Wild art show has visitors tripping out and staring into strangers’ eyes: ‘It’s amazing’

Wild art show has visitors tripping out and staring into strangers’ eyes: ‘It’s amazing’

What are you looking at? A mysterious art show is tricking New Yorkers into tripping out — and staring into each other’s eyes. The wild exhibit, “Bobby Anspach: The Beautiful Nothing,” features a pair of kooky contraptions — tangles of wires, lights and colorful pom-poms — that look like something a mad scientist built with … Read more

This $1 canned iced tea launched a crazy ‘Zonie’ fandom — and now a museum: Welcome to ‘AriZonaLand’

This  canned iced tea launched a crazy ‘Zonie’ fandom — and now a museum: Welcome to ‘AriZonaLand’

It’s only $1, but crazed fans think AriZona iced tea tastes like a million bucks. The vivacious colorful-canned drink from the New York-based company has famously stayed priced at just 99 cents, but it’s become a bonafide pop culture phenomenon over the years. Crazed fans have gotten tattoos of the infamous cherry blossom tree, collected … Read more

Picasso relegated to bathroom of women-only art exhibit after gender discrimination suit

Picasso relegated to bathroom of women-only art exhibit after gender discrimination suit

The line for the lady’s room is about to get longer. A controversial art exhibit meant for women visitors only — titled “Ladies Lounge” and created by artist Kirsha Kaechele at Tasmania’s Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) — has hidden the works of Pablo Picasso in the women’s bathroom after a court ruling that it … Read more

Well-to-do list: The best shopping, events and art openings in NYC this week

Well-to-do list: The best shopping, events and art openings in NYC this week

New York is so saturated with exhibitions and fabulous fashions that it’s easy to miss the hottest happenings of the moment. Never fear — Alexa has gathered a list of the best luxury shopping, gallery openings and cultural events for the upcoming week. You can sip cocktails amongst the orchids, book a deluxe helicopter ride … Read more

Super Bowl museum wins with rare artifacts: ‘A little slice of football heaven’

Super Bowl museum wins with rare artifacts: ‘A little slice of football heaven’

Welcome to the most exclusive end zone ever, Super Bowl superfans. A new exhibit at The Paley Center for Media features artifacts from the biggest spectacle in American sports –including the stunning Vince Lombardi Trophy and all 57 team rings from each winning squad. The show, “Beyond the Big Game,” highlights more than 150 iconic … Read more

Dick Van Dyke, 97, gets goofy with wife during rare event appearance

Dick Van Dyke, 97, gets goofy with wife during rare event appearance

He’s taking a “step in time.” Legendary actor Dick Van Dyke and his wife, Arlene Silver, made a rare public appearance Sunday when the duo attended the Malibu Arts Commission’s “Dick Van Dyke – Moments in Time” exhibit, which featured several photographs that spanned the actor’s life. Captured by photographer Laura Johansen, the stills “chronicles the … Read more

Celebrate 100 years of NYC pop culture, from ‘Sex and the City’ to ‘Sesame Street’

Celebrate 100 years of NYC pop culture, from ‘Sex and the City’ to ‘Sesame Street’

“Sex and the City” glam, “Sesame Street” glee and “Taxi Driver,” all housed under one roof. Only in New York! The Museum of the City of New York, which is celebrating its centennial anniversary, explores the city’s pop culture over the past century in its new exhibit, “This Is New York: 100 Years of the … Read more

Word up! New photo exhibit captures 50 years of hip-hop — and NYC’s vital role

Word up! New photo exhibit captures 50 years of hip-hop — and NYC’s vital role

The Beastie Boys once rhymed about the “Sure Shot” on a sick single from 1994’s “Ill Communication.” And the Brooklyn crew is among the classic rap acts captured in a new photo exhibit, “Hip-Hop: Conscious, Unconscious,” at Manhattan’s Fotografiska (281 Park Ave. South) that celebrates the 50th anniversary of the street sound that was born … Read more