CULT CALENDAR 2/23/2015

WHAT'S UP IN NEW YORK CITY ART & FASHION

CULT EDITOR'S TOP EVENTS TO HIT THIS WEEK 

RIZZO'S X ADAM DARE PIZZA PARTY

FEB 24th, 6pm - 10pm at Rizzo's Pizza, 17 Clinton Street, New York, NY 10002

What could be more downtown than partying with NYC Graffiti Artist Adam Dare at a pizza joint? 

METAL WORKS BY PHILIP MORTILLARO 

FEB 26th, 6pm-9pm at Soho Arts Club, 76 Wooster Street, New York, NY 10012

Please join local artist, Philip Mortillaro for a one night showcasing of his metal work collection Everything Until Now. Complimentary cocktails and light bites will be served. RSVP required to juliana@slash-pr.com 

ART MACHINE SCREENING AND Q&A

FEB 27th, 7:30pm-9:30pm at Angel Noir Cafe/Bar, 247 Varet Street, Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY 

Free Screening of ART MACHINE in honor of #FILMFRIDAY! There will be a special Q&A following the film featuring Director Doug Karr, the star of Art Machine Joseph Cross, and the artist behind the artwork in the film, Adam Krueger (read his CULT feature here).

RSVP required via the facebook event page or by emailing ArtMachineScreening@gmail.com.    

CULT CALENDAR 2/6/15

WHAT'S UP IN NEW york CITY ART & FASHION 

CULT EDITOR'S MUST-SEE EXHIBITS TO CATCH THIS WEEK

Yves Saint Laurent + Halston: Fashioning the ’70s EXHIBIT

FEB 6th - APR 18th at the MUSEUM @ FIT, 227 West 27th Street, New York, NY 10001

celebrates the two designers who defined the sexy and glamorous fashions of the 1970s. This is the first exhibition to juxtapose their work and analyze the way they dealt with similar themes and aesthetics during the heigh of their careers. Both designers are equally represented by the approximately 80 ensembles and 20 accessories that are arranged thematically in an environment designed to evoke the style of this singular, dynamic era in history.

 ALEJANDRO VIGILANTE: iPOP SOCIAL COMMENTARY

ONGOING at Avant Gallery, 143 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 100016

The founder of what he calls “the i-Pop movement”, Alejandro Vigilante creates humorous and ironic mixed-media works and paintings that draw their subject matter from popular culture. In his “WiFi in the afterlife” series, Vigilante gives voice to iconic figures such as Grace Kelly, Frida Kahlo, and Marilyn Monroe, transferring images of them onto wood, alongside imagined Tweets and social media updates that the figures might have sent in today’s networked culture, and colorful patterns in acrylic paint. “What’s more pop than the internet?” he has asked. Vigilante cites Roy Lichtenstein and Robert Rauschenberg as major influences on his work.

KILLER HEELS: THE ART OF THE HIGH-HEELED SHOE

Now through MAR 1st at the Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY, 11238

Killer Heels explores fashion's most provocative accessory. From the high platform chopines of sixteenth century Italy to the glamorous stilettos of today's runways and red carpets, the exhibition looks at the high-heeled shoe's rich and varied history and its enduring place in our popular imagination. 

DAVID LYLE: EVERYONE'S A CRITIC

FEB 12th - MAR 14th at Lyons Wier Gallery, 542 West 24th Street, New York, NY 10011

Working from found vintage and vernacular photographs, Lyle seamlessly composes works that harken back to 1950's and 1960's America - not as they were, but skewed and reimagined by the artist. In Everyone's A Critic, Lyle is impeccably faithful to the vintage photographs that inspire his work -- until a point, in which he instills a cultural reference so familiar, yet iconoclastic, as to leave the viewer wincing, laughing, or really thinking -- often it is all three. 

CITY SOUNDS: LION BABE

                                                                            LION BABE: Brooklyn-based Jillian Hervery & Lucas Williams

New York City's hottest new duo spout soulful electro-alt rhYthms that are bound to be on every NYFW playlist. #LISTENINGNOW

Sexy, no doubt. 

THE BK WAY

Why do Brooklyn like you would Manhattan? When gallavanting over the bridge in my newfound home of Williamsburg,  I like to imbibe the BK way -- a lil weird, maybe a bit grungy, but never lacking in finesse. So get your leather jacket on, shake off that bed head and head to one of these endearingly BK haunts. 

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THE LEVEE 

212 Berry Street @ North 3rd, Brooklyn, NY 11211

Casual & cheap, this spot is one of my favorite Williamsburg go-tos. Who wouldn't like a bar that has an assortment of classic board games (including Connect 4) in each booth? 

SPECIALTY: Frat Boy (A Budweiser & a shot of Jaeger for $5) and Frito Pie (fritos, ground beef, and nacho cheese -- need we say more?) 

www.theleveenyc.com

 

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BABY'S ALL RIGHT

146 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11211

A glossier alternative to some of the classic Williamsburg dives, Baby's keeps its street cred' by serving as a hip haven for the music- loving set. Chill out at the front bar where a live DJ will be spinning jams or join the bevy of stylish night crawlers at the stage in back  to catch on-the-rise music acts (past performers include Ariel Pink, Tei Shi, and Lolawolf).  

www.babysallright.com

 

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THE GUTTER

200 N. 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222

Bowling is more of an afterthought at this low-key hangout for beer lovers who like vintage vibes. Vinyl booths, pool tables, and bowling lanes from the 70s give The Gutter the classic cool of the pre-digital age when hanging out meant meeting in person at a beer hall. 

PERK: If you're a night owl, bowling is 2 for 1 Sunday-Thursday after 1 am

www.thegutterbrooklyn.com

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