Only in New York, on 86th Street in Manhattan, was it art or some playful good humor? Here’s the scene on East 86th Street in
Tag: Living with Art
My Ioan Popoiu Masterpiece
My new Ioan Popoiu masterpiece, a painting alive with brushstrokes emphasizing color over all else rests on the floor. Powerful paintings are a challenge. Where
XY Chelsea Manning, Inside Story Of A Remarkable Transition
About Inside XY Chelsea Manning, a conversation with YRB’s senior editor Jonn Nubian at the Tribeca Film Festival
When Gucci Goes Ugly, Up Against The Wall In New York City
Gucci goes ugly, an in your face blast, two crazy looking women painted on a walls in Soho. A mural decorated an otherwise undistinguished wall
Roy Eaton: A black man’s journey to the top of the advertising industry
A story worth telling: Roy Eaton, the Jackie Robinson of Advertising… “If you were white, I’d hire you immediately,” Roy Eaton was told during his
Waiting for the Light, New York City Heat
Waiting for the Light is street photograph. It captures the gritty realism of urban alienation on a hot summer afternoon.
Jackie Robinson of Advertising at 89
“I just turned 89,” Jackie Robinson of Advertising, Roy Eaton told me. I ran into him this morning on Roosevelt Island in New York City,
Birth of the Cool, Miles Davis
Birth of the Cool released anew: YRB’s Jonn Nubian talks to the next Miles Davis generation Before Kind of Blue, the best jazz album of
Kadir Nelson turned to sculpture in Major Taylor tribute
Kadir Nelson turned to sculpture in a tribute to Major Taylor. We learn about it in his talk with YRB Magazine‘s Jonn Nubian… by David
FIGMENT NYC 2019 scenes
FIGMENT NYC 2019 scenes from the first day in Lighthouse Park on Roosevelt Island…