It’s thanks to my dear friend Akemi that I filled one of the 50 000 slots that were granted to see a unique collection of Basquiat’s work in New York. The Brant Foundation is a new gallery that’s opened up in the East Village, offering free visits to its space to see the collection of 70 works up close and personal. The slots went fast, and “sold out” super quickly, much to the dismay of many of my friends on Instagram who’ve sent me DMs of disappointment at not being able to themselves nab tickets. Simply titled “Jean-Michel Basquiat,” the exhibition was mounted by publishing magnate Peter Brant’s daughter, Allison,…
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It’s Janet. Miss Jackson, if you’re Nasty.
When I first moved to New York, Prince was playing at Madison Square Garden. I wanted to go. A friend who had been living here for years before I did, told me not to bother because I’d be paying $200 and he’d be too tiny to see anyway. He didn’t tour New York again before his death. Never seeing Prince in one of his legendary 3-hour concerts will forever be a major regret in my life. Thing is, seeing concerts is also a major planning operation in New York. You have to be on top of when the tickets go on sale, so they don’t sell out. You have to…
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Songs for Sabotage.
I haven’t been able to stop thinking about Haroon Gunn-Salie’s piece at the New Museum since seeing it at Monday’s preview. It’s part of the museum’s Triennial. Titled Songs for Sabotage, the group exhibition looks at how young artists around the world use their art respond to issues of social and political importance – how for them, art is not just something to be looked at, but something urging engagement of some kind. Haroon is from South Africa, and so naturally I was drawn most to his work. But I would’ve been anyway, I think, even if I wasn’t from the same country. When you enter the 3rd floor of…
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The Rundown: Ice Cream Burger
NYC wins at many things in life, namely, lining up for crazy food trends. For this week’s episode of The Rundown, I created a route that takes in some of the trends that’ve inspired long queues lately (at least, they usually have) and end at the newest item that will surely inspire a number of Instagram pics to come! If you want to know the route – or places visited – here it is (with a bonus stop at Boba Guys along the way!)
