BEST FURNITURE-AS-ART STORE: AD+D DESIGN STUDIO AND GALLERY We’re sad to note the departure of art gallery/vinyl toy haven Alpha Cult—which formerly occupied this space—but architect Roland G. Quirion’s new AD+D studio and gallery is a very welcome East Village addition. Running the furniture gamut from Knoll to Stickley—and offering everything else from Keith Haring [...]

Stay the day at Tour des Artistes 2009

TIMOTHY WANG’S ‘UNTITLED’
In recent years, it’s been the case that Tour des Artistes meant hopping on your bike, pedaling to First and Linden, and kicking around for an hour or two, sipping beers wrapped in makeshift cozies and maybe feeding spare quarters into a meter so your friend’s [...]

Scenes from the East Village’s Tour Des Artistes

PHOTO by JENNY STOCKDALE
Through the poppies painted on the windows at Zephyr Vegetarian Cafe, young things and art buffs drifted off into a Wizard of Oz-like daze last Saturday night, fueled by some intense, short-skit theatrics and compounded by good, cheap wine and an entire day spent trekking [...]