Each week, Alexa is rounding up the buzziest fashion awards, hotel openings, restaurant debuts and popular cultural events in NYC.
It’s our curated guide to the best things to see, buy, taste and experience around town.
What’s making our luxury list this week? Elephants arrive in Meatpacking, Adam Driver is back on Broadway and new live paintings by Kenny Scharf.
100 life-size sculptures of Indian elephants will be installed around the Meatpacking District next week, fresh from their debut in Newport, Rhode Island. These elegant pachyderms were made by the Coexistence Collective, a community of 200 indigenous artisans living within the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve in southern India, and the exhibit is in partnership with an NGO called Elephant Family USA. The sales of these sculptures benefit conservation NGOs from around the world that support the coexistence of wildlife and humans; prices range from $8,000 for one child to $22,000 for a litter. The elephants will remain in Meatpacking until October 20, when they will migrate to Miami, followed by the Blackfeet Nation, Buffalo Pastures in Browning, Montana and Los Angeles. TheGreatElephantMigration.org
Kenny Scharf says that “a very important and guiding principle for my work is to reach beyond the elite boundaries of fine art and connect with popular culture through my art.” To that end, over a dozen new works by the artist, who appeared at the Mudd Club in the 1980s and is often quoted alongside Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat, will debut next week at Totah. There are more than a dozen colorful new works that will no doubt please his existing wide fan base and engage many more. September 4 through November 9 at DavidTotah.com
Tickets are now on sale for the Off-Broadway production of Hold On To Me Darling, a play by Kenneth Lonergan, starring Adam Driver. Driver, who was last seen on stage in “Burn This” with Keri Russell, plays Strings McCrane, a country singer who returns to his hometown in Tennessee after his mother dies. Neil Pepe, who directed the original version (starring Timothy Olyphant), will direct again. Previews begin September 24 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre; the official opening night is October 13 and is slated to be a limited 13-week engagement. HoldOnToMeDarling.com.
Collectible is a fair that debuted in Brussels, Belgium in 2018, showcasing what they describe as “collectible contemporary design” in a multitude of forms (furniture, decorative accessories) from international galleries. This marks the fair’s foray across the Atlantic into New York City and includes an interesting twist: a fashion section curated by none other than editor and designer Gabriella Karefa-Johnson. The collection runs from September 5-8 at Water Street Projects. More information at Collectible.Design
A few months ago we informed you about the existence of a super new bar cocktail called Only Love Strangers. Now we are here to tell you that they added the Mexican restaurant in the space above. It’s called Comida Corrida and it’s run by chef Alberto Gomez, who hails from Acapulco de Juárez. Its menu celebrates the culinary heritage and flavors of Oaxaca, and is reasonably priced (starting at $26 per person). Offerings may include soups, rice, beans, a tangy cole slaw, handmade tortillas and homemade hot sauces, all served alongside a choice of mains such as Barbacoa (+ $4, braised lamb in plantain leaves and dry chili), boiled chicken (+$4), or the fresh catch of the day (+$8) served with a refreshing cucumber salad. ComidaCorrida.NYC
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