Gertrude Salons

Intimate art experiences hit the web with the aid of an online platform

Kenneth Schlenker—a French-born tech entrepreneur and ex-Google employee—isn’t the most predictable person to disrupt New York’s stolid art scene. Several startups have tried to bring the art world online, mostly by creating marketplaces for buyers and sellers. But art is personal and highly social—e-commerce, on the other hand, not so much. “Art is more of an experience than a product purchase,” says Schlenker, echoing the …

Juniper Ridge + Fellow Barber Pop-Up

A look at the Californian fragrance makers' temporary Williamsburg shop with architect Claudio Martonffy

Leaving behind the hippie farmers market vibe in favor of greener pastures with a more modern aesthetic, Oakland, California’s Juniper Ridge is becoming increasingly popular for their distinct scents and soaps that have been “wildcrafted” from plants and tree trimmings, and boiled down in a converted whiskey still. Last September we spoke with Juniper Ridge forager and distiller we spoke with Alli Darling, who gave …

Torbjørn Rødland at Algus Greenspon Gallery

The photographer blends humor, eroticism and surrealism for his current solo show in NYC

Norwegian-born, LA-based photographer Torbjørn Rødland twists the commonplace into the uncanny in his first solo show in New York at Algus Greenspon Gallery. Babies in cages, mysterious naked biker chicks and people being tied up with sausages are just a few of the images that Rødland creates by blending traditional photography with humor, eroticism and the surreal. “You can wait around your whole life for …