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public art
First up, a reminder: it’s not too late to buy your tickets to our annual benefit, an evening of drinks, Dinosaur...
by Joey De Jesus
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May 15th, 2013
In our third of a series of profiles of Naturally Occurring Cultural Districts around the five boroughs, Joey de Jesus takes us on a tour of Hunts Point, Bronx, to explore how artists, activists, and educators have turned social and environmental challenges into opportunities.
by Urban Omnibus
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May 10th, 2013
NEW LIBRARIES In 2008, the Donnell Library Center on West 43rd Street was sold to a hotel developer and closed....
by Urban Omnibus
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May 7th, 2013
"tree wood" by Toshihiro Oki architect — the winner of the Folly 2013 design competition, presented by the Architectural League and Socrates Sculpture Park — will be on view through August 5.
In exhibiting art, galleries — whether the vaunted spaces of Chelsea or an obscure room on the outer reaches of...
by Juliet Helmke
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April 10th, 2013
Juliet Helmke traces the origins and prospects of a genre of art that aims to educate and more effectively influence consumer behavior through the reinterpretation of ecological data.
by Urban Omnibus
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December 5th, 2012
An artist, community organizer, and social entrepreneur discusses museum-community partnerships, crowdfunding public art, and emerging trends in socially engaged creative projects.
by Urban Omnibus
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November 30th, 2012
KEEPING CO-OP CITY AFFORDABLE This week, Governor Cuomo, Mayor Bloomberg and US HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan announced a $621.5 million...
Welling Court is a ten-minute walk from the raised N and Q subway stop overlooking 30th avenue in Astoria. The...
by Urban Omnibus
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October 24th, 2012
With two new sculptures now on view in New York City, artist Leo Villareal talks with us about finding inspiration in nanotechnology, creating communal experiences, and capturing the beauty and power of light.


