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Howard Halle

Howard Halle

Howard Halle is Time Out's former New York Staff Writer, Culture.

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New York’s best off-beat museums

New York’s best off-beat museums

New York boasts the most prestigious cultural institutions in the world, so it’s easy to understand why tourists and even local museums lovers might not realize that there’s a lot more destinations to visit than just The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim or MoMA. Those are of course, amazing places, but if you’re looking for something more off-beat, you should know the NYC hosts a whole ecology of smaller, niche museums with idiosyncratic offerings related to mathematics, magic and even elevators. Where can you find them? Why right here in our authoritative list of New York’s quirkiest museums. RECOMMENDED: Full guide to museums in NYC

The 9 most famous impressionists in art history

The 9 most famous impressionists in art history

You may be familiar with some of the most famous impressionists, but do you know the origin of the term "impressionism"? In 1874, a group of 30 artists—Paul Cèzanne, Edgar Degas and Claude Monet among them—mounted an exhibition in the studio of Nadar, a pioneering figure in the history of photography. It was not a hit with the critics, and one dubbed the group Impressionists after seeing Monet’s contribution: a landscape painting title Impression, Sunrise. The term was meant as an insult, suggesting that the paintings were mere impressions, rather than finished works—and hence, not presentable. But it stuck and was soon embraced by the artists associated with the style. Since then, Impressionism has become one of the most beloved movements in art history. You can view many examples of the works of these artists at museums all over the world, but before you do, brush up on your art history knowledge with our quick guide to some of the most famous impressionist painters ever. RECOMMENDED:🌸 The top flower paintings of all time🗿 The top sculpture artists of all time🏛️ The best museums and galleries in the world

The 14 best flower paintings of all time

The 14 best flower paintings of all time

Few things are as beautiful as flowers, so it’s no wonder that they’ve attracted the attention of artists from ancient times to the present. Beyond sheer beauty, flowers provide rich opportunities to play with color and form. The results can be found pretty much on any give day at museums around the world, and we’ve rounded up the very best flower art along with exactly where to find every single piece. Need any more convincing? We thought not. Check out our selection of the best flower paintings of all time.  RECOMMENDED:🎨 The best Matisse paintings of all time🗿 The top sculpture artists of all time🏛️ The best museums and galleries in the world

The 10 best Matisse paintings

The 10 best Matisse paintings

There are certain names (Pablo Picasso among them) that have become synonymous with modern art, but none have been as closely tied to the sensual pleasures of color as Henri Matisse (1869–1954). Over the course of his career, he produced some of the greatest masterpieces of the 20th century.  These included sculptures and ceramics, but in the minds of most people, Matisse will always be identified with his paintings. While his stylistic shifts weren’t as pronounced as Picasso’s, his art underwent a considerable evolution as the century progressed. Yet it always focused on the beguiling pleasures of pigment and hue. ‘I am not a revolutionary by principle,’ he once said. ‘What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity, devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter…a soothing, calming influence on the mind, something like a good armchair.’ Here are his 10 best works.  RECOMMENDED:🗿 The top sculpture artists of all time🎨 The best museums and galleries in the world⛰️ The most beautiful places in the world🗺 The world's most underrated travel destinations

The best art classes in NYC

The best art classes in NYC

There are very few cities with the amount of incredible art that NYC has to offer. New York has the single largest concentration of galleries anywhere for one thing, and for another, has some of the finest museums in the world. And it's no surprise that being surrounded by such artistic wonders will spark a few creatives among you.  We say, go for it and channel your inner artiste. Why spend all of your time just looking at works of art, or taking selfies with them, when you can discover your inner Picasso or Van Gogh? We have just the list you need to find the best art classes in NYC for every taste and technique, from painting and sculpture to ceramics and silk-screen printing. RECOMMENDED: Find more classes in NYCRECOMMENDED: Best drawing classes in NYCRECOMMENDED: Best painting classes in NYCRECOMMENDED: Best pottery classes in NYC This article includes affiliate links. These links have no influence on our editorial content. For more information, click here.

The 10 best quotes about art by famous artists

The 10 best quotes about art by famous artists

When it comes to making art, the whole point is to show rather than tell. After all, a picture is supposed to be worth 1,000 words, so it’s no surprise that most artists prefer to leave the talking to their work. But that doesn’t mean artists never say what’s on their minds. Indeed, some of art history’s most famous figures have weighed in on any number of topics. But they’ve been especially eloquent on the subject of art and its ineffable qualities—as you’ll see in our list of the best quotes about art by famous artists.  RECOMMENDED:🗿 The top sculpture artists of all time🎨 The best Matisse paintings ever and where to find them🏛️ The best museums and galleries in the world⛰️ The most beautiful places in the world

All the free museums days in NYC you should know about

All the free museums days in NYC you should know about

Free and cheap tickets to NYC's best museums? It's possible! One of the benefits of living in or visiting New York City is all the incredible cultural institutions and museums are at your beck-and-call like The Metropolitan Museum Of Art, MoMA or the Guggenheim. They are among the finest in the world—there’s just one hitch: They’re often pricey to get into. Unlike cities such as London or Washington, D.C., New York isn’t big on publicly funded museums, which is too bad, especially if you actually live here and have to pay most of your wages on food and rent. Granted, there are senior and student discounts, and memberships that let you get in gratis if you’re willing to pay for the annual fee. There is one alternative, however: most museums offer free hours or days and pay-what-you-wish admission. You just have to know where and when they are. We’ve got the info you need in our guide to all the free museum days and cheap admission in NYC you should know about, whether you live here or are planning a visit. RECOMMENDED: Full guide to the best museums in NYC

The 22 best photography classes in NYC

The 22 best photography classes in NYC

Nowadays, you'll see almost everyone on the streets with their phones out, thinking they're professional photographers, trying to capture the perfect foodie pic or landmark landscape for their Insta'. No shade though, smartphone cameras are pretty good when it comes to photo quality, and many of us are talented enough to get a great shot - even if we use filters that fix everything (no judgment here).  NYC is a photographer's wet dream. Whether it’s iconic buildings, stunning city views, beautiful churches, pretty parks or even incredible dishes and cocktails at the best restaurants and best bars in the city, you can get great shots of them all to share on social media. But for those who want to learn how to really capture the best pics, here are the best photography classes in NYC to get you started. Lights, camera, action.  RECOMMENDED: Full guide to classes in NYC This article includes affiliate links. These links have no influence on our editorial content. For more information, click here.

The best galleries in NYC

The best galleries in NYC

New York is a hotbed of artistic expression. The city’s art museums—including The Metropolitan Museum Of Art, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum—display some of the best artists spanning centuries. And with more than 1,000 galleries, you can check out the latest and greatest artists at any time, in all mediums from painting to sculpture. You’ll find the best galleries in NYC concentrated in Chelsea, but also Brooklyn and Queens to the Upper and Lower East Sides of Manhattan. Visit NYC’s legendary art galleries and you’ll see some of the best artists from around the world.

The 10 best Van Gogh paintings you should know about

The 10 best Van Gogh paintings you should know about

Vincent Van Gogh (1853–1890) is one of a handful of artists whose name is instantly recognizable by nearly everyone. The outline of his story is general well-known: Born into an upper-middle-class family in Holland, Van Gogh exhibited artistic tendencies from a tender age, but only took up painting in 1881 at age 28. Though he attended art schools in Antwerp and Paris, he was largely self-taught, yet he still managed to become one of the most important figures in Western art. And of course, he suffered from depression and psychotic episodes throughout his life, which led to the mutilation of his own ear, a stay at a mental asylum and eventually, suicide. In effect, Van Gogh wrote the book on artistic genius wracked by torment, cementing a mythology that surrounds him to this day. Yet ultimately what matters is his iconic body of work, which continues to astonish as you can see in our guide to all the Van Gogh paintings you should know about. RECOMMENDED:🗿 The top sculpture artists of all time🎨 The most infamous acts of art vandalism🏛️ The best museums and galleries in the world⛰️ The most beautiful places in the world

The most infamous acts of art vandalism

The most infamous acts of art vandalism

Great works of are become great for a reason: They are compelling in a way that is both immediate and timeless. But there is a dark side to the ways in which masterpieces can fire the imagination: They also inspire emotionally troubled or unhinged individuals to vandalize the work. The reasons they give for doing so range from religious visions to jealousy to claims that defacement represents a form of protest. (A famous instance of the latter involving Pablo Picasso’s most famous painting occurred right here at MoMA.) However unfortunate, the stories behind these incidents provide fascinating case studies in how great artworks have the power to move us, both positively or negatively. To prove the point, here are ten of the most infamous cases of art vandalism in history. RECOMMENDED:🗿 The top sculpture artists of all time🎨 The best museums and galleries in the world⛰️ The most beautiful places in the world🗺 The world's most underrated travel destinations

The 9 top women photographers of all time

The 9 top women photographers of all time

Though it was invented in the 19th century, photography didn't come into its own as a fine art form until the 20th century, which may explain why women have enjoyed a relatively higher profile in that field, than they do in, say, painting. Still, male photographers have been far more widely exhibited in galleries and museums than their female counterparts. But now, even if it took a while, things have changed. Ovver that same period, historians of the medium have started to re-establish the reputations of women behind the lens who were previously under-known. You can familiarize yourself with those names and others in our list of the top women photographers of all time. RECOMMENDED: 🎨 The best museums and galleries in the world⛰️ The most beautiful places in the world🗿 The best sculpture artists of all time🗺 The world's most underrated travel destinations

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Spring/Break Art Show

Spring/Break Art Show

Launched in 2011, this scrappy fair sets itself apart by having outside curators select the artists. Also, the shows are mounted in unconventional locations: Previous editions have set up shop in the Cathedral School of Old Saint Patrick’s in Nolita and at the former James A. Farley Post Office across from Madison Square Garden. This year’s 10th-anniversary event takes place September 8-12 (11am-8pm daily) in the former offices of Ralph Lauren’s headquarters at 625 Madison Avenue with  130 curatorial projects, 150 curators and 400+ artists, which will come together for the theme, “NAKED LUNCH.”

Skyline Drive-In

Skyline Drive-In

A new drive-in has opened in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, offering "killer views of Manhattan's skyline" along with popular movie classics. Skyline Drive-In operates on a site that’s been used for shooting Fendi and Converse ads as well as the opening credits of Saturday Night Live. All ages. 

Meow Wolf, House of Eternal Return

Meow Wolf, House of Eternal Return

This immersive-slash-interactive art installation-slash-experience is the creation of Meow Wolf, an arts and entertainment group founded in in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 2008. Opened in 2016 with the support of Game of Thrones creator, George R.R. Martin, House of Eternal Return is described as a "multidimensional mystery house with secret passages, portals to magical worlds, and an expansive narrative amidst surreal, maximalist, and mesmerizing art exhibits." While the outside of house seems normal, the inside offers tons of psychedelic fun, beginning with an ordinary kitchen with an equally ordinary fridge. Open its door and step inside to a trippy tour that takes you through a series of rooms ranging from an alien-looking cavern to a dreamlike forest fit for faries and elves. There's also a learning center for kids, a bar and a venue for live music. House of Eternal Return is scheduled to be joined by similarly mind-blowing outposts in Las Vegas and Denver.

Elizabeth Dee Gallery

Elizabeth Dee Gallery

Elizabeth Dee, the feisty owner of this gallery, opened her space in 2002 in Chelsea with a roster of fiercely Conceptual artists devoted to "philosophical inquiry as a platform." In 2016 she relocated to a bigger space uptown in Harlem, continuing a trend of galleries moving into that neighborhood.    

“Markus Lüpertz: New Paintings”

“Markus Lüpertz: New Paintings”

Known for his outspokenness and dandyish attire, Markus Lüpertz is a member in good standing of the Neo-Expressionist movement that emerged in Germany during the mid-postwar era. Still, while he has exhibited here frequently, he’s not as well known on this side of the Atlantic as his contemporaries Georg Baselitz and Anselm Kiefer. Now 76, Lüpertz gained notoriety for a series of canvases that delved into Germany’s Nazi past, with images of helmets and officers’ uniforms. But he’s also had a long-held fascination for mythological and pastoral themes from classical antiquity, an interest indulged in this show of new paintings. On view are scenes of nudes, male and female, posing within unspoiled settings of trees, fields and streams. In a couple of cases, the subjects are obtrusively crowded by blown-up platters of grapes or intruded upon by colossal sculptural heads. Elsewhere, horse bodies couple with figures to form centaurs. All of these subjects are painted in a moody palette of earth colors applied with broad, rough strokes; in one piece, for instance, a bluish-hued rendition of Narcissus is laid over a schematic sketch of a skeleton. For all its rugged texture, Lüpertz’s work put me in mind of Nicolas Poussin’s finely grained 1637–38 masterpiece, Et in Arcadia ego. In it, shepherds pause in a sylvan grove to inspect the titular inscription on a stone block, a phrase that translates into, “Even in Arcadia, there am I.” The “I” is generally interpreted to mean Death, who

Greenspon

Greenspon

Dealer Amy Greenspon opened this space in 2010 with then partner Mitchell Algus, a dealer known for reviving the reputations of long-forgotten artists notable for their eccentric work. They subsequently parted company and Greenspon now runs the operation on her own, representing a stable of contemporary artists—Austé, E’wao Kagoshima and Emily Sundblad, to name a few—who display their own idiosyncrasies in a variety of ways.

Alexander and Bonin

Alexander and Bonin

Partners Carolyn Alexander and Ted Bonin launched their venture in 1995 and in the more than 20 years since migrated from Soho to Chelsea and then to their current location on Walker Street in Tribeca. They present shows of such mid-career artists as John Ahearn, Willie Cole and Mona Hatoum.

Maccarone New York

Maccarone New York

Dealer Michele Maccarone founded her namesake gallery in 2001 after a stint as gallery director at Luhring Augustine. Considered to be both outspoken and an activist for artists, Maccarone has grown her business from a storefront location on Canal Street to 8,000 square feet of exhibition space split between two addresses in the same building on the corner of Greenwich and Morton Streets in the West Village; she has an even larger branch in Los Angeles. Her list of artists consist of a mix of such young and mid-career names as Carol Bove, Nate Lowman and Oscar Tuazon.

White Columns

White Columns

The history of this non-profit art center stretches back to the artist paradise that was late-’60s, early-’70s Soho, where cheap rents and abundant loft space permitted ambitious, experimental work freed from the money-making constraints of the art market. 112 Workshop/112 Greene Street as it was originally known was founded in 1970 by artists Jeffrey Lew and Gordon Matta-Clark and set the template for alternative spaces across the country. Renamed White Columns nine years later, the gallery remained in Soho at various addresses until rising rents forced a move to the West Village in the 1990s. It’s been at its current location near the border of MePA since 1998 and continues its long-established mission of showcasing cutting-edge art.

The Drawing Center

The Drawing Center

As it names suggests, The Drawing Center is devoted to exhibiting and promoting works on paper, both historical and contemporary. A Soho stalwart since its founding in 1977, The Drawing Center is as much a museum as it is a gallery (there’s a five dollar admission), but its wooden floors and cast-iron columns are reminiscent of Soho’s glory days as a gallery district.

Team Gallery

Team Gallery

José Freire relocated his gallery from Chelsea to this high-ceilinged Soho space in 2006, confirming that downtown is once again the place to be. The place showcases such hotshots as Web artist Cory Arcangel and photographer Ryan McGinley, and also represents more established artists, including minimalist installation-assemblagist Ross Knight. In 2014, the gallery expanded to Los Angeles.

Postmasters Gallery

Postmasters Gallery

This gallery has always gone to the beat of its own drum, with a history going back more than 30 years to the heyday of the now-vanished East Village Gallery scene. After sojourns in Soho and Chelsea, the gallery landed on Franklin Street in Tribeca in 2013. But for all of its peregrinations, Postmasters has stuck to a program that doesn’t always go with the commercial flow. So-called net artists working online and political activists, make up part of a stable that includes veterans (David Diao; Wolfgang Staehle) and emerging artists (Nidaa Badwan; Austin Lee).

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These dreamy renderings show what New York would look like without cars

These dreamy renderings show what New York would look like without cars

Except for occasional spates of speeding and drag-racing, the streets of New York City have been pretty quiet during the pandemic, thanks to a corresponding drop in traffic. And even as people stayed home, Mayor De Blasio closed off 23 miles of NYC streets to automobiles. These developments have led designers and urban planners to start imagining a car-free future for NYC once the current crisis passes. In fact, there have been proposals put forth to turn the Brooklyn Bridge into something more akin to the High Line; now, architect Vishaan Chakrabarti and his firm, Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU), has released plans to greatly reduce the number of individually-owned cars entering Manhattan, while refashioning streets to cede space to pedestrians and bikes. PAU calls the project “N.Y.C. (Not Your Car),” and it is nothing if not ambitious. Besides restricting private motor vehicles and curbside parking, the program would enlarge sidewalks, replace car lanes with two-way bike paths protected by concrete barriers, increase dedicated bus lanes, create a new greenway along FDR Drive that would connect to the one on the West Side Highway, and dedicate more room on the Manhattan Bridge to ride-shares, buses, pedestrians and bikers. Whether or not any of this becomes reality remains an open question, but in the meantime, you can check out how PAU envisions the city with fewer cars in these before and after images. Park Avenue, Upper East Side:   Photograph: Courtesy PAU

New York’s getting 20 new miles of bus lanes

New York’s getting 20 new miles of bus lanes

We're in day two of NYC's Phase 1 re-opening, and along with substantial changes in subway service, Mayor Bill De Blasio has just announced a major expansion of the city's busway program. The plan would create 20 more miles of car-free corridors in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, and though it falls far short of the MTA's call to add 60 more miles, the mayor told Streetsblog that it was "a major step." You may recall that back in July of 2018, when anger over the L train shutdown reached fever pitch, the mayor announced plans for an express busway along 14th Street as a way of accommodating some of the 275,000 straphangers that were being affected by the suspension of L train service. From 6am to 10pm daily, cars (though not trucks, emergency vehicles or for-hire vehicles picking up or dropping off passengers provided they took the next right turn) were banned from traveling along 14th Street between Third and Ninth Avenues. Lawsuits by nearby residents and block associations delayed implementation of the program, but when it was finally cleared the courts, an 18-month pilot program began in October of 2019. It proved to be an instance success: What had once been one of the city's slowest bus routes became one of its fastest. The mayor also said that he was making the 14th Street busway permanent and extending it to Avenue C. “As New Yorkers head back to work, they’ll be relying on the bus more than ever, and I’m proud to offer them faster and more reliable options,” he said.

An Upstate art installation lets visitors commune with hummingbirds

An Upstate art installation lets visitors commune with hummingbirds

Hummingbirds are nature's helicopters, buzzing and hovering around flowers in a way that seems impossible for an animal. But that is why we're fascinated with them. They're hard to find in the city, though if you hang a hummingbird feeder outside your window between late March and early April, you may attract some of them on their annual migration across the region. However, if you want to increase your chances of seeing one, we recommend making a weekend getaway to the Thomas Cole National Historic Site in Catskill, NY. There, you'll find Pollinator Pavilion, an interactive outdoor art installation by artists Mark Dion and Dana Sherwood, which is described as a "fantastical architectural setting that offers miraculous moments in which individuals can encounter hummingbirds."   Photograph: Courtesy the artists   Pollinator Pavilion is a 21 ½-foot-high, painted wood, architectural confection draped with flowers, plants, and paintings by the artists. It's designed to attract hummingbirds, allowing you to meditate on their essential role a pollinators of flowers and plants. The structure itself resembles something out of the Victorian Era, which seems only appropriate: Cole, whose house and studio occupies the site, was one of the leading painters of the Hudson River School during that period. His work is in collection of The Metropolitan Museum Of Art, but he's probably best known to New Yorkers for "The Course of Empire" a series of paintings at the New-York Historical Socie

This citywide art installation is displaying timely new works all over NYC

This citywide art installation is displaying timely new works all over NYC

Just as New Yorkers were eagerly anticipating the city's Phase 3 reopening, the coronavirus has come roaring back in places like Texas, Florida and California—threatening to undo all the work involved in flattening the Covid curve in New York. The pandemic, it seems, hasn't gone anywhere—and, neither for that matter, has its larger impact on society. It's against this backdrop that the Public Art Fund is mounting its latest project, "Art on the Grid." The rather abstract-sounding title belies the timely nature of the show, which presents works by 50 emerging artist on bus shelters and LinkNYC kiosks throughout the Five Boroughs. Each installation will offer a different take on just how much everything has changed in four short months. According to the Public Art Fund (which recently unveiled a major public art initiative for the new Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport), "Art on the Grid" is conceived as a "direct response to the COVID-19 pandemic," as well as to the "parallel epidemic of systemic racism." The artists are touching on themes such as "healing and loss; community and isolation; intimacy and solitude; and the creation of a future that is more just, inclusive and equitable." This isn't the first time the Public Art Fund has used bus shelters, and "Art on the Grid" employs 500 of them, plus an additional 1,700 LinkNYC kiosks. Works by ten artists are already on view at 100 sites, while an additional 40 artworks on 400 bus shelters will be unveiled on July 27. The projec

See what's coming to Astoria's Socrates Sculpture Park this summer

See what's coming to Astoria's Socrates Sculpture Park this summer

Since NYC went into lockdown, it's been strange days for New York's art world, with gallery exhibits limited to online viewing rooms and museums confined to offering virtual tours. But now, with the prospect of the city slowly beginning to lift the quarantine, all of that may change. Indeed, you might say an upcoming exhibition slated for Queens's Socrates Sculpture Park is a harbinger of things to come. Remarkably, the outdoor art showcase in Long Island City has been opened all of this time, because, well, it's a park. However, Socrates was only showing works installed before the crisis. Now, it's is making up for lost time with a new exhibition series, under the rubric, "Monuments Now," that will take place over the summer and fall. It kicks of with a trio of artists—Jeffrey Gibson, Paul Ramírez Jonas and Xaviera Simmons—presenting large-scale objects that take the premise literally. Gibson's piece, for example, consists of 40ft x 40ft plywood ziggurat inspired by the pre-Columbian earthen mounds created by indigenous people in the Mississippi Valley during the 13th century. It will be covered in a skein of brightly-colored geometric patterns.   Jeffrey Gibson, 'Because Once You Enter My House It Becomes Our House'Photograph: Courtesy Jeffrey Gibson/Socrates Sculpture Park/Scott Lynch   Ramírez Jonas, meanwhile, is creating a functional community grill in the form of towering obelisk.   Photograph: Courtesy the artist and Socrates Sculpture Park   Finally, Simmons's bo

This giant new NYC street mural offers an interactive experience

This giant new NYC street mural offers an interactive experience

One of the biggest names in street art, the French artist who goes by the initials JR, has been very busy of late, especially in the Borough Of Kings. He was the subject of a recent, major exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, and as part of that show, he created a massive outdoor photo-mural mounted on a tower of shipping containers stacked on top of each other like giant Jenga blocks. Titled The Chronicles of New York City, it depicted a cityscape filled with more than 1000 real New Yorkers (including Robert De Niro!) who posed for the artist in a mobile studio: A 53-foot-long trailer truck which tooled around NYC in the summer of 2018 looking for passersby willing to have their picture taken.   Photograph: Courtesy Brooklyn Museum/Marc Azoulay/JR-ART.NET           Now, a large detail of that same piece has been installed on the side of the 80 Hanson Arts building in Downtown Brooklyn's cultural district, and it comes with a special interactive feature: An augmented reality function that allows you to point your phone at any specific individual in the image and hear their back story by downloading a free app (JR murals).   Photograph: Courtesy Brooklyn Museum/Marc Azoulay/JR-ART.NET                  

Upstate art destination Dia Beacon has officially announced a reopening date

Upstate art destination Dia Beacon has officially announced a reopening date

Like New York City's major art museums, Dia Beacon in Dutchess County, long a favorite destination for weekend getaways, has been closed since the onset of the pandemic. Now, it's announced that it will be reopening on August 7. As you might expect, social distancing measures will be in place. Hours will be reduced, as will the number of visitors at one time; face masks and advanced reservations will be also required, along with time tickets (which you can purchase here starting August 3). In addition to its permanent collection and long-term exhibitions of works by artists such as Andy Warhol, Gerhard Richter and Richard Serra, the contemporary art showcase located at the old Nabisco plant in Beacon, NY, is also featuring a sound installation by acclaimed Detroit-based techno DJ and producer Carl Craig.   Photograph: Bill Jacobson Studio, New York, courtesy Dia Art Foundation, New York   Meanwhile, Dia's location in the Hamptons—a repurposed firehouse in Bridgehampton, NY—is already re-opened with a yearlong installation of new work by the Conceptual artist, writer and filmmaker Jill Magid. The show is open on Saturdays and Sundays, and face masks are required. Visitors are being restricted to eight at a time. Most popular on Time Out - The 9 best streets for outdoor dining in NYC this summer- 13 hidden patios, backyards and gardens for outdoor dining in NYC- The 50 best family movies to watch together- The Metropolitan Opera streams a different free production every night

A duck is nesting on the Metropolitan Museum's roof garden

A duck is nesting on the Metropolitan Museum's roof garden

While tourists may have flown the coop at The Metropolitan Museum of Art for obvious reason, one hardy soul has decided to drop in for an extended stay: A female brown duck has built her nest in a planter on the The Met's Cantor Rooftop Garden. Ordinarily a showcase for outdoor art installations by today's leading contemporary artists, the roof has now been repurposed as an anatine nursery. View this post on Instagram 📣 DUCK ALERT 📣 ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ There's a quacker on the #CantorRoof! This mama bird has decided that The Met's rooftop fits the bill for a prime nesting spot. 🦆 🐣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Met staff are keeping an eye on our feathered friend and have enlisted the help of @nycparks Urban Park Rangers to assist in transporting mama and her ducklings to the Central Park pond when they're ready to make a move.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ In the meantime, we're falling in love and searching for the perfect name for our sweet little lady. ⬇️ Drop your most egg-cellent name suggestions in the comments below. (Extra points if they're art-themed!) ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ [Image descriptions: A brown duck nests comfortably in a planter on The Met's roof. An alternate angle of the same duck nesting amidst bright green foliage.] A post shared by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (@metmuseum) on Jul 24, 2020 at 8:04am PDT A photo of the duck has been posted on The Met's Instagram account, along with a message speculating that the bird must have decided on The Met's roof as the place to lay her eggs because it "fits the bill." W

You can now take a canoe tour of the Gowanus Canal

You can now take a canoe tour of the Gowanus Canal

Have you ever considered boating down the Gowanus Canal? Yeah, that Gowanus Canal. Famed for its “black mayonnaise,” the waterway nicknamed lavender lake seems like an unlikely destination for such an expedition, and admittedly, the idea sounds as crazy as swimming there, but people have done it. (In fact, they’ve have done both.) If you’re so inclined, however, we’ve got good news: Untapped New York is now offering canoe tours of the canal. Sponsored in concert with The Gowanus Dredgers, a volunteer group dedicated to providing access to and education about the canal since 1999, the excursion is described as a “a secret, one of a kind, personal sunset cruise,” which will set sail for two excursions on August 13 and August 18 at 7pm. You’ll be outfitted with life vests that have been sanitized and isolated for at least 72 hours before use, and wearing masks and other social distancing measures will be required. A tour guide will narrate your journey, offering tidbits on Gowanus history and landmarks of interest. With the federal EPA now it the midst of a massive clean-up of the canal, it’s only a matter of time before its gritty industrial charms fade from memory. So, if you want to catch the Gowanus in all of its toxic glory, a canoe is waiting for you. Tickets are $35 for the one-and-a-half hour tour, and you can book them here. Most popular on Time Out - You can now get day passes for the gorgeous pool at the William Vale- Everything you need to know about Phase 4 reopeni

A major sculpture installation is coming to Rockefeller Center

A major sculpture installation is coming to Rockefeller Center

This spring, Frieze New York cancelled its annual art fair under the tent on Randalls Island due to the coronavirus, but it wasn't the only casualty: Its concurrent Frieze Sculpture at Rockefeller Center presentation ran afoul of the pandemic, too. But now that NYC is beginning to emerge from the Covid-19 crisis, Frieze's outdoor art showcase, which debuted in 2019 to much acclaim, is back on with an opening date of September 1. Six international artists—Ghada Amer, Beatriz Cortez, Andy Goldsworthy, Lena Henke, Camille Henrot and Thaddeus Mosley—will be featured in the show's second edition, which is being curated by Brett Littman, Director of the Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum in Long Island City. According to Littman, this year's exhibit is being inspired by "the site’s and the city’s natural materials of earth, rock, and plants,” an environmental theme meant to coincide with the show’s original opening date on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Works include a garden installation; a takeover of Rockefeller Center’s flagpoles by banners colored with earth gathered from each of the 50 states; and a series of bronzes cast from wooden sculptures sourced from salvaged timber. The show runs until October 2, and you can find preview images of some of the works below.   Ghada Amer, All Oppression Creates A State Of WarPhotograph: Courtesy the artist and Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York/Aspen, © Ghada Amer         Andy Goldsworthy, Red FlagsPhotograph: Courtesy the

The Frick Museum announces plans to move into the old Met Breuer

The Frick Museum announces plans to move into the old Met Breuer

As the saying goes, when one door closes another one opens, and such is the case with the brutalist architectural masterpiece formerly known as The Met Breuer (so named for its designer, Marcel Breuer). Back in June, The Metropolitan Museum Of Art announced that it was closing its contemporary and modern art satellite for good to make room for The Frick Collection—all part of a deal, necessitated by budget woes, that came out of the collapse of The Met's ambition to to establish a rival to MoMA and the Guggenheim by renting the former Madison Avenue address of The Whitney Museum Of American Art, opened in 1966. To mark the changing of the guard, The Frick (which is taking over the remainder of the lease while its Upper East Side home is being substantially expanded) just released the name of its new venue: Frick Madison. Though it sounds like an advertising firm, Frick Madison represents a new, if temporary, venture for an institution known for its renowned collection of Old Master paintings, sculpture and furnishings. It's also the first time in 85 years that it's left the confines of the Frick Mansion at 1 East 70th Street. The Frick Madison is planning to open to the public in early 2021 with an installation of collection highlights organized for the first time chronologically and geographically. Context is everything when it comes to mounting exhibitions, so it will be interesting to see how the museum's objects interact with the midcentury aesthetics of their new digs. M

A sweltering heat wave is on tap for NYC this week

A sweltering heat wave is on tap for NYC this week

Short of flying into the sun, few things are as hellish as a July heat wave in NYC, and now, one has set up over our area that's expected to continue through the end of this week—and even into the next. (These things can linger: a heat wave in 2016 lasted six days.) Highs will be above 90 degrees for much of that time, while daytime temps won't get any lower than the high 80s; thunderstorms will also be rocking the city. On top of that, the heat index will make it feel like it's well north of 100 degrees. The culprit is the jet stream, which is staying well north of much of the U.S. due to a double high pressure system: One pushing up tropical air from the south across a region from SoCal to the Plains states, and another over the Great Lakes spreading high temps into our area. To beat the heat in the meantime, here are some ways to keep cool: -Limit going outdoors, especially at midday. If you must, stay in the shade. Otherwise, remain inside with the AC on. If you don't have an air conditioner, go to one of the city's cooling centers; find one near you here, or call 311. (Pro Good Samaritan Tip: If you have elderly neighbors, check in on them, and suggest going to one if they lack AC.) -Stay hydrated, and don't wait to drink water until you are thirsty. Avoid alcohol, since it can lead to heat stroke by interfering with body's ability to regulate its core temperature. -Wear loose-fitting, lightweight clothes. Avoid donning dark colors while outdoors since they absorb sunlig