“Design with the Other 90%: Cities,” the second in a series of themed exhibitions by
Cooper-Hewitt that demonstrate how design can address the world’s most critical issues, opens
Oct. 15 at the United Nations and runs through Jan. 9, 2012. Organized by Cynthia E. Smith, the
museum’s curator of socially responsible design, the exhibition will feature more than 60 projects from 23 countries around the globe. Admission to the exhibition will be free of charge.
Category Archives: New York
Trends of Fashon Past, Present and Future
Camel is the new black! Trade in your black coat for one in camel for a sleek, modern and sophisticated look this fall. Showing up on the runways of Calvin Klein and Emporio Armani in all lengths and fabrics was refreshing to see. Since we all know men are creatures of habit, this autumn, buy your same black coat in Camel just to spice it up. Who knows you might just like it!
Color On The Runway
I had the pleasure of attending a seminar sponsored by Harlem Fashion Row discussing “color on the runway” or should I say the lack of black models on the runway.
THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY CELEBRATES THE 35TH ANNUAL MARGARET MEAD FILM FESTIVAL, NOVEMBER 10 THROUGH 13
THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY CELEBRATES THE 35TH ANNUAL MARGARET MEAD FILM FESTIVAL, NOVEMBER 10 THROUGH 13
The Significance of Black Girls Rock!
From civil rights to suffrage, from slavery to sexual exploitation, from royalty to inferiority, from the Motherland to the Founding Fathers, from strength to invisibility – Black Women have felt the pain. I dare say that the Black Women can empathize with the pain of every other race and gender in ways that every other race and gender cannot relate to them. How is that? They’ve been dealt harsh of blows from all angles.
globalFEST 2012 Opens New Spaces for Traditions Transformed, Jan. 8th, 2012, NYC
Whether continuing famous musical lineages or pushing forward on new paths, the artists of globalFEST (January 8, 2012 at New York City’s Webster Hall; full info at globalfest.org) show how world music has matured from a quaint, catch-all niche to a meaningful, deeply rooted challenge to the musical status quo. Artists are crafting history into new sounds…