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ART

Theater

Being Adrien Brody: Hollywood, Broadway, and the Decisive Moments of His Youth

Now starring onstage, the two-time Oscar winner grew up observing his mother, world-class photographer Sylvia Plachy, at work.

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VOICE CHOICE

Legendary Tattoo Artist Jonathan Shaw Brings 40 Years of Counterculture to Auction

Flash sheets from old-master tattoo artists and colorful ephemera trace the history of a skin-deep art form.

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VOICE CHOICE

Nell Blaine: A Painter Who Worked Against the Grain

A fresh exhibition features the first art director of the Village Voice, who overcame debilitating disease to create vibrant, New York School-ed realism. 

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THE FRONT

‘The Second Printing Revolution’ Shows Us That Information Has Never Been Free

The Grolier Club looks at the ways printing technology exploded in the 1800s, mirroring our own era of information overload.

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CULTURE

Top of the POPS: The Whitney Biennial Does Its Best to Catch the Zeitgeist in a Bottle

The latest iteration of the every-other-year visual hoedown is dour, but leavened with some serious wit.

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VOICE CHOICE

André Kertész and M.C. Escher Morphed the Mundane Into the Sublime

A wide-ranging exhibition juxtaposes photos and prints by two masters of earthbound wonder.

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ART

What We Talk About When We Talk About Painting

Curator Bill Arning has gathered a vibrant cast of artists to thrill the eye and beguile the brain.

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VOICE CHOICE

‘First Saturdays’ Return to the Brooklyn Museum in Time to Celebrate Black History Month

Hit the museum after hours for a free party and a dive into poetry, art, and music.

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VOICE CHOICE

The Evocative Clay Figures in ‘Ministry: Reverend Joyce McDonald’ Radiate Power and Hope

Come in from the cold, literally and metaphorically, at a Bronx Museum party.

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VOICE CHOICE

Two Artists Ask: How Abject Do You Wanna Get?

David Carrino and Alex Jovanovich unveil beautiful snark through elegant silk and jarring ink.

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