Many think of the summer as the slow season for arts and culture; the ballet and opera typically take time off during the late summer, and many institutions change their hours. However, there are plenty of opportunities to enjoy great arts and culture this summer. This week, we’ve gathered our top choices for July and August art offerings – and if you don’t live in one of these cities, we are confident these recommendations are worth traveling for! Enjoy!
New York
To us,聽聽is always worth traveling for. Next month, don’t miss聽As You Like It聽– and you can now choose to wait in line in the park or聽. Note that certain donation levels to the聽The Public Theater also allow for reserved seats to the shows. While you’re in town, we also recommend reserving tickets for a performance of聽; the award-winning musical tells the story of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. If you’ll be in NYC before the end of July, make sure you stop by the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the.聽During the day, stop by聽聽in downtown NYC to view their current exhibition,聽聽the colorful exhibition features paintings by the Syrian artist of sleeping refugees and day laborers (pictured above). The show is accompanied by a poem written by the artist, presented in the gallery in both English and Arabic.
Los Angeles
Those in Los Angeles will enjoy the new exhibition at LACMA,聽, which just opened July 17. LACMA is also currently hosting the first McQueen exhibition on the West Coast,聽; sign up for聽聽to view the show and meet other like-minded art enthusiasts on July 30.
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If you live in the proximity of Chicago or have been planning to visit, now is the time!聽聽is hosting a major retrospective (the largest in nearly 30 years!) for Cezanne through September 5. If you miss it in Chicago, the show will travel to the Tate Modern in London afterwards. While in Chicago, visit聽聽to view a large exhibition of paintings and drawings by聽Michel Andreenko, a well-respected聽Ukrainian Modernist painter. Follow it up with a visit to聽, a Ukrainian restaurant serving traditional food with a twist and inventive cocktails; we are excited to try the Chicken Kyiv, crispy potato pancakes, and the fermented vegetable medley.
Washington DC聽
Visit our nation’s capital to see the Smithsonian’s exhibition聽. The show features photographs by聽Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Brian Lanker of extraordinary women, including聽Maya Angelou and Rosa Parks.聽While you’re in town, make time for a visit to聽. The museum states聽The Double聽is the first major exhibition to consider how and why modern and contemporary artists have employed doubled formats to explore perceptual, conceptual, and psychological themes. From Matisse, Duchamp, and Gorky to Rauschenberg, Johns, Warhol, Truitt, and Hesse, this multimedia presentation features works by many of today鈥檚 leading artists, including Kerry James Marshall, Glenn Ligon, Roni Horn, and Yinka Shonibare.
London, United Kingdom
For those in London, we suggest viewing聽. The exhibition closes July 31 and we highly recommend making time to聽visit – the show features works on loan from the聽Louvre, National Gallery of Art, Washington, the Prado Museum, Uffizi Museum, and the Vatican Museum. For those interested in Renaissance art, this is a can’t-miss exhibition.
Venice, Italy
Of course, this list wouldn’t be complete without mentioning the Venice Biennale; the exhibition, entitled聽, runs through November 27 at聽the Giardini and the Arsenale. This year’s iteration is curated by聽Cecilia Alemani, the current聽Director and Chief Curator of High Line Art in New York City.
Summer Crafts for Kids
