The Highline
Photograph by Jonathan Flaum.
It’s the perfect day to visit the Highline,…
Filed under Art, bicycles, Children in New York City, Enjoying New York City, Great Sites about NYC, Navigating New York, New York City, Urban Life | Comment (0)Katrin Sigurdardottir at the Met
Katrin Sigurdardottir at the Met
Icelandic artist Katrin Sigurdardottir (b. 1967) has created two site-specific sculptural installations for the Museum’s series of solo exhibitions featuring the work of contemporary artists at mid-career.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is located at 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street.
This exhibition runs through May 30, 2011.
Society of Illustrators, Interview with an Animator, tonight
Interview With An Animator: Chris Wedge and Peter de Seve
Moderated by Joe Strike, tonight at The Society of Illustrators.
Hollywood may be home to the big animation studios, but there?s no shortage of cartoon creators in New York City, the city that gave birth to animation. Join Joe Strike for ?Interview with an Animator,? a multi-part series of live, in-person conversations with some of New York’s best known and most creative animation professionals
Join us on May 12th for a discussion with Chris Wedge, head of?Blue Sky Studios and director of Ice Age and Robots, and? artist/illustrator/character designer Peter de S?ve.
Joe Strike has written about animation for the?Daily News, Newsday, New York Press and is a regular contributor to the entertainment industry website?Animation World Network(awn.com). He has taught Mass Communications at St. John?s University in New York City, scripted for the Nickelodeon series?Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!, adapted anime scripts into English and worked on the children?s TV series?The Great Space Coaster and?Pee-wee?s Playhouse. As Senior Producer of the Sci-Fi Channel?s promotion department, Joe created programming featuring celebrities like Stan Lee, animator Ralph Bakshi and the cast of Mystery ScienceTheater 3000.
Tickets
$15 non-members, $10 members, $7 students
RSVP@societyillustrators.org
Modern Art from the Guggenheim Collection
The Great Upheaval: Modern Art from the Guggenheim Collection, 1910 -1918
through June 1, 2011 Featuring more than 100 works from the museum’s holdings, this exhibition attests to the period of collaboration, interchange, synthesis, and innovation that characterized the years leading up to World War I.
The Guggenheim Museum, a work of art in itself, ?is located at 1071 Fifth Avenue (at 89th Street)
Filed under Art, Enjoying New York City, Great Sites about NYC, Museums | Comment (0)The Emperor’s Private Paradise: Treasures from the Forbidden City at The MET
The Emperor’s Private Paradise: Treasures from the Forbidden City
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is located at 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street.
This exhibition runs through May 1, 2011.
Pierpont Morgan Library
In 1902 American financier Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) chose architect Charles Follen McKim (1847-1909) of the prominent firm McKim, Mead and White to design a library to house his growing collection of rare books and manuscripts. Adjacent to Morgan’s home, which stood on the corner of Madison Avenue and 36th Street, McKim created a majestic structure in a classical style based upon villas of the Italian Renaissance. The exterior is constructed of Tennessee pink marble, the blocks set with such precision that virtually no mortar was used. A simple recessed portico is flanked by a pair of stone lionesses. Completed in 1906, Mr. Morgan’s Library as it was called for many years?is the historic heart of today’s Morgan Library & Museum.
In 2010 the Morgan restored the interior of the 1906 library to its original grandeur.
The Morgan is located at 225 Madison Avenue at 37th Street.
Filed under Art, Enjoying New York City, Great Sites about NYC, Museums, Navigating New York, Nightlife | Comment (0)Maira Kalman at The Jewish Museum
Maira Kalman is adored by New Yorkers for her New Yorker covers, New York Times blog, and wonderful books including What Pete Ate, And The Pursuit of Happiness, Principles of Uncertainty. What seemed perfect without illustrations — Strunk and White’s Elements of Style — with illustrations by Ms. Kalman is an edition as charming as it is valuable.
Ms. Kalman work is on exhibit at The Jewish Museum. Displayed are drawings from her many books, textiles, and objects all lovingly curated to share her joie de vivre.
The exhibition runs through July 31.
The Jewish Museum is located at 1109 5th Ave,at 92nd St,New York.
Filed under Art, Children in New York City, Enjoying New York City, Great Sites about NYC, Museums, Navigating New York | Comment (0)The Armory Show opens March 2 by special invitation, March 3 – 6 for the public.
The Armory Show 2011 Opening Day takes place Wednesday, March 2nd for invited guests.
Opening Hours:
Thursday, March 3 – Saturday, March 5 Noon to 8 pm
Sunday, March 6 Noon to 7 pm
Twelfth Avenue at 55th Street
New York City
The Roman Mosaic from Lod, Israel at The Met
The Roman Mosaic from Lod, Israel
at The Met through April 3, 2011.
The Met is located at 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street.
Stieglitz, Steichen, Strand at The Met
Stieglitz, Steichen, Strand
at The Metropolitan Museum of Art through April 10, 2011.
The Met is located at 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street.
