About this Event
Join us for an event with illustrator Ria Sim (), discussing her recent art book Dear New York, I Love You: An Artist's Celebration of the City. Joining Ria in conversation is photographer and #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Stanton (). This event will be hosted in the Strand Book Store's 3rd floor Rare Book Room at 828 Broadway on 12th Street.
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ACCESSIBILITY:
Strand Book Store is an ADA compliant venue. The event space is accessible via elevator.
ASL interpretation is available for this event by request only. Please reach out to our events team at [email protected] by Aug.13 to request.
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Enjoy 120 colorful sketches that remind even the most jaded New Yorkers to notice the city’s simple beauties.
Ria Sim, the creator of the popular Instagram account @coffeecakescafe, might be New York City’s biggest fan. She herself describes New York City as her soulmate (though it started out as just a crush when she lived in the Bay Area). Now a full-time Manhattan resident, Ria sees the best in the city: she’s moved by the simplicity of the buildings against the sky, a single flower on a not-so-clean sidewalk, and the ever-rotating, meticulously curated decorations adorned on a brownstone in the West Village. She draws everything from local landmarks like Joe’s Pizza and the Stonewall Inn to strangers’ doorsteps and snow-covered yellow cabs. Dear New York, I Love You allows you to see New York through Ria’s eyes and in all seasons—it’s a colorful celebration, a love letter, and a beautiful art book all in one.
Ria Sim is a self-taught illustrator and the creator of the popular Instagram account @coffeecakescafe. Ria was born in Indonesia and then lived in the Bay Area after her family immigrated from China. In 2022, she moved to Manhattan.
Photo credit: Stas Komarovski
Brandon Stanton is the writer and photographer behind Humans of New York, a storytelling platform with over thirty-million followers, which The Washington Post called ‘one of the most influential art projects of the decade.’ He has photographed and interviewed over ten thousand people in forty different countries around the world. During this time he has helped raise over $20 million in support of various causes and individuals that have been featured in his work. He is also the author of four #1 NYT Bestselling Books, which have sold millions of copies around the world: Tanqueray (2022), Humans (2020), Humans of New York: Stories (2015), and Humans of New York. (2013) He currently lives with his wife and three children in New York City.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Strand Book Store, 828 Broadway, New York, United States
USD 13.61 to USD 28.69
