QUEENS
WHAT: Wayne Hollowell’s
C
BEST
SUMMER
EVER
HUFFINGTON
05.26.13
PREVIEW
CULTURE
ART
Drama Queen
WHEN: June 26-30, 2013
WHERE: Michael Mut Gallery,
New York
FROM LEFT: COURTESY OF MICHAEL MUT GALLERY, NEW YORK; LEE SNIDER/PHOTO IMAGES/COURTESY OF THE FALES LIBRARY & SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, NYU
WHY: This exhibit features a
dazzling display of pop culture
portraits in time for NYC Pride,
and “more drama than any
queen should ever have to
take” (the gallery’s words).
SURREAL
DAVID HOCKNEY
WHAT:
David Hockney’s
A Rake’s Progress
WHEN: June 5 Aug. 16, 2013
WHERE:
Contemporary Art
Society, London
WHY: A Rake’s
Progress is a semiautobiographical story
about the artist and
his life in New York in
the 1960s. If you love
David Hockney, you
will love this show.
CORBUSIER
Contemporary Art
WHY: The list
of artists who
contributed work
to this exhibitions
is astounding, with
names like Kehinde
Wiley, Marc Jacobs,
Vivienne Westwood,
Karl Lagerfeld and
Yayoi Kusama.
Together they
created 78 images
that represent a deck
of Tarot cards.
MEMORIES
WHAT: Building
Memories: The Art
of Remembering
WHEN: May 31,
2013 - Feb. 24, 2014
WHERE:
Victoria and Albert
Museum, London
WHY: Based on the
“art of remembering”
theories developed
by Hari Kunzru, this
exhibit explores the
history of mnemonics
in classical texts,
Victorian manuals,
card games and
contemporary works.
WHAT:
Le Corbusier: An
Atlas of Modern
Landscapes
WHEN: June 9 Sept. 23, 2013
WHERE:
Museum of Modern
Art, New York
WHY: This
exhibition will place
particular focus
on the ways in
which architect
and visual artist
Le Corbusier (aka
Charles-Édouard
Jeanneret)
imagined
landscapes, in his
early watercolors of
the Mediterranean,
his sketches of India
and his photographs
of architectural
projects.
WHAT:
Reflections. From
Van Eyck to Magritte
WHEN: June 11 Sept. 15, 2013
WHERE:
Museo ThyssenBornemisza, Madrid
WHY: The exhibit
— a survey of works
from the museum’s
permanent collection
— focuses on the
relationship between
real and reflected
imagery in art.
From old to modern
masters, surreal
masterpieces by
artists like Rene
Magritte and Jan van
Eyck will be on display.
AIDS
WHAT: AIDS in New York:
The First Five Years
WHEN: June 7 - Sept. 15, 2013
WHERE: New York Historical Society
WHY: The exhibit covers the period from
1981 to 1985 when activist movements
that would later change the nation’s
approach to AIDS were first springing up.