CULT CALENDAR 5/4/15

WHAT'S UP IN NEW YORK CITY ART, MUSIC, & FASHION

CULT EDITOR'S TOP EVENTS TO HIT THIS WEEK

ART EXHIBITION: DAVID SALLE - NEW PAINTINGS

NOW - JUNE 27th at Skarstedt Gallery, 550 W 21st St, New York, NY 10011

Skarstedt is pleased to present an exhibition of new work by American artist David Salle at their Chelsea gallery this April. The exhibition will feature all new work from two recent series: the Late Product Paintings and the Silver Paintings.

The exhibition as a whole extends the idea of juxtaposition even further: one group of pictures is intensely colorful, extremely various, and organized along complex diagonal rhythms; the other is restricted to black and white, with a single subject, and composed along a vertical/horizontal axis. And yet, the two series have a clear reciprocity and point of intersection; together they seem to mirror each other with an oscillating sense of place.

FASHION TALK: DIANE VON FURSTENBERG | RHONDA GARELICK

WED, MAY 6TH, 7PM-9PM at Celeste Bartos Forum, NYPL,  42nd Street between 5th and 6th Avenues, New York, NY 10018

Diane von Furstenberg, whom Newsweek called "the most marketable woman since Coco Chanel," joins award-winning scholar and Chanel biographer Rhonda Garelick to explore what it means to be a fashion icon. Tickets here. 

I don't like to talk about my dreams. I like to make them happen. I prefer to talk about them when they're done -- DVF

ART EXHIBITION: MIKE KELLEY - PANSY METAL/CLOVERED HOOF

NOW - MAY 30th at Carolina Nitsch Contemporary Art, 101 Wooster St, New York, NY 10012

Carolina Nitsch Project Room will feature Mike Kelley's Pansy Metal/Clovered Hoof, the seminal series of oversized silk banners from 1989. 

Mike Kelley is considered one of the most influential artists of our time and created a body if pioneering work that mine American popular culture, modernism, and alternative, counter culture movements. His work explores class relations, sexuality, repressed memory, systems of religion and transcendence, and post-punk politics.  

CULT CALENDAR 4/27/15

WHAT'S UP IN NEW YORK CITY ART, MUSIC, & FASHION

CULT EDITOR'S TOP EVENTS TO HIT THIS WEEK

ART EXHIBITION: DAVID SHRIGLEY

NOW - MAY 23rd at Anton Kern Gallery, 532 W 20th St, New York, NY 10011

British artist David Shrigley's playful wit and childlike style exude the peaceful serenity of youth. No need to analyze -- things are how they are... 

Like a great skeptical underground project, Shrigley's conceptual, idea-based art is a never-ending stream of curious propositions and eccentric moral dilemmas. With acerbic humor and strangely profound insights, the artist lays bare the ambiguities, comedy and pathos of everyday life. According to the artist, most aspects of life have the potential to be "ridiculous, absurd, awkward, funny, and meaningless all at once." 

CONCERT: TEI SHI 

APR 29, Doors 8PM, Show 9PM at Bowery Ballroom, 6 Delancey St, New York, NY 10002

Tei Shi blends electronic beats with sensual vocals for tunes that should be on everyone's night mix. Tickets here. 

ART EXHIBITION: Andy Warhol: Campbell’s Soup Cans and Other Works, 1953–1967

NOW through OCT 12th at the Museum of Modern Art, 11 W. 53rd Street, New York, NY, 10019

Andy Warhol not only pioneered a movement in the NYC art scene, but also in the NYC social scene. His colorful works highlight his obsession with fame, fun, and pop culture and the MOMA takes us back to where it all started -- with those infamous Campbell's soup cans.  

"On July 9, 1962, Andy Warhol made his one-person debut at a Los Angeles gallery called Ferus, founded five years earlier by curator Walter Hopps and artist Edward Keinholz. It represented the first showing of Warhol's Campbell's Soup Can paintings, an image he became indelibly linked with. Often installed in a grid, they were originally hung in a single line at Ferus, an installation MoMA revives here in its look at Warhol's early years, when he turned the art world upside down." -- Time Out NY

FASHION FILIM: IRIS 

APR 29 - ongoing at Film Forum, 209 West Houston Street, NY, NY 10014

IRIS pairs legendary 87-year-old documentarian Albert Maysles with Iris Apfel, the quick-witted, flamboyantly dressed 93-year-old style maven who has had an outsized presence on the New York fashion scene for decades. More than a fashion film, the documentary is a story about creativity and how, even in Iris' dotage, a soaring free spirit continues to inspire. IRIS portrays a singular woman whose enthusiasm for fashion, art and people are life's sustenance and reminds us that dressing, and indeed life, is nothing but an experiment. Tickets here.

"I didn't give a damn about going to the party or being at the party, it was getting dressed for the party...and there's truth and poetry in that" -- Iris Apfel

CULT CALENDAR 4/13/15

WHAT'S UP IN NEW YORK CITY ART, MUSIC, & FASHION

CULT EDITOR'S TOP EVENTS TO HIT THIS WEEK

ART SHOW: RAW POP

APR 16th, 7PM - 10PM at Castle Fitzjohns Gallery, 98 Orchard Street, New York, NY 10002

"Raw Pop" is an exploration of four very different interpretations of referencing and incorporating popular culture within visual art. Featuring one of my favorite street artists, Whisbe, the show will also include works by Sam Tufnell, Bradley Hart, and Guy Stanley Philoche. Opening Reception, Thursday April 16th 7-10pm. 

In today's art world many works of "Pop" art are labelled as Neo Pop, Post Pop etc, basically anything with bright colors that's a visual derivative of Warhol, Lichtenstein, Indiana.  "Raw Pop" features the work of four artists who strip back the Pop genre to its roots and incorporate popular culture within their art from a strong conceptual position, but with four very clever, very different interpretations. Show closes May 13th 2015.

FASHION FILM: DIOR & I 

NOW through APRL 16th at the Film Society of Lincoln Center, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 

"Much like his debut Diana Vreeland. The Eye Has to Travel, Frederic Tcheng's sophomore documentary, and his first as a solo director, offers audiences a privileged and thorough glimpse into the inner workings of the fashion industry -- in this case, the hallowed, 69-year old house of Christian Dior. Tcheng's observant camera spends nearly as much time with the atelier's master seamstresses as it does with Dior's new head designer Raf Simons, the visionary Belgian modernist tasked with restoring the house following the catastrophic exit of disgraced former Creative Director John Galliano. Dior and I's fascination with its subject is nothing short of infectious." - Film Society At Lincoln Center. Tickets and showtimes here. 

CONCERT: THE MOWGLI'S, NIGHT RIOT, & HIPPO CAMPUS

APT 15th, doors @ 7PM, show @ 8PM at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, 66 N. 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11249

Feel good jams from three of my favorite new indie bands. Summer love vibes all around. Tickets here. 

CULT CALENDAR 3/30/15

WHAT'S UP IN NEW YORK CITY ART, MUSIC, & FASHION

CULT EDITOR'S TOP EVENTS TO HIT THIS WEEK

TWIN SHADOW & LOLAWOLF

MAR 31st, doors @ 8PM, show @ 9PM at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, 66 N. 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11249

Pretty bummed this MUST-SEE duo of on-the-rise artists is currently SOLD OUT, but if you can manage to snag some tickets definitely get involved! The venue is solid and Twin Shadow's chill, romantic jams are the perfect complement to opening band Lolawolf's sugary fashion vibes. Tickets here. 

LAUREN BACALL: THE LOOK  

NOW - APRIL 4th at the Gallery @ FIT, 227 W 27th St, New York, NY 10001

Classic Hollwood glamour on display? Yep, I'm in: "Lauren Bacall: The Look is a celebration of the film and theater star's unique style. Bacall's own garments take the spotlight in this exhibition which also explores Bacall's own personal relationships with several of the fashion designers who dressed her."

CODY SIMPSON @ The Bowery Ballroom 

APRIL 6th, Doors @ 8PM, show @ 9PM at The Bowery Ballroom 6 Delancey Street, New York, NY 10002

I'm going to be honest here and admit that I don't know a single Cody Simpson song or even what style of music he plays (Spotify research to come). I DO know, however, that he currently dates one of fashion's hottest faces and CULT favorite cool girl, Gigi Hadid. Chances of a Gigi sighting + music at one of my favorite NYC venues? Yep, GOING. Get your tickets here. 

SEDUCERS

NOW - APRIL 17th at Greenpoint Terminal Gallery, 67 West St. #320, Brooklyn, NY 11222

I've yet to venture to any galleries in Greenpoint Brooklyn, so a group exhibition about the escapism of seduction seems like the best way to lose my Greenpoint gallery virginity! Curated by Evie Falci, the show features the works of seven emerging artists influenced by eroticism as in this essay clip by Audre Lorde, "The erotic is a measure between the beginnings of our sense of self and the chaos of our strongest feelings. It is an internal sense of satisfaction to which, once we have experienced it, we know we can aspire. For having experienced the fullness of this depth of feeling and recognized power, in honor and self-respect we can require no less of ourselves…"

CULT CALENDAR 3/6/2015

WHAT'S UP IN NEW YORK CITY ART & FASHION

CULT EDITOR'S TOP EVENTS TO HIT THIS WEEK

                      Brent Birnbaum’s installation of painted treadmills, curated by Elizabeth Denny & Craig Poor orgonteith at the 2015 Spring/Break Art Show (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic)

SPRING/BREAK ART SHOW

MAR 4th - 8th at Skylight at Moynihan Station (31st Street Entrance), NW Corner of West 31st Street/8th Avenue

Through its commitment to the discoveries of local to international curators, SPRING/BREAK Art Show will again offer a unique destination for collectors, artists, galleries, critics, scene junkies & art enthusiast during city's art fair week. Forty curators will premiere new artworks created by over 150 artists, all selected around this year's central art fair theme, TRANSACTION. Buy tickets here. 

Look out for CULT favorite Greg Haberny who will be exhibiting his new series at the show! View his style feature here. 

BRAND LOYALTY; i'm lovin' it

MAR 4th - APR 19th at Gallery Nine5, 24 Spring Street, New York, NY 10012

The group show examines the contemporary culture of neo-iconic imagery perpetuated by corporations and the media. Showcasing a wide range of Neo-Pop artists, Brand Loyalty; i'm lovin' it presents the pervasive nature of logos and brands as they appear literally, humorously, and somberly in everything from sculpture to canvas.