Installation view of “Pentachrome” by Michael Lin, on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo by Paul Lachenauer, courtesy of The Met New Art in Old Places at The Met What’s an institution to do when it only has two million square feet and countless ideas? The Metropolitan Museum of Art... City Arts 27 Sep 2022 | 12:42
In “Ohio State Murders,” Audra McDonald stars in a horror story about the destructiveness of racism. Photo: Allison Michael Orenstein Broadway and More: Light the Lights! Do you have your tickets for “Leopoldstadt”? Tom Stoppard’s Olivier Award-winning latest features a huge cast, and follows... City Arts 21 Sep 2022 | 01:55
Poster for the New York City’s own “Only Murders in the Building.” Photo via Hulu.com Has the Laugh Track Become Obsolete? This being Emmy Awards month, I looked at the impressive list of heralded comedies — “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Abbott Elementary,”... City Arts 11 Sep 2022 | 12:14
At The Met – Installation view of Kimono Style: The John C. Weber Collection, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Photo: Bruce Schwarz, Courtesy of The Met Time Travel through Fall Art Exhibitions Museum-going counterparts of armchair travelers can cross the world and millennia in this season’s exhibitions. Here are... City Arts 06 Sep 2022 | 01:08
The company of “Strings Attached” – Jonathan Hadley, Bonnie Black, Paul Schoeffler, Robyne Parrish, Brian Richardson, Russell Saylor. Photo: John Quilty The Big Bang With Magic Realism I am writing this on a train, which matters. Because the play I am discussing is about an (allegedly true) train ride. “Strings... City Arts 05 Sep 2022 | 01:51
Emil Carlsen considered this work, “Afternoon Landscape,” one of his best. Photo courtesy of Salmagundi Club Emil Carsen at the Salmagundi Club The 35 works on display at the Salmagundi Club through September 30 represent the largest collection of works by an underappreciated... City Arts 04 Sep 2022 | 09:00
Composer Eric Schorr. Photo: Philip Smith Setting Poetry to ‘Mini-Musicals’ Composer Eric Schorr is a musical chameleon. The Boston-born, New York based composer has written music for a variety of... City Arts 29 Aug 2022 | 02:14
Doorway for Westbeth Artists Community. Photo: Elisa.rolle, via Wikimedia Commons Living the Westbeth Life “[It is] really the best, greatest moment of your life.” After decades on a waitlist, residents like Karen Santry recall a... City Arts 17 Aug 2022 | 06:09
From the 2022 production of “A White Man’s Guide to Rikers Island,” by Rich Roy. Photo: Stephanie D Zapata From Prison to the Stage I recently reviewed an off-Broadway play called “A White Man’s Guide to Rikers Island,” a two-character piece about the experience... City Arts 11 Aug 2022 | 11:53
Lady Macbeth (Erin Roth) and Macbeth (Nicholas Martin-Smith) conspire in the Hudson Classical Theater Company’s current production of “Macbeth.” Photo: Susane Lee. ‘Theater is a Unifier’ “Magical, energetic, and dynamic” were the first words that came to mind for both Susane Lee and Nicholas Martin-Smith when... City Arts 08 Aug 2022 | 03:38
PEN America at 100 exhibition at New-York Historical Society. Photo: Karen Camela Watson PEN America at 100 The allure of books. And words and writing. The need to connect. These may have been the things that led PEN’s founder, Catharine... City Arts 29 Jul 2022 | 09:55
Installation view, “Barbara Kruger,” David Zwirner, New York, through August 12, 2022. Photo courtesy of David Zwirner Feminist Artists at the Fore Feminist artists have the floor this summer, and they have lots to say. In, around, and out of town, take some time to explore... City Arts 21 Jul 2022 | 10:06
Steph Del Rosso, writer of “53% OF.” Photo: Ella Pennington Old Venue Reopens With New Take On Women “I have many, many supporters. They’re all fantastic people. But they’ve had to deal with some very very bad things I’m gonna... City Arts 14 Jul 2022 | 03:41
Graciela Cassel’s “radar kaleidoscope” is made of angled mirrors that reflect the surrounding river, sky, and city. Photo: Meryl Phair ‘River Dreams’ Aboard the Lilac The Lilac calmly sits in the Hudson River along Pier 25 in downtown Manhattan as New Yorkers stream by to enjoy a summer... City Arts 05 Jul 2022 | 02:34
Above the upper level rotunda, Saya Woolfalk’s creatures engage the mind to a land far beyond delayed trains and angry commuters. Here, as part of her science fiction project, “The Empathics,” is a fictional race of women fused with plants. The collage is almost 30 feet across. Photo: Ralph Spielman The Art of Penn Station When you pass through the main areas of the Upper Level at Penn Station, and look up, you will notice a change for the better.... City Arts 23 Jun 2022 | 04:50
