Gerhard Richter. "Uncle Rudi," 1965. Oil on canvas. Památnik Lidice/Lidice Memorial. © Gerhard Richter 2019 (08102019) The Measure of the Unfathomable As New Yorkers hunker down and heed Governor Cuomo’s directive to stay home, one realizes that the new normal is a strange... City Arts 27 Mar 2020 | 02:57
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669) Self-Portrait, 1658 Oil on canvas 52 5/8 x 40 7/8 inches. The Frick Collection, New York ( Photo: Michael Bodycomb ) Meet a Masterpiece There's something transportive about standing in front of a great work of art and experiencing its presence, impact, scope,... City Arts 16 Mar 2020 | 10:41
Wangechi Mutu's "The Seated I" one of four monumental bronze sculptures installed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. ( Photo: Adel Gorgy) The Strength and Wisdom of Women People who know the Metropolitan Museum of Art well have probably at one time or another noticed the carved niches around... City Arts 09 Mar 2020 | 12:15
April Gornik, "Spring Light and Still Water," 2016, Oil on linen, 72 x 108 inches. ( Photo: Courtesy of Miles McEnery Gallery) Poetic Landscapes Landscape has been a favorite subject of art for as long as there has been art. Little is more relatable to human beings... City Arts 21 Feb 2020 | 02:42
Mr. Time, 2015. Powder-coated aluminum, vinyl, and working clock. Courtesy of the artist and Gagosian Gallery Artwork © Rachel Feinstein Photo: Robert McKeever One Woman’s Vision of Women By Virge Randall “Maiden, Mother, Crone” is an idiosyncratic tour of the roles of women as envisioned by the highly original... City Arts 18 Feb 2020 | 03:16
"The Draughtsman-Writer" made by Henry Maillardet, ca. 1800, captivated audiences for more than 200 years before it inspired Martin Scorsese's award-winning film "Hugo." ( Photo: Adel Gorgy) Golden Gadgets and an Age of Reason The gee-whiz factor is off the charts at the Met's "Making Marvels: Science & Splendor at the Courts of Europe." A fifty-three... City Arts 27 Jan 2020 | 02:24
Jordan Casteel, "The Baayfalls," 2017/2019. A High Line Commission. On view December 2019 – December 2020. ( Photo: Timothy Schenck, courtesy the High Line) High Art on the High Line This season, there's no telling when it might snow, when the temperature might hit 70, or when the first bits of spring growth... City Arts 20 Jan 2020 | 11:20
Haegue Yang's "Handles" at the reopened MoMA is part of a push by the museum to include more women, artists of color, and non-Western artists. ( Photo: Adel Gorgy) City Arts: The Best of 2019 A New MoMA The renovation at the Museum of Modern Art did more than open new spaces. It opened perspectives, understanding... Newsletter 27 Dec 2019 | 01:01
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
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880-1938) Self-Portrait as a Soldier, 1915. Oil on canvas. Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH. Charles F. Olney Fund In Love with Color Art fans may not be able to immediately place Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880-1938), the German Expressionist giant who achieved... City Arts 22 Nov 2019 | 11:27
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
Edith Halpert in 1955 with Georgia O'Keeffe's In the Patio IX, one of the prizes of her personal collection. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Downtown Gallery records Art for Everyday People New York art dealer Edith Halpert (1900-1970) may have zero name recognition, but the names of the artists she represented... City Arts 07 Nov 2019 | 12:50
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
John Singer Sargent (1856–1925). Sybil Sassoon, 1912. Charcoal on paper. ( Photo: Christopher Calnan) Charcoal Beauty For Sargent freaks, the wait is over. It’s been more than four years since the city has seen a major show dedicated to the... City Arts 18 Oct 2019 | 11:02
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
