David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor
Navigating Apps with Changes in Memory: Join Our Study
December 2, 2025
Weill Cornell Medicine seeks older adults with mild memory loss for a study on improving navigation apps. Participation is valuable,...
Camouflage or Catouflage? Ai Weiwei Artwork in Four Freedoms Inspired by Wildlife Freedom Foundation
Ai Weiwei’s installation “Camouflage” on Roosevelt Island features cat patterns, emphasizing how animals, unharmed by human crises, suffer the consequences of such events.
Ai Weiwei Is Coming to Roosevelt Island. That’s an Art World BFD
Ai Weiwei is one of the most prominent and influential contemporary artists, documentarians, and activists of our time. Born in Beijing, China, in 1957, he is globally recognized for his provocative work that fearlessly intertwines art with social and political…
Then & Now: Sabrina by the Sea, The Spirit of Healing
Hello, friends!Each Friday, we journey through time to explore the stories that shaped Roosevelt Island, our country, and the events that continue to influence our community today. Let’s connect the past with the present right here at home. A Quiet…
Then & Now: Honoring Nellie Bly and Her Legacy, The Girl Puzzle Monument on Roosevelt Island
Hello, friends! Each Friday, we journey through time to explore the stories that shaped Roosevelt Island, our country, and the events that continue to influence our community today. Let’s connect the past with the present right here at home. As…
RIOC Blew Fall for Arts 2023. But Now the Art Still Stands
By any measure, RIOC support for Fall for Arts 2023 was atrocious, the worst ever, but creativity held its ground. The art still stands, tall, colorful and proud around the Rivercross Lawn. by David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News…
On Saturday, RIVAA Gallery Welcomes “Echoes from Home,” a New Exhibit from the Li Tang Commuity
The Roosevelt Island Daily News According to the Li Tang Community Echoes of Home is a celebration featuring twenty-seven Asian artists from the Li Tang community. Through an array of paintings, photography, sculptures, and cutting-edge digital art, this exhibition unfolds a…
Vibrant Art For August. RIVAA’s New Exhibit Crosses the Spectrum
Art draws communities together on multiple levels. Vibrant art also raises energies just as a rain shower raises water levels. Spectrum, the Roosevelt Island Visual Art Association’s August members exhibit puts all that together. There’s so much to like in…
Piaskowski’s “Luminous” Now Opening at the Octagon Gallery
As a founding member of Gallery RIVAA, Esther Piaskowski – as an artist, she uses only her last name – took part in countless exhibits. Those include her own as well as pitching to help with others. Now, we get…
Twyla Tharp – Art Is a Fresh, Other Way of Living
Twyla Tharp is widely regarded as one of the most influential choreographers and dancers of our time. From a young age, she had a passion for dance that enabled her to create energetic and unique art pieces. She has been…
From the Island of Art – A Painter’s Roosevelt Island Love Story
In a new solo show opening Sunday, From the Island of Art, pastelist Georgette Sinclair shares her painterly passion for Roosevelt Island. A meet-the-artist opening reception welcomes you to the Octagon Gallery on Sunday, April 2nd, from 5:00 to 8:00…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor