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OTHER EXCITING NEWS
SPRING IN NEW YORK
April – October: Conservatory Garden in Central Park
5th Ave and 105th St.; tours start at the front gate Saturdays at 11 a.m.
You’ll feel like you stepped from New York right into Paris when you enter this six-acre formal garden, one of Central Park’s best secluded oases, through the elegant Vanderbilt Gate at 105th St. Three distinct gardens in the French, Italian, and English styles feature fountains, blooming tree-lined walkways, a reflecting pool, but most notably flowers of every type from heirloom roses to common indigenous plants like violets and magnolias. The twenty thousand tulips in the North Garden should be the first to bloom and put an end to winter, and should be your first stop this spring.
April 7-17 : Macy’s Spring Windows
151 West 34th St. – Herald Square
In April Macy’s will host one of its greatest annual traditions – the Spring Flower Show. In its windows and throughout the store elaborate displays will feature over a million flowers from all around the globe, as well as special Bouquet of the Day displays from some of the world’s greatest floral designers.
April 4 – May 12: Brooklyn Botanical Garden
Hanami: The Cherry Blossom Viewing Season
1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY
You can enjoy the largest collection of flowering cherry trees anywhere outside of Japan right in Brooklyn with “hanami,” the Japanese tradition of observing and celebrating every phase of the cherry blossom season: buds, blooms, and finally the beautiful snow-like falling of the petals in May. The season will be punctuated with the Sakura Matsuri “Rite of Spring” festival of Japanese culture May 2 & 3 in the garden, with over 60 performances of music, dancing, taiko drumming, flower arranging and tea ceremonies, perfect for all ages.
April – October: Bronx Zoo Butterfly Garden
2300 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY
Nothing conjures the feeling of the beginning of spring like the light fluttering of a butterfly through the air. More than a thousand butterflies fill this indoor butterfly garden among flowers and tropical plants, creating a truly magical experience and the opportunity to see these beautiful creatures close-up. Glass window displays also show them at different stages of their development from caterpillar and chrysalis to butterfly. This garden is one of the best places in the city to take your kids this spring.
March 20 – July 5: Impressionism
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
236 West 45th Street; www.impressionismtheplay.com/
This new Broadway play stars Tony Award-winners Jeremy Irons as a world-travelling photojournalist and Joan Allen as a quick-witted New York gallery owner, both unlucky in love. They meet unexpectedly and together find that there is an art to repairing their broken lives. In a similar theme to last year’s Sundays in the Park with George (about George Seurat), art lovers will enjoy not only the plot and romance of this comedy, but also the way art weaves in and out of the characters’ lives.
April 22 – May 3: Tribeca Film Festival
Tribeca, Manhattan; www.tribecafilm.com
Founded in 2002 by Robert DeNiro and Jane Rosenthal, this festival allows filmmakers and the public to connect in a unique way – with not only screenings, but panels, after-film discussions, free events, and more. This year’s festival will include 85 full-length and 46 short films, kicking off on the 22nd with the premiere of Woody Allen’s latest film, “Whatever Works.” Twelve films from around the world will compete for the festival’s annual World Narrative Feature Competition. Tickets are available to the public for screenings at various locations in lower Manhattan.
May 4th: Soho Rep.
Soho Rep. ’09 Spring Gala
The Park, 118 10th Avenue; sohorep.org
This biennial Spring Gala, hosted by actors Edward Norton and Tim Blake Nelson, will feature readings and performances by John Turturro, Matt Dillon, Lili Taylor, among others, of some of Soho Rep.’s favorite playwrights. The event caps off the exciting new Off-Broadway season, and will also have cocktails and a live auction.
April 17-May 17: Kips Bay Decorator Show House 2009
22 East 71st Street; http://www.kipsbay.org/show_info.html
For interior design ideas, check out the 37th Annual Kips Bay Decorator Show House in Honor of Albert Hadley. Mario Buatta and Charlotte Moss will serve as honorary chairs. Ms. Moss and her team will design a three-room Master Suite. Other designers include Bunny Williams, Christopher Coleman, Garrow Kedigian, Joe Nye, and Gloria Vanderbilt.
April 10th: Red Light Ensemble
556 W 22nd St.; 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
The Red Light Ensemble performs chamber music by two great composers of the late 20th century, Morton Feldman and Beat Furrer. In addition to these performances, the concert will feature a rare screening of the work of Austrian filmmaker Bady Minck, who has crafted elegant and beautiful films around music by these two composers.
For more information: http://artslant.com/ny/events/show/45553-red-light-ensemble
MUSEUM & GALLERY EXHIBITIONS
New York:
March 1 – May 11: MoMA
Martin Kippenberger: The Problem Perspective
11 W. 53rd Street (betw. 5th and 6th Avenues)
Martin Kippenberger (1953-1997) is one of the most widely acclaimed German artists of his generation – provocative, prolific, and with both a sense of humor and a serious questioning of the notion of rationality infused throughout his work. This large-scale exhibition features highlights in many media from the entire career of this influential artist: paintings, large installations, sculpture, photographs, music and more.
March 26 – June 6: Gagosian Gallery
Pablo Picasso: Mosqueteros
522 W. 21st Street (betw. 10th and 11th Avenues)
This is the first exhibition in the US in 25 years to focus on the late years of Picasso’s work: featuring paintings of matadors, musketeers, and other figures from history and art, on loan from MoMA, Museo Picasso Malaga, as well as private collections . The show is curated by John Richardson, Picasso’s biographer and friend, so the notes and the catalog book provide a more intimate and in-depth view of the artist in his later phases, as well as the way he continued to always create something new, even at the end of such a long and revolutionary career.
April 28 –October 25: Metropolitan Museum of Art,
Roxy Paine on the Roof: Maelstrom
1000 Fifth Avenue, The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden (weather permitting)
One of the happiest days in the New York year is the day the roof garden opens at the Met. New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art will feature Maelstrom, a site-specific installation by American artist Roxy Paine (b. 1966), on its Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden from late Spring to October 25, 2009. Roxy Paine's compositions explore the opposing forces of the natural and man-made worlds as well as the human need for order in a random environment.
May 15 – August 23: Guggenheim Museum,
Frank Lloyd Wright: From Within Outward
1071 Fifth Avenue (at 89th St.)
A blockbuster for sure! With lines going around and around and around. Frank Lloyd Wright: From Within Outward is presented through a range of media, including over 200 original drawings; historic and newly commissioned models; historic and contemporary photographs, as well as through related books, periodicals, and correspondence.
April 8 - June 14: The New Museum of Contemporary Art
The Generational: Younger Than Jesus
235 Bowery
The New Museum's first triennial with 50 artists born after 1976 from 25 countries and with a slightly offensive title. For “Younger Than Jesus,” the first edition of “The Generational,” the
New Museum’s new signature triennial, fifty artists from twenty-five countries will be presented. The only exhibition of its kind in the United States, “The Generational: Younger Than Jesus” will offer a rich, intricate, multidisciplinary exploration of the work being produced by a new generation of artists born after 1976.
Boston:
March 7 - August 30: Museum of Fine Arts
Mad on Color: Paintings of Nineteenth-Century Venice
Both American and European artists are featured in this exhibit focusing on how Venice’s unique beauty was captured by Impressionists and their contemporaries. With works by Monet, Renoir, Whistler and others shown side by side you get an idea not only of the character of the city but different impressionist styles and techniques as well.
Philadelphia:
February 26-May 17: Philadelphia Museum of Art
Cézanne and Beyond
26th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
This exhibition features forty paintings and twenty watercolors and drawings by Cézanne. It also includes the works of several artists inspired by Cézanne to showcase the value of his extraordinary legacy.
AUCTIONS
Christie’s New York
Viewing Dates
19th Century Furniture, Sculpture, Works of Art and Ceramics – April 17-20
Jewels: The New York Sale – April 17-21
Impressionist and Modern – May 2-6
Impressionist and Modern Works on Paper – May 2-6
Post War & Contemporary - May 2-13
Sotheby’s New York
Viewing Dates
19th Century Paintings – April 18-23
Impressionist and Modern Art – May 1-5
Contemporary Art – May 8-12
The Sculptor's Eye: African and Oceanic Art – May 9-14
African, Oceanic & Pre-Columbian Art – May 9-14
SHOPPING, DINING, & MORE
This section is all about style, shopping, and dining. All recommendations come straight from Brigitte and are a reflection of her taste and opinion.
NEW YORK Need a new, great haircut? Visit the Cristiano Cora salon which is all about style. Cristiano is a stylist trained in London who quickly moved to the top at Vidal Sassoon. He has since moved to New York and opened his own salon. His hair philosophy is to allow each person’s identity and personality to shine through their hair. If you want to look good, visit Cristiano Cora! Contact Information: 3 W. 13th St. Tel. (212) 414-1333 Ref: Brigitte Saint-Ouen
Tracey Stern’s SalonTea: Think of it as Marie Antoinette's tea house…if the French queen had been a disco queen. Loud orange walls, hot-pink countertops and—wait for it—a working disco ball hold court at this new Upper East Side tea salon from socialite-about-town Tracey Stern. "You're not coming in and choosing from 300 teas, which I find annoying," she says of her selection, which comes in seven blends—red, green, decaf, etc.—sourced from private estates in China and India, and is available as lattes or iced-tea infusions. Stern's also got a line of tea perfumes, tea pots and tea lip balm—as well as a sense of humor: When the weather warms up, she plans to have costumed staff stand outside in full Marie Antoinette garb with pink feather fans and white go-go boots. Blame it on the boogie, baby. Contact information: 501 E. 75th St. at York Ave. Ref: Brigitte Saint-Ouen
A bit of Parisian flair in Harlem? Mais, oui! -- Chez Lucienne. Upper West Sider Matthew Tivy, who also owns Café du Soleil and Tokyo Pop a few blocks south, partnered up with fellow Daniel grad Jerome Bougherdani to open this classic French bistro that isn’t afraid to take risks (calf’s-foot croquettes anyone?). Executive chef Thomas Obaton, who was born in Lyon, France, lends some street cred to the intimate space (there’s just 60 seats), and though a pizza oven hood is left over from its prior incarnation as a pizza joint, he won’t be serving up slices—they don't quite pair that well with chocolate coulant and pistachio ice cream now, do they?
Contact information: 308 Malcolm X Blvd. between 125th and 126th Sts. Tel. 212-289-5555
After work or shopping in midtown, the new French restaurant to drop into is Bar Breton, owned by Cyril Renaud, the talented chef of the recently-closed Fleur de Sel. He has replaced it with this more casual and welcoming bistro in the Flatiron district featuring all your favorite classic French dishes. The house’s specialty is a type of crêpe Renaud calls a galette, in the style of his native Brittany, with everything from eggs and chorizo to Nutella as a filling. The main courses span from rabbit roulade to the haute-burger that has become such a staple at popular NY restaurants.
Contact information: 254 5th Avenue at 28th St. Tel 212-213-4999
check her website: http://app.simplycast.com/email_view.asp?group_idno=5377502&outgoing_idno=5441390&email_idno=3001829
OTHER EXCITING NEWS
SPRING IN NEW YORK
April – October: Conservatory Garden in Central Park
5th Ave and 105th St.; tours start at the front gate Saturdays at 11 a.m.
You’ll feel like you stepped from New York right into Paris when you enter this six-acre formal garden, one of Central Park’s best secluded oases, through the elegant Vanderbilt Gate at 105th St. Three distinct gardens in the French, Italian, and English styles feature fountains, blooming tree-lined walkways, a reflecting pool, but most notably flowers of every type from heirloom roses to common indigenous plants like violets and magnolias. The twenty thousand tulips in the North Garden should be the first to bloom and put an end to winter, and should be your first stop this spring.
April 7-17 : Macy’s Spring Windows
151 West 34th St. – Herald Square
In April Macy’s will host one of its greatest annual traditions – the Spring Flower Show. In its windows and throughout the store elaborate displays will feature over a million flowers from all around the globe, as well as special Bouquet of the Day displays from some of the world’s greatest floral designers.
April 4 – May 12: Brooklyn Botanical Garden
Hanami: The Cherry Blossom Viewing Season
1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY
You can enjoy the largest collection of flowering cherry trees anywhere outside of Japan right in Brooklyn with “hanami,” the Japanese tradition of observing and celebrating every phase of the cherry blossom season: buds, blooms, and finally the beautiful snow-like falling of the petals in May. The season will be punctuated with the Sakura Matsuri “Rite of Spring” festival of Japanese culture May 2 & 3 in the garden, with over 60 performances of music, dancing, taiko drumming, flower arranging and tea ceremonies, perfect for all ages.
April – October: Bronx Zoo Butterfly Garden
2300 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY
Nothing conjures the feeling of the beginning of spring like the light fluttering of a butterfly through the air. More than a thousand butterflies fill this indoor butterfly garden among flowers and tropical plants, creating a truly magical experience and the opportunity to see these beautiful creatures close-up. Glass window displays also show them at different stages of their development from caterpillar and chrysalis to butterfly. This garden is one of the best places in the city to take your kids this spring.
March 20 – July 5: Impressionism
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
236 West 45th Street; www.impressionismtheplay.com/
This new Broadway play stars Tony Award-winners Jeremy Irons as a world-travelling photojournalist and Joan Allen as a quick-witted New York gallery owner, both unlucky in love. They meet unexpectedly and together find that there is an art to repairing their broken lives. In a similar theme to last year’s Sundays in the Park with George (about George Seurat), art lovers will enjoy not only the plot and romance of this comedy, but also the way art weaves in and out of the characters’ lives.
April 22 – May 3: Tribeca Film Festival
Tribeca, Manhattan; www.tribecafilm.com
Founded in 2002 by Robert DeNiro and Jane Rosenthal, this festival allows filmmakers and the public to connect in a unique way – with not only screenings, but panels, after-film discussions, free events, and more. This year’s festival will include 85 full-length and 46 short films, kicking off on the 22nd with the premiere of Woody Allen’s latest film, “Whatever Works.” Twelve films from around the world will compete for the festival’s annual World Narrative Feature Competition. Tickets are available to the public for screenings at various locations in lower Manhattan.
May 4th: Soho Rep.
Soho Rep. ’09 Spring Gala
The Park, 118 10th Avenue; sohorep.org
This biennial Spring Gala, hosted by actors Edward Norton and Tim Blake Nelson, will feature readings and performances by John Turturro, Matt Dillon, Lili Taylor, among others, of some of Soho Rep.’s favorite playwrights. The event caps off the exciting new Off-Broadway season, and will also have cocktails and a live auction.
April 17-May 17: Kips Bay Decorator Show House 2009
22 East 71st Street; http://www.kipsbay.org/show_info.html
For interior design ideas, check out the 37th Annual Kips Bay Decorator Show House in Honor of Albert Hadley. Mario Buatta and Charlotte Moss will serve as honorary chairs. Ms. Moss and her team will design a three-room Master Suite. Other designers include Bunny Williams, Christopher Coleman, Garrow Kedigian, Joe Nye, and Gloria Vanderbilt.
April 10th: Red Light Ensemble
556 W 22nd St.; 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
The Red Light Ensemble performs chamber music by two great composers of the late 20th century, Morton Feldman and Beat Furrer. In addition to these performances, the concert will feature a rare screening of the work of Austrian filmmaker Bady Minck, who has crafted elegant and beautiful films around music by these two composers.
For more information: http://artslant.com/ny/events/show/45553-red-light-ensemble
MUSEUM & GALLERY EXHIBITIONS
New York:
March 1 – May 11: MoMA
Martin Kippenberger: The Problem Perspective
11 W. 53rd Street (betw. 5th and 6th Avenues)
Martin Kippenberger (1953-1997) is one of the most widely acclaimed German artists of his generation – provocative, prolific, and with both a sense of humor and a serious questioning of the notion of rationality infused throughout his work. This large-scale exhibition features highlights in many media from the entire career of this influential artist: paintings, large installations, sculpture, photographs, music and more.
March 26 – June 6: Gagosian Gallery
Pablo Picasso: Mosqueteros
522 W. 21st Street (betw. 10th and 11th Avenues)
This is the first exhibition in the US in 25 years to focus on the late years of Picasso’s work: featuring paintings of matadors, musketeers, and other figures from history and art, on loan from MoMA, Museo Picasso Malaga, as well as private collections . The show is curated by John Richardson, Picasso’s biographer and friend, so the notes and the catalog book provide a more intimate and in-depth view of the artist in his later phases, as well as the way he continued to always create something new, even at the end of such a long and revolutionary career.
April 28 –October 25: Metropolitan Museum of Art,
Roxy Paine on the Roof: Maelstrom
1000 Fifth Avenue, The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden (weather permitting)
One of the happiest days in the New York year is the day the roof garden opens at the Met. New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art will feature Maelstrom, a site-specific installation by American artist Roxy Paine (b. 1966), on its Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden from late Spring to October 25, 2009. Roxy Paine's compositions explore the opposing forces of the natural and man-made worlds as well as the human need for order in a random environment.
May 15 – August 23: Guggenheim Museum,
Frank Lloyd Wright: From Within Outward
1071 Fifth Avenue (at 89th St.)
A blockbuster for sure! With lines going around and around and around. Frank Lloyd Wright: From Within Outward is presented through a range of media, including over 200 original drawings; historic and newly commissioned models; historic and contemporary photographs, as well as through related books, periodicals, and correspondence.
April 8 - June 14: The New Museum of Contemporary Art
The Generational: Younger Than Jesus
235 Bowery
The New Museum's first triennial with 50 artists born after 1976 from 25 countries and with a slightly offensive title. For “Younger Than Jesus,” the first edition of “The Generational,” the
New Museum’s new signature triennial, fifty artists from twenty-five countries will be presented. The only exhibition of its kind in the United States, “The Generational: Younger Than Jesus” will offer a rich, intricate, multidisciplinary exploration of the work being produced by a new generation of artists born after 1976.
Boston:
March 7 - August 30: Museum of Fine Arts
Mad on Color: Paintings of Nineteenth-Century Venice
Both American and European artists are featured in this exhibit focusing on how Venice’s unique beauty was captured by Impressionists and their contemporaries. With works by Monet, Renoir, Whistler and others shown side by side you get an idea not only of the character of the city but different impressionist styles and techniques as well.
Philadelphia:
February 26-May 17: Philadelphia Museum of Art
Cézanne and Beyond
26th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
This exhibition features forty paintings and twenty watercolors and drawings by Cézanne. It also includes the works of several artists inspired by Cézanne to showcase the value of his extraordinary legacy.
AUCTIONS
Christie’s New York
Viewing Dates
19th Century Furniture, Sculpture, Works of Art and Ceramics – April 17-20
Jewels: The New York Sale – April 17-21
Impressionist and Modern – May 2-6
Impressionist and Modern Works on Paper – May 2-6
Post War & Contemporary - May 2-13
Sotheby’s New York
Viewing Dates
19th Century Paintings – April 18-23
Impressionist and Modern Art – May 1-5
Contemporary Art – May 8-12
The Sculptor's Eye: African and Oceanic Art – May 9-14
African, Oceanic & Pre-Columbian Art – May 9-14
SHOPPING, DINING, & MORE
This section is all about style, shopping, and dining. All recommendations come straight from Brigitte and are a reflection of her taste and opinion.
NEW YORK Need a new, great haircut? Visit the Cristiano Cora salon which is all about style. Cristiano is a stylist trained in London who quickly moved to the top at Vidal Sassoon. He has since moved to New York and opened his own salon. His hair philosophy is to allow each person’s identity and personality to shine through their hair. If you want to look good, visit Cristiano Cora! Contact Information: 3 W. 13th St. Tel. (212) 414-1333 Ref: Brigitte Saint-Ouen
Tracey Stern’s SalonTea: Think of it as Marie Antoinette's tea house…if the French queen had been a disco queen. Loud orange walls, hot-pink countertops and—wait for it—a working disco ball hold court at this new Upper East Side tea salon from socialite-about-town Tracey Stern. "You're not coming in and choosing from 300 teas, which I find annoying," she says of her selection, which comes in seven blends—red, green, decaf, etc.—sourced from private estates in China and India, and is available as lattes or iced-tea infusions. Stern's also got a line of tea perfumes, tea pots and tea lip balm—as well as a sense of humor: When the weather warms up, she plans to have costumed staff stand outside in full Marie Antoinette garb with pink feather fans and white go-go boots. Blame it on the boogie, baby. Contact information: 501 E. 75th St. at York Ave. Ref: Brigitte Saint-Ouen
A bit of Parisian flair in Harlem? Mais, oui! -- Chez Lucienne. Upper West Sider Matthew Tivy, who also owns Café du Soleil and Tokyo Pop a few blocks south, partnered up with fellow Daniel grad Jerome Bougherdani to open this classic French bistro that isn’t afraid to take risks (calf’s-foot croquettes anyone?). Executive chef Thomas Obaton, who was born in Lyon, France, lends some street cred to the intimate space (there’s just 60 seats), and though a pizza oven hood is left over from its prior incarnation as a pizza joint, he won’t be serving up slices—they don't quite pair that well with chocolate coulant and pistachio ice cream now, do they?
Contact information: 308 Malcolm X Blvd. between 125th and 126th Sts. Tel. 212-289-5555
After work or shopping in midtown, the new French restaurant to drop into is Bar Breton, owned by Cyril Renaud, the talented chef of the recently-closed Fleur de Sel. He has replaced it with this more casual and welcoming bistro in the Flatiron district featuring all your favorite classic French dishes. The house’s specialty is a type of crêpe Renaud calls a galette, in the style of his native Brittany, with everything from eggs and chorizo to Nutella as a filling. The main courses span from rabbit roulade to the haute-burger that has become such a staple at popular NY restaurants.
Contact information: 254 5th Avenue at 28th St. Tel 212-213-4999
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