Body art spectacular!
Yesterday, the freaks came out to Coney Island for the Mermaid Parade’s 25th birthday bash. Daddy’s in drag, girls with tails, silver moon men and mythical monsters all filled the streets to honor the god Neptune and the first official day of Summer.
And the sun was out with a smile. The “brrrr, it’s [...]

SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT TOMORROW!
MOSSY & GLOSSY
New Work by Snaggs, Le Merde & Scrappers
Giant Robot Gallery | 437 E 9th St (between 1st Ave & Ave A)
212.674.GRNY | grny.net
June 21 - July 16, 2008
Reception: Saturday June 21,
6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Giant Robot is proud to present Mossy & Glossy, a group show featuring new works by artists [...]

Cup and Pen Small Press Reading Series presents:
Haiku Not Bombs: a Booklyn book release party
with readings by:
Tom Gilroy, Jim McKay, Shin Yu Pai, Rick “Biskit” Roth, and Patrick So
Wednesday, July 9
8-10pm
Free as a bird!
Booklyn Artist Alliance is excited to announce the publication of Haiku Not Bombs, the latest edition of the Another Booklyn Chapbook series, [...]

Sick and tired of art being so damn expensive? No need to worry. The New York art world is about to get really cheap.
From June 12-15 Chelsea opens up and becomes your friend again. And with more than 70 international art galleries exhibiting, The Affordable Art Fair might just get a place in the starving [...]

The Andrew Edlin Gallery in Manhattan is hosting a spectacular exhibition of Henry Darger’s works through Saturday, June 7. As the poster child for “outsider” art (in which brilliant artists are discovered post mortem), this Einstein of the art world was a recluse between the ages of 19 and 81, developing in his Chicago apartment a truly fascinating response [...]

Born in New York, the Molecule can’t possibly forget season opener at Yankee Stadium. To celebrate, we’ve tracked down this nostalgic painting by Thomas Kinkade. From gallerydirectart.com:
“Thom has created Yankee Stadium to honor the greatest cathedral of the game in the Major Leagues. This painting commemorates the ballpark’s upcoming Farewell 85th Season…”
Kinkade writes:
“No one [...]

Think long and hard the next time you send a smiley face in a text message. Ever wonder how that smiley face got there? Sure, you pressed a few buttons. But how was it programmed to appear? Who programmed it? And once it’s programmed, what exactly happens in your eye that lets you see [...]

Between March 28 and April 20 the EV’s infamous coffee/cocktail haven Rapture Cafe displays the photographs of Ande Whyland. These “one-of-a-kind black and white and colorful prints featuring legendary East Village performers, artists and underground cult icons” will be launched with an opening party Friday, March 28 at 7 pm. Music by Dany Johnson.

[photo of [...]

Last night Skyler Chen, in association with Doma Cafe and Gallery, opened his first exhibit for The Republic of Norman Collection. Quite a nice crowd of supporters, we must say. And the wine… Of course the Molecule was there to rally for Skyler.
Only one glass was broken, thank our lucky molecules! And that was only [...]

Sunday, March 16 at 3pm
Announcing the world premiere of
The Restless Yearning Towards Myself
by Perry Brass
A Musical Collaboration and a Transformative Work in Healing the Heart
St. Marks in the Bowery — 10th Street and 2nd Avenue
“Yesterday, I went to a rehearsal of ‘Restless Yearning,’ and it made me feel that this is going to be a [...]