Fans of Egyptology and ancient art in general will be pleased to learn that a marvelous exhibit of faience objects will be on display at the Phoenix Ancient Art gallery from December 6th – 30th. The collection, initiated by Sleiman Aboutam, is comprised of over 100 pieces of amulets and jewelry created as long ago as the third...
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Prospect Heights’ FiveMyles Gallery is hosting the artwork of five graffiti legends in an exhibit that will open later this week. The gallery, which will display 7-10 creations by each artist, is called “Street Art Legends Collective.” The featured artists include Albert Mercado, known as Lava Iⅈ Jaime Ramirez, aka MICO;...
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It’s an interesting and complicated situation for Gowanus-based sculptor Tom Otterness. In 1977, he shot a short film in which he shot and killed a dog. Three decades later, he is still paying for this shocking action. In May, he made a very public apology, but it may not be enough. In his apology he said: “Thirty years ago...
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You may have to see it to believe it, but it’s really true. Brooklyn is soon going to get its very own superhero – in the form of Captain Brooklyn. According to the insider scoop from an article in The New York Post, Captain Brooklyn has superpowers from time spent in the Gowanus Canal, and he’s coming to Image Comics this...
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Wall Street got a bit more exciting on Monday morning. That’s because dozens of people showed up…with nothing on! As part of a performance art project, dozens of people arrived on Wall Street to show their stuff. A New Face to New York Street vendor Ali Wafaa said to the New York Daily News, “It was like out of a porn movie....
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Pier Glass, an art glass firm in Red Hook, Brooklyn has undertaken the task of creating 16 glass lamps for the new Islamic wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The lamps are meant to recreate the look and feel of traditional Islamic lamps, which are generally ceramic. Four Years in the Making The project began over four years...
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