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When All the Artists Align

When All the Artists Align

by | Apr 11, 2021 | Art, Mark Fasciano

As the weather warms up in New York, I enjoy taking walks with my wife in downtown Manhattan and ducking into whatever art gallery presents an open door—not knowing what to expect and often ending up happily intrigued. But yesterday we made a beeline for Arcadia...
Museum Hopping when Little Else is Hopping

Museum Hopping when Little Else is Hopping

by | Jan 25, 2021 | Art, Mark Fasciano

With indoor dining and theaters closed, destinations during the winter in NYC are limited. However, my wife and I have discovered that it’s the perfect time to visit the city’s abundance of art galleries and museums. It’s easy to keep one’s distance and stay safe,...
Sketching on the Train

Sketching on the Train

by | Jan 6, 2021 | Art, Mark Fasciano

When introducing myself to non-New Yorkers, the easiest way to describe where I live is “about a 40 minute train ride from the city.” That train ride is a defining characteristic of the Long Island experience, and those precious 40 minutes must be productively...
Street Art – A Favorite Family Backdrop

Street Art – A Favorite Family Backdrop

by | Nov 19, 2020 | Art, Mark Fasciano

Some of my favorite family vacation memories involve the exploration of urban street art. It all started a few years ago when my wife and I visited Wynwood Walls in Miami, and we were amazed by the power of paint to transform an entire, previously underdeveloped...
I Left my Heart in Leipzig

I Left my Heart in Leipzig

by | Sep 17, 2020 | Art, Ava Fasciano, Mark Fasciano

“To the things themselves!” (“Zu den sachen selbst!” in German) was the pragmatic rallying cry of an early 20th century philosophical movement called phenomenology. Though I don’t claim to grasp all of its complexities, I appreciated the movement’s’ general premise...