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
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
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
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
If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it, 2019. Oil on canvas, 274.3 x 330.3 x 6.4 cm / 108 x 130 x 2 1/2 in © Amy Sherald Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth ( Photo: Joseph Hyde) New Ways of Painting and Seeing Can a single work of art change the course of art history? Some have, but not many. For the individual viewer, the world... City Arts 07 Oct 2019 | 11:27
A detail of the extraordinary, life-sized "St. Jerome" sculpture, executed in around 1465 probably by both Donatello and Bertoldo di Giovanni, is one of the highlights of the show. ( Photo: Adel Gorgy) Echoes of the Past, Whispers of the Future The curators at the Frick Collection have a knack for uncovering geniuses of the past and starting them trending. Now it's... City Arts 23 Sep 2019 | 02:41
The Metropolitan Opera: Akhnaten, Anthony Roth Costanzo as Akhnaten. ( Photo: Richard Hubert Smith) How Great Art is Made Where does the artistic journey begin? How does it evolve? Did you ever find yourself wondering ‘Who came up with this?’... City Arts 09 Sep 2019 | 02:06
Renaissance paintings by Anton Mozart inside a small shrine by metalsmith, Matthias Walbaum are miniature wonders. ( Photo: Adel Gorgy) What's a Masterpiece Worth? What's the value of beauty? What even constitutes beauty? Who says? What gets handed down? What gets tossed onto history's... City Arts 26 Aug 2019 | 11:28
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 16 Aug 2019 | 02:50
"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 12 Aug 2019 | 12:05
