Tag: art in new york
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Gordon Parks at Jack Shainman Gallery
There are countless images of young white men joyfully swimming around naked: Winslow Homer, Marsden Hartley, Thomas Eakins. But how many photos of black youth playing nude in the water can you name?
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Georges Braque, oil and sand
“Violin and Candlestick” is from 1910 and it shows the grey, black, and general drab that Braque is best known for. It’s brilliant, but not totally representative of his style.
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Game of Thrones at The Met
Anticipating the glory of Game of Thrones premiere this Sunday, I went to a Game of Thrones themed museum tour at The Met yesterday. It’s hosted through Museum Hack for the next couple of weeks. You can check out the description of this tour and others (e.g. ‘Badass Bitches’ and ‘Un-Highlights’) here. Overall I loved this high-octane 90…