On a recent layover in New York City, I attended an exhibition of Basquiat’s art and life. This exhibit isn’t a typical exhibit, just like Basquiat wasn’t a typical artist. It isn’t in a museum or even a gallery. It’s in a warehouse in Chelsea. And it wasn’t curated by a staff member with a…
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Manhattan’s Lower East Side was a neighborhood of immigrants at the turn of the century. Look familiar? I’m sure you recognize images like this. It’s part of our collective memory. Immigrants from Ireland, Germany, Italy, Russia… were welcomed by the Statue of Liberty, processed on Ellis Island, and then crowded into tenements. Maybe some of…
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