Jordan Casteel, "The Baayfalls," 2017/2019. A High Line Commission. On view December 2019 – December 2020. ( Photo: Timothy Schenck, courtesy the High Line) High Art on the High Line This season, there's no telling when it might snow, when the temperature might hit 70, or when the first bits of spring growth... City Arts 20 Jan 2020 | 11:20
Moon Over Manhattan family day at the Asia Society. ( Photo: Ellen Wallop) Celebrate the Year of the Rat Lunar New Year celebrations fill the city with vibrant colors, flavors, and lots of sounds. January 25 rings in the Year... City Arts 13 Jan 2020 | 03:06
Works and Process, Les Ballet Afrik featuring Omari Wiles. ( Photo: Robert Altman) Rich Performances, Affordable (or Free) Tickets Just because the weather turned colder, it doesn’t mean all the great free music, dance and performance options in New York... Home 06 Jan 2020 | 12:46
Evening Dress, Jean Dessès (French, born Egypt, 1904-1970), fall/winter 1953-54. Promised gift of Sandy Schreier. Image courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ( Photo: © Nicholas Alan Cope) The Wow Parade Sandy Schreier, who is coy about her age, has been collecting clothes since she was a child. She would frequently tag along... Newsletter 19 Dec 2019 | 08:59
The New-York Historical Society's collection of Tiffany Lamps is among the largest in the world. ( Photo: Corrado Serra) Tiffany Lamps, and the Women Who Created Them Anyone looking for an oasis of calm during the frenzied holiday season will find a refuge of beauty, craftsmanship and serenity... Newsletter 12 Dec 2019 | 01:07
Remedios Varo. The Juggler (The Magician). 1956. Oil and inlaid mother of pearl on board. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Women's Work at MoMA Amidst all the blockbusters at the new MoMA, Mary Beth Edelson's "Some Living American Women Artists" a 1972 mixed media... Newsletter 27 Nov 2019 | 10:36
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880-1938) Self-Portrait as a Soldier, 1915. Oil on canvas. Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH. Charles F. Olney Fund In Love with Color Art fans may not be able to immediately place Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880-1938), the German Expressionist giant who achieved... City Arts 22 Nov 2019 | 11:27
The museum collection includes 3,700 items, a mix of authentic KGB artifacts and replicas. Dark History on Display The world’s only KGB Espionage museum greets visitors with a “Lifestyles of the Communist and Fabulous” scene: a KGB officers’... City Arts 14 Nov 2019 | 02:28
Big Pink, The Band's first album, released in 1968,, featured cover art by Bob Dylan. ( Photo: David Noonan) Robbie Robertson Has His Say I’m going to write something unpopular right here about the story of The Band, one of the most beloved groups in rock and... City Arts 11 Nov 2019 | 03:05
Edith Halpert in 1955 with Georgia O'Keeffe's In the Patio IX, one of the prizes of her personal collection. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Downtown Gallery records Art for Everyday People New York art dealer Edith Halpert (1900-1970) may have zero name recognition, but the names of the artists she represented... City Arts 07 Nov 2019 | 12:50
In "The Palmist Window" from 1967, Betye Saar's found objects along with painted imagery are vivid and evocative. ( Photo: Adel Gorgy) Mystical Moments at MoMA Artist Betye Saar had a breakout moment almost 50 years ago, in 1972. She created a sculptural assemblage from Aunt Jemima... City Arts 04 Nov 2019 | 12:57
Haegue Yang's "Handles" in MoMa'S second floor atrium fills the space with light and sound, but also makes subtle references to history, politics, nature and spirituality. ( Photo: Adel Gorgy) MoMA Reimagined The Museum of Modern Art is back, and bigger and better than ever. After a $450 million renovation while it remained open,... City Arts 08 Nov 2019 | 06:17
J.D. Salinger with typewriter in Normandy, France in 1944. ( Photo courtesy of New York Public Library.) A Glimpse into Salinger's Life and Work As he worked on early drafts of "The Catcher in the Rye,'' a novel which proved both scandalous and life-changing, J.D. Salinger... News 24 Oct 2019 | 10:42
John Singer Sargent (1856–1925). Sybil Sassoon, 1912. Charcoal on paper. ( Photo: Christopher Calnan) Charcoal Beauty For Sargent freaks, the wait is over. It’s been more than four years since the city has seen a major show dedicated to the... City Arts 18 Oct 2019 | 11:02
Puppets from "Sugimoto Bunraku Sonezaki Shinju" tell the tale of “The Love Suicides at Sonezaki” opening the season for Lincoln Center's 10th anniversary White Light Festival. ( Photo: ©Hiroshi Sugimoto/ Courtesy of Odawara Art Foundation) Evoking Core Emotions Lincoln Center's White Light Festival is celebrating its 10th anniversary, once again bringing cross-cultural, multidisciplinary... City Arts 14 Oct 2019 | 10:43
