MUZI QUAWSON at YOSSI MILO

ART:
After a chance encounter in 2002, Muzi Quawson spent four years photographing Amanda Jo Williams, a rangy down-and-out rocker and mother living upstate in Woodstock. The twelve photographs displayed in “Pull Back the Shade”—Quawson’s first solo show in the States—are gritty and luminous, spare portraits of an artist working far outside the glamour and cash nexus of the art world. — Katie Charles (NYMAG) Thru 29/03 at Yossi Milo 525 W. 25th ST Near 10th Ave NYC

CHEERS! A MAD COLLECTION OF GOBLETS

EXHIBITION:
To celebrate the Museum of Arts & Design’s second half-century, and in anticipation of the festivities that will surround our opening at Two Columbus Circle (Fall 2008), MAD is assembling a unique “destination” collection of celebratory goblets in all mediums—glass, metal, clay, fiber, wood, mixed media. While the MAD Goblet Archive will be displayed prominently in our new building as part of our grand opening, visitors will have a “sneak preview” of the collection this fall at our present home on 53rd Street in a special exhibition: Cheers! A MAD Collection of Goblets. Thru 27 APRIL at MAD for details: www.madmuseum .org

EDINA TOKADI

ART:
Artist to watch: Edina Tokadi www.myspace.com/edinatokadi www.mosstika.com

ANDREA TRUE CONNECTION

MUSIC:
Since 1977 Song To Remember the City # 2: N.Y. You Got me Dancing by Andrea True Connection
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCmEXeHGr6U

GLEN HANSON

NINA HAGEN NEW YORK NEW YORK

MUSIC:
Since 1983 Song to Remember the City # 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hAqfAgh3go

DESIGN AND THE ELASTIC MIND

EXHIBITION:
Design and the Elastic Mind: Start Today at The Museum of Modern Art Thru 12 May 2008 11 West 53 Street NYC
www.moma.org

SANTOGOLD

MUSIC:
Santogold: A new artist from Brooklyn to listen to...www.myspace.com/santogold

CAI GUO-QIANG I WANT TO BELIEVE

EXHIBITION:
Cai Guo-Qiang I Want To Believe start today thru 28 MAY . Istallation Process at the Guggenheim.
www.guggenheim.org

CAT POWER NEW YORK

MUSIC:
Track One from the new Cat Power's album:JukeBox
Recommended

WACK! ART AND THE FEMINIST REVOLUTION

ART:
Wack! Art and the Feminist Revolution
P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center 22-25 Jackson Ave Long Island City NY Thru 5/12
Kirsten Justesen , Sculpture II, 1968, painted cardboard box, photograph. 19 11/16 x 23 5/8 inches. Courtesy of Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen ed.3/7 . Courtesy of the artist ed. 7/7 . (c) Artists Right Society (ARS), New York / COPY-DAN, Copenhagen.

NANETTE LEPORE

DESIGNER TO WATCH:
Nanette Lepore
www.nanettelepore.com

NEW YORK VIEW

Chelsea: Bigelow Drugs
Midtown : Takashimaya

ASTRID MUNOZ

TOP MODEL:
From Puerto Rico to New York: Astrid Munoz ICON of Style

PRICKED:EXTREME EMBROIDERY

FASHION ART:
Museum of Art and Design 40 West 53rd street NYC
Pricked:Extreme Embroidery Exbit Thru 27 april 2008
Samplers, table cloths, tea towels, and party dresses often spring to mind when the word “embroidery” is invoked, but the forty-eight international artists highlighted in Pricked: Extreme Embroidery tell a very different story. Pricked is the Museum of Arts & Design’s latest exploration into how centuries-old handcraft traditions are rejuvenated in the mainstream of contemporary art and design. The artists are both men and women from 17 countries as diverse as Romania, Egypt, Wales, Mexico and the Netherlands, as well as the U.S. (For a complete list of artists in the exhibition go to:http://www.madmuseum.org)

OUT MAG

MAGAZINE:
OUT March 2008 Spring Fashion Issue
Go to ZINO.COM to read the current issue with digital downdoad

SOTHEBY'S AUCTION (RED)

BENEFIT AUCTION :
(RED) was created by Bono and Bobby Shriver, Chairman of DATA to raise awareness and money for The Global Fund by teaming up with the world's most iconic brands to produce (PRODUCT)RED branded products. A percentage of each (PRODUCT)RED product sold is given to The Global Fund. The money helps women and children affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa.
Start Today at Sotheby's NYC info: http://joinred.com

DENNIS COOPER

ART:
Dennis Cooper (born 1953) is a novelist, poet, critic, editor, and performance artist. He is most noted for transforming the visual/verbal aesthetic of punk into its written counterpart. www.denniscooper.net

NEW FACES

MODELS:
New Faces at Marc by Marc Jacobs

JURGEN TELLER

EXHIBITION:
Jurgen Teller at Lehmann Maupin Gallery thru 15 march 2008 540 West 26 street - 201 Chrystie Street NYC

REGULAR LOVERS

FILM EVENT:
Philippe Garrel’s three-hour tribute to the revolutionary spirit of 1968 Paris stars his son, Louis, as a poet with intense, inchoate feelings for the student movement and for a long-limbed sculptor named Lilie (Clotilde Hesme). Their hopeful coming together and eventual disillusioned parting is a metaphor for the waxing and waning of the movement itself—depicted in scenes of looting, burning, and opium-filled nights—and believe it or not, it’s not terribly corny. Rapturously shot in gorgeous black-and-white by William Lubtchansky, the film is a multifaceted, poignant statement about the perils of personal and political idealism. — Tayt Harlin ( New York Mag) TODAY At MOMA Museum of Modern Art 2PM last show

PRADA TREMBLED BLOSSOM

BEST ON FASHION WEEK:
Prada Trembled Blossom
Trembled Blossom" is the title of the original animated short film (4 minutes), introduced by Miuccia Prada seen during the New York fashion week,at the Epicentro Prada in Broadway, with a private event.
for to see the film go to:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5W_gII_fLQ

SEHER SHAH at BOSE PACIA

ART:
Seher Shah : Jihad Pop at Bose Pacia Gallery 508 West 26 St 11 floor NYC Thru 23 feb 08
Established in 1994, Bose Pacia was the first gallery in the West specializing in contemporary art from South Asia. During the past decade Bose Pacia has held over 30 exhibitions and is internationally regarded for promoting the South Asian avant-garde. Visual artists from South Asia work within a wholly unique space – one that is informed by a multitude of cultures, languages and religions and shaped by a complex past and dynamic present. Bose Pacia fosters an active discourse between these artists and the international art community by featuring exhibitions that contextualize contemporary art from this geographic region within its rich artistic traditions and current social tension. www.bosepacia.com

HOPE GANGLOFF

ART:
Last call for Hope Gangloff at Susan Inglett Gallery until tomorrow 9 february 522 W.24 St. nr 10th Ave NYC
Hope Gangloff’s pulpy, 'zine-esque drawings and illustrations like the above Ladies Man stay true to life by culling most of the tableaux from casual snapshots. Notice here the Lavalife ad (seasonably inappropriate, overly idealized, and completely unrealistic as no one who actually rides the subway would ever wear heels that stupidly high) juxtaposed with cold and kvetching New Yorkers. Props to you Gangloff — we’ve all been there. — Rachel Wolff (New York Mag)

BERNHARD WILLHELM

FASHION WEEK:
SEVEN, DAZED and .... FAC too... love Bernhard Willhelm voted one of the best show in NYC!

ZERO MARIA CORNEJO

FASHION WEEK:
Today at 3 PM on the Catwalk ZERO by the lovely MARIA CORNEJO*****
www.zeromariacornejo.com

GUCCI & MADONNA

EVENT:
Physical Attraction between Gucci and Madonna
The hottest fashion week invite is the Febuary 6 fundraiser co-hosted by Gucci and Madonna on the North Lawn of the United Nations (an unusual choice of venue, but who's going to argue with Her Madgesty?). The party is expected to be as star-studded as they come, with Demi, Ashton, Gwyneth, and Sting on the guest list and Alicia Keys, Timbaland, and Rihanna scheduled to perform. Tickets start at $350 and go up to $100,000, and proceeds from the night will benefit Unicef and Raising Malawi. This isn't the first time that Gucci and Madonna have joined philanthropic forces. The Material Girl has served as honorary co-chair of the brand's AIDS Project fundraiser in Los Angeles. Madonna's involvement also stems from more personal motivations..

JASPER JOHNS : GRAY

ART:
Opening exhibition today at MET Thru May 4, 2008
The exhibition examines the use of the color gray by the American artist Jasper Johns (b. 1930) between the mid-1950s and the present. It brings together more than 120 paintings, reliefs, drawings, prints, and sculptures from American and international collections. Johns has worked in gray, at times to evoke a mood, at other times to evoke an intellectual rigor that results from his purging most color from his works. This exhibition is the first to focus on this important thematic and formal thread in Johns's career and includes some of the artist's best-known works, such as Canvas, Gray Target, Jubilee, 0 through 9, No, Diver, and The Dutch Wives, as well as works from the artist's Catenary series and new paintings never before exhibited

IQONS MAGAZINE

FASHION:
The Launch of the new IQONS Mag during the New York 's Fashion Week ...

(AUCTION) RED

ART AUCTION:
Preview of the Project Red Art at Gagosian Gallery Thru 13 February 522 west 21st
Proceeds of this sale will go to the United Nations Foundation to support HIV/AIDS relief programs in Africa conducted by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria.WWW.GAGOSIAN.COM

HALSTON

FASHION WEEK:
Today on the catwalk + exclusive party .....Recommended

KAREN WALKER at DEN

FASHION WEEK:
Popular New Zealand designer, Karen Walker is set to open a pop-up store in New York just in time for New York Fashion Week where she is due to show her fall 2008/09 collection. Fans of her quirky cool, vintage feel pieces will be able to go through racks of her pieces at Den,330 East 11th Street, 212-475-007

EMOTIONALLY UNAVAILABLE

NEW COLLECTION TEES
FIRST LOOK .... www.emotionallyunavailable.com

SUE STEMP VS KATY RODRIGUEZ

FASHION:
TODAY ON THE CATWALK AT THE FASHION WEEK NYC