Jean-Honoré Fragonard, “The Progress of Love: The Pursuit,” 1771–72, oil on canvas, 125 1/8 x 84 7/8 inches, The Frick Collection, New York. Photo: Michael Bodycomb Fragrances and Fragonard As the virus persists and puts a damper on travel and adventure, the curators at the Frick have been bringing snapshots of... City Arts 03 Sep 2020 | 11:04
Yoko Ono (b. 1933, Japan), DREAM TOGETHER, 2020, installed at The Metropolitan Museum of Art © Yoko Ono. Image credit: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Photo by Anna-Marie Kellen NYC Museums Begin to Reopen DREAM TOGETHER Those are the larger than life words emblazoned on the front of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Yoko Ono... City Arts 29 Aug 2020 | 05:31
The program aims to allow parents to learn about artists with their kids. (Photo: The Whitney Museum) American Art at Home A pandemic (when you’re safe) can be unproductive. A pandemic (again, when you’re safe) can be mentally draining. A pandemic... City Arts 28 Jul 2020 | 10:17
“Defiant” - A man waiting outside a family bodega for his turn. ( Photo: Mitchell Hartman) Documenting a Pandemic Statues wearing face masks (and not the hydrating kind). An empty Times Square. An empty Museum Mile. Rolls and rolls of toilet... City Arts 07 Jul 2020 | 03:03
Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (at podium) at a press conference on Monday before the passage of H.R. 1980, the Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act, with (left to right) Jane Abraham, Chair of the Congressional Commission; Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton; and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick. ( Photo: Phi Nguyen) Americans Deserve a Women's History Museum There are not many things that Democrats and Republicans agree on these days. But there is this: “America needs and deserves... News 14 Feb 2020 | 04:22
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
