Governors Island

Helping Artists Become Artists

Agnes Gund | Posted 02.18.2012

Read More: The Wassaic Project, Chris Levack, Eric Fischl, Artadia, Cleveland Museum of Art, Governors Island, Mark Di Suvero, Socrates Sculpture Park, Americans for the Arts, Portland Museum of Art, Cma, George Gund Foundation, Ny Art, New York News

One of the mysteries of the arts is how an artist becomes an artist. We know that very few trained and talented visual artists actually make careers in the arts. Seeing all of this for so long I am encouraged by some positive trends.

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Astoria Characters: The Metal Tamer

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 10.09.2011

Read More: Art Institute of Chicago, Jeff Koons, Bernard Klevickas, Astoria, Frank Stella, Sculptor, Governors Island, Two Coves Community Garden, Machinist, Astoria Park, Indiana, Polich Art Works, Motorcycle, Sculpture, NY Arts, New York News

To ratchet up recycling, artist Bernard Klevickas created "Twisted Bicycle," a sculpture/planter made of an old bike that is designed to be wrapped around city streetlights.

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Bloomberg's Plan To Beat Out Silicon Valley

AP | By SAMANTHA GROSS | Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Tech Startups, New York Real Estate, Michael Bloomberg, Roosevelt Island, Ny News, Governor's Island, NY Real Estate, New York News, Silicon Valley, New York News

NEW YORK -- Mayor Michael Bloomberg is firing a shot across the bow of Silicon Valley, saying New York City's efforts to attract a new science and eng...

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Weekend Agenda: Jaws, Bastille Day And The Cone Sisters

| Kevin St. John | Posted 09.08.2011

Read More: Ifc, Cone Sisters, NY Events, Cloisters, Jaws, New York Around Town, NY Around Town, Harry Potter, Governor's Island, Bastille Day, New York News

By now you've likely run out of your weekend invitations to fancy places with beaches, so it's time to take this muggy, sluggish jungle by the horns. ...

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Summer Nights (and Days) of Art

Artlog | Posted 08.23.2011

Read More: The Hamptons, Artlog.com, Art, Dorothea Rockburne, Hamptons, Brooklyn Museum, Summer, The New Museum, Slidepollajax, Artlog, Governor's Island, El Museo Del Barrio, MoMA PS1, Moma, The Frick Collection, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Arts News

New York comes alive in the summer -- the days are full of concerts, festivals, and events, and the best part is that many of them are free.

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Photos From This Weekend's Governors Ball

Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: Governors Ball, Passion Pit, Governors Island, Big Boi, Music Festivals, NY Events, Governors Ball 2011, NY Culture, NY Around Town, Girl Talk, Slidepollajax, New York News

Summer is here! And for New York that means a ton of hot/sweaty/dancy music festivals. First up -- Governors Ball on Governors Island. The amazing lin...

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WEEKEND AGENDA: Music, Mermaids And Picasso

| Kevin St. John | Posted 08.17.2011

Read More: Weekend Activities New York, Mermaid Parade, Governors Island, NY Events, Weekend Agenda, What to Do in Nyc, Coney Island, Nyc Events, New York News

It's that part of summer where lavish roof-top parties along with the funky odor of dead fish begin to work their strange, strange spell. So to help ...

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Governors Island Is Nice, But Snug Harbor Is Magic

Pamela Newton | Posted 08.02.2011

Read More: Snug Harbor, Governors Island, NY Around Town, Botanical Garden, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, New York News

Governors Island is indeed a welcome escape from the city. The problem, for me, is that I would have been much more enchanted with it if I hadn't already been to Snug Harbor.

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Governors Island Is Open!

AP | Posted 07.28.2011

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NEW YORK — Grab the sun block and towel and head for the beach. New York City is opening its beaches on Saturday. The city says 19 million peop...

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Beyond Imagination: FIGMENT Unites Local Artists for Community Impact

Laura Cococcia | Posted 07.22.2011

Read More: Creativity, Figment, Local-Art, Jackson, Boston, David Koren, Burning Man, Laura Cococcia, Governor's Island, New York City Art, Figment Festival, New York City, Culture, Detroit, New York News

What do you get when you combine art and imagination and use its power to cultivate community and impact society?

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Meow That's A Commute! Cat Swims From NJ To NYC

AP | Posted 06.21.2011

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NEW YORK -- Did a calico cat from New Jersey swim across New York Harbor? The mystery surrounds a white, orange and black feline that arrived last we...

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Relish the Art That Surrounds You

Agnes Gund | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Andy Warhol, Governor's Island, High Line, Robert Rauschenberg, Olafur Eliasson, Wegmans, New York, Parks, New York City, New York News

The visual revelation that a city -- big though it may be -- is simultaneously a village, a "neighborhood," just as Jane Jacobs always told us.

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Barely Legal Egg Salad & Bacon Wrap

Big Girls, Small Kitchen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sandwiches, Home Cooking, Governors Island, Illegal, Egg Salad, Bacon, Cooking, Brown Bag Lunch, Food, Wraps, Music, Grizzly Bear, Indie Rock, Green Living, Recession, New York City, New York, Recipes, Environment, Food News

This egg salad is awesome, and it makes great sandwiches even if you don't use the bacon.

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Pig Island: A Pork-Stuffed Festival of Gluttony

Cara Parks | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jimmy's No. 43, Cooking Pork, Pig Island Food Festival, Sara Jenkins, Barbecue, Sixpoint Craft Ales, Sam Barbieri, Slidepollajax, Pig Island, Porchetta, Governor's Island, Pork, Pulled Pork, Food News

The focus was on the bounty of beautiful pork provided by local farms, including Violet Hill Farm, the Piggery and Tamarack Hollow. Which is your favorite pork presentation?

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Conceptual Kitchens & Others ... the Governor's Island Art Fair

Mark Wiener and Linda DiGusta | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Art Galleries, Art, Art Fairs, Governor's Island, Tea Party, New York, New York Art, Arts News

An enigma in the harbor since the Coast Guard stopped using it in 1996, Governor's Island has been recently reborn as a place for arts and recreation.

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Artlog's Top Art & Culture Picks

Artlog | Posted 05.25.2011

Before the artworld hits its frantic peak, why not delve a bit further afield?

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Grizzy Bear Fans Brave The Rain On Governors Island

Monica Klein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nycbeat, Concerts, Summer Concerts, Grizzly Bear, New York City, Brooklyn, Governors Island, Slideshow, New York News

On Governors Island last night, hundreds of fans stood through intermittent showers as Gang Gang Dance and The Walkmen played short sets to the soak...

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We're Giving Our Money Away

Norman MacAfee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Blaise Pascal, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Toneelgroep Amsterdam, Luciano Martinengo, Orwell?S 1984, Astor Place, Europa 51, Astro Place, Kubrick?S 2001, Ingrid Bergman, Silvana Mangano, The Rise of Louis XIV, I Am Astro Place, Catholic Church, The Age of the Medici, Descartes, Bob Holman, The Flowers of Saint Francis, One Class, Communist Party, Governors Island, Ivo Van Hove, Roberto Rossellini, Turner Classic Movies, Italy 76, Bowery Poetry Club, Lincoln Center Festival, Steve Katz, Jacket Magazine, Teorema, Arts News

Europa '51 is very rare, not available on DVD, but this Friday, August 6, at 6 p.m. EDT, Turner Classic Movies will run it. I urge you to see it.

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Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros Disappoint And Then Delight The Crowds At Governors Island

Will Winner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York City-New York, Concert, Governor's Island, Music, New York City, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Nycbeat, New York News

Hippies and hipsters of all shapes and sizes turned out last night to hear the happy music of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros at The Beach on G...

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Phantogram And Caribou Worth The Ferry Ride To Governors (SLIDESHOW)

Jeff Owens | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slideshow, Governors Island, Nycbeat, The Chain Gang of 1974, New York, Sarah Barthel, Caribou, Kamtin Mohager, Free Concerts, Bushmills Whiskey, Converse, Josh Carter, Phantogram, New York News

My first trip out to the "Gone To Governors" concert series went off almost flawlessly, a combination of unexpected bonuses that left people catchin...

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Today's Front Pages: July 19

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Andy Petite, New York City Libraries, Governor's Island, Andy Petite Injury, Vintage Party, Andy Petite Disabled List, Slidepollajax, New York News

The talk of the town. ...

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First Nighter: Peter Stein Scores with Dostoyevsky's The Demons for 12 Hours!

David Finkle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Paola Benocci, The Demons, Wallenstein Betriebs GmbH Berlin, Maddalena Crippa, Franca Penone, Peter Stein, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Matteo Romoli, Fausto Russo Alesi, Teatro Napoli Festival, Graziano Piazza, Paolo Mazzarelli, Tieffe Teatro Milano, Ivan Alovisio, Elia Schilton, The Coast of Utopia, Irene Vecchio, Tom Stoppard, Governor's Island, Armando De Ceccon, Lincoln Center Festival, Andrea Nicolini, Giovanni Visentin, Alessandro Averone, William Shakespeare, Rosario Lisma, Entertainment News

The Demons is something to experience for anyone who loves to be immersed in theater -- this immersion offered with four 15-minute intermissions and two meal breaks.

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Sign Up To Cover Concerts This Week: Wolf Parade, Caribou, Siren Music Festival, Konono No.1

Zara Golden | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nycbeat, The Village Voice, Brooklyn Bowl, Mools, Screaming Females, Cymbals Eat Guitars, NIght Marchers, Ryan Leslie, Caribou, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Air France, Siren Music Festival, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Aloe Blacc, Celebrate Brooklyn!, Konono No. 1, Africa Festival, Apache Beat, Summer, Governors Island, Surfer Blood, Matt and Kim, Ratatat, DJ Awesome Tapes From Africa, Beach Fossils, Professor DJ Rainstick, Concerts, Warm Up Series, Summerstage, Le Poisson Rouge, Springfield Park, Earl Greyhound, P.S.1, Phantogram, Prospect Park, Terminal 5, Wye Oak, Langhorne Slim, Javelin, Small Black, Nyc, Harlem, Mercury Lounge, Just Wills, Zola Jesus, Holy Fuck, Coney Island, Wolf Parade, Raphael Saadiq, Ponytail, Arp, Dom, New York News

Huffington Post continues its local coverage with the help of our Citizen Journalism Unit. To join the local reporting team and receive advance assi...

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Zooey Deschanel And M.Ward Tame Overheated New Yorkers With Free She & Him Concert

Natan Edelsburg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Zooey Deschanel, Nyc, Manhattan, She & Him, Independence Day, Summer, Governors Island, Volume Two, Volume One, Fourth of July, M. Ward, Concert, Nycbeat, Arts News

At 5:40pm on a sweltering hot summer day off the coast of Manhattan, She & Him finally boarded the stage after what felt like an hour-long tanning s...

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Portugal The Man Wows At Governor's Island

Terrill Ocona | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Governor's Island, Portugal the Man, Converse, Alberta Cross, Nycbeat, New York News

At around 5:30 PM I took what was the "last" trip from the edge of Manhattan to Governor's Island on a ferry driven by a maniac, who I'm almost cert...

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