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 Photo credit: New Museum. The New Museum has a way of attracting publicity and crowds for its big exhibitions. The recently-closed “Carsten Holler: Experience,” complete with a two-story slide and a sensory deprivation tank, brought more than 100,000 visitors through the doors in the past several months. It was easily the museum’s most popular show in its 35-year history.
But other projects seem to keep a far lower profile, including the reasonably new experimental space, “Studio 231,” located on the ground floor of the old commercial and residential building next door to the Nu Mu’s Bowery headquarters. Recently we visited the space, where Berlin-based artist Enrico David is currently being featured, and chatted with Massimiliano Gioni, the New Museum’s associate director and director of exhibitions, about Studio 231 (he was also named director of visual art for the Venice Biennale today).
Continue reading New Museum’s Studio 231 Inspires Experimentation
 
 Moldy Fig, 178 Stanton Street. Earlier this month, we reported about the troubles at the Moldy Fig Jazz Club, at 178 Stanton Street. The business had been closed since November, due to a serious medical condition faced by owner Charles Brown. The club’s Facebook page was not specific about the illness and our calls seeking more information were not returned. Now it appears the establishment, which just opened in the summer, is history. A notice from the city marshals office has appeared on the front door. The notice says the landlord has taken possession of the business, acting on a warrant obtained in civil court. If anyone has additional information, please let us know.
 Photo by Cynthia Lamb. Last winter Chinese clay pots were often spotted on the bar at Clandestino. The reason was a mini-craze among staff and regulars for bo zai fan, Hong Kong-style rice casserole. The source was A-Wah Restaurant, 5 Catherine Street., a relative newcomer to Chinatown, specializing in Hong Kong cuisine.
This summer I mentioned wanting to feature A-Wah in an article to my buddy (and Clandestino regular) Peter Ho. He counseled me to wait until winter, because bo zai fan is a cold weather dish. When it finally felt like winter, I decided it was time for some rice casserole, so I headed down to Catherine Street. Continue reading JP’s Food Adventures: A-Wah Offers Perfect Comfort Food
 Image: Parsons. During the past few years Buscada, an organization that tries to stimulate community-based conversations, has been collaborating with students at the New School to explore SPURA, the Seward Park Urban Renewal Area. Tonight at Parsons the latest installment of the project will have its opening. The curator, Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani, gives a talk at 6:30 p.m. centered around the exhibition, “Layered SPURA: Spurring conversations through visual urbanism.” There’s a reception following the talk. Both events will be held in the Aronson Galleries, 66 5th Avenue (13th Street). More info here.
- Andre Balazs wants the Cooper Square Hotel to be a “cost conscious center of the community.” (Real Deal)
- Assemblymember Grace Meng is not very happy about the mayor’s response to a proposal she and Senator Daniel Squadron are floating for a Chinese Lunar New Year school holiday (Politicker NY).
- Silver pushes for a minimum wage hike and seeks to reassert the Assembly’s influence in Governor Cuomo’s second year (Pougkeepsie Journal).
- Checking in on the St. Brigid’s Rectory (EV Grieve).
- Justin Long and Ryan Phillippe make a quick exit from the “Back Room” after a “large, dark-haired woman, who had clearly been over-served, started throwing cups and dishes.” (Daily News)
 Orchard Street at dusk (between Stanton & Rivington). Photo by jdx - http://jdx.me/ Partly cloudy today with a high of 55. Isn’t springtime nice?!
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