March 10-20, 2010: 8pm Wednesday-Sunday, 3pm Sunday 3/14 & Saturday 3/20
EBE Ensemble's Elephants on Parade 2010 features six new plays that examine the peculiar difficulties of communication and connection in the 21st century
The top two photographs are a preview from Michael M. Koehler's upcoming body of work "Wilderness." We will be releasing a book in conjunction with the show later this year.
Just printed a limited run of new Downtown STATionary cards. They will be available for purchase at The Smile, but we are giving away some for free at our offices. If you want one for that special someone, email us - info@lolanewyork :)
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These are not Mac wallpapers or Electro mixtape covers. They are images from the universe beyond our Galaxy recently released in a Photographic coffee table book. See more images on the NY Times.
Last night was the final game in the history of the Meadowlands, a stadium the New York Jets have called home since 1984.
The weather was unfathomably cold as the NFL decided to move the game from 1 pm to 8 pm, and the stadium was unfathomably dry, as the Jets decided it was not wise to sell alcohol in an environment that could have become chaotic at the drop of a hat. As if there wasn't enough emotions running through all the frozen fans, if the Jets won the game, they are in the playoffs, if they lose, they're out, and have shamed the stadium, like some not to be named team did a week before.
Art Basel in Miami is a lot of things. One of those is definitely "fun." You can't go wrong when you are in 80 degree weather surrounded by more art than you can digest, half of New York, and a line down the street of eccentrics.
Last night, Low, Ebone and myself attended the Knicks/Hawks game in Atlanta. I renounced my Knicks fanship a few years ago when they submarined the Jet's Westside stadium (amongst other things), but I figured it I would break out my Knicks 1999 game 4 of the finals tee shirt (thank you Emmett), a brown paper bag with eye holes and head on down.
The art of Guy Stanley Philoche came through the LOLA inbox last week during Art Rocks. He is a Haitian born, New York based painter with emphasis on "organized chaos" of mixing free-form brushstrokes within geometric composition. The colors are beautiful as well. Check out his work here: philochestudios.com
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After months of planning and preparation, the Third Annual Art Rocks charity silent auction benefit took place on Thursday evening at The Bowery Hotel. Over 750 guests came out to dance, drink, and bid on the two dozen pieces of artwork James and I put together.
Richie Cox is an emerging artist featured in Thursday's Art Rocks. With a recent solo show at the Max&Suzanne space over the summer and an upcoming show in December, he is in the formative stages of building his body of work. I sat down with the sometimes enigmatic figure last week and asked him a few questions. Read the full interview after the jump.
JAY-Z & Alicia Keys performing "Empire State of Mind" Last night before game 2 of the World Series between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies.
LOLA New York is named in honor and loving memory after an abandoned, overgrown plot of land known as Lola Prentice Memorial Park. Using stolen wood from construction sites of nearby houses, a home-made skate-park rose out of nowhere within a month. It was organized, run and enforced by dozens of twelve and thirteen year olds. The park became a legendary refuge and playground for unsupervised youths. Around 1998 it became too popular and boisterous and the police decided shut it down unannounced; destroyed the ramps, dumping gravel over the park and building a police station on the grounds.
Through the designs, music, artwork, events & clothing the values of Lola Prentice Memorial Park: loyalty, freedom, creativity and camaraderie are able to live on and blossom.
