After making a fortune on Wall Street, he bought The Nation magazine and founded The New York Observer, which one writer called a “maypole of Manhattan gossip and intrigue.” Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Sculpture”
A Glistening Makeover for a Rockefeller Center Icon
By Gotham Rex on October 27, 2025
Prometheus, the statue in the center’s lower plaza at the back of the skating rink, is being regilded. The work is expected to be done before the Christmas tree lighting. Source: New York Times
Overlooked No More: Audrey Munson, Forgotten but, Living On in Sculptures, Not Gone
By Gotham Rex on December 15, 2022
Called “the American Venus,” she was a model immortalized by sculptors, her image remaining visible in monuments across New York City. Source: New York Times
Paul G. Allen’s Art at Christie’s Tops $1.5 Billion, Cracking Records
By Gotham Rex on November 9, 2022
A museum’s worth of masterworks from the Microsoft co-founder’s collection are offered in a two-part charity sale. Five topped $100 million. Source: New York Times
Divine Excess on Avenue C
By Gotham Rex on July 20, 2022
With the once-bold Downtown scene replaced by slickness, a democratic open call at a gallery welcomed hundreds of artists desperate for exposure and recognition. Source: New York Times
Does Public Art Have an Afterlife?
By Gotham Rex on July 11, 2022
Public artworks have the power to uplift a city. Sometimes they end up in a museum, but other times in a dumpster. Source: New York Times
Abortion Ruling Casts Shadow on Pride Festivities
By Gotham Rex on June 27, 2022
The annual Pride parade returned to the streets of Manhattan, but this year the mood was one of protest. Source: New York Times
Manhattan’s New Green Space Was J.P. Morgan’s Side Yard
By Gotham Rex on June 10, 2022
The Morgan Library & Museum celebrates the restoration of a McKim building and unveils a garden with classical sculptures from the financier’s collection. Source: New York Times
Delta’s Terminal C at La Guardia Airport Is Now an Art Destination
By Gotham Rex on June 1, 2022
With the opening of Delta Air Lines’s new terminal at La Guardia Airport, New York gets a distinctive new collection of public artworks. Source: New York Times
New York Lets ‘Fearless Girl’ Hold Her Ground, for Now
By Gotham Rex on April 11, 2022
Officials voted to extend the sculpture’s permit but are requiring stakeholders to return in six months with plans for a permanent location. Source: New York Times
It’s Gold, Baby. But Niclas Castello’s Cube Is Nothing New in Art.
By Gotham Rex on February 2, 2022
The artist’s solid gold cube, which appeared for one day in Central Park, was Instagram bait, an NFT promotion and even kind of pretty. Source: New York Times
‘We Are Going to Turn Our Pain Into Purpose’
By Gotham Rex on January 25, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams’s ambitious gun safety plan includes reviving a controversial police unit his predecessor disbanded. Source: New York Times
As the Mayor Promised Millions for New Monuments, Old Ones Crumbled
By Gotham Rex on December 29, 2021
Without dedicated funding for conservation, many of New York City’s public memorials and artworks are decaying from neglect. Source: New York Times
After 20 Years, Frank Stella Returns to Ground Zero
By Gotham Rex on November 22, 2021
The installation of his sculpture marks a homecoming for the 85-year-old artist, whose diptych at the World Trade Center was destroyed on 9/11. Source: New York Times
Looking for a Stolen Idol? Visit the Museum of the Manhattan D.A.
By Gotham Rex on November 17, 2021
Investigators have seized so many looted artifacts — more than 3,000 — that storing and caring for them until they can be returned is now a full-time job. Source: New York Times