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Sister Act
April 30, 2011, 12:38.21 pm ET
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Jerry Zaks' production lacks "divine inspiration"
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The Window Shopper: Jellyfish New York
April 29, 2011, 11:46.43 pm ET
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For kids that want to rock their own individual style.
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Jerusalem
April 28, 2011, 10:45.05 pm ET
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"Jerusalem" erupts on The Music Box stage with the tenacity of a hungry wolf.
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The Motherf**ker With the Hat
April 27, 2011, 10:12.47 pm ET
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Chris Rock makes his Broadway debut in a play with a fittingly foul title...
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April 27, 2011, 10:08.29 pm ET
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Dressler
April 27, 2011, 11:57.45 am ET
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The perfect atmosphere and top-notch food...
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The House of Blue Leaves
April 26, 2011, 11:28.39 am ET
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Archie Bunker meets Looney Tunes.
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Centolire
April 25, 2011, 8:32.31 pm ET
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Tuscan-born chef Pino Luongo offering diners classic Italian fare.
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I Am Still Alive
April 25, 2011, 8:25.59 pm ET
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I Am Still Alive: Politics and Everyday Life in Contemporary Drawing at MoMa
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Inside Mehtaphor
April 24, 2011, 12:05.00 pm ET
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A look inside Jehanigir Mehta's new dining destination in Tribeca. more

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Changing Skyline: Brooklyn Stadium
April 23, 2011, 2:37.55 pm ET
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The Barclays Center in Downtown Brooklyn is fast becoming a reality. The stadium, which will be home to the New York Nets, is scheduled for completion in the summer of 2012.

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The Window Shopper -Eleven
April 22, 2011, 12:42.29 am ET
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What for some is merely a cast-off is for others catwalk worthy...
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Anything Goes
April 21, 2011, 12:56.59 am ET
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Sutton Foster is headlining the magically infectious revival of Anything Goes.
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Coming Soon: Night Vision
April 21, 2011, 12:41.01 am ET
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Photography of the 20th century inspired by the pleasure, danger, and allure of the night at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. more

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War Horse
April 19, 2011, 10:05.49 pm ET
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A tour de force of stagecraft resulting in an "epic" Broadway production.
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Body and Spirit: Tibetan Medical Paintings
April 18, 2011, 10:15.52 pm ET
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Beyond the dinosaurs lies the mind and spirit.
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Last Chance: Pantheon
April 17, 2011, 3:29.24 pm ET
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A History of Art from the Streets of New York
by Joann Jovinelly

For the last few weeks, the Donnell Library Building has been illuminated with the works of more than 30 street artists, including John Ahearn, whose plaster casts of New Yorkers date back to the early 1980s. Other works, like those from Ellis Gallagher and Matt Siren, are much more recent. Pantheon does its best to examine and put into context both the nascent work of New York’s street artists alongside pieces by its most recent inductees, though the exhibit barely seems like it scratches the surface of this very popular movement. What is useful, however, is that Pantheon, among other street art exhibits that have emerged over the last five years, has become another cog in the wheel that will continue to position street artists with more traditional gallery artists, further rolling the movement forward and legitimizing the very act of making street art.

Certainly, contemporary street artists have become more outspoken and better understood as a part of our visual culture, a few of them crossing over from anonymity to commercial success in the span of a few years. Part of that success can be attributed to the increased reception and public endorsement of street artists in major art institutions, such as in exhibits like Brooklyn Museum’s Graffiti in 2006, the Museum of Modern Art’s laser-tagging demonstration by Graffiti Research Lab, the Bronx Museum’s Street Life, Street Art, and the Tate Modern’s Street Art show, all in 2008.

What is unique about Pantheon is that it engaged the public with "librarians" and incognito docents during the run of the show in an effort to provide the audience with resources about artists and their work, the risks of vandalism, ambiguities of public property, and the free walls that exist in New York City and elsewhere. Viewers also were invited to participate in a survey about the overall sentiment of the public toward graffiti and street art through an informal ballot that was inspired by Hans Haacke’s 1970 MoMA Poll. Those participatory elements doubled as a forum for an ongoing dialogue about graffiti among the artists who risk arrest to show their work on the streets, and those who appreciate or dismiss it.

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Catch Me If You Can
April 17, 2011, 2:49.42 pm ET
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"...guaranteed to keep you on your toes."
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Salt & Fat
April 16, 2011, 9:03.30 am ET
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An artfully designed restaurant with an innovative menu in Queens. more

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The Window Shopper - Angelo Lambrou
April 15, 2011, 12:09.58 am ET
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This East Village shop offers a one-of-a-kind bridal experience.
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Paramount Bar
April 13, 2011, 11:53.15 pm ET
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The Paramount Bar bringing glamour back to the city at the landmark Paramount Hotel. more

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Olek at Christopher Henry Gallery
April 13, 2011, 11:40.44 pm ET
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Polish-born artist Agata Oleksiak puts her wearable sculptures on display.
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