Search
27 Sep TIO NYC: See Forever and 9/11 Memorial
See Forever… Say that to anyone who has skied in Telluride, Colorado and he or she will instantly conjure a brilliant winter day on a ski run with 360° mountain views close at hand and continuing all the way out to Utah. But that wasn’t our...
23 Sep TIO NYC: Three Singular Sensations
The unending wonder and dramatic precariousness of the human condition are on parade in two distinctly different shows in two distinctly different mediums: “Mary Jane,” a play starring Carrie Coon at the New York Theatre Workshop; and the sculptures and drawings of Tom Otterness’ “Tipping Point” at the Marlborough Gallery. (Coincidently, both shows...
20 Sep TIO NYC: The Other, Islam, Modigliani & More
According to Dr. Shadi Hamid in his new book Islamic Exceptionalism: How the Struggle over Islam Is Reshaping the World, the failure of democracy to take root in the Islamic world is not about the election of Islamists. It is the sheer panic their ascent to power prompts...
01 May TIO NYC: “Vanity Fair,” Not Fair, Excellent
“Vanity Fair,” a major hit, just extended its run again, this time through May 27, 2017, at the Pearl Theatre. GO! Tickets here. The little man with a big ego and major complex seems to have stepped out of history and appears to be ubiquitous. Strange, but...
21 Apr TIO NYC: Big Show, Big Painter
Turner’s “Modern and Ancient Ports” at The Frick through May 14. “The Great Comet” is now up at The Imperial Theatre. The two shows have little in common other than the timing, early 1800s, circa Napoleon. And both razzzle-dazzle – though very differently. One is hot and leads with...
20 Apr TIO NYC: Whitney + Guggenheim + Chelsea Lite
The 78th installment of the Whitney Biennial, the longest running survey of contemporary American art, features 63 artists at various ages and stages of life and work. The art happening is now through June 11 at the Whitney, the first in the relatively new Renzo Piano building, a masterpiece...
18 Apr TIO NYC: Into the Woods, Two Plays
“The Emperor Jones” is now up (through April 23) at the Irish Repertory Theatre. Tickets here. The forest is one of these great, universal symbols, ever-present in myth, legend, literature, fine art, film, and other mediums, including theatre. (Think another of Sondheim’s classics, “Into the Woods.”) Throughout...
17 Apr TIO NYC: Que Seurat, Seurat+
“Sunday in the Park with George,” through April 23 at the Hudson Theatre. Seurat’s Circus Sideshow at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art through May 29. “The Theatre of Disappearance” occupies the Met’s roof garden through October 29, 2017. He is a Hollywood insider whose film credits include “Nocturnal...