Beyond NYC: Vanderbilt Mansion in Beautiful Dutchess County, NY

May 8, 2018May 8, 2020 arts-NY 2 Comments

Beyond NYC: Vanderbilt Mansion in Beautiful Dutchess County, NY

History and nature all within less than two hours from New York City

Vanderbilt Mansion Hyde Park NY Dutchess county — View of Hudson river from the roof-top of Vanderbilt Mansion; photo credit NPS Bill Urbin / Image courtesy of NPS

Vanderbilt Mansion and Gardens in Hyde Park, NY is a perfect place to get in touch with history and nature. If you haven’t explored the hills of the east shore of Hudson River yet, you are in for a pleasant surprise. Located just under a 2-hour drive from New York City, the treasures of Dutchess County seems to be infinite and as fulfilling as ever.

The proximity to the City and easy access to the mighty Hudson River and its steamboats running up and down from New York to Albany made this land a very desirable real-estate starting from the early 19th century. The Grand Central Railroad allowed for stable connection from the secluded places like Hyde Park or Rhinebeck to the City and established the area as and a tourist destination. As for the ultra-rich, it let them combine life on the estates with the pleasures of city life. The mansions of the industrialists started popping up on the shores of Hudson River showcasing their net-worth to the public.

The region’s historical treasures are numerous and range from the revolutionary period all the way to the mid-20th century.

Check the historic site website for the opening hours and public alerts.

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Beyond NYC: The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Beautiful Dutchess County, NY

May 15, 2018September 10, 2018 contact@arts-ny.com

Beyond NYC: The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Beautiful Dutchess County, NY

Northern European Art 1500-1700 from the collection at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College

Beyond NYC Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center Dutchess County — Cornelis Visscher, The Large Cat, ca. 1657 / Image courtesy of Vassar Art Center

The picturesque campus of Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY houses an inviting and intimate Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center which serves as an art education lab for students and faculty and an exhibition venue for the public. The center is holding insightful exposés from its collection rotating the focus from American Contemporary Art to Northern European Renaissance to Abstract Impressionism. A visit to the art center organically fits in with pensive nature walks and visits to the historic sites in Hudson Valley.

The Northern European Art 1500-1700 exhibition is celebrating the career of Susan Donahue Kuretsky, Vassar College Class of 1963 and Professor of Art who taught at Vassar for forty years. The exhibition will be on view from April 27 – September 2, 2018 and the admission to the art center is free of charge.

Art in NYC: Giacometti at the Guggenheim Museum

June 25, 2018September 10, 2018 contact@arts-ny.com 1 Comment

Art in NYC: Giacometti at the Guggenheim Museum

Expansive expose of Giacometti’s sculptures, paintings and drawings on view at the Guggenheim until September 12, 2018

Paintings Sculptures Giacometti Guggenheim Museum New York City Dog — Alberto Giacometti Dog (Le Chien), 1951 Bronze, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC

Alberto Giacometti doesn’t need an elaborate introduction. His signature figures of striding tall men and extremely elongated silhouettes of women standing on heavy pedestals are immediately recognizable and treasured. Yet with all its familiarity and accessibility, the exhibition at Guggenheim uncovers the roots of artist’s journey from Cubism in his early years to figurative compositions in his later period adding layers of depth and influences.

Guggenheim’s spiraling rotunda which houses the exhibition’s vast number of sculptures, painting, and sketches serves as a symbolic climb to the triumph of Giacometti’s life work. His search for a true representation of humanity in its stillness and action are accompanied by meticulous curatorial introductions and labels. There is a lot behind each piece of work from the tiniest figurines to the towering sculptures. Get close to the artist’s thinking and immerse yourself into the existential art of “a Certified Genius™” as the FT calls the artist. The exhibition is on view until September 12, 2018.

Beyond NY: Caramoor Summer Season Finale with Orchestra of St. Luke’s and Susan Graham

July 13, 2018July 30, 2018 contact@arts-ny.com 2 Comments

Beyond NY: Caramoor Summer Season Finale with Orchestra of St. Luke’s and Susan Graham

Baroque selections at 2018 Caramoor Summer Season Finale in Katonah, NY with Susan Graham, Orchestra of St. Lukes, and Nicolas McGegan on Sunday, July 29, 2018 at 4 pm

Caramoor Summer Festival Katonah NY Susan Graham — Susan Graham; photo credit ©Dario Acosta / Image courtesy of Caramoor

This year the Summer Season program at Caramoor in Katonah, NY features a splendid roster of distinguished artists. Each week the Center brings about a delicious musical experience with classical and modern compositions and artistic approaches masterfully complementing each other. For the season Finale, Caramoor is presenting American treasure mezzo Susan Graham and Orchestra of St. Luke’s with Nicolas McGegan conducting.

Graham, hailed by the Playbill as “powerhouse mezzo” who “dazzled the Metropolitan Opera audiences with performances” of a wide range of repertoire, will be singing selections from Handel’s Ariodante and Alicia in the first part of the program. It will be followed by Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro and La Clemenza di Tito. For tickets click here.

Beyond NY: Opera Demon at Bard SummerScape

July 10, 2018October 12, 2018 contact@arts-ny.com

Beyond NY: Opera Demon at Bard SummerScape

Rarely performed in the US opera by Anton Rubinstein is part of the SummerScape 2018 program on July 27 – August 5 at Bard College

Opera Demon Bard SummerScape Upstate NY — Bard SummerScape presents Anton Rubinstein’s Demon / Photo by Maria Baranova

Bard SummerScape is well known for its daring and adventurous streak offering to its audiences a delicious yet rarely performed music. Last year the program included A. Dvorak’s Dimitrij. This year it presents Anton Rubinstein’s opera Demon. Rubinstein’s work will complement the rest of the SummerScape program lineup celebrating the music of the The Mighty Five, the Russian composers of the late 19th century whose ambition was to write compositions rooted in Russian folk songs and traditional tonalities. The resulting trove of music literature enriched the sound palette and expanded the music language.

As for The Demon, with an all-Russian cast directed by Thaddeus Strassberger and accompanied by the American Symphony Orchestra with Mr. Botstein, current president of Bard College, conducting the opera will surely delight and amuse by its vibrant music and opulent choral arrangements. The performance are taking place at the Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts.

Tag: Summer 2018