Dates: Now through July 7, 2024
Venue: Great Hall, 1st Floor, Brooklyn Museum
Tickets: Public and Member tickets available
Music moguls Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys exude big personalities, and their art
collection is no different.
"Giants" presents larger-than-life works from their renowned holdings. Wander
amongst icons like Gordon Parks, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Lorna Simpson. Be in awe
of Derrick Adams' monumental installations, sure to stimulate "giant conversations"
on society.
Don't miss Brooklyn's own Meleko Mokgosi either. His largest piece to date takes up
considerable real estate in the Grand Hall.
Keys and Beatz understand, as native New Yorkers, the importance of "artists
supporting artists." This exhibit showers support on masters both established and
emerging
Dates: May 1-5, 2024
Venue: The Shed, NYC
Tickets: Available on Frieze website
Frieze New York 2024 promises exciting discoveries at The Shed. Visitors can immerse
themselves in works by emerging stars alongside icons from galleries like the Gagosian
and White Cube. If you’re lucky maybe you’ll sneak a peek of rising star, curator Sophie
Cohen!
Don’t miss Hauser & Wirth’s booth as they will spotlight influential multimedia pioneer
Joan Jonas. New York born and bred, Jonas embraces performance art with one of
her memorable series being “Mirror Piece”, where a line of dancers walking slowly in a
single file line with mirrors (obscuring the dancers themselves) directly facing into the
audience. We await eagerly to see her newest work! Emerging stars will shine at 303
Gallery featuring unexpected new voices. Jerry Saltz has declared Lisa Spellman of
303 Gallery as “one of the greatest New York gallerists of our time”. Their current
exhibit of metallic balloons by Danish artist Jeppe Hein is playful and cute.
Frieze’s Focus introduces underrecognized talent across Matthew Brown Gallery's
explorations of abstraction and Kapp Kapp's historical curation of envelope pushing
artists.
Collectors and art lovers will find inspiration through global perspectives and the
vibrant energy of the city.
Dates: May 10-14, 2024
Venue: Park Avenue Armory, 643 Park Ave, New York, NY
Tickets: $55 (1 day), $75 (multiple days), $25 (students)
Tefaf New York presents masterworks spanning centuries. Galleries from around the
world install exceptional pieces amongst the landmark's Corinthian columns and
vaulted ceilings.
Milan's Galleria treats art enthusiasts to a whole room full of delicious frescoes and
sculptures by Neoclassical portraitist Luigi Crespi. His paintings of children and adults
are delight and must be seen up close.
Zurich's Galerie Eva Presenhuber illuminates emerging European talents in painting
and drawing. Recent artists have included Austin Eddy, with his whimsical visual
poems, and Chase Hall, who uses coffee as a pigment on his cotton canvases.
Tefaf Online further engages virtual visitors. This prestigious fair cultivates
appreciation for artistic vision on a grand scale, proving New York is the ideal stage.
Date: April 18, 2024
Time: 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Venue: Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA), NYC
Cost: Free
A panel talk celebrating the legendary actress Anna May Wong featuring biographers
Graham Russell Gao Hodges, Yunte Huang, and Katie Gee Salisbury. Each author will
discuss their book chronicling Wong's pioneering career and impact.
The event provides an opportunity to learn about Anna Wong's journey from
Chinatown laundress to Hollywood icon as well as her fight against racial stereotypes.
Virtual participation is also offered for those unable to attend in person.
This event at MOCA promises insightful perspectives on Anna May Wong's trailblazing
life and legacy from established writers in the field
Dates: April 12 - October 20, 2024
Venue: The Morgan Library & Museum
Tickets: Adults: $25, 65+: $17, Students: $13, Children 12 and under: Free, Disabled
Visitors: $13
Renowned wildlife artist Walton Ford brings his glowing menagerie to the historic halls
of The Morgan. His backgrounds blend realism and dreamscape to transport viewers
alongside the animals.
Discover how legends like Audubon and Delacroix influenced the celebrated American
painter. Later artists like Marisa Morán Jahn also carry on this expressive tradition,
blending mastery and message.
The Morgan enhances the experience with works from its own collection. Spend an
afternoon lost in Ford's lush tapestries celebrating the natural world's beauty and
humanity's impact upon it.
