Sonia Getchtoff, “Hiroshige Revisited” (1988), acrylic and graphite on canvas, 58 1/4 x 40 1/2 inches (photo by Guang Xu, image courtesy the artist and 55 Walker, New York) Sonia Gechtoff 55 Walker (55 Walker Street, Tribeca, Manhattan) through August 26, 2022 HYPERALLERGIC Review excerpt John Yau July 27, 2022 Gechtoff’s work did not fit […]

Magical Pew Supreme This site specific installation stages a confessional set up inviting the visitor to genuflect, reflect and if appropriate, repent. The installation translates the feeling of disconnection between the “natural” world and our over-commercialized Western world. Inspired by my Catholic upbringing and by K. Malevitch’s Suprematism, among various sources, the form and aesthetic […]

NYC Councilmember Erik Bottcher delivers Covid Home Test Kits to Samantha of Westbeth Artists Residents Council. Thank you Erik For information on how to get free Home Test Kits for District 3 communities, email: District 3@council.nyc.gov

Marya Zimmet's Debut Album ON THE ROAD TO LOVE Is Such Sweet Surprise It starts slow, like the sunrise. It eases its way into the consciousness, like the dawning awareness that something delicious has entered the sense of smell, that something beautiful has slipped into view, that something surprisingly gorgeous has permeated the ears. Eventually, […]

Two audio plays -- an old radio comedy of anxiety in the modern world, and a soliloquy of lost love -- sprung from the mind of this singular and iconic playwright. Written by David Greenspan Listen to the plays https://www.playwrightshorizons.org/shows/trailers/theres-no-time-comedy-loops/ Directed by Ken Russ Schmoll Sound Design by Leah Gelpe (There's) No Time for Comedy […]

Residents of the downtown artists’ housing reflect on their home and work spaces Stephen Hall contemporary painter with emphasis on climate change “ really the best, greatest moment of your life.” After decades on a waitlist, residents like Karen Santry recall a seemingly destined, life-changing moment: getting a phone call from Westbeth Artists Housing. For […]