calls for deeper examination of her subjects. It’s as if they’ve been momentarily transported to a borderless landscape where […]
“Have you ever eaten pizza for all three meals in a day?” I asked Ted as we walked up Broadway. We’d already decided we were having pizza for brunch and dinner that day. “I don’t think so,” he laughed. “Have you?” “Yep,” I answered. It was back in college. I tried to recount where each pizza came from, but could only guess that one was a frozen pizza, one might’ve been delivery and I was pretty sure one was from […]
Whether you’re just revving up for Art Basel or you need a little detox from the mayhem of the week, swing by Exhale Spa South Beach at Loews Hotel tomorrow morning from 10 a.m. – Noon, and join me for a restorative, rejuvenating yoga flow class poolside on the St. Moritz lawn with Jodi Carey. Class starts at 10 a.m. sharp. Afterwards, enjoy a trunk show, mini spa therapies, hair braiding, complimentary bites and sips. There will be a […]
Miami’s art world is starting to buzz as Art Basel draws closer to the horizon, and Wynwood’s Second Saturday Art Walk always brings a slew of fresh new shows. Saturday night, Philadelphia-based artist and craftsman James McNabb’s solo show “Metros” opened at the Robert Fontaine Gallery. While I had every intention of making an appearance at this month’s Art Walk for the show, it just wasn’t in the cards. Instead, I swung by Robert’s gallery mid-week to have a […]
Nothing like starting a new weekly column dependent on photography, then buying a new camera and computer and taking off on a whirlwind month of travel, often with limited WiFi. Needless to say, I’ve fallen behind on my Pic of the Week postings, but I still have some cool pictures and travel stories to share with you all, so without further adieu, here’s five weeks (five weeks!) of my favorite pictures. Week of September 22 – Visit Florida Shoot at […]
Whether scrawled on the side of a building or on a massive canvas, the work of London-born, Berlin-based artist David Walker makes one pause for closer study. His medium is exclusively spray paint and his masterpieces are made without the aid of stencils, brushes or a projector, creating hyper-realistic, multi-layered portraits in a rainbow of dripping spray paint colors. Women are almost always his subjects, and it’s the juxtaposition between classical and modern, beauty and ugliness where he finds an […]
When I was a middle school Humanities teacher in New York City, poetry was my favorite unit to teach. I loved it mostly because of how much my students loved it. All of a sudden, my most problematic and reluctant students were letting their guards down and opening up to creativity and self-expression. I made it fun for them. I acknowledged that they didn’t have to understand every word or what the poet was trying to say, but just to […]
The walls of Wynwood are dripping with street-art murals, and on Saturday, March 8, the walls inside Robert Fontaine Gallery will showcase the works of some of the world’s most iconic street artists. While one might not envision the works of Banksy, Shepard Fairey or Paul Insect inside a gallery, that’s exactly what Fontaine is exhibiting with his Insiders group show. “There’s an understanding through collectors that street art hasn’t transformed itself into the gallery setting,” says Fontaine. “These artists need […]
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My Travel Wish List
2013 was a pretty incredible year of travel for me. Since launching the blog a year ago yesterday, a whole world of travel and writing opportunities opened up. I ventured abroad to Mexico, Curacao, Costa Rica and the Bahamas. Within the U.S., I visited my typical “second home” destinations of Key West, New York and Atlanta. I also visited best friends in Nashville and Pittsburgh. And I discovered a little more of the state of Florida with trips to Tampa, […]
