With the closing of Fashion Week, art season in NYC is in full swing. Without its buzzy contemporary art scene and world-class museums, New York just wouldn’t be the same, no? This week, fall under the spell of Japanese indigo dyeing in a hands-on workshop; take a listen as one of the world’s most acclaimed living authors, Karl Ove Knausgaard, takes to the stage; and celebrate the opening of a group exhibit honoring Japan’s young rising stars. Wrap it all up with a sensorial whiskey experience featuring storytelling, music, and of course, tasting. To quote Henry Miller: “To make living itself an art, that is the goal."
9/25 The Art Of Shibori Workshop
Isn’t it so therapeutic to make something beautiful out of your own hands? Saame. Artist Jessica Marquez will lead you through several techniques of Shibori. Feel free to bring your own clean white fabrics, and get handsy!
$29 For A 2 Hour BYOB Painting Workshop At Painting Lounge
The art therapeutic effects are even stronger when combined with alcohol. Schedule a much-needed friend-date or a date-date, and unleash your creative spirit along with sips of wine.
9/29 Karl Ove Knausgaard & James Wood In Conversation
Knausgaard is one of the most intriguing and revered literary gods currently working, and James Wood is the beloved critic at The New Yorker. You know this is going to be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity - so don’t miss it.
$79 3 Course Dinner For Two With A Bottle Of Wine At The Bari
On a lighter note, savor some gastronomic art at The Bari, a gorgeous and edifying temple of nouveau Korean in NoHo.
Japanism 2 is a multi-artist exhibit introducing rising Japanese artists to the international stage. See the works while enjoying live jazz by Chris Torkewitz, set by Kai Ono, free sake tasting by Brooklyn Kura and Haikara, plus Japanese Sangria.
9/29-9/30 Whiskey Stories
Engage your senses of sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing all to appreciate whiskey and its culinary pairings.