Star soprano Anna Netrebko created a sensation with her riveting performance as the malevolent Lady Macbeth, the central character in Verdi’s retelling of Shakespeare’s tragedy. She is joined by Željko Lučić, who brings dramatic intensity and vocal authority to the title role of the honest general driven to murder and deceit by his ambitious wife. […]
Monthly Archives: June 2017
June
27
THE HIGH: ERIC SHINER ON ANDY WARHOL
posted by Layla
Join Eric Shiner, who has been called “the greatest Warhol expert on the planet,” as he explores Andy Warhol’s printmaking and screenprinting as well as his legendary Factory studio and fascination with the commodification of celebrity. Shiner is the former director of the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh and is currently the senior vice president […]
June
25
CONVERSATIONS WITH CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS: MAGDALENE ODUNDO
posted by Layla
Join us for a conversation between premier ceramicist Magdalene Odundo; Carol Thompson, the High’s Fred and Rita Richman Curator of African Art; and Michael Rooks, the Wieland Family Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art. Odundo will discuss her artistic techniques, including hand coiling, as well as African ceramic traditions and her wide-ranging influences, from ancient […]
June
23
UNIVERSAL AND SUBLIME: THE VESSELS OF MAGDALENE ODUNDO
posted by Layla
The High Museum of Art is pleased to present an extraordinary group of terracotta vessels and related works by Magdalene Odundo (British, born Kenya, 1950). This exhibition traces the trajectory of Odundo’s work over the course of three decades, from its genesis in the early 1980s through her most recent innovations, including new works created […]
June
08
MET OPERA VISIT
posted by Layla
Made my once-a-trip pilgrimage to The Met Opera just to breathe the air, touch the building, see some friends, and drop off Met Opera Guild Membership checks from members of my Kids Opera & Art Posse. It was great seeing Jerry and Cory, and catching up on all things opera. POSSE PHOTOS: […]
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