A collection of Zuni beaded necklaces from the early 20th century is a highlight of "Jewelry for America." ( Photo: Adel Gorgy) American Bling Arranged along a narrow gallery, flanked by portraits of early Americans gazing into the central row of vitrines, are old... City Arts Aug 16 2019 | 02:50 PM
"Opening to the prayer Shabbat Shekalim." This bright and beautiful manuscript page from a 14th century Mahzor was found in the binding of a later Christian theological text. ( Photo: Adel Gorgy) A Jewish Treasure from the Middle Ages By Mary Gregory When Dr. Barbara Drake Boehm, senior curator of medieval art at The Met and The Cloisters, was approached... City Arts Aug 12 2019 | 12:05 PM
Photo courtesy of Amazon.com A family at sea By Lorraine Duffy Merkl On our family cruise, the floating Merkls did not get into a brawl like “The Floating Feldmans,”... City Arts Aug 09 2019 | 11:41 AM
Try Guys onstage: Eugene Lee Yang (front) with Zach Kornfeld, Ned Fulmer and Keith Habersberger in the back ( Photo: Oscar Kim Bauman) Legends of YouTube take the stage “We’re gonna turn this beautiful theater into a synagogue of fun!” Zach Kornfeld of YouTube comedy ensemble the Try Guys... City Arts Aug 05 2019 | 05:19 PM
Lucian Freud, “Woman in a White Shirt,” 1958-60. © Devonshire Collection. ( Reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees) A collector’s paradise Who can forget Keira Knightley, as Elizabeth Bennet, roaming the sculpture gallery at Pemberley, Mr. Darcy’s manse, in the... City Arts Aug 02 2019 | 12:42 PM
Broadway director Harold Prince receives the Golden Plate award from Nobel laureate Toni Morrison at the American Academy of Achievement’s 46th annual International Achievement Summit in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, June 23, 2007. Photo: Academy of Achievement, via Wikimedia Commons ( Photo: Academy of Achievement, via Wikimedia Commons) The Astonishing Hal Prince When I learned that Harold (Hal) Prince had died, I felt as though all of Broadway must have stopped breathing, at least... City Arts Aug 02 2019 | 11:36 AM
Scene from Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman.” Photo: Niko Tavernise-Netflix Hometown Launch By JAKE COYLE, AP Film Writer Martin Scorsese's big-budget mafia epic "The Irishman" will premiere as the opening night film... City Arts Aug 02 2019 | 11:57 AM
Leonardo da Vinci, “Leda and the Swan,” c. 1506. © Devonshire Collection. Reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees a collector’s paradise Who can forget Keira Knightley, as Elizabeth Bennet, roaming the sculpture gallery at Pemberley, Mr. Darcy’s manse,... City Arts Jul 30 2019 | 02:21 AM
La Santa Cecilia. Photo: Courtesy Lincoln Center A super summer at lincoln center Get out your calendars and markers, digital or analog. Lincoln Center Out of Doors starts its season on July 24th and runs... City Arts Jul 23 2019 | 04:47 AM
Maurice Sendak (1928-2012), Diorama of Moishe scrim and flower proscenium (Where the Wild Things Are), 1979-1983, watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite pencil on laminated paperboard. © The Maurice Sendak Foundation. The Morgan Library & Museum, Bequest of Maurice Sendak, 2013.103:69, 70, 71. sendak on stage Who doesn’t love Maurice Sendak? His books have sold more than 30 million copies and been translated into 40 languages.... City Arts Jul 16 2019 | 03:09 AM
Mucha’s 1894 breakout poster for Sarah Bernhardt’s star turn in Gismonda. It made him an overnight sensation. On loan from the Richard Fuxa Foundation. Image courtesy of Poster House ARt nouveau for the masses The name may be in no way familiar, but the works are instantly recognizable. The Czech-born painter, illustrator and graphic... City Arts Jul 09 2019 | 03:34 AM
Elizabeth Murray’s “Terrifying Terrain”, 1989–90, Oil on shaped canvases. Photo: Adel Gorgy Immersed in art and ideas Artists have many ways to communicate. They can use imagery, emotion, color and line, form, shape and movement. Metaphor,... City Arts Jul 02 2019 | 03:21 AM
Helen Frankenthaler's "Orange Mood" expresses fluidity, movement, emotion and form through pure color. Photo: Adel Gorgy living color Sometimes, it’s more than enough for an exhibition to offer an extraordinarily beautiful moment. “Spilling... City Arts Jun 25 2019 | 02:25 AM
The Naumburg Orchestral Concerts have been a part of New York summers since 1905. Photo: Courtesy of Naumburg Orchestral Concerts Naumburg 2019: a classical summer Elkan Naumburg (1835–1924) was a contemporary of J. P. Morgan, Henry Clay Frick, and Andrew Carnegie. Like them, he... City Arts Jun 18 2019 | 05:18 AM
Gallery view of "The Psychopathology of Affluence"-themed fashions, featuring Vaquera's wearable Tiffany jewelry pouch, flanked by Mary Katrantzou's "Harry Dress" (left) and "Winston Dress." Image courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, BFA.com/Zach Hilty The Word is ‘camp’ Who knew the term had so many meanings and layers? The first section of this ambitious show is devoted solely to contextualizing... City Arts Jun 12 2019 | 10:12 AM
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![Gallery view of "The Psychopathology of Affluence"-themed fashions, featuring Vaquera's wearable Tiffany jewelry pouch, flanked by Mary Katrantzou's "Harry Dress" (left) and "Winston Dress."  Image courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, BFA.com/Zach Hilty](http://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/338x225/0c0/0d0/none/3492552/GKYB/CITYARTS01-190619979-AR_NP1120190612190619979_MG5913720.jpeg "Gallery view of "The Psychopathology of Affluence"-themed fashions, featuring Vaquera's wearable Tiffany jewelry pouch, flanked by Mary Katrantzou's "Harry Dress" (left) and "Winston Dress."  Image courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, BFA.com/Zach Hilty")