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Online “Left Coast” Exhibition Celebrates Artwork from the West Coast

June 14, 2020

The West Coast has provided inspiration for dozens of Hollywood movies and Top 40 songs. At the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, gallerist Ken Harman Hashimoto has curated Left Coast, an online art exhibition inspired by the United States’ West Coast.

Environment

Plastic Bag Ban in New York State Is Now in Effect

March 3, 2020

As part of new legislation signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York state in the United States has now banned plastic bags from grocery stores, bodegas and retail establishments.

Food

Carbon-Negative Vodka Created by Air Co.

November 29, 2019

Co-founded by Stafford Sheehan and Greg Constantine, a New York City-based company called Air Co. has created the world's first carbon-negative vodka made from just CO2 and water.

Everlane Prince Street

October 27, 2019

Designed by architecture firm and creative agency Leong Leong, Everlane‘s store on Prince Street is located in New York City‘s SoHo neighborhood among boutiques and art galleries.

Aesop Park Slope

August 1, 2019

Located in Brooklyn, New York City, Aesop Park Slope is a store designed by Mexican architect Frida Escobedo.

Late Artist Tony Smith’s Sculptures Exhibited at Pace Gallery

July 28, 2019

At the Pace Gallery in Manhattan, New York City, three sculptures by the late artist and architectural designer Tony Smith have been presented as part of the Source, Tau, Throwback exhibition.

Architecture

The Holy Rosary Chapel Explores Form and Light

July 24, 2019

Designed by Trahan Architects, the complex is said to be an “honest exploration of form, function, light and materials that results in an engaging and profound study in sacred space”.