As pre-fab mania sweeps through New York, Maya Stendhal Gallery’s George Maciunas: Prefabricated Building System offers yet another angle to the current dialogue on the social role of manufactured housing. Read more…

When flowers such as tulips and crocuses made their way to Europe in the 17th century, they became the luxury item of the wealthy par excellence. The short life span of cut flowers attested to the transience of wealth and it was during the mid-century height of “tulip madness” that the Dutch flower pyramid came into being. The layered ceramic vessel included a spout for each flower, showcasing both the blooms and the owner’s wealth, with some containers reaching more than two meters in height. Read more…

The greatest democratic space in all of New York may be under our feet. This was the idea behind the speech delivered last Monday by Elliot G. Sander, executive director of the Metropolitan Transit Authority. Read more…