Category: The Arts

It is the natural world that provides the source of artistic inspiration for Irina Sheynfeld. On a recent trip to the Galapagos Islands she was struck by the abundance and beauty of life, preserved there because of the remoteness and absence of urban development. She conveys intense beauty and other-worldliness in her color-saturated paintings of…

7 photographers showing at the SohoPhotoGallery Dec 7 – 31 15 White Street Hours Wednesday to Sunday 1-6pm and by appointment 212-226-8571

Steve Gordon feels most inspired after two vodka grapefruit drinks. His artistic muses often include sushi chefs and characters he observes at NYC bars. His father, Harry, also an artist, advised him that being an artist was a horrible way to make a living. So Steve pursued the law but stayed true to the arts,…

SohoPhotoGallery presents winners of the 12th Annual National Alternative Processes Competition, Penumbra Foundation Artists’ Alternative Processes Exhibition and Morgan Post NOVEMBER 2 – DECEMBER 3 15 White Street in Tribeca Hours Wednesday to Sunday 1-6 pm and by Appt.

Founded by Artistic Director Yuki Hasegawa, Azul Dance Theatre is a collective of NY based contemporary dance artists. VISION investigates one’s self-fight against fear and insecurity by projecting psychological images and ghostly illusions into contemporary dance. Since 2004, Azul creates dances that convey the invisible flow of energy known as “Chi” in Eastern philosophy to…

Literature of the Six Dynasties Period: A Ben Wang Lecture Series In this three-session series, China Institute Senior Lecturer Ben Wang will discuss the lives and works of representative poets of the Six Dynasties as well as the quintessential spirit of famed texts A New Account of Tales of the World and Zhaoming’s Collection of…