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Review: Novel Novelists in Bryant Park
Read more: Review: Novel Novelists in Bryant ParkBryant Park is kind of a magical place. In the heart of the “city that never sleeps” it’s a place where the city can at least slow down a little to catch it’s breath. That’s how I started my Wednesday this week with a walking meditation guided by Qalvy Grainzvolt from the Shinnyo Center […]
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Review: John Singer Sargent Portaits of Artists & Friends
Read more: Review: John Singer Sargent Portaits of Artists & FriendsJohn Singer Sargent was the top portrait artist of his age, an age when photography and impressionism were having profound impacts on the visual arts. He combined realistic detail with an emotional depth that still resonates and can be experienced at the Metropolitan Museum of Art through October 4. The subjects for his portraits […]
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REVIEW: Modern Photographs from the Thomas Walther Collection 1909-1949
Read more: REVIEW: Modern Photographs from the Thomas Walther Collection 1909-1949Follow the link for my review of a fascinating exhibit of photography, on display at MoMA through April 19. The clip is from “Rain” by Joris Ivens. Neptune by Istvan Kerny Fork by Andre Kertesz
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Review: Maira Kalman Selects
Read more: Review: Maira Kalman SelectsI’m not really into design, per se, but I went to the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum because this sounded look an interesting exhibit. In Maira Kalman‘s own words: “What is this room about? Very loosely, it is about life and death.But isn’t everything? It is about falling in love with a group of objects.” […]
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Review: The Future Is Now at 60 Orchard Street
Read more: Review: The Future Is Now at 60 Orchard StreetMy review of the incredible Future Is Now show at 60 Orchard Street is posted at the Arte Fuse website. The show runs through January 20. In addition to the galleries popping up like mushrooms in the neighborhood below Delancy and East of Forsythe, there’s also a ton of little shops, cafes, and bars (Merchants […]