Trumpeter Etienne Charles returns to the Appel Room for Folklore LIVE Vol. 2, an immersive musical exploration of the vibrant and diverse cultures of the African diaspora. Building upon the themes of his 2009 album Folklore, Charles unveils new compositions inspired by diverse cultural traditions, including Lowcountry Gullah-Geechee rituals, Haitian Vodou, Afro-Mexican Son Jarocho, and […]
Trumpeter Etienne Charles returns to the Appel Room for Folklore LIVE Vol. 2, an immersive musical exploration of the vibrant and diverse cultures of the African diaspora. Building upon the themes of his 2009 album Folklore, Charles unveils new compositions inspired by diverse cultural traditions, including Lowcountry Gullah-Geechee rituals, Haitian Vodou, Afro-Mexican Son Jarocho, and […]
Trumpeter Etienne Charles returns to the Appel Room for Folklore LIVE Vol. 2, an immersive musical exploration of the vibrant and diverse cultures of the African diaspora. Building upon the themes of his 2009 album Folklore, Charles unveils new compositions inspired by diverse cultural traditions, including Lowcountry Gullah-Geechee rituals, Haitian Vodou, Afro-Mexican Son Jarocho, and […]
Trumpeter Etienne Charles returns to the Appel Room for Folklore LIVE Vol. 2, an immersive musical exploration of the vibrant and diverse cultures of the African diaspora. Building upon the themes of his 2009 album Folklore, Charles unveils new compositions inspired by diverse cultural traditions, including Lowcountry Gullah-Geechee rituals, Haitian Vodou, Afro-Mexican Son Jarocho, and […]
The Richard Tucker Park Greenmarket offers locally grown produce just across the street from Lincoln Center. Seasonal vegetables range from fresh staples like corn and greens to delicacies like squash blossoms and fairtytale eggplant. Orchards boast sweet berries, stone fruit, and over 80 varieties of apples. Knowledgeable growers are at market to explain just how […]
The first major museum exhibition spotlighting the artist’s singular vision, Dana Barnes: Untamed Gestures features monumental hand-formed fiber works alongside a fully immersive recreation of Barnes’s Lower East Side studio in New York City. Barnes’s sculptural landscapes composed of fibers such as merino, yak, alpaca, and silk create a compelling tactile environment in which motion […]
Expanding the voices represented in MAD’s permanent collection, OUT of the Jewelry Box considers the importance of queer perspectives in the world of studio and contemporary art jewelry. The exhibition showcases an extraordinary gift from Ron Porter and Joe Price, who have collected and worn art jewelry throughout their forty-one-year relationship, nine of those legally married. On […]
Although the common nickname for Broadway, “the Great White Way,” refers, historically, to its dazzling lights, the phrase also suggests the ways in which many histories of New York theater center white artists. Black artists, though, have been important shapers of musical theater in the United States before the electric light was ever used on […]
Mounted during the celebration of the United States semi quincentennial, Folk Nation: Crafting Patriotism in the United States draws from the American Folk Art Museum’s rich collections to explore links between vernacular art and the construction of an American sense of self. Introducing visitors to the concept of “folk” as a category developed in conjunction […]
Self-Made: A Century of Inventing Artists takes a critical look at the historical definition of the “self-taught artist” in the United States from the early twentieth century to today. The exhibition examines how artists without academic training have depicted, conceptualized, and identified themselves on their own terms. In doing so, it aims at challenging reductive, […]