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From the New York International Antiquarian Book Fair, including a speech by Martin Luther King and architectural drawings for the World Trade Center.
With coronavirus (Covid-19) sickening Italy, the photographs of Bernhardt Hildebrandt arrive offering a meditation on movement through time — what endures and what passes away. At Barbara Mathes Gallery through March 27.
At the Javits Center through February 5.
Antiques, art and design at the Park Avenue Armory through February 2, 2020.
Acclaimed actress Jessica Lange is also a visual artist, behind the camera. Her recent book Highway 61, filled with soul and melancholy, documents the fabled highway from Minnesota to Louisiana. Lange noted that “long stretches of 61 are empty, forlorn as if in mourning for what has gone missing — the hometowns, the neighborhoods, family farms, factories and mills.” Photographs from the project can be seen at Howard Greenberg Gallery, through January 18, 2020.
Through November 18 at the Park Avenue Armory.
The European Fine Art Foundation at the Park Avenue Armory through Nov. 5.
The International Fine Print Dealers Association annual fair runs through October 27 at the Javits Center.
Photo Plus, at the Javits Center through October 26.
The “Epoch Center,” a group show, at The Living Artist in Woodside (38-02 61st St.) through September 26.
At the Met.
Surly and sullen.
Da Ongchhu, Sherpa, has summited Mt. Everest seven times.
With Pelosi and Trump accusing each other of being “crazy,” Americans are finding the only thing that unites them is mental illness. Enter Misfit Hive, a comedy troupe in Woodside that features (self-professed) mentally-ill comedians, performing and raising money for their like-minded neighbors.
Artwork: Jeff Koons
Frank Stella at Christie’s.
With the theme: Uniting-Inspiring One Dance at a Time, Ballet Hispanico held their 2019 Carnaval Gala last evening at the Plaza. Lourdes Lopez, Artistic Director of Miami City Ballet, was honored.
At the Park Avenue Armory through May 7.
This year’s New York International Auto Show (through April 28) presents countless vehicles that go fast, all while distracting, disrupting and disabling drivers to the point where they want/need to be driven by robots.
Congresswoman Alezandria Ocasio-Cortez was joined by NY State Senator Michael Gianaris at the Woodside Library today, for a constituent meet-and-greet.
LE asked both about the large numbers of New Yorkers leaving the city and state, and what they proposed to do about it? He said “infrastructure” projects. She said more taxes for the wealthiest and less for everyone else.
With unbridled capitalism (especially REITS), and progressive politics, undermining persons and society, it’s hard to find elected officials capable of building a better community for all. One of the recent ‘accomplishments’ of the New York City Council was the legalization of public urination, in Manhattan, in the name of equality. It had already been legalized in the outer boroughs.
The ongoing story with Asian art, especially Chinese art, is the restrictiveness on the part of various parties as to what is acceptable.
Ready-made busted on Park.
Billed as “the nations most respected and longest running art fair,” The Art Show is at the Park Avenue Armory through March 3.
New York City held a special election today to determine the city’s next Public Advocate.
One of the works presented at C24’s “Transfigured” exhibition was Abortion Goddess, by Jaishri Abichandani.
Would that the 50 million+ babies aborted in the US (since 1973) had their own #Me Too movement.
Would that feminists understood, that ultimate power and liberation are from the Spirit — rather than reducing it to just their body, which only leads to new forms of slavery.
‘Progressive’ politicians and activists have made New York the tip of the spear for a self-defeating and community-defeating putsch, that might even exceed that of Bezos and Amazon.
Amazon’s departure from plans in Long Island City might be chalked up to capitalist animal spirits being slayed by progressive animal spirits.
One local pol suggested that “Queen’s values” and Amazon were not a “good fit.” One might ask: “Are Queen’s ‘values’ good for Queens?” Are progressive values no values at all?
Grands Crus de Bordeaux are out with their 2016 wines. At a recent NYC tasting, we especially liked the Chateau Canon-La-Gaffeliere (Saint Emilion) and Chateau Durfort-Vivens (Margaux), as well as Chateau De Chantegrive (Graves).
The Chateau De Chantegrive “Caroline” (Blanc, 2016) was especially good when paired later with Nepalese Momos — matching up well with Jhol sauce and their big spices.
