Left to right: Haviland Morris, Rita Wolf, Charlotte Bydwell, Matilda Sakamoto and Yvonne Woods in a scene from “What Happened?: The Michaels Abroad,” written and directed by Richard Nelson. Photo: Jason Ardizzone-West All in the Families He has created three families that may not be ours, but have come to feel like they are. Playwright Richard Nelson, at 70,... City Arts 15 Sep 2021 | 10:45
“A Difference Of Opinion,” by Perlagia Mutyavaviri. Photo courtesy of Bonner David Gallery A ‘New Wave’ of African Sculpture A new generation of artists are mastering and evolving the internationally known Shona Sculpture art form in Zimbabwe, creating... City Arts 12 Sep 2021 | 01:01
Caricature of Hirschfeld by Don Bevan. Courtesy of Sardi’s Hirschfeld: The Life Outside the Lines For decades, the name “Nina” conjured thoughts of hidden squiggles, swirls, and surprises, as thousands of fans hunted for... City Arts 08 Sep 2021 | 01:21
Etel Adnan, Untitled, 2010. Oil on canvas, 7 7/8 × 9 7/8 in. (20 × 25 cm). Collection of Karen E. Wagner and David L. Caplan, New York. © Etel Adnan Must-See Fall Exhibitions From outdoor art to in-depth explorations, the season’s exhibitions span millennia and cross continents all while seeming... City Arts 31 Aug 2021 | 10:02
Comic Ryan Beck performs at Union Hall. Photo by Phil Provencio. Punchline Prince Before a crowd of smiling women and howling men at Union Hall last week, Crown Heights-based comedian, Ryan Beck, recorded... News 27 Aug 2021 | 02:21
Mahogany L. Browne, Lincoln Center’s first Poet in Residence. Photo Karen Camela Watson. The Glow of a Poet You spot her right away. A spring to her step as she moves quickly between stage and book table and free produce giveaway,... City Arts 27 Aug 2021 | 02:20
Glen Wilson’s work on display in Riverside Park as part of the “Re:Growth” exhibit, curated by Karin Bravin. Photo: George de Castro-Day The Art of Resiliency Commemorating painful moments is crucial to a collective sense of resiliency, according to Jersey City-based artist WOOLPUNK®,... City Arts 18 Aug 2021 | 09:44
Installation view of “Alexander Calder: Modern from the Start,” The Museum of Modern Art, New York, March 14, 2021 – January 15, 2022 © 2021 The Museum of Modern Art. Photo: Denis Doorly Calder’s Universe Alexander Calder (1898-1976) had a decades-long history with MoMA, the organizing principle behind its latest exhibit of... City Arts 05 Aug 2021 | 11:41
Ivy Brown in her gallery with a portait of her. Photo: Nathan Hughes Ivy Brown and Her Gallery Her two dogs, Buster and Keaton, greeted me at the door with assertive barks but a gentle demeanor. They appreciated my affection... City Arts 13 Aug 2021 | 08:57
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
