The 4th Annual ‘Art In Odd Places’ Fest continues this weekend (Oct. 25) along all of 14th St. in Manhattan. The art festival has ephemeral, unexpected artworks cropping up/and/or moving along 14th for the day. Read more about the fest on the Art21 blog, or see the Art In Odd Places site to see which artworks will be occurring.
It’s October, the presidential campaigns have been going on forever, the stock market’s in some sort of atrial fibrillation, and the banks are in worse shape than we had thought even two weeks ago. SundayArts blogger Jennifer Melick has had it. So as a public service, she would like to nominate David Daniels for president. Read more…
ABT’s big New York season takes place in the summer, when they mainly feature lavish productions of well-known ballets such as Swan Lake and La Bayadère. But their annual two-week City Center seasons are often more exciting, featuring contemporary choreographers’ work, or smaller-scaled repertory. Read more…
The New York Historical Society showcases more than 100 famous paintings by artists of the Hudson River School, including Thomas Cole, Asher B. Durand, John F. Kensett, Jasper F. Cropsey and Albert Bierstadt. Watch a video about the exhibitions.
Go inside China’s revolution with a renowned artist who worked during the period. Join Zheng Shengtian, the co-curator of “Art and China’s Revolution,” an exhibition up …
This weekend, with both the NLCS and ALCS in full swing, it’s a good time to celebrate the 100th anniversary of baseball theme songs. The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts presents a tribute to the sport and the musicians who love it, among them Charles Ives and William Schuman. Watch now…
Gabriel Orozco’s sculptures and photographs disrupt conventional notions of reality. In this video, the artist discusses his installation Obit (2008), on view at Marian Goodman Gallery here in New York. Watch the interview…
Fall for Dance is a wildly successful annual festival at New York City Center featuring $10 tickets and an amazing range of dance companies, 28 total. Read more…
‘Margarita Happy Hour’, a Reel 13 Indie broadcast late night 9/27, has generated a heated discussion on the web. Is the film’s content, which includes profanity, nudity, and drug use, inappropriate, or is it the job of Public TV to push the boundaries of programming to provide challenging, relevant content for adults?
Comedian Chris Rock spends some time with Charlie Rose, talking about his HBO special, his take on this year’s campaigns, and more…it’s Rock’s 5th visit to the Charlie Rose program. Watch interview now.
