Mini re-creation of the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles, with Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, “Enchanted Island” bustier dress with bracelets and embroidered shoes, fall/winter 1987-1988, France. CHANEL Patrimoine Collection, Paris. ( Photo: Val Castronovo) Fashion City There may be fashion weeks spanning the globe today, in Lagos, Moscow, São Paulo and Shanghai, but Paris remains the leader... City Arts Sep 12 2019 | 02:20 PM
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 Sep 09 2019 | 02:06 PM
Maud Earl, "I Hear a Voice" (1896; Saint Bernard). ( Photo: David Woo, American Kennel Club) Top Dogs Fans of PBS’s “Victoria” will no doubt have noticed the British monarch’s infatuation with Dash, a Cavalier King Charles... City Arts Aug 28 2019 | 04:26 PM
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 Aug 26 2019 | 11:28 AM
Photo via Amazon.com Abbey Road: What is NYC's Version? The Beatles' "Abbey Road" is one of the two most revered album covers in rock and roll history. The spectacle of John, Paul,... City Arts Aug 23 2019 | 01:20 PM
Photo via Amazon.com A Daring Debut Novel Back-to-school for some means keeping up with more than one’s grades. If you’re a low-income student going to a rich kid school,... City Arts Aug 21 2019 | 11:40 AM
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 Aug 16 2019 | 02:50 PM
"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 Aug 12 2019 | 12:05 PM
Photo courtesy of Amazon.com A family at sea By Lorraine Duffy Merkl On our family cruise, the floating Merkls did not get into a brawl like “The Floating Feldmans,”... City Arts Aug 09 2019 | 11:41 AM
Try Guys onstage: Eugene Lee Yang (front) with Zach Kornfeld, Ned Fulmer and Keith Habersberger in the back ( Photo: Oscar Kim Bauman) Legends of YouTube take the stage “We’re gonna turn this beautiful theater into a synagogue of fun!” Zach Kornfeld of YouTube comedy ensemble the Try Guys... City Arts Aug 05 2019 | 05:19 PM
Lucian Freud, “Woman in a White Shirt,” 1958-60. © Devonshire Collection. ( Reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees) A collector’s paradise Who can forget Keira Knightley, as Elizabeth Bennet, roaming the sculpture gallery at Pemberley, Mr. Darcy’s manse, in the... City Arts Aug 02 2019 | 12:42 PM
Broadway director Harold Prince receives the Golden Plate award from Nobel laureate Toni Morrison at the American Academy of Achievement’s 46th annual International Achievement Summit in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, June 23, 2007. Photo: Academy of Achievement, via Wikimedia Commons ( Photo: Academy of Achievement, via Wikimedia Commons) The Astonishing Hal Prince When I learned that Harold (Hal) Prince had died, I felt as though all of Broadway must have stopped breathing, at least... City Arts Aug 02 2019 | 11:36 AM
Scene from Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman.” Photo: Niko Tavernise-Netflix Hometown Launch By JAKE COYLE, AP Film Writer Martin Scorsese's big-budget mafia epic "The Irishman" will premiere as the opening night film... City Arts Aug 02 2019 | 11:57 AM
Leonardo da Vinci, “Leda and the Swan,” c. 1506. © Devonshire Collection. Reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees a collector’s paradise Who can forget Keira Knightley, as Elizabeth Bennet, roaming the sculpture gallery at Pemberley, Mr. Darcy’s manse,... City Arts Jul 30 2019 | 02:19 AM
La Santa Cecilia. Photo: Courtesy Lincoln Center A super summer at lincoln center Get out your calendars and markers, digital or analog. Lincoln Center Out of Doors starts its season on July 24th and runs... City Arts Jul 23 2019 | 04:43 AM
