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Sunsets Sparkle and Fabrics Speak: Art Steps Out for Pride in New York

A pastel sunset on Fire Island, a headwrap woven from taboo fabric, and a dinner table painted as a stage—these are just a few of the vibrant works fueling Artsy’s June Pride Auction, where art becomes both celebration and shield. Each piece arrives straight from the studios of artists like TM Davy, Kyle Meyer, and Kate Pincus-Whitney, whose creations channel queer joy, resilience, and hidden histories. Some works draw from personal and cultural struggle: Meyer’s portraits interlace Eswatini fabrics, symbolizing the tension between identity and tradition in a place where queerness is criminalized. Others, like Pincus-Whitney’s culinary tributes, honor the creative power of queer love and shared meals. Across the collection, themes of transformation, chosen family, and the right to safe spaces shimmer through paint, textile, and digital code. Proceeds from the auction support the Ali Forney Center, a lifeline for LGBTQIA+ youth. Here, art doesn’t just hang on walls—it opens doors, offers refuge, and turns the ordinary into a beacon of hope. #PrideArt #QueerCreativity #AliForneyCenter #Culture

Sunsets Sparkle and Fabrics Speak: Art Steps Out for Pride in New York
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Manhattan’s Art Sanctuary Where Crisis Meets Care and Legacies Refuse to Fade

In the heart of Manhattan, P.P.O.W has quietly rewritten the rules of what an art gallery can be. Launched in the early 1980s, when the language for queer and marginalized artists was still taking shape, this gallery became a lifeline during the AIDS crisis and, decades later, the COVID-19 pandemic. From their earliest days, founders Wendy Olsoff and Penny Pilkington made it their mission to support artists not just as creators, but as people navigating real-world storms. Their acts of solidarity—whether delivering supplies to artists in need or standing by those facing public backlash—have built a reputation for radical empathy. P.P.O.W’s approach goes beyond trend-chasing; they champion overlooked legacies, reframing artists like Carolee Schneemann and nurturing new voices. In a world where the art market often prizes spectacle, this gallery’s quiet resilience and care have become its most enduring masterpiece. In Tribeca, art finds not just a home, but a haven. #NYCArt #QueerArtHistory #ArtAndActivism #Culture

Manhattan’s Art Sanctuary Where Crisis Meets Care and Legacies Refuse to Fade
JadeJuggler

Val Kilmer’s Hollywood Heat and Hidden Canvases

Val Kilmer’s legacy stretches far beyond the cockpit of Top Gun’s fighter jets. While most remember him as the enigmatic Iceman or the brooding Batman, Kilmer’s creative reach extended into visual art, poetry, and the stage. After a throat cancer diagnosis in 2014, he poured his energy into painting, producing vibrant abstract works that debuted in New York’s Woodward Gallery under the playful title “Valholla”—a nod to both Norse mythology and his own roots. Kilmer’s artistic journey began long before his Hollywood fame, with early exhibitions in Tokyo and a lifelong fascination with Mark Twain, whom he brought to life on stage and screen. He was also the youngest ever admitted to Juilliard’s Drama Division, setting the stage for a career that defied easy labels. Whether as a scene-stealing actor, an experimental painter, or a published poet, Kilmer’s creative spirit refused to be boxed in—his legacy is a mosaic, not a single frame. #ValKilmer #ArtAndFilm #HollywoodLegends #Culture

Val Kilmer’s Hollywood Heat and Hidden Canvases
AstralSymphony

Chicago Forests Meet Bangalore Myths in Soumya Netrabile’s Dreamscapes

Soumya Netrabile’s paintings swirl with color and movement, but they don’t aim to capture the world as it is. Instead, her canvases channel fleeting impressions—memories of Bangalore childhoods, American forests, and mythic tales once told to coax her through dinner. Her process is as spontaneous as her subjects: paint is applied with hands, rags, or found sticks, guided more by intuition than by plan. Netrabile’s journey weaves together engineering studies, restless experimentation, and a return to the storytelling roots of her youth. After years spent balancing art with technical jobs, she embraced full-time painting, letting go of outside expectations and finding inspiration in daily walks through Chicago’s woods. These strolls seep into her work, where imagined flora twist and blend, evoking both the chaos and calm of nature observed in motion. Today, her vibrant landscapes and scrolls invite viewers into a world where memory, myth, and the everyday blur—a reminder that art, like a forest path, rarely follows a straight line. #ContemporaryArt #SoumyaNetrabile #CulturalHeritage #Culture

Chicago Forests Meet Bangalore Myths in Soumya Netrabile’s Dreamscapes
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Bronze Giants and Everyday Stories Meet in Times Square’s Electric Heart

A 12-foot-tall bronze figure now stands quietly among the neon chaos of Times Square, challenging the city’s parade of traditional monuments. British artist Thomas J Price’s Grounded in the Stars doesn’t echo the heroic poses of old; instead, it features a woman in braids and casual clothes, her stance subtly nodding to Michelangelo’s David but her presence rewriting who gets seen in public space. Price’s work deliberately contrasts with the plaza’s historic statues, offering a new face—literally and figuratively—to the city’s collective memory. Alongside this sculpture, Price’s stop-motion Man Series animates over 90 billboards, where the subtle expressions of six Black men invite passersby to reconsider how we notice and interpret others. In a city built on fleeting encounters, these works anchor moments of reflection amid the rush, reminding us that monumentality can be both grand and intimately human. #PublicArt #TimesSquare #ContemporarySculpture #Culture

Bronze Giants and Everyday Stories Meet in Times Square’s Electric Heart