New York, NY - In conjunction with Art of the Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armor, 1156-1868, a landmark exhibition just opened on Wednesday, the Metropolitan Museum of Art will present two films by the legendary director Akira Kurosawa: November 13, and December 4. Each film ($15, including Museum admission) will be introduced by Donald LaRocca, Curator, Department of Arms and Armor.
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ATTENTION EDITORS, NEWS DIRECTORS AND METEOROLOGISTS:
This is the fifth 2009 FALL COLOR REPORT for New York State. Reports are obtained from field observers and reflect expected color conditions for the coming weekend. FALL COLOR REPORTS are issued every Wednesday afternoon.
Albany, NY - Empire State Development’s I LOVE NEW YORK program has released its fifth 2009 Fall Color Report for New York State. Brilliant peak colors are expected to arrive in the Catskills region and parts of the Central-Leatherstocking region this weekend, according to field observers for Empire State Development’s I LOVE NEW YORK program. Travelers to the Adirondacks will find a mixture of peak and past peak conditions with plenty of stunning fall hues remaining. Please note that high winds forecasted for parts of the state may have an adverse effect on the foliage, with greater than usual leaf droppage. Read more »
Exhibition Dates: November 3, 2009
Exhibition Location: Vélez Blanco Patio, 1st floor
Press Preview: Monday, November 2, 2009, 10 a.m. - noon
New York, NY - The Metropolitan Museum of Art will present the marble sculpture Young Archer, attributed to Michelangelo Buonarroti (Florence 1475- Rome 1564), in its Vélez Blanco patio beginning November 3, 2009. The fragmentary marble figure of a nude youth, which is missing arms and lower legs, was retained previously in the Fifth Avenue mansion that has housed the Cultural Services office of the French Embassy for decades. The sculpture will be on view at the Metropolitan Museum for ten years as a special loan from the French Republic, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs. Read more »
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ATTENTION EDITORS, NEWS DIRECTORS AND METEOROLOGISTS:
This is the fourth 2009 FALL COLOR REPORT for New York State. Reports are obtained from field observers and reflect expected color conditions for the coming weekend. FALL COLOR REPORTS are issued every Wednesday afternoon.
Albany, NY — Empire State Development’s I LOVE NEW YORK program has released its fourth 2009 Fall Color Report for New York State. Gorgeous colorful peak foliage is expected to make its first appearance in the Adirondacks region this weekend, according to field observers for Empire State Development’s I LOVE NEW YORK program. Color is also advancing rapidly in the Catskills region and should be near peak in most areas there. Read more »
Exhibition dates: Oct. 6, 2009-Jan. 10, 2010
Location: Galleries for Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy
Press preview: Monday, Oct. 5, 10 a.m. - noon
New York, NY – The first comprehensive exhibition of Luo Ping’s paintings ever presented in America, Eccentric Visions: The Worlds of Luo Ping (1733-1799) will bring together nearly 60 works, including many Chinese “National Treasures,” by one of the most celebrated painters in 18th-century China. Complemented by 27 pieces from American collections, this momentous international-loan exhibition will reveal the range and brilliance of the artist’s vision as well as his place among his peers. Highlights of the exhibition will include the sensational handscroll Ghost Amusements (ca. 1766)—one of the best known paintings in the late imperial China—depicting the world of ghosts that, he claimed, he had seen with his own eyes. Read more »
Exhibition Dates: October 6, 2009–February 21, 2010
Press Preview: Monday, October 5, 10 a.m.–noon
Exhibition Location: Lila Acheson Wallace Wing, The Gioconda and Joseph King Gallery
New York, NY – Pablo Bronstein at the Met is a presentation of new work by the London-based artist, addressing the history and future of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and will be shown at the Museum from October 6, 2009, through February 21, 2010. Several large ink drawings by the artist will suggest a mythical history of the Metropolitan Museum, imagining the building under construction. A series of smaller drawings will focus on hypothetical futures of the Museum. This will be the artist’s first solo exhibition in New York. Read more »
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ATTENTION EDITORS, NEWS DIRECTORS AND METEOROLOGISTS:
This is the third 2009 FALL COLOR REPORT for New York State. Reports are obtained from field observers and reflect expected color conditions for the coming weekend. FALL COLOR REPORTS are issued every Wednesday afternoon.
Albany, NY - Empire State Development’s I LOVE NEW YORK program today released its third 2009 Fall Color Report for New York State. Brilliant, near-peak foliage will make its first appearance in New York State this weekend in parts of the Adirondacks, while rapidly changing colors in the Catskills will bring most of the region to around the midpoint of change, according to I LOVE NEW YORK field observers. Read more »
