Best NYC Art Gallery Exhibits
Vienna 1900: Style and Identity
Neue Galerie
Museum for German and Austrian Art
1048 Fifth Avenue
212.628.6200
neuegalerie.org/exhibitions/vienna-1900
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Through paintings, clothing and accessories, this newly opened exhibit depicts the importance of individual identity Vienna in the early 1900s. The show covers two floors, with each room and floor dedicated to a different theme of identity.
Nearby Eats:
Cafe Sabarsky (located in the museum)
(212) 288-0665
cafesabarsky.com
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Pictures by Women: A History of Modern Photography
MoMA
11 West 53 Street
212.708.9400
moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/1041
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Over two hundreds works by female photographers, including Yoko Ono, Helen Levitt and Carrie Mae Weems, are on display. Photographs are both recent acquisitions of the museum and those taken throughout the history of this media.
Nearby Eats:
Bills Bar & Burger
16 W 51st St (in between 5th and 6th Aves)
New York, NY 10019
(212) 705-8510
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Quilts: Masterworks from the American Folk Art Museum
American Folk Art Museum
45 West 53rd Street
212.265.1040
folkartmuseum.org
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Elevated from just fabric that keep you warm to true works of art, this extensive and breathtaking quilt display should not be missed. Showing the best quilts from the museums extensive collection, the exhibit shows pieces that span three centuries.
Nearby Eats:
The Plaza Food Hall by Todd English
One West 59th Street - Concourse Level
212.986.9260
theplazafoodhall.com/index.php
Ursula von Rydingsvard: Sculpture 1991-2009
SculptureCenter
44-19 Purves Street
Long Island City
718.361.1750
sculpture-center.org/
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This collection of the artist work are huge sculptures created from deconstructed cedar beams. Von Rydingsvard then constructs them into objects that allude to objects from everyday life.
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The Creek and the Cave
10-93 Jackson Ave
Long Island City, NY 11101
718.706.8783
thecreekandthecave.com
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