For the past couple of years, Lower East Side documentarian Clayton Patterson and the writer, Alan Kaufman, have been putting on the Acker Awards. The idea is to celebrate outstanding members of the avant garde arts community. The third...
At HOWL! Happening, the new not-for-profit gallery at 6 East 1st St., there's an interesting retrospective featuring the works of longtime Lower East Side artists Clayton Patterson and Elsa Rensaa. "Clayton Patterson Outside In" will be on display through...
If you've walked past Clayton Patterson's gallery on Essex Street in the past week, you've probably noticed a new art work on the front door.
This past weekend, the longtime Lower East Side documentarian hosted a "happening" -- the...
Tomorrow night, there will be a screening of Clayton Patterson's 1988 "Tompkins Square Police Riot" video at the Anthology Film Archives. The complete three hour version has rarely been shown in public. Here's the blurb:
Clayton Patterson’s life changed dramatically...
Tonight's the night Soho House presents its plan for expansion on the Lower east Side before Community Board 3's SLA Committee. The proposal was first floated in February. The private members' club postponed the application for a full liquor...
A few photos from the neighborhood by Clayton Patterson. First, Corinne Erni standing beside the Little Free Library at University Settlement. Erni is co-director of Artport, a group that initiates "public discourse and exploring opportunities for positive change in...
As we have reported, Soho House planned to go before Community Board 3 next month, seeking support for a liquor license at 139 Ludlow Street. But the operators of the members' club have decided to take some more time...
LES Dwellers, a neighborhood group, is stepping up its campaign against Soho House, which has been angling for a liquor license at 139 Ludlow St., the former Nieberg Funeral Home. You can see their latest missive here (it touches...
Last week, a group of people with a passion for the Lower East Side came to one of the neighborhood's most magnificent spaces, the Angel Orensanz Center, for a celebration. The occasion was the official unveiling of Clayton Patterson's...
