It’s still summer, fortunately. Also, fortunately: Art is both hot – and very cool. Take a look at these two tour options for a dose of culture along with your summer fun. The Guggenheim has “Summer Saturday Tours” with their Gallery Educators. You can learn”how architect Frank Lloyd changed the viewer’s relationship to art”, “record […]
The Rubin Museum of Art celebrates the art of Himalayan Asia – and is a uniquely peaceful environment. Visit the museum and you’ll see astonishing art in their current exhibit “Masterworks of Himalayan Art” depicting important Buddhist figures: (All images from The Rubin Museum of Art’s Instagram: @rubinmuseum) Here at the MAAC, a number of our galleries […]
The Brooklyn Museum has an interesting post about the history of Korean Porcelain: Notably: “Korean ceramic artists developed cobalt-decorated porcelains in the fifteenth century after admiring Chinese examples for years.” The admiration is understandable. And these items at our galleries makes it clear why Chinese cobalt porcelain items were so coveted: Exceptional and Rare Kangxi […]
When the weather gets cold, the cold take in art! (At least, that seems like the best plan.) NYC-ARTS has put together a detailed list of the NYC museums offering free – or pay-what-you-wish admission. You may not be able to wish the weather away, but it is comforting that when it’s punishing, you can duck […]
Have an urge to brush up on your art history knowledge? New York City Museums are helping you do that – even beyond their spectacular exhibits. Met Publications The Metropolitan Museum of Art offers 5 decades of publications to read and download (for free). Such as: “Van Gogh in Arles documents the first major exhibition […]
“Disguise: Masks and Global African Art” is on display at The Brooklyn Museum of Art. This exhibit: “connects the work of twenty-five contemporary artists with historical African masquerade, using play and provocation to invite viewers to think critically about their world and their place within it. By putting on a mask and becoming someone else, […]
A highlight among the many gems recently opened at The Metropolitan Museum of Art is “Sultans of Deccan India, 1500-1700: Opulence and Fantasy” (April 20-July 26, 2015), a landmark exhibition of over 200 of the best artworks from private, public, and royal collections of classical Deccan, which was one of the most lavish cultural crossroads […]
To mark the 400th anniversary of the death of El Greco (1541-1614), The Frick Collection and The Metropolitan Museum of Art present all of his works available in New York public collections in coordinated exhibitions respectively titled “El Greco at The Frick Collection” and “El Greco in New York.” Together, the exhibitions provide the most […]
Currently on view at Neue Galerie, “Egon Schiele: Portraits” (October 19, 2014 – January 15, 2015) sheds a new light on this mysterious leading figure of early Expressionism. This is the first exhibition at an American museum to focus exclusively on the portraiture of Schiele (1890-1918), who died at the age of 28, leaving behind […]
We were happy to see a few newer art and antique fairs geared towards young collectors (Brooklyn Antiques & Book Fair, Affordable Art Fair, et al.) really take off at the start of the 2014 fall season. One of our favorite New York City museums, The Frick Collection, continues the encouragement of young art enthusiasts […]