Mari Spirito

Marian Goodman 1928-2026 🖤🦋
“Who is a good American? This is the question many people are asking now. Marian Goodman was a good American!”
Steve McQueen’s heartfelt words last night at the inspiring memorial for Marian Goodman, among so many artists, “family, friends abd neighbors”.
CHRISTOPHE CHERIX
MICHAEL GOODMAN
NAIRY BAGHRAMIAN
DAVID GOODMAN
JULIE MEHRETU
MICHAEL GOVAN
BENJAMIN BUCHLOH
GABRIEL OROZCO
GLENN LOWRY
THOMAS STRUTH
MORITZ BAUMGARTEN
ROSE LORD
MANUEL BORJA-VILLEL
STEVE MCQUEEN
AMY GOODMAN

Arteeast 🚶🏽‍♂️🚶🏽‍♂️🚶🏽‍♂️
Little Syria walking tour with Asad Dandia
tracing the footsteps of the first Arab immigrants and literary icons who lived in what was know as ‘Little Syria’. in lower Manhattan.

This Arteeast tour includes time at “Al Qalam: Poets in the Park” sculpture honoring Little Syria’s enduring legacy. Created by , this permanent installation celebrates the literary and cultural heritage of Little Syria, the nation’s first Arabic-speaking community.

Known as the “Syrian Quarter” in the late-19th century, Washington Street in Manhattan’s Financial District became home to the first Arabic-speaking community in the United States and the Mother Colony of the Arab American diaspora.
This neighborhood witnessed the first Arab immigrants to the United States who settled in the late-1800s, contributing a cultural hub of businesses, houses of worship, and vibrant communal life. It was here that Kawkab America, the first Arabic language newspaper in the US, was printed in 1892. Little Syria was also where Kahlil Gibran and Ameen Rihani participated in the Pen League, a collective of prominent Arab writers and intellectuals.

some more Venice 2026