Press and recognition
Press & Honors
Reviews, interviews and recognition for Like the Spice Gallery and Marisa Sage, from the Brooklyn Rail and Hyperallergic to the Brooklyn Paper, the New York Observer and Brooklyn Street Art.
Honors and recognition
- 2008–2012 Marisa Sage served as president of the Williamsburg Gallery Association. The Brooklyn Rail called her “the current president of the Williamsburg Art Gallery Association” in May 2010.[source][Brooklyn Rail]
- Feb 2009 Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz invited Marisa Sage to sit on stage at the State of the Borough Address as one of 40 noteworthy Brooklynites, representing Like the Spice and the other Williamsburg galleries. Reported by the gallery's own blog.[source]
- Nov 2009 Brooklyn Street Art called Marisa Sage a “Brooklyn powerhouse gallerist”.[source]
- Mar 2010 Marisa Sage spoke as a panelist, for the Williamsburg Gallery Association, at the NYC State of the Art conference at the SVA Theatre. Reported by the gallery's own blog.[source]
- Oct 2010 Like the Spice was put on NYC Go's list of must-see galleries. Reported by the gallery's own blog.[source]
- Oct 2010 Brooklyn Based put Like the Spice on its Gallery Shortlist of favorite galleries in Greenpoint and Williamsburg. Reported by the gallery's own blog.[source]
- May 2011 The Guardian's New York City guide named Like the Spice one of the top 10 art galleries in Brooklyn and Queens. Reported by the gallery's own blog.[source]
- Later NEA Art Works award for GEOMAGIC at NMSU[source]; Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Thoma Foundation grants for the NMSU University Art Museum[source]; 2025 CAM Perennial curator, San Antonio[source].
Press
| Date | Outlet | Article |
|---|---|---|
| July 2007 | The Brooklyn Rail | Liz Brown: Most Triumphant James Kalm Review of an LTS solo show. |
| Dec 1, 2007 | hragvartanian.com | Like the Spice? Then Stay for Dinner archived copy Hrag Vartanian “If gallery owner, Marisa Sage has her way, the culinary nights are going to diversify…” |
| January 2008 | The Brooklyn Paper | Take a hike Daniel Goldberg On Second Fridays, quoting “Marissa [sic] Sage, director of Like The Spice Gallery”. |
| Mar 4, 2008 | WAGMAG | Flip “Evidently the good eyes at Like the Spice did, and, boy, were they right.” |
| April 2008 | The Brooklyn Rail | Flip: Rachel Beach and Nora Herting Hrag Vartanian “…a die-hard optimism that is both fresh and youthful.” |
| Nov 13, 2009 | Brooklyn Street Art | Fun Friday 11.13.09 “Big Ups to Brooklyn powerhouse gallerist Marisa Sage…” |
| Dec 28, 2009 | Artdaily | Michelle Hinebrook & Nicki Stager Exhibit at Like the Spice Gallery in Brooklyn On Exposure. The article is no longer online and no archived copy was found. |
| Jan 26, 2010 | NY Arts Magazine | Williamsburg Wonder Interview by Leah Oates Interview with Marisa Sage about founding the gallery and Williamsburg. |
| Apr 6, 2010 | Brooklyn Street Art | Like the Spice Gallery presents: Greg Haberny “The Homeless Boys Social Club” Exhibition announcement. |
| May 2010 | The Brooklyn Rail | Brooklyn Dispatches: Dog Years James Kalm Sage, “the current president of the Williamsburg Art Gallery Association”: “ironically this has been our best year ever”. |
| 2010 | The New York Observer | Brooklyn's Art Prospects archived copy “Like the Spice holds monthly, family-style dinners attended by the gallery's exhibiting artists.” |
| May 16, 2011 | Hyperallergic | Realism, Surrealism and Infographics at Williamsburg 2:ND Fridays Kyle Chayka “Like the Spice was bustling with gallery goers the entire time I was there.” |
| June 17, 2014 | Art F City | Marisa Sage on The Freedom of Being an Art Consultant Paddy Johnson On closing the gallery and starting the LIKE THE SPICE consultancy. |
| Dec 31, 2019 | Hyperallergic | Meet the US Southwest's Art Community: Marisa Sage Can Visit 20 Museums and Galleries in a Day Ellie Duke Profile. |
| May 24, 2022 | Hyperallergic | Behind the Scenes With Three New Mexico Curators Jordan Eddy Includes Like the Spice's 70+ work-study students and interns. |
| 2026 | Museum of New Mexico Foundation | New Leadership at New Mexico Museum of Art: Marisa Sage Named Executive Director Appointment announcement. |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Southwest Contemporary | Seven Days In, the New Mexico Museum of Art's New Director Sets the Stakes Jordan Eddy Interview. |
Links go to the original article where it is still online, otherwise to an archived copy on the Internet Archive. The gallery's own press page also lists coverage in The Economist, Interview Magazine, Art Ltd., ArtInfo, artnet, the Miami Herald, Time Out, The L Magazine, Papermag, Animal New York, Rhizome and others; those articles were not checked one by one.