Pinky Swear Restaurant Opens with Immersive Art; "The Gates" Returns to Central Park via AR App
Key Takeaways
- Pinky Swear restaurant, merging dining with immersive art, opens April 24 at 171 Chrystie Street.
- "The Gates" returns to Central Park as an augmented reality experience on Bloomberg Connects app.
- Horizon of Khufu VR experience offers a virtual walk through the Great Pyramid of Giza.
- ARTECHOUSE in Chelsea will present “Submerge,” featuring works from over 100 artists throughout 2025.
- Mercer Labs’ “Maestros and the Machines” opens April 24, 2025, featuring sound by Timbaland.
Immersive Experiences
Pinky Swear restaurant opening April 24 with immersive art.
Pinky Swear, a new restaurant merging dining with immersive art installations, is opening on April 24, 2025, at 171 Chrystie Street on the Lower East Side. The installations were created by the Founders Path Art Collective, envisioned by Jeanette Didon, Nathan Roth, and Sebastian Quinn, with culinary direction by Will Horowitz.
VR experience: Walk through Great Pyramid of Giza.
The Horizon of Khufu virtual reality experience offers visitors the chance to virtually walk through the Great Pyramid of Giza without leaving New York City.
INTER's interstellar experience: Immersive light and sound exhibits.
VR exhibition: "Tonight with the Impressionists: Paris 1874."
The VR exhibition "Tonight with the Impressionists: Paris 1874" transports visitors to 19th-century Paris. It allows them to meet the artists behind the paintings and experience key moments of the Impressionist movement.
Public Art Pulse
"The Gates" returns to Central Park via AR app.
The public art project “The Gates,” which once filled Central Park with orange flags, is returning as an augmented reality experience on the Bloomberg Connects app. New Yorkers can rediscover the installation through this digital experience.
Exhibition Spotlight
ARTECHOUSE to feature "Submerge" with 100+ artists.
ARTECHOUSE in Chelsea will present a new installation titled “Submerge,” featuring works from over 100 artists throughout 2025.
Mercer Labs' "Maestros and the Machines" opens April 24.
Mercer Labs’ newest exhibit, “Maestros and the Machines,” is opening on April 24, 2025, and will feature sound by Timbaland.
IMAGINARI's "The Insect World" on view until April 2025.
IMAGINARI, an immersive art and science experience in Manhattan, is presenting "The Insect World." The exhibit will be on view until April 2025.
Artist Profiles
Seung Ah Paik's Body Cartography exhibition until April 26.
Painter Seung Ah Paik's solo exhibition, Body Cartography, at Gratin gallery in New York's Lower East Side, runs until April 26. The opening was attended by family members, including those traveling from South Korea.