Bowery Neighborhood Primer
Over the past two weeks Gesso has provided neighborhood primers for New York City including Greenwich Village and Harlem. This week we're introducing ...
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Gesso is a primer for the world's most fascinating places and people. This podcast is about human creativity, history, and the spaces we live to learn about.
Harlem Neighborhood Primer
Last week, we released our first New York City neighborhood primer about Greenwich Village. In this episode, we're going for a walk through the legend...
Greenwich Village Neighborhood Primer
See Greenwich Village through a new lens, as Gesso gives you an exclusive first look at our neighborhood primers in New York City.
Vikki Tobak: Contact High
Writer and curator Vikki Tobak discusses her Detroit roots, the genesis of hip-hop, and her new exhibit at the International Center of Photography. P...
James Coupe: Warriors
Artist James Coupe discusses uncanny surveillance techniques, cult films, and his new exhibit at the International Center of Photography. Presented i...
Tyler Mitchell: I Can Make You Feel Good
Photography wunderkind Tyler Mitchell and curator Isolde Brielmaier discuss cooking, black joy, and Mitchell's new exhibit at the International Center...
Lee Krasner: Good Painting, My Dear
The story of Lee Krasner is not a neat or easy one to tell. Not because it’s been done before, though it has, or because she was one of the great 20th...
The Hangman's Elm
In collaboration with Washington Square Park Conservancy, we present a very special episode all about spooky myths. In the spirit of Halloween, we sta...
Being Human: NYC's Tenement Museum
Ever wish you could catapult backwards in time? You can. Enter the perfectly preserved tenement buildings at 97 or 103 Orchard St., Manhattan. For cen...
Dream City: The Origins of the High Line
Before it became a world-renowned example of urban renewal, The High Line was just a set of abandoned railroad tracks running across lower Manhattan. ...