Art
Signs & Symbols: The Zodiac (Jewish Museum Behind the Scenes)
Jewish Museum 1109 5th Ave, New York, NY, United StatesFor centuries Jewish communities have incorporated the symbols of the Zodiac into ceremonial objects, synagogue architecture, and richly decorated works used to mark life cycle events and holidays. Join Senior Curator Claudia Nahson for a gallery talk where she shares her research on Signs and Symbols: The Zodiac, the newest installation in Scenes from the Collection, which showcases objects drawn […]
Midcentury Stereopanorama with Eric Drysdale: Look and see the 1950s in 3-D!
QED 27-16 23rd Ave, Queens, NY, United StatesFor the last 20 years, writer and comedian Eric Drysdale has been collecting photographs from the 1950s taken by amateurs with the Stereo Realist 3-dimensional camera system. This remarkable technology was something like the ‘50s version of virtual reality, pairing Kodak’s Kodachrome film with a precision viewer to deliver uncannily realistic, full-color, three-dimensional images. Think of it […]
Escher and the Droste Effect
Simons Foundation 160 5th Ave, New York, NY, United StatesIn 1956, the Dutch graphic artist M.C. Escher made an unusual lithograph. Titled “Prentententoonstelling” (or, “Print Gallery”), the piece shows a young man standing in an exhibition gallery viewing a print of a Mediterranean seaport. Among the buildings depicted in the twisting print, the man paradoxically sees the very same gallery in which he is […]
The Iconic Flatiron Building
The National Arts Club 15 Gramercy Park South, New York, NY, United StatesWhen the Flatiron Building was erected in 1902, critics savaged it. But this oddly-shaped building at the intersection of 23rd Street, Broadway and Fifth Avenue immediately won New Yorkers’ hearts. In later years, as the surrounding neighborhood turned shabby, the Flatiron remained a beloved symbol of New York. Journalist Alice Sparberg Alexiou, author of The Flatiron: […]
A Conversation With Amy Fine Collins & Simon Doonan
The RealReal 80 Wooster St., New York, NY, United StatesJoin us for a riveting talk on the history of red-carpet fashion, how the international best-dressed list came to be and what makes an iconic look as journalist and author Amy Fine Collins shares exclusive insights from her new book, The International Best-Dressed List (published by Rizzoli), with author and judge on NBC’s ‘Making It’ […]