• Orientalism in New York, 1850-1980
• Weavings from Timbuktu and Tibet
• Betrayed at the Culture Project
• The Single Object Still Life
• Shaker Design
• Momix at the Joyce Theater
“The Warrior” by Frances Richey is composed of 28 poems written by the poet to her son, Ben, a Green Beret who has served two tours of duty in Iraq. …
Curator Naomi Beckwith guides the viewer through this broad show of young African modern artists, designers and architects, which runs at the Studio Museum though June 29.
Human longing is at the forefront of this week’s Reel 13 short films. A son comforts his dying mother, sweethearts struggle for a deeper connection, and a loner seeks companionship. You voted. Now find out which film won.
In 2002, Marianna Koval and her colleagues at the Brooklyn Bridge Park Coalition organized an effort to plant 25,000 daffodil bulbs in the shape of two towers on the Brooklyn waterfront. A tribute to those lost on September 11, the memorial garden was part of a citywide undertaking that turned into the largest volunteer horticulture project in New York history. Watch the video.
Reality check: The Tony Awards aren’t about theater in New York — they are about a certain kind of theater in New York, namely the expensive, mainstream one found on Broadway. But there’s a lot more in NY than the Great White Way…
For instance, one of the most inventive musicals of the season is “The Adding Machine,” and it is still playing — Off Broadway …
Unique New York City events and entertainment for Friday May 16 - Sunday May 18.
The National Endowment for the Arts announced the four recipients of its first-ever NEA Opera Honors. Find out who won…
A look into the operations, scope, and cataloging details at the largest auction house in the world. SundayArts speaks with administrators in the field of painting and musical instruments.
This Saturday, Reel 13 is proud to present “Raising Victor Vargas.” The film, about a 16-year-old’s struggles between boyhood and young-manhood, was nominated for five Independent Spirit Awards, including Best Director, Feature, and Screenplay. It was filmed on location on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Watch the trailer.
