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Visual Art

Stephen Mallon: Reframing the Machine

Photographer Stephen Mallon talks about the surreal beauty of engineering and how photography can provoke contemplation of industry and our natural environment — and their unexpected convergences.

Portfolio: The Night Shadow

Michael Neff outlines the contours of city shadows with chalk and then photographs the resulting drawings, documenting those temporary moments, both showcasing and preserving the play of light and shadow in the urban environment.

Waste Streams: Refuse Refuse

A public dialogue between Manuel Mansylla and Dennis Maher, who promote the use of reclaimed, recycled and re-purposed materials in their artistic practices.

Naturally Occurring Cultural Districts

Naturally Occurring Cultural Districts

Tamara Greenfield and Caron Atlas share thoughts on how understanding NOCDs can help inform a more holistic approach to cultural policy.

Tektonomastics: The Building Names Project

Mapping all of New York's named residential buildings. Meet you at the Monbijou!

Portfolio: Miniature Worlds: Coney Island

A sculptor recreates Coney Island at dollhouse scale.

Portfolio: The Quiet City

On Sunday afternoons, when most industrial businesses are closed, IBZs have a surreal and at times eerie quietness that is rare in New York City.

Emily Henretta: Making and Unmaking the Constructed Jumble

In the second of a series of interviews with visual artists, Emily Henretta discusses how the process of collage and the experience of cities inform each other.

Roberto Mollá: Symmetrical Mud and the Floating World

In the first of a series of interviews with visual artists, Roberto Mollá discusses the influence of architecture and the urban environment on his work.

Air and Blood