Friday, March 7, 2014

Broadway Maquee: If/Then Starring Idina Menzel at the Richard Rogers Theatre

If/Then, a new Broadway musical starring Tony Award-winner Idina Menzel, is now in previews and will officially open on Sunday, March 30, 2014 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. If/Then is a contemporary musical that follows Elizabeth as she rebuilds her life in New York.

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Coca-Cola and Art

Christie's New York is offering Coca-Cola (3), one of the most famous Pop Art paintings by Andy Warhol in it's auction. The a painting is considered a founding work of the Pop Art movement. Meanwhile, on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is a Han Dynasty jar overpainted with the Coca-Cola logo by artist Ai Weiwei. The artist aims at "provoking viewers to recognize that China's engagement with the West has had both destructive and creative consquences."  

Sunday, March 2, 2014

New York Botanical Garden's Orchid Show: Key West Contemporary

The New York Botanical Garden’s Orchid Show opened this weekend in the Bronx. The orchid show is the largest of its kind in the country. This year, the exhibit is inspired by a modernist estate garden in Key West, Florida.

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Maya Hayuk Mural on the Houston and Bowery Wall

Brooklyn-based artist Maya Hayuk braved New York’s plunging winter temperatures and snow-covered streets to complete her latest mural on the famous wall at the corner of Bowery and Houston in Lower Manhattan.

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Manhattan Bridge

This is the Manhattan Bridge, viewed from Manhattan. It is a suspension bridge that crosses the East River, connecting Lower Manhattan (at Canal Street) with Brooklyn (at Flatbush Avenue Extension). It was the last of the three suspension bridges built across the lower East River, following the Brooklyn and the Williamsburg bridges. Designed by Leon Moisseiff, the bridge was opened to traffic in 1909.