Left, Museum Tower, 1982, architect, Cesar Pelli & Associates; center, The David and Peggy Rockefeller Building, 2004, architect, Yoshio Taniguchi; foreground, The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden, designed 1953, architect, Philip Johnson. ( Photo (c) 2005 Timothy Hursley) Art Under the Open Sky It’s the unofficial start of summer, and as New York City prepares to reopen, the itch to get outside and commune with nature... City Arts 19 May 2020 | 02:44
Donald Judd. Untitled. 1991. Enameled aluminum, 59″ × 24′ 7 1/4″ × 65″ (150 × 750 × 165 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Bequest of Richard S. Zeisler and gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (both by exchange) and gift of Kathy Fuld, Agnes Gund, Patricia Cisneros, Doris Fisher, Mimi Haas, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Emily Spiegel. © 2019 Judd Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. ( Photo: John Wronn) Inside and Outside the Box As the shelter-in-place orders continue and New York City’s museums and cultural spaces remained closed indefinitely, art... City Arts 24 Apr 2020 | 11:23
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... Newsletter 27 Nov 2019 | 10:36
The Winnie the Pooh dolls at the Donnell Library as displayed on thewall panels of the MTA's "Art Stop" at the Fifth Avenue / 53rd Street station. The dolls moved out in 2008 when the library was closed prior to its demolition in 2011. ( Photo: Douglas Feiden) The Museum of Lost Museums For better or worse, the latest territorial expansion of one museum on West 53rd Street could never have been accomplished... News 11 Nov 2019 | 05:41
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
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
