New York Magazine - USA (2019-12-23)

92 new york | december 23, 2019–january 5, 2020

THE APPROVAL MATRIX Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.

PHOTOGRAPHS: JOAN MARCUS (THE TH

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ICHAUX GALLERY (NEON); JOHN PHELAN/W

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INA LEV

ITSKAYA (NEW WORK FOR

GOLDBERG V

ARIATIONS); CHR

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The $250,000-for-

three-nights Mark

Hotel holiday suite

with skating rink.

Corbynism as a

surefire model for

the Democrats.

The Afghanistan Papers:

We’re not so great

at being an empire.

Team Gallery is

accused of stiffing

some of its artists.

Sackler-owned

Mundipharma cleverly

peddles OD drug

naloxone abroad.

It appears corporations are

paying the lowest tax

rates in over 30 years ( just

11.3 percent, on average).

The Brooklyn Heights BQE

segment is in way

worse shape than we thought.

(Heavy trucks could get

banned in 2021.)

Harmonica parade!

Ukulele caroling! The

goofy good fun of the

daylong Make Music

New York festival.

Where do cheap clothes

come from? According to

a lawsuit, Fashion Nova

factory workers were paid as

little as $2.77 an hour.

The paintings of

the late Matthew

Wong at Karma.

Lucas Hnath’s

elegantly slippery

The Thin Place at

Playwrights Horizons.

Emmanuel Carrère’s

97,196 Words:

just the right number

to get you through

the holidays.

Pam Tanowitz’s “New

Work for Goldberg

Variations” at the

Joyce (with a grand

piano onstage).

Julie Tolentino and

Stosh Fila’s fierce

bury.me.fiercely at

Performance Space

New York.

RBG wins the

Berggruen Prize.

Now just stick

around through

the next election!

Ode, a piece

inspired by gun

violence, in Alvin Ailey’s

winter season.

Edmund Donovan’s

sad Joe in

Greater Clements at

Lincoln Center.

Kanye and Jay-Z

make up.

Peace on Earth!

The egg-and-

cheese muffin at

MeMe’s Diner.

The five-hour-

long Darth Vader

Yule log video.

Lizzo’s thong ... ... Lizzo’s thong.

A 20-year-old Florida

man was charged for

having sex with

a stuffed Olaf from

Frozen at a Target.

Elon Musk runs over

a traffic pylon

leaving Nobu in his

Cybertruck.

“What is a VSCO girl”

was the most-searched

“What is ...” Google

inquiry following “What

is Area 51.”

Luxe living

on the Holland

Tunnel

entry plaza!

Trump on trial ... ... Trump on trial.

Dr. Manhattan’s

B(lue)DE.

The cozy Harry

Connick Jr.—A

Celebration of Cole

Porter at the

Nederlander Theatre.

Moschino staged a fashion

show inside a Transit

Museum subway car, with

backpacks big enough to

annoy everyone onboard.

For really epic

sci-fi dystopia:

The Expanse is back

on Amazon.

Harry Styles finally

releases Fine Line.

Merry Christmas,

Kendall Jenner.

A garbage can

exploded in the

103 rd Street

subway station.

Kris Jenner gave the

gift of Botox for

Christmas. Ho-ho-ow.

Post Malone’s

“tactical” Crocs sold

out almost instantly.

Cardi B wore a

queenly ten-

foot-long coat

to court.

Beetlejuice gets booted

from Broadway.

Hallmark’s homophobic

moment.

Jim Krewson’s

vagina jockstrap

at Rob Pruitt’s artist

flea market.

Andrew Yang’s

techno-utopian

health-care proposals.

The Madrid

climate talks end

in failure.

brilliant

highbrow

lowbrow

despicable

Uncut Gems’s

bedazzled

(and possibly

possessed)

Furby.

The multi-floor

corkscrew slide

at the Museum

of Ice Cream’s new

Soho home.

Kiosk’s semi-

contemplative neon

sculptures at Gordon

Robichaux gallery.

Peter Schjeldahl

always explains

everything with a heavy

gaze and a light touch,

even his own cancer.

The force of fan

service is very, very,

very strong in

Star Wars: The Rise

of Skywalker.

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92 newyork| december23,2019–january5, 2020

THE APPROVAL MATRIX Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.

PHOTOGRAPHS: JOAN MARCUS (THE TH

N PLACE); CHR

S MCANDREW/W

KMED

A (CORBYN); MATTHEW MURPHY (BEETLEJU

CE); COURTESY THE ESTATE OF MATTHEW WONG AND KARMA, NEW YORK (WONG); COURTESY GORDON ROB

CHAUX GALLERY (NEON); JOHN PHELAN/W

KMED

A (TEAM); MAR

NA LEV

TSKAYA (NEW WORK FOR

GOLDBERG V

ARIATIONS); CHR

STELLE DE CASTR

O (BURY.ME.F

ERCELY); ROBERT WR

GHT/FL

CKR (BQE); T

. CHARLES ER

CKS

ON (GREATER CLEMENTS); MATTE PROJECTS (MARK HOTEL); PAUL KOLN

K (

ODE, HARRY CONN

CK JR.); MO

SCH

NO/

NST

AGRAM (MOSCH

NO

); HARRYSTYLES/

NST

AGRAM (STYLES); D

SNEY (ST

AR WARS); CARL

SWANSON (HOLLAND TUNNEL); ENTD

SCUSS

ON/

NST

AGRAM (L

ZZO); AMAZON (THE EXPANSE); JESPAHJOY/W

KMED

A (

VSCO); MAKE MUS

C NEW Y

ORK/FL

CKR (MAKE MUS

C NEW Y

ORK); A24 (UNCUT GEMS); PROGRESS

VEA

CT/

NST

AGRAM (GARBAGE); J

MKREWS

ON/

NST

AGRAM (KREWSON); SAULOV

LLELA/

NST

AGRAM (CARD

B)

The $250,000-for-

three-nightsMark

Hotel holidaysuite

with skatingrink.

Corbynismasa

surefiremodelfor

theDemocrats.

TheAfghanistanPapers:

We’renotsogreat

atbeinganempire.

TeamGalleryis

accusedofstiffing

someofitsartists.

Sackler-owned

Mundipharmacleverly

peddlesODdrug

naloxoneabroad.

It appears corporationsare

paying thelowesttax

rates in over 30 years( just

11.3 percent, on average).

The BrooklynHeightsBQE

segmentis inway

worse shapethanwethought.

(Heavytruckscouldget

bannedin2021.)

Harmonicaparade!

Ukulelecaroling!The

goofygoodfunofthe

daylongMakeMusic

NewYorkfestival.

Wheredocheapclothes

comefrom?Accordingto

a lawsuit,FashionNova

factory workerswere paidas

littleas$2.77 anhour.

The paintings of

the late Matthew

Wong at Karma.

Lucas Hnath’s

elegantly slippery

The Thin Place at

Playwrights Horizons.

Emmanuel Carrère’s

97,196 Words:

just the right number

to get you through

theholidays.

PamTanowitz’s“New

WorkforGoldberg

Variations”atthe

Joyce(withagrand

pianoonstage).

JulieTolentinoand

StoshFila’sfierce

bury.me.fiercelyat

PerformanceSpace

NewYork.

RBGwinsthe

BerggruenPrize.

Nowjuststick

aroundthrough

thenextelection!

Ode,a piece

inspiredbygun

violence,inAlvinAiley’s

winter season.

EdmundDonovan’s

sadJoein

GreaterClementsat

LincolnCenter.

KanyeandJay-Z

makeup.

PeaceonEarth!

Theegg-and-

cheesemuffinat

MeMe’s Diner.

Thefive-hour-

longDarthVader

Yulelogvideo.

Lizzo’sthong... ...Lizzo’sthong.

A 2

ma

h

a stuffed

Frozen a

ElonMusk runs over

atraffic pylon

leaving Nobu in his

Cybertruck.

“Whatis aVSCOgirl”

wasthemost-searched

“Whatis ...”Google

inquiryfollowing“What

is Area51.”

Luxe living

on the Holland

Tunnel

entry plaza!

Trump on trial ... ... Trump on trial.

Dr.Manhattan’s

B(lue)DE.

ThecozyHarry

ConnickJr.—A

Celebrationof Cole

Porteratthe

Nederlander Theatre.

Moschino staged a fashion

show inside a Transit

Museumsubway car, with

backpacksbigenoughto

annoyeveryoneonboard.

Forreallyepic

sci-fidystopia:

TheExpanseis back

onAmazon.

Harry Styles finally

releases Fine Line.

Merry Christmas,

Kendall Jenner.

A garbagecan

d e

rd

ay.

KrisJennergavethe

giftofBotox for

Christmas.Ho-ho-ow.

PostMalone’s

“tactical” Crocs sold

outalmostinstantly.

CardiB wore a

queenlyten-

foot-longcoat

tocourt.

Beetlejuice getsbooted

from Broadway.

Hallmark’s homophobic

moment.

Jim Krewson’s

vagina jockstrap

at Rob Pruitt’s artist

flea market.

Andrew Yang’s

techno-utopian

health-care proposals.

The Madrid

climate talks end

in failure.

brilliant

highbrow

lowbrow

despicable

UncutGems’s

bedazzled

(andpossibly

possessed)

Furby.

Themulti-floor

corkscrewslide

attheMuseum

ofIceCream’s new

Sohohome.

Kiosk’s semi-

contemplative neon

sculptures at Gordon

Robichaux gallery.

Peter Schjeldahl

always explains

everything with a heavy

gaze and a light touch,

even his own cancer.

The force of fan

service is very, very,

very strong in

Star Wars: The Rise

of Skywalker.