This oversized Rubik’s Cube sculpture in the exhibit Cars Are Beautiful perfectly captures Mr. Brainwash’s talent for transforming familiar cultural symbols into exuberant, large-scale spectacle. Constructed from thousands of tiny Matchbox cars — each meticulously painted to correspond with the iconic color blocks of the classic puzzle — the work fuses childhood nostalgia with pop-art bravado. From a distance, it reads instantly as the beloved brain teaser; up close, it dissolves into a dense mosaic of miniature automobiles, each one a self-contained object of desire. Continue reading Rubik’s Cube Sculpture Made of Matchbox Cars By Mr. Brainwash→
By the time Improvisations in the Park reaches its final weeks, Larry Bell’s glass sculptures feel less like a temporary installation and more like part of Madison Square Park’s visual memory. Since opening in the early fall of 2025, the exhibition has slowly revealed itself through shifting light, changing weather, and now, the stark clarity of winter. When I visited a couple of weeks ago, snow still lingered on the ground from a recent storm, and the park felt hushed — an unexpectedly perfect setting for Bell’s work as it prepares to disappear at the end of March. Continue reading Larry Bell Improvisations in the Park, Madison Square Park→
A few months back, I found myself in Staten Island for an art show and decided to squeeze in a little window shopping on my way back to the ferry. That’s when I wandered into a gift shop so heavily decorated for Pride that I thought I’d stepped into a rainbow vortex — in the best possible way. Front and center was what I can only describe as a Pride-themed Christmas Tree, and honestly, it might be one of the most joyful things I’ve ever seen. Continue reading Pride-Themed Holiday Tree and Ornaments→
Sweeping abstract flows of paint drench torsos and limbs in Illana Savdie’s Cow (2023), sowing perceptual confusion. The effect on the viewer is placelessness and near-disorientation, which the artist uses to disrupt power dynamics. She allows multiple cultural, contexts and inheritances to simultaneously smash into and balance one another, resulting in entirely new formations. Continue reading Modern Art Monday Presents: Cow By Illana Savdie→
If a rainbow could sprout legs and become a piece of furniture, it might look something like the Arc en Ciel semainier by French design duo Élisabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti. Created in 1998 as a limited edition of just eight pieces, this chest of drawers is less about stashing your socks and more about making a serious statement. Continue reading Eye On Design: Arc En Ciel Chest of Drawers By Garouste & Bonetti→
