Beyond recent absences caused by a surge in cases, the museum has faced some difficulties hiring guards to replace those laid off earlier in the pandemic. Source: New York Times
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Gowns, Puppets and Sharks: 8 Cultural Sights to See This Winter
By Gotham Rex on January 7, 2022
Cold, dreary weekends are upon us. So what to do with the kids (or yourself, for that matter)? Here are some suggestions, including museums, historic homes and gardens. Source: New York Times
As the Mayor Promised Millions for New Monuments, Old Ones Crumbled
By Gotham Rex on December 29, 2021
Without dedicated funding for conservation, many of New York City’s public memorials and artworks are decaying from neglect. Source: New York Times
A Trove of Artifacts Officials Call ‘Stolen’ Are Returned to Italy
By Gotham Rex on December 15, 2021
The Manhattan district attorney’s office is repatriating 200 objects it confiscated from major museums and collections. Many were tied to one dealer. Source: New York Times
Mikio Shinagawa, Who Ran a Fashionable SoHo Haunt, Dies at 66
By Gotham Rex on December 12, 2021
His earthy Japanese restaurant, Omen, became a downtown canteen for well-known patrons like Patti Smith, Yoko Ono and Richard Gere. Source: New York Times
Jeffrey Epstein’s Companion, Ghislaine Maxwell, Goes on Trial
By Gotham Rex on November 29, 2021
She is accused of recruiting and trafficking young girls for the disgraced financier. Source: New York Times
5 Things to Do This Thanksgiving Weekend
By Gotham Rex on November 25, 2021
Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually and in person in New York City. Source: New York Times
Maya Lin’s Dismantled ‘Ghost Forest’ to Be Reborn as Boats
By Gotham Rex on November 24, 2021
Teenagers are making boats using the wood from her grove installation at Madison Square Park, and the artist is happy that the work is seeing a new life. Source: New York Times
After 20 Years, Frank Stella Returns to Ground Zero
By Gotham Rex on November 22, 2021
The installation of his sculpture marks a homecoming for the 85-year-old artist, whose diptych at the World Trade Center was destroyed on 9/11. Source: New York Times
Looking for a Stolen Idol? Visit the Museum of the Manhattan D.A.
By Gotham Rex on November 17, 2021
Investigators have seized so many looted artifacts — more than 3,000 — that storing and caring for them until they can be returned is now a full-time job. Source: New York Times
Donors Withhold Gifts to Protest Changes at Hamptons Sculpture Garden
By Gotham Rex on November 14, 2021
Some patrons of the LongHouse Reserve are upset that its veteran director was let go, but the board says it needed new leadership to expand the garden into a museum with a broader mission. Source: New York Times
Bettina Grossman, an Artistic Fixture at the Chelsea Hotel, Dies at 94
By Gotham Rex on November 13, 2021
Her apartment was so crowded with her artwork that she slept in the hallway. But she did not become widely known until near the end of her life. Source: New York Times
‘Fighting for Change’: Life as a Black Artist
By Gotham Rex on October 19, 2021
The work and struggle by Jamel Robinson and other artists is part of the “African American Art in the 20th Century” exhibition at the Hudson River Museum. Source: New York Times
Jefferson Statue May Be Removed After More Than 100 Years at City Hall
By Gotham Rex on October 18, 2021
Black, Latino and Asian City Council members who find the sculpture oppressive and racist may finally win a two-decade fight to remove it from their chamber. Source: New York Times
U.S. Charges Once-Rising Artist With Selling Raymond Pettibon Forgeries
By Gotham Rex on October 14, 2021
Christian Rosa is accused in a federal indictment of scheming to defraud art buyers through the sale of four pieces purportedly by Mr. Pettibon. Source: New York Times