He was the pied piper of a loose community of DIY artists homesteading on New York City’s waterways, which he used as his canvas and stage.
Category: Art & Museums
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A Guide to Madrid’s Maritime Treasures
The capital of Spain may not be on the coast, but that doesn’t keep it from celebrating its ties to the sea with museums, fountains, the occasional massive anchor and even the city’s favorite sandwich.
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It’s Still South by Southwest, but This Time It’s in London
The music, tech and film festival, long known for being in Austin, Texas, expands to Europe for the first time.
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As George Lucas’s ‘Starship’ Museum Nears Landing, He Takes the Controls
The ‘Star Wars’ director parted ways with the museum’s top boss and is clearly calling the shots as his Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles approaches completion.
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Two Decades After Her Death, Celia Cruz Lives On for Her Fans
Whether minted on a U.S. coin, captured as a bobblehead or painted in a new Miami mural, the late “Queen of Salsa” continues to draw attention to her musical legacy 100 years after her birth.
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Aix-en-Provence Celebrates Cézanne With Monthslong Series of Events
Aix-en-Provence, the French city where the artist spent most of his life, is celebrating all things Cézanne this summer with the reopening of his estate and studio.
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Art Basel Announces New Fair in Qatar
With its enormous wealth, the Middle East has long been viewed by the international art trade as a prime market for expansion.
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Lincoln Center Plans a $335 Million Makeover of Its Western Edge
The center in Manhattan aims to attract new audiences, as it takes down a wall on Amsterdam Avenue and revamps Damrosch Park.
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Clayton Patterson Photographed New York’s Lower East Side. Where Will His Archives Go?
Clayton Patterson, the street photographer, has thousands of images, video and paraphernalia from the neighborhood’s conflicts and characters. Now he doesn’t know what to do with them.
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Fashion’s Continuing Obsession with Takashi Murakami
With a new show at the Cleveland Museum, fashion’s favorite artist is back in the conversation.