Category: Culture
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DragCon diversity
Everyone’s welcome at DragCon — but some attendees feel that they’re not welcome enough.
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Drag queens take over the Javits Center
RuPaul’s DragCon event took place at the Javits Center in New York, signaling a growing acceptance of drag queens by mainstream society.
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Children celebrate at RuPaul’s DragCon
Families bring their children to RuPaul’s DragCon 2018 to celebrate drag culture and open-mindedness.
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Pink’s second life
The Fashion Institute of Technology takes a new look at pink.
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Today’s “Footloose”: Push for repeal of cabaret law
The repeal of a 1926 law that prohibits dancing is up for debate.
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The reinvented artist: MAD’s Artist Studios Program turns ten
As the Museum of Art and Design celebrates the 10th anniversary of its residency program, artists no longer see life in the city as crucial to their careers.
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Whitney Museum examines protest with new exhibit
The Whitney Museum showcases protest, including of itself.
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Artists create safe community through spoken word
In difficult political times, artists from marginalized groups take to the stage.
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Rent increase in Chelsea might force out longtime filmmaker
Independent filmmaker Marc Levin might become a casualty of the Chelsea gentrification that is the subject of his new HBO documentary.
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Mentors are key to success for jazz musicians
In a music industry that suffers more than others from the entrance in the digital age, young artists look up to their predecessors for business tips.
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Affordable Art Fair makes original works accessible
Now in its 16th year the Affordable Art Fair opened its doors at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Chelsea from September 28 through October 2 to aspiring and established art enthusiasts and collectors featuring 500 artists.
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De Buck Gallery opens season with Zero artist Bernard Aubertinart
De Buck Gallery in Chelsea opened its September season with late French artist Bernard Aubertin, an underrepresented constituent of the post-war Zero movement.
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Local Researchers digitize Holocaust documents
A local archive is working on a historic effort to digitize a cache of pre-war Yiddish documents rescued from the hands of the Nazis.
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EDIT provides platform for young designers at New York Fashion Week
The small, elite trade show EDIT is more profitable for emerging lines than a runway show, according to the show’s director, though some exhibitors were unsatisfied with sales.
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Midtown West: It takes a village to host the pope
There’s more than usual going on in Midtown West, thanks to the papal mass: Read on to find out about everything from bobble-head pope dolls to loaves and fishes to roadblocks and commuter strategies.
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Critics Academy prepares future critics for changing media landscape
The New York Film Festival Critics Academy prepares aspiring film critics for the changing media landscape by giving them the opportunity to pitch and write professional criticism.
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New York Film Festival selection committee undergoes changes under new director
In the second year of Kent Jones’ tenure as director of New York Film Festival (NYFF), changes to the selection process.
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Church community center hosts first annual film festival
The Migrant Center at St. Francis of Assisi held its first annual film festival.
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“LIVE from the NYPL” kicks off ninth season
“LIVE from the NYPL” kicks off its ninth season of conversations, debates and performances with today’s leading writers, artists, filmmakers, musicians and cultural icons.
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Kingdom of the Marvelous art exhibit in Chelsea
A haunting and mystical art exhibit debuts at Rush Arts Gallery in Chelsea.
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