Grant Woods (left), John McCain’s chief of staff and a two-term attorney general of Arizona, is working on a play called “The Ghost of John McCain.” Photo courtesy of Grant Woods Unexpected Playwrights As the theater world starts returning, there have been expected bumps. Shakespeare In The Park’s “Merry Wives” has had to... City Arts 29 Jul 2021 | 08:40
Photo: Olympia Shannon, courtesy of Art Production Fund A Treasure Hunt at Rockefeller Center If you are adventurous and want to spend an afternoon chasing after captivating public art at one of New York City’s most... City Arts 22 Jul 2021 | 01:40
Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi), Italian, Urbino 1483–1520 Rome. “Lorenzo de’ Medici, Duke of Urbino.” 1518. Oil on canvas. 38 1/4 × 31 1/4 in. (97.2 × 79.4 cm). Private Collection/Bridgeman Images That Cosimo Show “The Medici: Portraits and Politics, 1512-1570” (until Oct. 11) could be the first post-pandemic blockbuster show, and an... City Arts 16 Jul 2021 | 12:58
Archangel Gabriel. Gould and Hazlett. Charlestown, Massachusetts 1840. Gold leaf on iron and copper 28 1/2 x 711/2 x 6 in. Collection of Kendra and Allan Daniel. Photo: George Kamper. www.gkamper.com. ‘The Art of the Winds’ There has been a burst of spontaneous creativity from a year of pause and reflection – unexpected crafts and paintings and... City Arts 09 Jul 2021 | 03:59
Paul Cézanne. Still Life with Blue Pot. 1900-06. Pencil and watercolor on paper, 18 15/16 × 24 7/8″ (48.1 × 63.2 cm). The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles Drawing Comparisons Drawings are not less than paintings. In some ways, they’re more. More immediate. More fresh. More spontaneous. And for many,... City Arts 01 Jul 2021 | 03:06
The Stonewall 50 time capsule on display at the New-York Historical Society. Photo: Glenn Castellano, New-York Historical Society A Stonewall 50 Time Capsule For the next nearly five decades, a collection of memorabilia documenting LGBTQ+ life in the city won’t see the light of... City Arts 24 Jun 2021 | 03:34
Musicians gather in the shade on a sunny Sunday, transforming Riverside Park into a concert space. Photo: Christopher Moore The Lure of the Riverside Jam From her apartment, Nancy Snyder walks down the street and into a musical tradition. She’s a regular at the bluegrass-themed... City Arts 19 Jun 2021 | 05:14
At the 2021 Tribeca Festival at Pier 76 Park in New York City. Photo: Kevin P. Coughlin / Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Curtain Rises on Tribeca Festival The 20th Tribeca Festival is aiming to not just rebuild itself after its 2020 edition was largely scuttled by the pandemic,... City Arts 10 Jun 2021 | 03:57
David Hammons, “Day’s End,” 2014 - 2021. Stainless steel and precast concrete, overall: 52 ft high, 325 ft long, 65 ft wide. © David Hammons. Photo: Timothy Schenck Outstanding Outdoor Art When Black Lives Matter protests led individuals as well as institutions to reassess, reconsider and redress racial injustices... City Arts 03 Jun 2021 | 10:17
Northwell’s Lenox Hill Hospital displays part of Sandra and William Nicholson’s “Women Who Dared” collection of art by women artists. Photo courtesy of Northwell Health The Art of Healing Collectors Sandra and William Nicholson spent 30 years collecting and preserving the work of women artists from around the... City Arts 25 May 2021 | 10:35
Guitarist Pasquale Grasso. Photo: Stefania Curto The Usher of Spring The guitar of Pasquale Grasso sings. Whether curling or sliding, pinging or dripping, the instrument in the hands of the... City Arts 19 May 2021 | 11:16
Screenshot of GMA on Broadway reopening. Broadway’s Bet: If We Build It, They Will Come “Broadway is Back!” blared the TV announcement. But is it? Before the pandemic shutdown over a year ago, “Hamilton,” “The... City Arts 15 May 2021 | 08:41
American Symphony Orchestra musicians will be presenting free concerts at Bryant Park’s Fountain Terrace and 34th St. Herald Square Plaza in May. Photo courtesy American Symphony Orchestra Ready for a Renaissance It’s been over a year since Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall and other iconic New York performing arts venues went dark. But... City Arts 30 Apr 2021 | 03:26
Lillian Bassman, “Blowing Kiss,” 1958 Gelatin silver print. Collection of Eric and Lizzie Himmel, New York © Estate of Lillian Bassman. Photo courtesy of The Jewish Museum The Golden Age of Magazines Magazine racks will never seem the same after viewing “Modern Look: Photography and the American Magazine,” at The Jewish... City Arts 28 Apr 2021 | 11:47
The Inspire Project performing pre-pandemic (left to right): Tanya Leah, Lorraine Ferro and Ilene Angel. Photo: Stan Tomczak The Inspire Project The Inspire Project, a folk-rock group made up of Tanya Leah, Ilene Angel and Lorraine Ferro, was born after the trio left... City Arts 21 Apr 2021 | 05:36
