Baruch Performing Arts Center presented Aaron Diehl Trio Virtuoso at Play on Thursday, March 28, 2019 as part of the Milt Hinton Jazz Perspectives Series. The trio, with Aaron Diehl, piano, Aaron Kimmel, drums, and David Wong, bass, performed music from Space, Time, Continuum. This is Diehl’s second album and… Read More
Monthly archives of “March 2019”
Tintoretto: Artist of Renaissance Venice at National Gallery of Art, March 24 – July 7, 2019
“In celebration of the 500th anniversary of the birth of Jacopo Tintoretto (1518/1519–1594), three institutions—the National Gallery of Art, Washington; the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia; and the Gallerie dell’Accademia—organized a major exhibition on the Venetian master. Following its term at the Palazzo Ducale, Venice… Read More
Spilling Over: Painting Color in the 1960s at Whitney Museum of American Art, opens March 29, 2019
“This exhibition gathers paintings from the 1960s and early 1970s that inventively use bold, saturated, and even hallucinatory color to activate perception. During this period, many artists adopted acrylic paint—a newly available, plastic-based medium—and explored its expansive technical possibilities and wider range of hues. Color… Read More
The World between Empires: Art and Identity in the Ancient Middle East at The Met Fifth Avenue, March 18 – June 23, 2019
“The landmark exhibition The World between Empires: Art and Identity in the Ancient Middle East focuses on the remarkable cultural, religious, and commercial exchange that took place in cities including Petra, Baalbek, Palmyra, and Hatra between 100 B.C. and A.D. 250. During this transformative period, the… Read More
Nordic Impressions: Contemporary Art from Åland, Denmark, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden at Scandinavia House, through June 8, 2019
“Nordic Impressions: Contemporary Art from Åland, Denmark, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden brings together a wide array of artistic expressions—paintings, drawings, photographs, installations, films, and videos—that reflect the rich diversity and global character of Nordic art. The exhibition features works by internationally acclaimed artists such as Olafur… Read More
Ballet Hispánico at The Joyce Theater, March 26 – 31, 2019
America’s leading Latino dance organization brings its bold and eclectic brand of contemporary dance to The Joyce Theater with the world premiere of El Viaje by Edwaard Liang, the world premiere of Homebound/Alaala by Bennyroyce Royon, and a restaging of Sombrerísimo by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. Ballet… Read More
China Arts and Entertainment Group presents Princess Zhaojun at David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center, March 21- 24, 2019
Princess Zhaojun is a new dance drama performed by the China National Opera & Dance Drama Theater with a cast that includes over 50 dancers. Direct from China with traditional Chinese music, opulent costumes, and expressive choreography, Princess Zhaojun brings to life the real story of one of China’s… Read More
Evelyne Huet: Dear Humans at Atlantic Gallery, New York, March 12 – 30, 2019
“‘Dear Humans’ is a new solo exhibition by French artist Evelyne Huet. The 21 digital paintings in ‘Dear Humans’ explore the complexity of human emotions, imagining both their genesis and their evolution. Painting on a screen using her fingertips, Huet simplifies the lines and shapes of bodies,… Read More
A Matter of Size: Miniature Bindings & Texts from the Collection of Patricia J. Pistner at The Grolier Club, March 5 – May 18, 2019
“Thousands of years before books were contained within a hand-held technological tablet or phone, there were cuneiform tablets no bigger than the size of a quarter. On view in the second floor gallery of the Grolier Club are 275 rare diminutive texts and bindings from… Read More
Hymn to Apollo: The Ancient World and the Ballets Russes at The Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW), March 6 – June 2, 2019
“The Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW) continues to illuminate the rich dialogue between the ancient and the modern with Hymn to Apollo: The Ancient World and the Ballets Russes, an exhibition exploring the seminal role of antiquity in shaping the radically… Read More
The Tale of Genji: A Japanese Classic Illuminated at The Met Fifth Avenue, March 5 – June 16, 2019
“A major international loan exhibition focusing on the artistic tradition inspired by Japan’s most celebrated work of literature is on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Bringing together more than 120 works of art from 32 public and private collections in Japan and the… Read More
T. rex: The Ultimate Predator at American Museum of Natural History, March 11 – August 9, 2020
“Everyone knows Tyrannosaurus rex. But did you know that T. rex hatchlings were fluffy and gangly, more like turkeys than the massive killing machines they grew up to be? Or that T. rex evolved from a large group of dinosaurs that were, for the most part,… Read More
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