Arts & Culture
The best in art, museums, theater, dance, books and classical music in NYC
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- Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of...
- NYC music scene memoirs
- “Drawn to Water” on the East River Ferry
- Review: City Council Meeting
Ten photo exhibitions to see
Check out the camerawork of Robert Mapplethorpe, Dennis Hopper and more
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of...
Tolstoy meets indie pop in the most exciting new musical in years
Rated as: 5/5
NYC music scene memoirs
Authors delve into sex, drugs and all the rest
“Drawn to Water” on the East River Ferry
Art is on a boat (take a good hard look at the motherfucking art)
Review: City Council Meeting
Urban politics take center stage in this civic-minded interactive installation
Rated as: 4/5
The best arts & culture in NYC: Critics' picks
Theater: Bull
- Rated as: 4/5
- Price band: 3/4
- Critics choice
In Mike Bartlett's abstract office drama, the workplace is an arena for bloodsport.
- 59E59 Theaters 59 E 59th St, between Madison and Park Aves, 10022
- Tue May 21 - Sun Jun 2
Art: Simon Hantaï
- Critics choice
- Free
The French abstractionist's paintings are both botanical and geometric.
- Paul Kasmin Gallery 515 W 27th St, between Tenth and Eleventh Aves
- Tue May 21 - Sat Jun 15
Dance: American Ballet Theatre
- Price band: 3/4
- Critics choice
The company's season at the Met features Onegin and A Month in the Country.
- Metropolitan Opera House (at Lincoln Center) Lincoln Center Plaza, at 65th St
- Tue May 21 - Sat Jul 6
Museums: "PUNK: Chaos to Couture"
- Critics choice
The Met’s Costume Institute investigates the aesthetics of punk and its influence on high-end designers.
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 Fifth Ave, at 82nd St, 10028
- Tue May 21 - Wed Aug 14
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“PUNK: Chaos to Couture” at the Met
The Costume Institute’s much-anticipated exhibit is eye-catching, but pretty vacant.
"Spectacle: The Music Video" at Museum of the Moving Image
A series of classic feature-length music films accompanies this interactive show.
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