By Andrew Russeth 8/18/11 10:47am

Art

The Asia Song Society gallery, at 45 Canal Street, in 2008. (Photo: Andrew Russeth)

Asia Song Society, Citing ‘Structural Damage,’ Ends James Franco Show

Terence Koh’s Asia Song Society gallery appears to be having a brutal month. Shortly after opening a show of work by the indomitable James Franco, titled “High/Low, Rob Lowe,” it closed its doors, citing unspecified legal issues that remain unexplained.

Now A.S.S. is reporting in a statement that its building, at 45 Canal Street, “suffered significant structural damage” during the heavy rain storms that hit New York over the weekend, “making it improbable that we will be able to continue showing work in our gallery space.” Mr. Franco’s show, which had been scheduled to run through Aug. 28, is now closed for good. Read More

By Staff, Staff, Staff, Staff 12/25/06 12:00am

The Transom

Ages of Consent

At the premiere of Notes on a Scandal on Monday night, it was the film itself that had The Transom squirming. Without revealing too much, it deals with, among other things, a love affair between an older woman and a 15-year-old boy.

Midway through one of the film’s rather explicit sex scenes, Read More