The Whitney’s New Home Downtown
One sunny winter afternoon I make plans to meet a friend at the Whitney Museum of Art. I navigate my way from the 14th Street station sans directions, guided solely by intuitive know-how from years of city living. I turn
Psychotherapy in Art: Ken Horne
Ken Horne is an American multi-disciplinary artist based in Virginia as well as a psychotherapist by profession. He received his MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts and his BA from the University of Colorado. His abstract paintings use color, line,
Leaving Only Hunger Behind
A Mission to End Food Waste and Hunger While roughly 40% of food is wasted in the United States, one in seven Americans face food insecurity. In a nation of over 300 million people, that equates to thousands of families, children
Checks and Balances and Immigration
The Year Ahead for American Politics on Immigration “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free.” So goes the exemplary quote inscribed on the Statue of Liberty. Since that iconic bronze statue was dedicated in New
Luna Rose: From the Cosmos into the Indie-Rock New York Music Scene
Impakter recently sat down with Hannah, Jö, and Sam of the indie-rock band Luna Rose to discuss the band’s inspiration behind their debut EP Radio Silence, what it is like playing music in New York City, and what is next
Hank Willis Thomas- An Intersection of Art, Race and Identity
Hank Willis Thomas is a contemporary African-American photo-conceptual artist working primarily with themes of race, identity, history, advertising and popular culture. His work goes beyond just making art, to examining and exposing deeper divides in our culture. Thomas sees cultural disconnects everywhere in day-to-day
Rêve en Vert – dreamy sustainable fashion
Rêve en Vert is a sustainable fashion online boutique where you can find high quality and ethically produced designs from different brands and designers that are committed to the environment in different ways: using conscious materials, fair trade production, or supporting
IS THE ART MARKET A MARKET?
Can we really talk about an Art market? Is it even a market in the traditional sense? Because I'm in the art business, people often walk up to me with questions and statements that appear to betray either misgivings or,
Sophie Habsburg – The Designer
Sophie is the daughter of Archduke Ferdinand Karl of Austria and of Helene, Countess zu Toerring-Jettenbach. She was born in exile in city of Paris. There she studied design at the Camondo school. Her first love, design, she nourished through not
Contemporary creativity: interview with Francesca Liberatore
Once, the cities of fashion and transgression were Paris, Milan, and London. There you would find the finest Haute couture and prêt-à-porter. Today this powerful industry, that is continuously evolving, has opened doors for hundreds of fashion weeks in nearly
The United Nations Is Not What You Think
Sorry to disappoint, but the UN is neither. Not a beast, not a dream utopia. Too often in the news the UN is reported as if it acts autonomously, as if it is solely responsible for waging war, building peace, providing