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[VIDEO] Inside a Painter’s Mythical NYC Studio of 55 Years

2026-04-12T12:00:00-04:00

Step inside a slice of vanishing New York history with artist John Willenbecher, who has occupied the same spacious Tribeca loft for over 50 years. A self taught painter and assemblage artist, Willenbecher offers a rare glimpse into a bohemian lifestyle that once defined the downtown creative scene. Throughout the film, he reflects on his journey from a young art history student to a staple of the city’s gallery circuit, sharing personal stories about legendary neighbors and the evolving landscape of his historic building. This portrait captures the spirit of a true New York original who remains dedicated to his craft and the simple, fortunate life he built for himself in the heart of the city.

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[WATCH] Meet Jenny Kroik, Painter and Three-Time Cover Artist for The New Yorker

2024-05-16T12:00:00-04:00

Illustrator, painter and 92Y instructor Jenny Kroik tells us about her process, and how she landed her work on the cover of the New Yorker, three times!

Keep up with Jenny Kroik's art on Instagram @jkroik

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[WATCH] TikTok Artist Goes Viral For New York City Subway Passenger Portraits

2022-09-30T12:00:00-04:00

Devon Rodriguez began drawing strangers on the NYC subway at the start of the pandemic as a way to ‘connect with people through art’ — now he’s the most popular visual artist on TikTok

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[VIDEO] TikTok Artist Goes Viral For New York City Subway Passenger Portraits

2022-05-03T12:00:00-04:00

Devon Rodriguez began drawing strangers on the NYC subway at the start of the pandemic as a way to ‘connect with people through art’ — now he’s the most popular visual artist on TikTok

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[VIDEO] MoMA: Getting to the Truth of Things With Abstraction - Helen Frankenthaler

2022-02-21T12:00:00-05:00

Alex Roediger, MoMA’s senior information coordinator, looks at Helen Frankenthaler’s "Jacob’s Ladder" (1957) with a painter’s eye, and finds that “more paint” isn't always the key to making a dramatic statement—even in Abstract Expressionism.

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[WATCH] Brooklyn Made Explores Interdisciplinary Artist Na’ye Perez

2022-02-15T16:00:00-05:00

Focusing on themes including Black resilience, love and care, Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist Na’ye Perez deconstructs his memory-laden artistic process and explains the work’s connection to the late Pop Smoke. Titled after the Pop Smoke song, this work can be viewed as an ode to the meteoric rise of the hip hop star and his recent tragic death at the age of 20. What You Know About Love… can be viewed in the BRIC House Hallway until August 28, 2022. Produced by Kaykay Sublime and Kecia Élan Cole.

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[VIDEO] 97-Year-Old NYC Artist Preparing Paintings For Spring Arts Festival

2022-02-10T12:00:00-05:00

A 97-year-old New York City artist is getting her paintings ready for a spring arts festival; CBS2's Dave Carlin reports.

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[WATCH] Brooklyn Based Painter Alyssa Monks Describes the "Connection" Behind Her Art

2022-01-18T16:00:00-05:00

In Connection by filmmakers Brass Brothers Films, Brooklyn based painter Alyssa Monks discusses her art, and the connection she feels with her art, the subject and the viewer. Alyssa says that her

...intent is to transcend both my subject and the paint itself. I aim to discover something that resonates as deeply as my often-vulnerable inner experience. Transferring an expression of this human experience to someone who will really open and relate to it creates human connection.

In the video, she goes on to explain

We need to feel like we belong to this experience, we need to know our place, we need to know where we fit. We need to feel that we're accepted for who we are. So the goal you may think is to, get a show, get press or to make money or to have fame. But it's not, the thing we all really want is to feel connected.

Alyssa paints out of her amazing Brooklyn studio.

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[BOOKS] DAZE WORLD: Photobook Features the Colorful Work of Local Street Artist Daze

2020-07-24T16:00:00-04:00

DAZE WORLD is a photo book featuring hundreds of photographs of the iconic New York City street artist's work.

This is the illustrated story of New York artist Chris Daze Ellis’s successful transition from the subways to international studios and galleries. Follow his 30+ year career from his days as a teenage graffiti writer to his current life as a professional painter, mentor, and family man. This book, with more than 250 photographs, is a journey tracking the seminal moments in Daze’s life that shaped his art. View his aesthetic evolution, from “Graffiti High” (New York’s High School of Art and Design) and an “unsanctioned” street art phase to exhibitions with Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Train photos from the 1970s and ’80s, a broad representation of Daze’s studio and mural works, and personal photos guide the reader through an artistic portfolio spanning five decades. Contributions by graffiti writer Jay “J.SON” Edlin and essayist Claire Schwartz, and a foreword by graffiti historian and chronicler Sacha Jenkins, complete this volume.

Learn more about DAZE on his website and purchase the book for just $34 on Amazon.

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[VIDEO] Meet Jenny Kroik, Painter and Three-Time Cover Artist for The New Yorker

2020-06-12T16:00:00-04:00

Illustrator, painter and 92Y instructor Jenny Kroik tells us about her process, and how she landed her work on the cover of the New Yorker, three times!

Keep up with Jenny Kroik's art on Instagram @jkroik

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