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At 22 years old, photographer Zach Hyman had quite a turn out for the opening reception for his show at Chair And The Maiden gallery on Christopher Street. The aptly titled exhibit, Decent Exposures, consists of photographs taken of naked volunteer subjects in public New York City places such as the subway. He says he…”gives himself just 30 seconds to take 10 shots of nude models with his Hasselblad 500 C/M film camera and conducts his shoots in all natural light.” More »
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Tuesday night, Lyons Wier Gallery held a reception for Derrick B. Harden (aka Couture Ink)’s Vast Wasteland: A Hollywood 187 Film. His project consisted of a screening of the film as well as a reading, his “work is a fusion of personal history, hip-hop, urban culture and fine art.” More »
[Paris Remillard, Maya Sharpe, Allison Case, Andrew Kober, Kacie Sheik, Ato Blankson-Wood. Photos by WILL RAGOZZINO for PMc] Last night, Broadway stars including Matt Cavenaugh (West Side Story), Laura Osnes (South Pacific), Michael Cerveris (Sweeney Todd), and Daphne Rubin-Vega (Rent) came together for a beautiful beneficiary concert in efforts to raise money for the NYCLU (New York Civil Liberties Union) at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. More »
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Last night, in collaboration with i-D Magazine and Gucci, Christie’s hosted a eclectic exhibition, celebrating the recent publication of a 600-page book entitled “SOUL i-D” (go HERE for more). The founders of i-D magazine, Terry and Tricia Jones, contoured this innovative exhibition to be assembled in the form of a suspended eye at the center of the gallery, “offering a prism window into the heavenly heart and soul of modern society.” More »
[Sylvia Niarchos, Adrian Dannat, Jan Frank, Louiza Tanuri. Photos by MATT SUKKAR for PMc] Last week, guests dabbled in a variety of sparkling wine coolers, sizzling champagne flutes, and colorful cocktails during the Naked! Gallery Opening at the Paul Kasmin Gallery. Attendees mingled over martinis while enjoying the entrancing artworks by a variety of astonishing artists. Body paint victim, Rebecca Goebel certainly shocked patrons while fantastically frolicking amongst the city elite with a colorful canvased body (talk about a strong fashion statement..or lack there of!?). More »
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New York artists, dazzling designers, and stunning socialities alike gathered last night to celebrate the glorious grand opening of the The Arsenal, a new exquisite event space/showroom/photo studio located in the charming heart of Williamsburg. Over 200 guests ravenously raided the recession-friendly drink specials More »
[Oskana Salamatina and artist Carole Feuerman. All photos by BILLY FARRELL for PMc.] Another Thursday night, another gallery’s exhibition opening. But the Salamatina Gallery’s opening last night was quite special as it marked the grand opening of art advisor/former model Oskana Salamatina’s Manhasset (Long Island, NY) based gallery as well as the American opening of the show 46, XX which was on exhibit through April at Art Gallery Na Solyanke in Moscow. The international exhibit features works by Carole Feuerman, India Evans, Christy Singleton and Lisa Wade. More »
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Last night, Cheim & Read held an opening party for their latest exhibition, The Female Gaze. This group exhibition is made up of works made of various forms of mediums and represents at least 39 women artists, among the likes of Cindy Sherman, Marilyn Minter, Louise Bourgeois, Marlene Dumas, and Vanessa Beecroft. More »