The Room from Van Gogh’s “The Bedroom” Painting is on Airbnb

To celebrate the opening of their latest exhibition, “Van Gogh’s Bedrooms,” the Art Institute of Chicago has created a real-life replica of the room seen in Van Gogh’s painting “The Bedroom” for visitors to stay in. The space reenvisions the same brush stroked walls, chairs and wooden floors seen in the artwork as a three dimensional interactive experience. It’s located in the River North neighborhood …

Michael Kagan’s “Lights Out” at Joshua Liner Gallery

Oil-on-linen works that evoke great heights, moments and speed

In each and every one of Michael Kagan‘s oil-on-linen works displayed at Joshua Liner Gallery, human triumph is celebrated. Thick, abstract brushstrokes yield figurative images—sometimes of rapid motion, sometimes of thoughtful serenity—that convey accomplishment. This is Kagan’s second solo exhibition at the NYC gallery, and it has progressed beyond the stoic astronauts and nuanced cockpits of his previous show (though, those can be seen here, …

Matthew Porter’s “Four False Starts” Exhibition

The Brooklyn-based artist blurs the lines of photographic manipulation in his LA show

Brooklyn-based artist Matthew Porter is part of a large group of contemporary artists pushing the boundaries of traditional photographic techniques and blurring the lines of digital and film manipulation. What sets Porter apart, however, are his calculated transitions between manipulated and straight photography. His recent book “Archepelago” (selected as one of our top picks at the New York Art Book Fair) was designed to highlight …