Media & Recognition

Covered by the
publications that matter.

The New York Times, Forbes, the BBC, Smithsonian, TIME, The New Yorker, and Art in America. Lift Trucks Art has been recognized by the institutions that define serious culture.

The New York Times

Forbes

SMITHSONIAN

TIME

BBC

The New Yorker

ART IN AMERICA

HISTORY CHANNEL

News 12

AP

Westchester

Featured Coverage

The stories that defined us.

Selected coverage from major national and international outlets.

The New Yorker

Profile · 1998

“Monet had his water lilies and Tom Christopher has Times Square.”

David Owen’s landmark profile of Tom Christopher’s four decades of expressionistic painting in New York City. One of the most cited critical assessments of his work.

Forbes

Technology & Art · 2018

“VR Art Reduces Need for Opioids in NY Hospital”

Charlie Fink’s coverage of Lift Trucks Art’s Virtual Reality Fine Art program at Montefiore Medical Center. Tom Christopher’s paintings deployed in pediatric cancer care via Google Tilt Brush.

Smithsonian

Cultural History · 2017

“Tattooing Was Illegal in New York City Until 1997”

Smithsonian Magazine’s coverage of the Tattooed New York exhibition at the New-York Historical Society, featuring artifacts from the Lift Trucks collection.

The New York Times

Arts & Exhibition · 2010

“A Quirky Marriage of Art and Text”

Benjamin Genocchio reviewed The Ekphrasis Exhibit at Lift Trucks, describing a former forklift factory now operating as artists’ studios and exhibition space. Photographer Librado Romero documented the show for the Times.

Art in America

Critical Coverage

David Ebony Documents “The Unknowing Hand”

David Ebony, Managing Editor of Art in America, visited and documented the Lift Trucks Project exhibition. One of the most significant critical endorsements in American art journalism.

COVERAGE

BBC

Culture · 2017

“300 Years of New York Tattoos”

International coverage of the Tattooed New York exhibition and Lift Trucks Art’s role in preserving and presenting the city’s tattoo history.

COVERAGE

Additional Coverage

More press & recognition.

Television, wire services, regional press, and institutional recognition.

History Channel

American Pickers, Season 21

Television · 2019

The New York Times

“A Curator Goes With Her Gut”

Arts · 2010

Associated Press

The Brill Building Project: Live Painting in Times Square

Wire Service · 2014

New York Post

Tattooed New York Exhibition Feature

Print · 2017

Westchester Magazine

The Drive-By Gallery at Lift Trucks Art

Print · 2017