Sunday, February 10, 2008
Jasper Johns: Gray
The New York Times calls it:"This is a marvelous show, a shadow retrospective of a career within a career. It amplifies gray into a color spectrum all its own. And it illuminates 50 years of a life saved by, and lived for, the incessant pursuit of art."
This week, a new Jasper Johns show opened at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and it seems like one of the must-see exhibitions of the
spring season, especially for anyone interested in the progress of American art over the last 50 years. It features more than 120 paintings, reliefs, drawings, prints, and sculptures, almost all of them meditations on the color gray. Many
of Johns' best know works will be on view, some of the artist's best-known works, such as Canvas, Gray Target, Jubilee, 0 through 9, No, Diver, and The Dutch Wives.
WHERE: The Metropolitan Museum of Art / Fifth Avenue at 81st Street
WHEN: Now through May 4, 2008. (Museum hours are listed on the web site; it is generally open every day but Monday, though it does open on some Mondays if they are Federal holidays)COST: The Met has a pay-what-you-wish policy.
MORE DETAILS: http://www.metmuseum.org/special/se_event.asp?OccurrenceId={A0EA279E-8A65-4D15-A346-C1C8981A6765}
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison -- Live!
OK, so not Johnny Cash live; he's still dead. But Alex Battles & Whisky Rebellion will be performing the concert in its entirety at Southpaw on February 23 in honor of the album's 40th anniversary and Cash's 76th birthday.
WHEN: February 23, 2008, beginning at 7:30 p.m.
COST: $12 in advance / $15 at the door
MORE DETAILS: http://brooklyncountrymusic.com/cashbash.html.
(There's a link here to buy tickets online.)
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Ticker Tape Parade for New York Giants, Winners of Super Bowl XLII
(When the Giants last won, in 1987, sourpuss Mayor Ed Koch wouldn't give them a parade as the team plays in New Jersey. Mike Bloomberg has no such qualms. He has also won a ridiculous bet with Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, which includes 42 pounds of Dunkin' Donuts coffee, 100 cups of clam chowder and 144 Boston cream pies.
The parade will follow the traditional route, beginning at the Museum of the American Indian on Bowling Green and ending at City Hall. If you want a good view, past parade goers recommend getting there early to secure a spot.
And while ticker tape may be a thing of the past, expect plenty of paper to float down from the office buildings along the route.
Labels: football, lower manhattan, sports, ticker tape parade
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