Wooster on Spring

If you've ever spent anytime in New York's NoLita neighborhood, you may have noticed a giant deserted-looking building on the corner of Elizabeth and Spring. The building stands out because it's covered in ever-changing street art—from good old fashioned graffiti to paper paste-ups and milk crate-based sculptures. For almost 20 years it has been a place for writers to make their mark, as the unoccupied …

ReGeneration Gallery Art Auction and Benefit

A benefit to help homeless teens, Virgin Mobile's Regeneration is auctioning works tonight by several artists, including Barry McGee (pictured above, far right), Rich Jacobs, Caroline Hwang and Jordin Isip, with 100% of the net proceeds going to the non-profits StandUp For Kids and YouthNoise. If you're in the NYC area, you can buy tickets and go to the party for the silent auction or …

Hella Jongerius: Layers

I'd love to see this work (titled Bedstee) from Dutch designer Hella Jongerius go into production. On show in Miami last week at a small satellite exhibition from New York's Moss Gallery, it's part of a textiles series called Layers. It comes across like a room within a room, almost like a child's multi-functional bunk bed, but beautifully crafted from blond wood and heavily embroidered …