‘Can I Borrow Your Vintage Gucci Belt?’: Streetwear Reigns Supreme
Why is she wearing neon green khakis? Why is he wearing a bucket hat three sizes too big? And most importantly, how much did you pay for that “vintage” Yu-Gi-Oh! shirt? From colorful tracksuits...
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A Different Look at Love
Gallery • 16 Photos MACA LEON/THE OBSERVER Unlike many installations, “Love Hotel Rooms” allows the viewer to participate in the exhibition by inviting them to recall and recreate a room they once...
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Battle of the Oscars
This year, the Academy tried something new and had the voters blindfold themselves before they put in their votes for Best Picture. While that is obviously not true, it is the only conceivable...
View ArticleFrida Kahlo: Appearances Can Be Deceiving
When Frida Kahlo died, her husband Diego Rivera locked up a large repository of her personal belongings in La Casa Azul, her lifelong home in Mexico City, and said they could not be seen until 15 years...
View ArticleCity Slickers Pick City Slices
Ethan Coughlin: Artichoke Pizza 114 10th Ave. 111 MacDougal St. I do not go to NYU, but as a college student I find myself in the Village quite often. No trip to Washington Square Park is complete...
View ArticleOne Exhibit to Rule Them All
“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.” — J.R.R. Tolkien, “The Lord of the...
View ArticleFelt for Thought: Inside Lucy’s Deli on 6th
Displaying a huge cash register and offering selections of crab, oranges and avocados, Lucy’s Delicatessen could be any deli on any street corner — except that it isn’t a real deli, and most of the...
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‘Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams’ Opens at Brooklyn Museum
While recent talk around town has centered on The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, just across the East River, the Brooklyn Museum has brought to life an equally (if not grander) exhibit...
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