9/6/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez ART INSTALLATION: Tom Sachs Opens “Objects of Devotion” @ Sperone Westwater Gallery

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

Tom Sachs has launched his fourth solo exhibit at the Sperone Westwater Gallery in New York City. Titled Objects of Devotion, the immersive showcase will highlight an extensive array of Tom Sachs’s handmade projects under that were created from everyday found materials such as plywood, Tyvek, and other common items. Continue reading

7/26/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez FASHION MEETS ART: Virgil Abloh Hand Picked To Design 2017 New York City Ballet Fall Gala Costumes

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

For the 2017 New York City Ballet Fall Gala, Off White Virgil Agbloh will join forces with Laura Kim, Fernando Garcia, Jonathan Saunders and Tsumori Chisato to create its costumes. Continue reading

7/22/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez: Maya Angelou- In Her Own Words

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

Maya Angelou and some of the people who know her best sit down with journalist Felix Augustine where some of her deepest secrets are uncovered like never before. 

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7/10/17 O&A NYC OUT AND ABOUT: PICKS OF THE WEEK- What’s Happening This Week July 10- July 17, 2017

Summer is here and the city is abounding with activity “24- 7- 365”. We have art celebrating popular culture in Brooklyn. Dance honoring dancers downtown. Blockbuster and Indie film share the silver screen, music blends with movement to reflect on Asian culture at Carnegie Hall, and the swashbuckling continues in Harlem. Here are a few of the many events happening in the city that never sleeps guaranteed to keep you Out and About. Continue reading

7/8/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez FASHION: Kris Van Assche Previews Dior Homme Limited Edition Skateboard Decks

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

Dior Homme the menswear division of Christian Dior and helmed by Belgian fashion designer Kris Van Assche unveils a sneak peek at the brand’s Summer 2018 skateboard decks.

 

7/3/17 O&A NYC- OUT AND ABOUT- PICKS OF THE WEEK: Art, Dance, Film, Music, Theater and the Fourth of July! – What’s Happening This Week 7/3- 7/9

Happy July 4th! Many are going to take the week off for a “Staycation” (an in-the-city vacation). Hanging out in NYC is an incredible summer Staycation. We have fine art  in Meatpacking and Bowery, dance from Lincoln Center to Prospect Park, Blockbuster and Indie film, music in the park and theatre, complete with sword fights, in Harlem. Here are a few of the many events happening in the city that never sleeps guaranteed to keep you Out and About..  Continue reading

(REPOST) 7/11/15 O&A Its Saturday- Anything Goes: ESPN The full Monty ( The Complete Body Issue)

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The annual ESPN Body Issue hit the newsstands Friday. The Issue celebrates  twenty-four athletes of every shape and size, and they are willing to bare it all — not just their muscled physique, but also their honesty about the insecurities anyone can face, even the fittest among us.  Continue reading

5/30/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez ART MEETS FASHION: Brooklyn Museum Presents – Fashion Night Modern Black Dandies

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

The Brooklyn Museum and Aperture Foundation invite you to celebrate black men’s style as a form of personal politics with a night of fashion, film, and music, organized in honor of author Shantrelle P. Lewis’s new book, Dandy Lion: The Black Dandy and Street Style. June 1,2017  6pm-9pm

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5/15/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez POP-ART: Jeff Koons Erects Colorful New ‘Seated Ballerina’ Sculpture in NYC

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

Jeff Koons has recently placed his 45-foot-tall Seated Ballerina sculpture in New York City’s Rockefeller Center. The inflatable structure is part of the acclaimed artist’s Antiquity series and was inspired by a porcelain figurine, as per a press release statement.  Continue reading