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Emergency vehicles are seen outside Penn Station after a stabbing incident in New York on June 7, 2026. A city comptroller’s report points to ambulance maintenance problems and low pay for EMTs and paramedics as factors contributing to longer waits. [ more › ]
New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks to the press to give an update about the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shooting in the Bronx borough of New York on October 8, 2026. The officials released a letter on Friday that asks the owners of parking lots and garages not to rent, lend
Brea Saunders’ latest photo book surveys faded prints of beauty advertisements and posters around NYC and beyond: highly constructed images of femininity that have become blue and spectral with time and weather
Stories from a pioneering journalist and art worker, John Yau on Valerio Adami, and books of warp and weft for your reading list.
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The acclaimed studio takes a synesthetic approach to the Islay whisky distiller's new limited-edition releases Courtesy of Bowmore In August, historic Islay Scotch producer Bowmore announced two 20-year-old single malts: Bowmore Captivo Sherry Cask Pursuit, a global travel retail exclusive, and Bowm
In the historic Gilded Age halls and chambers of the Morgan Library & Museum, heritage Italian porcelain house Ginori 1735 invited a design-curious audience to discover its new "Fortunae: The Art of Wishing Well" collection. Upon entry, guests were granted one numbered Fortunae porcelain keychain dr
Plus, Charles Zana debuts a gallery and showroom during Paris Art Week, and Sean McGirr exits Alexander McQueen after three years Courtesy of the Noguchi Museum. Yohji Yamamoto and Danh Vo named Noguchi Award recipients. Artist Danh Vo and fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto are the recipients of the 20
For the father and son's Lisbon-based architecture and design studio, it's all about the relationship between the surrounding space, memory, and time Luis and Tiago Rebelo de Andrade and Pedro Duarte Silva. Courtesy of Rebelo de Andrade. When Luis Rebelo de Andrade founded his namesake architecture
This year's Stirling Prize winner was announced last night. We discuss whether RIBA made the right choice. In this episode, Dezeen's editor-in-chief Tom Ravenscroft is joined by architecture reporter Amy Peacock to discuss the winner of the UK's biggest architecture prize. We ask whether Lion Green
drawing on the 550 spyder, 911, and GT1, the vision model proposes a future for porsche that looks to its motorsport heritage, questioning the growing dominance of screens inside the car. The post porsche mission S reinterprets the sports car with cues from its racing heritage appeared first on desi
concav book pairs an L-shaped support and a mobile C-element connected by hidden magnets to turn a functional bookend into an interactive luminary gesture. The post hollowed quartzite and steel form concav book, a magnetic bookend luminaire appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazi
Belgian gallery Objects with Narratives has curated a texture-heavy exhibition at PAD London called What Remains?, featuring pieces from Ben Storms and Paul Cocksedge. What Remains? marks the second show that Brussels platform Objects with Narratives has presented at design fair PAD London, which ta
linked by a neutral urban skin, apostolopoulos tasoulis’ masterplan establishes an expandable urban network designed to unify over seventy monuments and archaeological sites across thessaloniki, greece. The post thessaloniki’s layered historic center weaves into expandable pedestrian network appeare
Electric car company Tesla has unveiled its flying Roadster vehicle with a demonstration in which the car drove upside down, flipped off a ramp and briefly flew, using compressed-air thrusters that Tesla claims will make it the world's quickest production car. During a live event in Texas, the two-s
ICE agents stand guard at the New York ICE field office at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building on July 31, 2026 in New York City. A Brooklyn judge ruled the federal government lacked standing to challenge city policies limiting cooperation with immigration authorities. [ more › ]
The subdued auction nonetheless held surprising moments, including the stunning $2.5 million sale of a David Hockney iPad drawing. The post Sotheby’s Notches $61M at London Contemporary Sale, Buoyed by $12.9M de Kooning appeared first on Artnet News.
In a Greek Revival house in the Vinegar Hill Historic District, this upper duplex doesn't come cheap but it does tick a lot of boxes, including three bedrooms, two bathrooms, in-unit laundry, and two working fireplaces. Located at 77 Gold Street, the circa 1840s brick house started out with three… R
The house found homes for a healthy 28 out of the 34 lots on offer after three were withdrawn before the sale.
The Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Lower Manhattan. Federal prosecutors say one man gave two women fentanyl disguised as cocaine in a Manhattan dorm, then raped one of them while she was unconscious. She later died. [ more › ]
Genesis Facade and Great Hall artists announced, a new leader for the Armenian Museum of America, Bernie Sanders weighs in on the AI art debate, and more.
designed by belgian studio futurewave, arc is a sculptural bracelet made from argentium silver that conceals haptic technology within its organic form, delivering vibrations when smartphone use exceeds a limit set. The post this sculptural silver bracelet vibrates when it’s time to put down your pho
Sara VanDerBeek joined The Art Angle to discuss Guild & Greyshkul, which is the focus of a Cooper Union show. The post Inside the Scrappy SoHo Gallery That Made Art History in the Aughts appeared first on Artnet News.
With a legacy rooted in sculptural silhouettes and wearable art, Balenciaga knows the power of a good curve. First introduced for summer 1943, Cristóbal Balenciaga’s Basque silhouette drew on folkloric dress from his native region, with fitted jackets flaring into pronounced peplums below the wais
Titles on contemporary Diné weavers, Black American quilting in California, the Bayeux Tapestry, artists including Cecilia Vicuña and Olga de Amaral, and more.
Justin Ishbia said any decision on the team's future is up to team chairman Jerry Reinsdorf and said Amtrak had to answer to the backlash over its plans to open a railyard near the current stadium.
A New Deal-era sculpture by John Rhoden was also included in the city's restoration project.
Department of Social Services Commissioner Erin Dalton with two outreach workers in Midtown during the annual point-in-time count of street homeless New Yorkers in March 2026. Dozens of street outreach groups hired by different agencies are inefficient and duplicating work, advocates said. [ mor
A Mamdani spokesperson said an incident where a man was tackled for suspected fare evasion “would not happen in the first place if bus fare was eliminated.” [ more › ]
founded in 2005, the bangkok-based design studio combines creative disciplines to build stage environments and installations shaped by light and movement. The post concert design, art spaces, and the mechanics of audience with DuckUnit appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
The Lion Green Road housing in south London, designed by local studios Mary Duggan Architects with Ruff Architects, has won this year's RIBA Stirling Prize for the UK's best new building. Located in Coulsdon, the high-density development commissioned by Croydon Council provides 157 homes across five
The facade of the iconic Plaza Hotel at 1 Central Park South will be getting a thorough revamp, according to its operators, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts. The work will require that the hotel be shut down for four years, as the New York Times reported. The 119-year-old landmark will shutter in January,
The City doesn't normally lend out the Rat Hole, but this one-night opportunity Wednesday "was almost too perfect," a spokesperson told Block Club.
Director You Hong-june faces scrutiny after loaning the institution a misattributed work from his private collection
Democratic nominee for Congress Darializa Avila Chevalier was a guest on WNYC's "Who's Running This Place?" The Democratic nominee for Congress maintained that she and Mamdani remain close allies. [ more › ]
Newark's Ironbound neighborhood, in the East Ward. The school would serve the city's densely packed East Ward, with capacity for 667 students. [ more › ]
A researcher involved in the discovery described the long-overlooked fossil as a reminder of how much remains to be discovered in existing museum collections.
Ahead of her memoir's release, we talk to Joan Kron about Andy Warhol, beating Sidney Janis to the punch, and why she calls herself a “renegade housewife” of Pop Art.
The fourth edition of the fair runs until Saturday with 38 galleries from 15 countries placed in 16 bedrooms at the hotel.
The London auction house Christie’s brought in $289.4 million over two evening sales on Wednesday, October 14—the 20/21st Century Evening Sale and the “Monsoon,” sale of the collection of Peter Simon. The amount achieved on Wednesday is more than double that of last year’s sales. The Peter Simon col
The first cold night is the worst time of year — if your boiler is failing. That’s the night every heating company in Brooklyn gets the same call. You wait your turn while the house gets colder. Pipes in outside walls can freeze and burst. Then you’ve got a water-damage… Read More > The post How to
This past spring, Kathy Vega Hardy was recovering from breast cancer surgery during her busiest time of the year. “I was out of commission for a good two and a half months,” says Vega Hardy, the chef and owner behind Jefferson Park’s A Taste of the Philippines. “March has International Women’s Day.
“Rembrandt and the Ancients,” organized with the Louvre, will bring several of the artist’s works to the United States for the first time.
A pen-and-brown-ink drawing by eighteenth-century Italian master Canaletto that remained out of public view for hundreds of years is set to hit the auction block on October 21, Artnet News reports. The drawing, which depicts a crumbling stone arcade spanning a body of water, is being sold by Oxford,
The first edition of Rubaiya Qatar, a new quadrennial in Doha, opens next month and will host more than 120 artists from around the world, including Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iran, Nepal, Palestine, the Philippines, Sudan, and Thailand. This inaugural quadrennial is focused on global ecology,
Transportation officials held a public meeting Wednesday — the first since 2015 — to hear from neighbors on the trail’s proposed design. The city is taking feedback online through Oct. 28.
Any Rebellion of Will, through 11/1, Trap Door Theatre The post <i>Any Rebellion of Will</i> upends the tropes of Angry Young Man dramas appeared first on Chicago Reader.
The Paris fair's new director says time is the ultimate luxury and shares his must-see shows around the city. The post Art Basel’s Karim Crippa Dishes on Paris appeared first on Artnet News.
I.A. Inteligencia Actoral, through 11/15 at Aguijón Theater Company The post <i>I.A. Inteligencia Actoral</i> asks if a robot can play Hamlet appeared first on Chicago Reader.
Among them champagne, new money, and an artist’s custom-scented bathroom installations.
Sugar Plum Fairy, P.I., through 11/8 at Lifeline Theatre The post <i>Sugar Plum Fairy, P.I.</i> gives a noir twist to fairy tales appeared first on Chicago Reader.
At least two people are connected to four separate incidents at the Two Doors Down bar on the Lower East Side. [ more › ]
The white-glove sale set records for rising stars Eva Helene Pade and Joseph Yaeger. The post Phillips Kicks Off Its London Sales With $7.6M Richter, $2.1M Banksy appeared first on Artnet News.
The Moviegoer is the diary of a local film buff, collecting the best of what Chicago’s independent and underground film scene has to offer. Zombie movies are my favorite of the horror genre—they sit just outside the realm of verisimilitude while still providing the terror of plausibility. Furthermor
4000 Miles, through 10/24, A Short Leap Theatre Company at the Den Theatre The post <i>4000 Miles</i> crosses the generation gap appeared first on Chicago Reader.
The lawsuit, which draws on findings from an investigation by Injustice Watch and The Intercept, alleges the contractor and a hotel detained the family for profit.
"If the Biennale is to be read as a poem of sorts, it goes without saying that it favors the epic over the haiku, privileging length over precision"
Murder at Moidah Manor, through 11/5 at Annoyance Theatre The post Mayhem and malarkey at Moidah Manor appeared first on Chicago Reader.
Escape to Margaritaville, through 11/1, Music Theater Works at North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie The post <i>Escape to Margaritaville</i> is slight but enjoyable for Parrotheads appeared first on Chicago Reader.
His syncretic style melds Pop Art’s cool, outlined forms with expressionism’s figural distortions, resulting in a perturbing ambiguity.
Citi Bike is now available to more New Yorkers. Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the city’s Department of Transportation, and Lyft announced on Thursday the completion of a major expansion of the bike-share program, with 230 stations and 3,700 docks added to seven neighborhoods. The expansion was first announc
Co-organized with the Louvre, "Rembrandt and the Ancients" opens at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in November 2027 and will travel to Paris in 2028.
Campus architects at Florida Southern College have updated the only planetarium designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright as part of a decades-long restoration project at the school, which was masterplanned by Wright. The restoration included interior and exterior updates of the building, kn
Based out of Bethany Union Church, EngAGE Beverly holds gatherings twice a week for adults experiencing early memory changes and their families.
Vladimir, through 11/14, Shattered Globe Theatre at Theater Wit The post <i>Vladimir</i> needs to get beyond headlines to find the drama appeared first on Chicago Reader.
The boundaries between craft, graphic arts, and sculpture collapse in “Designed to Be Red,” now on view at New York’s Poster House through next February.
A newly authenticated drawing by the Venetian master, depicting an imaginary architectural ruin, will go under the hammer in England on October 21.
House of the Exquisite Corpse VI: Lullabies, through 11/1, Rough House Puppet Arts at Steppenwolf Merle Reskin Garage The post <i>House of the Exquisite Corpse VI: Lullabies</i> welcomes us to the nightmare appeared first on Chicago Reader.
Reminding us of a time when Soho’s lofts were practically a universal symbol for downtown New York City living, this three-bedroom co-op at 284 Lafayette Street is the real deal; it’s for sale for the first time in 30 years, asking $4,995,000. While it has all the authenticity of a former industrial
The entrance to the Woodside home where police found 25-year-old Bryan Wong dead on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026. Police are investigating the homicide after the man’s 62-year-old mother was found injured beneath the Van Wyck Expressway. [ more › ]
But the 5-year-old’s father was blindsided, saying he never worried about his daughter's safety with her mom. [ more › ]
The first subway station elevator built with funds from congestion pricing began construction this week. Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday announced the groundbreaking for the accessibility upgrade project at the 42nd Street-Bryant Park/5th Avenue complex, which includes four new elevators, a stair-free
The order, effective until at least Jan. 14, comes two months after the city and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul sued Pullman Innovations in South Deering, alleging excessive odors and illegal air pollution.
A report obtained by The Washington Post detailed problems and made no mention of vandalism.
The 90-year-old collector is planning a first permanent exhibition of 106 artworks by 54 artists at the Palazzo Grassi in Venice, opening in March 2027.
The bike-sharing service added 230 new docks over the last year. [ more › ]
Mayor Mamdani came up rarely in the debate for governor, despite GOP efforts to make him a boogeyman. One GOP insider said it comes down to popularity. [ more › ]
what if a pavilion could remember every movement within it? hypha-lume combines reconfigurable mycelium modules with sensors, light, projection, and sound to transform human presence into an evolving spatial memory. The post crafted from mycelium, hypha-lume pavilion maps human movement through ligh
Neither artist was previously represented in the museum network's collection.
"This year's winning photographs demonstrate the extraordinary power of wildlife photography to help us see nature differently," says Dr. Doug Gurr, Director of the Natural History Museum. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts pub
'I’m not from the art world,' the BTS member said. 'I guess I’m a little free.' The post At SFMOMA, K-Pop Star RM Is Curating His Own Way appeared first on Artnet News.
“I genuinely want any child that walks through this door to be and feel protected,” the East New York-raised artist told Hyperallergic.
A landowner in Behbeit El-Hagar, an Egyptian village in the Nile Delta about seventy-six miles north of Cairo, unearthed a head from a monumental statue believed to represent Ramses II. The discovery led archaeologists to find additional pieces belonging to two separate statues of the Egyptian king.
singles mingling at Spiciest Supper Club at Mala Project We went to the Spiciest Supper Club singles night to take the temperature of New York City's dating scene. [ more › ]
What looks like a comfy, lived-in family home, layered with color and pattern, was quite the opposite when Mauri Weakley's and Laura Rucker's clients purchased it a few years ago. "It was very stark," Rucker recalled. The previous owner had renovated the brownstone in order to sell, with new floorin
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. The accused allegedly pretended to be a federal tax agent, an immigration agent and an immigration services provider. [ more › ]
Technology company Apple has released a screen that consolidates the functions of its app products and its home-management software into one device. HomeView is a seven-inch display meant to function as a centralised location for home controls, signalling a step forward in Apple's home integration a
“Coyote Time" through 12/12 in Saint Louis, various locations The post ‘Coyote Time’ reimagines civic renewal appeared first on Chicago Reader.
Celebrating the artistic voices of Asia and its diaspora, the fair brings new and returning international galleries together in Paris this October.
A three-year program for artists critically and experimentally engaging with media, technology, and contemporary culture.
Vietnamese-born artist Danh Võ and Japanese fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto have been announced as the recipients of the thirteenth Isamu Noguchi Award. Inaugurated in 2014 by the Noguchi Museum in New York, the annual prize honors individuals who share Noguchi’s innovative spirit and commitment to
Police said Winston Pat, 20, was identified as the driver of a white BMW seen doing donuts in the intersection. Police say dedicated weekend teams already operate in every borough. A Queens-based city councilmember wants to formalize the response. [ more › ]
The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning approved a long-term plan Wednesday identifying 15 priority investments across the region.
Saturday’s inaugural event will feature live performances at four locations in Lincoln Square and Ravenswood performed by 12 artists who live in the area.
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Royal Home Entertainment is selling off its remaining inventory ahead of its closure Saturday, though owner Joe DeGuide still plans to offer custom installation services online.
A compilation of the six films will be screened Sunday at Solemn Oath Brewery in Logan Square, and filmmakers plan to keep making profiles for the series.
Frieze Masters might not seem the most obvious place for sexual subversion. But this year, five artists are revealing the hidden desires, coded identities and overlooked queer histories of modernism
Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine attends as Mayor Eric Adams makes public safety and quality-of-life-related announcement at 14th Street Y. Because Mark Levine pledged to make the investment during his campaign, here are your early links: A mini T-Rex skeleton on display at Sotheby's, New
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led by the greek avant-garde performance artist, the spetses players developed an experimental form of performance rooted in the island’s landscape, local community, and changing social realities. The post leda papaconstantinou’s spetses players turned the greek island into a stage appeared first on
A million New Yorkers have moved across state lines since 2020 due to the cost of living. [ more › ]
Japanese studio Schemata Architects has renovated a guesthouse in Dromgarriff Rainforest, Ireland, connecting two existing stone buildings with a timber- and steel-framed yoga studio. Named Linden House, the building is one of five guesthouses spread across the 39-hectare woodland in Glengarriff, wh
Nikole Hannah-Jones and schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels crossed paths years ago in a meeting detailed in her explosive article. The prominent journalist crossed paths with Kamar Samuels years ago due to problems at her daughter's elementary school. [ more › ]
Limestone and plywood make up the temporary pavilion at the heart of this year's Tallinn Architecture Biennale, designed by Shanghai- and Tokyo-based studio Aru Ma- Architects. Named Resonance, the pavilion was the winning entry of a competition hosted by the 2026 Tallinn Architecture Biennale (TAB)
more than wall cladding. iris ceramica group's new surfaces become an architectural medium designed to engage touch, sight, and spatial perception. The post iris ceramica group expands multi sensory design through surfaces and scent appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Megan O’Grady reviews a new Berger biography, Deana Lawson appropriates surveillance photographs, and Paddy Johnson answers the question: Do I need an agent?
On October 6, the sixth floor of West Chelsea's Pace Gallery--an expansive outdoor terrace with uninterrupted views of Manhattan--transformed into an ephemeral landscape, complete with a wooded trail and tea house designed by acclaimed international architect Kengo Kuma. The serene installation, an
Plus, Prague to launch its first international contemporary art fair in 2027, and TAEX opens its first permanent gallery in Monaco Junya Ishigami. Photo by Diego Velazquez. Junya Ishigami is named the first laureate of the Barragan Prize, launched with Bottega Veneta. Japanese architect Junya Ishiga
Los Angeles-based multidisciplinary textile artist Hannah Buechler builds her practice around reuse, repetition, and reflection. Her large-scale works take a maximalist approach to color and texture, assembling small scraps of fabric, metal, and plastic into rich tactile collages. Though each piece
London-based architectural designer Aimée Daniels has invented an awning system that sold out multiple times this summer. In this interview, she argues the UK needs to get on board with the power of shading. Self-described "clean-tech startup" Shaded sells simple and colourful external awnings that
listed for sale in idyllwild, california, the rare dwelling designed by matti suuronen reflects a 1960s vision of portable living, when prefabrication and lightweight materials promised new ways to inhabit remote landscapes. The post UFO-shaped futuro house brings radical 1960s vision of prefab livi
Designer Jonas Hejduk has released a collection of rugs and benches that have ambiguously pixellated aesthetics. Hejduk's focus on deliberately compressed, low-resolution versions of popular furnishings were informed by his childhood fixation with video game graphics. "Youngsters like myself were al
Plus, an unmissable show at Dia Beacon, John McEnroe lists $35 million Malibu home, and other art world matters. The post Louvre Museum Director Pleads for More Public Funding appeared first on Artnet News.
designed by medellín-based estudio gris, tupi table lamp features a hand-turned solid oak body resembling a bird, complete with a dark wooden beak that conceals the light source to project a warm downward glow. The post crafted from dual-tone solid oak, TUPI lamp by estudio gris resembles bird at re
Blue-chip material sold briskly, while some other material struggled. Records were reset for Liubov Popova and Portia Zvavahera. The post Christie’s Hauls In $289.4M at London Sales, Led by $41.8M Kandinsky appeared first on Artnet News.
A wounded Oscar Belgal is detained by Immigration and Customs officers on Oct. 8, 2026, in the Marble Hill section of Manhattan. Belgal, driving a silver SUV with his 5-year-old son also in the vehicle, was shot in the neck while being taken into ICE custody. The wounded man said he didn't learn
For Design Week Mexico 2026, design studio 2x1 displayed works by French and Mexican designers on plinths in the gardens of Casa Ortega, a rarely opened private residence designed by local architect Luis Barragán in the 1940s. The Creative Immersions France-Mexico 2026 exhibition featured furniture
Reverend Kevin McCall (left), Kyle Taylor and Taylor's lawyer Benjamin Pinczewski (right) speak at a Wednesday press conference on the assault Kyle Taylor, a dean at Mott Bridges Academy, says he made a legal bus transfer. [ more › ]
Artist Peter Nagy, whose Nature Morte gallery was instrumental in bringing contemporary Indian art to the attention of international audiences, died on October 13 in New Delhi following a long illness. He was sixty-seven. A charismatic force on the East Village art scene of 1980s New York before set
Due to higher delivery fees, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island customers will likely see their bills increase by an average of $87 this winter. [ more › ]
Curated by Mia Lopez, 16 artists transform everyday objects into bold explorations of Latinx identity. On view in San Antonio from October 16 through March 7, 2027.
The Republican gubernatorial candidate and Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul both favor a change in state law. [ more › ]
In a world skewed toward artifice, the East Williamsburg performance space’s commitment to confronting, rather than escaping, one’s conditions in art feels like a renaissance.
New York’s Salon 94, a contemporary art gallery founded by Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn in 2003, will open a branch in Paris, Artnews reports. The new space, occupying a compact 323 square feet at 30 Galerie de Montpensier across from the Jardin du Palais Royal, will open on October 18 with an exhibitio
The image-licensing giant Getty Images, which holds more than 477 million assets, is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy following a failed $3.7 billion merger with rival Shutterstock, abandoned over a regulatory roadblock. During its earnings call in August, Getty CEO Craig Peters said in the process
This recently rebuilt two-unit townhouse at 19 Conselyea Street in the heart of Williamsburg is both understated and exceptional. Set on a 28-foot-wide lot with a legal curb cut, the 3,198-square-foot home, asking $5,200,000, has a private driveway, a detached garage/studio with a glass wall that op
Now on view in Austin, the Haas Brothers' mid-career retrospective plunges visitors into their fantasy world. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Welcome to the ‘Uncanny Vall
Moving one’s dwelling place from one location to another is as old as mankind. After all, what is a tent, a yurt, or a hut but a movable house? People have moved their homes following the seasons, following game and other foodstuffs, and escaping dangerous weather patterns, manmade borders, and… Rea
Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday announced the city will invest nearly $30 million in a new quantum technology lab at New York University in exchange for a stake in new technologies developed with city-funded tools. Expected to open in 2030, Quantum Fabrication Facility (QFab) will take up 23,000 s
Sneider Mejia and D’Angelo Caraballo, being arraigned in Bronx Supreme Court on Oct. 14, 2026, allegedly stabbed an off-duty police officer in the Bronx. Sneider Mejia and D’Angelo Caraballo are both facing several charges, including attempted first-degree murder. [ more › ]
Runners make their way through the Williamsburg streets when they participate in the 1984 New York City Marathon on October 28, 1984 in Brooklyn, New York. Spoiler alert: It's still 26.2 miles. [ more › ]
ConstelNation Multiple dates from Fri 10/30—Sun 11/5 at various locations The post Chicago-France improvised-music exchange the Bridge taps into the city’s diverse venues for its final iteration appeared first on Chicago Reader.
A memorial outside Nathaly Ramirez’ Bronx building. Angel Carrasco, who shoved his infant daughter and her mother from a 15th floor balcony, appeared virtually in Bronx criminal court. [ more › ]
Some galleries enjoyed triumphant returns, the big guys reported big sales, and others were still seeking heat. The post $6.5M Jan Brueghel Sells at Frieze in London as Collectors Compete for Coveted Works appeared first on Artnet News.
File photo of Main Street in Geneva, in upstate New York, where public officials have been combatting a measles outbreak in unvaccinated communities. In some upstate communities, officials say entire households have been found to be infected. [ more › ]
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See 'Radiant Geometries: Vectors of Knowledge from the Indigenous Americas' at the Moody Center for the Arts in Houston. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article ‘Radiant Geometri
When Haley Fohr began working on a score for Nosferatu (1922) more than a year ago, she was thinking about parasitic love. All-consuming love. Identity-surrendering love. Fohr, better known as her avant-pop project Circuit des Yeux, had just released Halo on the Inside (Matador) and was touring whil
Le Large, a museum in the new Pointe des Arts complex just outside of Paris, has opened its doors on the Île Seguin, in Boulogne-Billancourt. The island is the former home of a Renault factory, which was active for most of the 20th century and demolished in 2005. Planning for a new cultural hub on [
City Council Speaker Julie Menin and Mayor Zohran Mamdani have reached an agreement on legislation that would end the use of the horse-drawn carriages in Central Park by June 2028, the New York Times reported. The issue has been a contentious one for over 150 years and the subject of fierce debate b
US-based designer Behnaz Farahi and the Critical Matter Group at the MIT Media Lab have projected sounds and video of the ocean alongside crowd-sourced messages into a public square for the university's inaugural Future Fest symposium. Called Ocean of Dreams, the installation was projected from the
People playing cornhole, sitting in chairs and talking and drawing with chalk during an Open Streets program on Columbus Avenue, on the Upper West Side, in 2024. The Mamdani administration bolstered funding this year and is asking applicants to suggest infrastructure upgrades. [ more › ]
In a conversation tied to “Clockwork,” at the FLAG Art Foundation, Smith explains why choosing a material is never separate from the act of making. The post Sable Elyse Smith Says Research Isn’t Separate From the Art—It Is the Art appeared first on Artnet News.
The Karachi Biennale Trust (KBT) has announced the cancellation of its fifth annual Karachi Biennale. The KBT cited regional conflict and logistical challenges as the reasons behind their decision. Originally scheduled for January 16 through January 31 of next year, the biennale would have brought a
The mine and processing plant responsible for Hydrocal, a specialty plaster fundamental to the sculpting processes for artworks, architectural restoration projects, dental molds, orthopedic molds, and prosthetic-limb customization, is ceasing operation by the end of November. The New York Times repo
An affordable housing lottery has launched for a recently opened new 11-story, 213-unit development on a former parking lot of a Bed Stuy nursing home. It and another build planned for a parking lot on the other side of the nursing home will together bring a total of 297 apartments… Read More > The
Meditating on the connection between physical spaces and the feelings and memories bound within them is central to Ann Toebbe's practice. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article
Getty Images A new study found that nearly 2% of the city's natural gas is leaking into the air and causing climate pollution. [ more › ]
Omar Gandhi Architects has collaborated with furniture maker Brodye Chappell to build a house and workshop with a corrugated metal facade on Prince Edward Island, Canada. Located in the agricultural area of Marshfield, just outside Charlottetown, the two-part property touches lightly on its surround
The work is crossing the auction block in the U.K., where it is estimated to fetch $79,000. The post Previously Unknown Canaletto Drawing Reemerges After Centuries appeared first on Artnet News.
“I’ve been happiest with the narrative of my paintings when there’s an open-ended moment, as with Carver’s stories,” says the artist, who relates to the author, and his editor, through imagination, intuition and their way of seeing the world
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Because the vote against it was unanimous, here are your early links: Jacket weather, swishing your Guinness, spooky decorations in North Jersey and more. [ more › ]
Police arrested 22-year-old Sobirjon Abdurazakov for a hit-and-run that killed a 62-year old Lyft driver. [ more › ]
Morning light hits Manhattan Criminal Court on January 10, 2025 in New York City. The state commission on judicial conduct said Judge Jeffrey A. Gershuny “acknowledged that his conduct was improper,” and added that he was “apologetic and cooperative.” [ more › ]
Architecture practice Andy Matthews Studio has unveiled a black, contemporary cricket pavilion on Dulwich Common, south London. Built for Streatham & Marlborough Cricket Club, the pavilion stands alongside Dulwich Common overlooking the club's main pitch. The mono-pitch main form was designed to be
A glimpse of redevelopment plans for Ferry Point Park in the Bronx, where Bally's Corp. is siting a new casino. Here's a look at designs for a redeveloped park, including new amenities, landscaping and other improvements. [ more › ]
Riverside Modern is a book documenting the mid-century modern homes of Studley Park in Melbourne. In this roundup, its author Jake Taylor selects 10 standout residences from the architectural enclave. Published by Thames and Hudson, Riverside Modern was written by architect Taylor with his collabora
Two Balanchine ballets will bookend a groundbreaking same-sex duet choreographed by Lar Lubovitch and a piece d'occasion by Pam Tanowitz Image by Dani Case On October 18, ballet dancer Adrian Danchig-Waring will conclude his onstage New York City Ballet (NYCB) presence with a carefully composed fare
Plus, Marion Cotillard to head the jury at the 23rd Marrakech Film Festival, and the Van Gogh Museum secures funding agreement for a major renovation Portrait of Gabriel Hendifar. Courtesy of Apparatus. Apparatus announces Miami showroom ahead of London collection debut. Apparatus cofounder Gabriel
For over three decades, New York-based Martin Bourne has been shaping the city behind the scenes. The veteran interior stylist has lent his eye to leading designers like Rafael de Cardenas, Muriel Brandolini, and Young Huh, along with a select roster of private clients and collectors. He's best know
Designers Lukas Wegwerth and Corinna Dehn have unveiled their Armadillo furniture pieces, clad in facade shingles from buildings in Germany's Vogelsberg region, at the Companions exhibition at London's Galleri Fumi. The Companions show features six new Armadillo pieces – two cabinets, a sideboard, a
At The Photographers’ Gallery, new show All That Goes Unnoticed mixes the Memphis-born maverick’s colour-saturated works with earlier, lesser-known monochromes
Researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale have developed a 3D-printed cookie for space travel, using yeast to transform plastic and agricultural waste into an edible, protein-rich food. Named µBites, which is pronounced "microbites", the cookies were created for and funded by the NASA D
Gov. Hochul and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman faced off in the only debate for governor. The Democratic incumbent repeatedly invoked President Donald Trump. The Republican challenger largely avoided bringing up New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. [ more › ]
In "Compound Camera 3," viewers step inside a luminous viewing room. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article 221 Camera Obscuras Fill Pneuhaus’ Immersive, Inflatable, Image-Captu
The Manhattan medical practice where neurologist Tariq Lamki allegedly sexually abused two patients during appointments, according to prosecutors. Prosecutors say Dr. Tariq Lamki abused two patients during appointments at a medical practice near Stuyvesant Town. [ more › ]
Naza in limited release in theaters The post Review: <i>Naza</i> appeared first on Chicago Reader.
Don Giovanni, through 11/1 at Lyric Opera House The post <i>Don Giovanni</i> returns to the Lyric appeared first on Chicago Reader.
The Port Authority will begin to overhaul the ramps connecting the Lincoln Tunnel to the Midtown Bus Terminal starting Thursday. The Port Authority is replacing its ramshackle Midtown Bus Terminal. Riders will face years of headaches as the work is finished. [ more › ]
An ICE vehicle parked outside a warehouse in Roxbury, New Jersey that the Trump administration plans to convert into an immigration detention facility. The agency is under a court order not to use the site for detaining arrestees, but acknowledged it processed immigrants there on at least two oc
New York Knicks owner James Dolan celebrated the championship win on June 13, 2026. Some fans complain that Dolan is using the beloved team and arena to support Republican candidates whose politics differ from those of most Knicks fans in deep-blue New York City. [ more › ]
Peter Chung is labeling bottles of his first official batch of Yido makgeolli. He quickly determines it takes five and a half turns of the crank on the machine to properly attach the adhesives. He’s eight bottles in with about 67 to go. In 48 hours, Chung will formally debut the first expression of
Avenue B in the East Village has been redesigned to allow for more pedestrian space and less traffic. The city’s Department of Transportation on Tuesday announced the completion of a project that expanded the neighborhood’s existing popular open street with a series of one-way traffic reversals, a t
Both Target and the lot's owner previously said there is no agreement with ICE. [ more › ]
"Molly," the animatronic bird at the center of the ongoing disagreement between Art of Play and Kelly Clarkson. "Kelly Clarkson has put us in danger," says the co-owner of Art of Play. [ more › ]
No one has been to as many Chicago shows this century as Claudio Velez. For decades, he visited between 20 and 50 bars and venues each night (his own estimates have varied), mostly on the northwest side. He wasn’t trying to see any particular band or DJ. He was feeding the people who’d come out […]
Architecture studio OMA has broken ground on the Frank Liu Jr Academy for Music and Arts charter school in Houston, a pre-K through eighth-grade institution housed in a former coffee plant. The three-storey Frank Liu Jr Academy for Music and Arts (FLAMA) building will be organised around Montessori
This one-bedroom co-op at 39 Remsen Street is in a perfect location, within a block from the Brooklyn Heights Promenade in an 1870s townhouse. The home is the picture of pre-war charm, endowed with well-preserved original details and beautifully designed modern updates. Asking $945,000, the fourth-f
Halloween is one of the most exciting times in New York City, but some New Yorkers can find themselves priced out of the festivities due to the steep costs that come with them. Ahead, here are some of the best free ways to celebrate Halloween across the five boroughs without breaking the bank, from
US studio Wheeler Kearns Architects has completed a brown-metal and limestone house organised around a courtyard on the shore of Lake Michigan, in Michigan, USA. Known as Timber Lane Retreat, the 2026 house is composed of three volumes – two, two-story gabled forms that align with a central courtyar
'Arcana Borealis—Northern Women and Esotericism' delves into a new perspective on modern art the Atenium Art Museum in Helsinki. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article ‘Arcana B
The smell of incense consumed me as I entered Feminist Center for Creative Work (FCCW). In the gallery space, a large, patchwork coat hung from the ceiling, and a wooden table was piled with books and loose papers. On the back wall, Spanish moss hovered over a white altar where winding branches sat,
This week, a look back at four of our featured listings from six months ago focuses on homes in Park Slope, Prospect Park South, Bay Ridge, and Brooklyn Heights. How did they fare? First up, on Berkeley Place, this 1880s brownstone hasn’t changed hands in decades and the period details appear… Read
I first saw Wm. Bullion (as he was known professionally) onstage in 2005. He was playing Polonius in the now-gone Building Stage’s inaugural production of Hamlet. As I wrote in my review for the Chicago Tribune, “Wm. Bullion plays Polonius with welcome understatement, making the old counselor sympat
Tired of increased electric bills? Thinking of going solar, but wondering how the Trump administration's policies have affected the industry? You're not alone -- and you're in luck. Join Brooklyn SolarWorks on Thursday, October 22 at 3 p.m. for a free webinar, "Going Solar in NYC: What Homeowners Ne
Vivian McConnell hoped that making her third V.V. Lightbody album, Period Piece, would be more carefree than it was. “I had a migraine for, like, a year from being so stressed out about the record,” says the Chicago indie-pop multi-instrumentalist. Fortunately, you can’t hear that stress in Period P
Dezeen School Shows: a proposal that integrates findings from magpie behavioural research into the landscape design of a Melbourne waterfront is among the projects from students at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Also featured are a game designed to educate users about recycling and a proposal to tra
The ingenious device is an adjustable support that sits comfortably on your lap or tabletop. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Meet the Lap Easel, a Portable Companion for
by Gabriele Holtermann, Brooklyn Paper For more than two decades, the former Engine Company 204 firehouse at 299 Degraw Street in Cobble Hill has stood empty. The 6,000-square-foot firehouse, likely built in 1857, closed in 2003 amid budget cuts under then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Now, it is prepari
First published in 1988, Rei Kawakubo’s cult Comme des Garçons magazine Six was a surreal exploration of the sixth sense. Now, 35 years after its final issue, it returns in a new installation at Dover Street Market London
To mark the publication of Quiladelphia, a monograph tracing ten years of his photographic practice, Quil Lemons speaks with pioneering British photographer Ajamu X to discuss Black masculinity, queer desire and the politics of representation
“The Secondaries" through 10/25 at Ignition Project Space The post Alien worlds appeared first on Chicago Reader.
Local studio Allan Joyce Architects used courtyards and covered walkways to connect this charred timber-clad home in Nottinghamshire, UK, to its countryside surroundings. Perched on a verdant plot, the five-bedroom Sable House dwelling replaces a 1950s house that had been home to the client and thei
Architect Donald Insall, founder of Donald Insall Associates and known for his conservation and renovation work, including on Windsor Castle, has died at the age of 100. Insall, whose death was announced in a statement from his studio, was best known for his work in conservation, which he saw as dif
For the Autumn/Winter 2026 issue of AnOther Magazine, Lina Scheynius and Nell Kalonji photograph and style model and movement artist Helena Olmedo both in the studio and outdoors
Architecture studio Pearce+ has created a timber pavilion in Camden, London, to draw attention to the need for shade in the UK and encourage people to build their own DIY shading. Commissioned by Camden Inspire festival, the simple pavilion is currently situated at the site of the Camden Collective
Italian studio Formafantasma has created the displays for Ocean & Climate Village, an exhibition at Prada Group's Luna Rossa base in Cagliari, Sardinia, that uses "design as an educational tool" to show the importance of the ocean. The show, which fashion conglomerate Prada Group describes as a "tra