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New York Academy of Art

Will Cotton's annual life drawing party, held on September 12, 2017.
Sep 13

Where Natalie Frank and Ryan McGinness Go to Practice Their Nude Drawing

"I didn’t expect it to become some super cool thing,” Will Cotton said of the now packed parties that offer an open bar and a DJ to curate music.
By Margaret Carrigan
Scantily clad people at Take Home a Nude.
Oct 25

Battle of the Nudes: Celebrities Vie for X-Rated Art at NY Academy’s Annual Fête

Portraits sans clothes were the evening's hot ticket items.
By Alina Cohen
NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 12: Kanye West performs at the Rn. 1st Annual Roc City Classic Starring Kevin Durant x Kanye West on February 12, 2015 in New York City.
Jun 28

In Other News, Kanye West Names Matthew Barney His Personal Jesus

For his latest stunt, the rapper had some help creating the look and feel of his night vision celebrity slumber party music video.
By Alanna Martinez
Fashion illustration by Antonio Lopez for M.A.C.
Jun 13

9 Things to Do in New York’s Art World Before June 17

By Ryan Steadman
A figure painting class at the NYAA.
May 16

10 Things to Do in New York’s Art World Before May 20

By Ryan Steadman
Ramiro Gomez, American Gardeners (After David Hockney's American Collectors, Fred and Marcia Weisman 1968), (2014).
Apr 21

Weekend Edition: 10 Things to Do in New York’s Art World Before April 25

By Paul Laster
Tribeca Ball.
Apr 6

Celebrities in Art-Buying Mode Flood New York Academy of Art’s Tribeca Ball

By Alina Cohen
Students drawing Iggy Pop during a life drawing class at the New York Academy of Art. The work will go on view for Jeremy Deller's exhibition "Iggy Pop Life Class" at the Brooklyn Museum this fall.
Mar 1

Iggy Pop Poses Nude for Drawing Students, Google Computers Make Art—and More

By Alanna Martinez
Mickalene Thomas, Le leçon d’amour, 2008 © Mickalene Thomas. (Courtesy the artist and Lehmann Maupin, New York and Hong Kong; and Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York)
Jan 25

12 Things to Do in New York’s Art World Before January 29

By Paul Laster
The DUMBO neighborhood of Brooklyn, see from under the Manhattan Bridge.
Jan 14

Two Trees Grants Artists, Arts Group Subsidized Workspace in Dumbo

By Alanna Martinez
Liev Schreiber. (Liam McMullan, Patrick McMullan)
Oct 23

Letting It All Hang Out: These Paintings Aren’t Averse to Showing a Little Skin to Get a Ride Home

By Jonah Wolf
Oct 9

All the Nude That’s Fit to … Bill Keller, Heather Graham Almost Collide at Sotheby’s Big Naked Auction Night

By Leon Neyfakh
Feb 13

In Tribeca Snowstorm, Parker Posey Makes Us Melt

By David Foxley
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