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May 11, 2013 By whatwelikenyc 3 Comments
This Sunday at MOMA sees the debut of the much-anticipated Rain Room by artist collective Random International. The monumental installation is on display in a specially constructed stand alone space next door to the main MOMA building. You enter an enormous, pitch black room which apart from a thin walkway around the edges, is pouring […]

May 10, 2013 By whatwelikenyc 1 Comment
After the whirlwind of outfits, hairstyles and the fanfare that surrounded the Costume Institute’s PUNK: Chaos To Couture debut this week, we wanted to share with you a little part of the exhibition that has gone largely unnoticed, the shoes. We live in a time when shoes are such a statement so it was fascinating […]

May 9, 2013 By whatwelikenyc Leave a Comment
At a brilliantly staged event last night in a run down, dirty, trash filled empty building on 15th Street, artist Rob Pruitt’s glorious new (and last ever) panda painting went on show. The space formerly Passerby, the legendary bar and gallery of art dealer Gavin Brown where 12 years ago today, Rob Pruitt held his […]

May 8, 2013 By whatwelikenyc Leave a Comment
Forget all the wonderful gowns on show at Monday night’s Costume Institute Ball, we’ve been checking out the best hair of the night. Our favorite looks came down to two people, actress Elizbeth Banks and model Miranda Kerr. We asked Matthew Monzon, the genius behind Elizbeth Bank’s cutting edge modern style, how he came up […]

May 7, 2013 By whatwelikenyc 1 Comment
The Met’s spring 2013 Costume Institute exhibition, PUNK: Chaos to Couture, opens this Thursday and is a must see for any fashion lover. The exhibition examines punk’s impact on high fashion from the movement’s birth in the early 1970s through its continuing influence today. Upon arrival at the exhibition, you are greeted almost immediately by […]

May 6, 2013 By whatwelikenyc Leave a Comment
You may not be able to get a table at Eleven Madison Park or The Nomad, chef Daniel Humm and Will Guidara’s sought after New York restaurants, but now you can attempt to cook just like them at home. Their beautiful new recipe book aptly named I heart New York is full of sophisticated dishes […]