I Made a Terrible Mistake: Rochelle Feinstein Remembers Michael Jackson

Since his untimely death, I, like many, have become obsessed with the meteoric rise and fall of Michael Jackson. For me, it has rekindled my earliest flame of fanaticism: At age six, I attended my first concert, the final leg of the sold-out Bad World Tour. That night in Los Angeles, the stage was rocked by an earthquake - a common occurrence for city residents, but in retrospect, a sign of the shift in celebrity terrain that would come to define Jackson's career.  Read More

Younger Than Jesus, or Wiser Than God?

The reign of youth on the Bowery may be coming to an end, as octogenarians square off against Millennials. The Don King of this match is BLT Gallery, which has been aggressively promoting "Wiser Than God," its hotly anticipated rejoinder to neighboring New Museum's "Younger Than Jesus." Prizing experience over age -- a dwindling concept in the art world -- BLT's "Generational" showcases works, both old and new, by living artists born in or before 1926, making them 83 at the absolute youngest. The unlikely herald of this epochal rivalry is a spindly aluminum sculpture by William King (b. 1925). Perched atop BLT's second-floor fire escape and directed at the New Museum's facade, this tragicomic figure searches inside his cloth red shorts, as if to "size up" the competition. That gesture sets the tone of the exhibition -- and it may be a friendly fight after all. Read More