Mr. Time, 2015. Powder-coated aluminum, vinyl, and working clock. Courtesy of the artist and Gagosian Gallery Artwork © Rachel Feinstein Photo: Robert McKeever One Woman’s Vision of Women By Virge Randall “Maiden, Mother, Crone” is an idiosyncratic tour of the roles of women as envisioned by the highly original... City Arts 18 Feb 2020 | 03:16
Kathy Fixing Her Hair in a Cigarette Machine Mirror, Coney Island, 1959. From Series: “Brooklyn Gang” ( Photo: Bruce Davidson) The Many Lives of a City Peter Stuyvesant’s map of his farm property. Milton Glaser’s “I [Heart] New York More Than Ever” poster following 9/11. A... City Arts 06 Feb 2020 | 10:47
"Queens" a trio of photographs by AlineSitoe A. Sy, age 10, from North Carolina. ( Photo: Adel Gorgy) Beauty, Strength and Promise "Just as you are, I choose you. And I'll keep making that choice every time I see you." It's called The Beautiful Project,... City Arts 03 Feb 2020 | 01:47
"The Draughtsman-Writer" made by Henry Maillardet, ca. 1800, captivated audiences for more than 200 years before it inspired Martin Scorsese's award-winning film "Hugo." ( Photo: Adel Gorgy) Golden Gadgets and an Age of Reason The gee-whiz factor is off the charts at the Met's "Making Marvels: Science & Splendor at the Courts of Europe." A fifty-three... City Arts 27 Jan 2020 | 02:24
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... City Arts 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... City Arts 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... City Arts 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
