NYC Arts Picks: Paris Opera Ballet, Monteverdi, and More

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NYC Arts Picks: Paris Opera Ballet, Monteverdi, and More
A scene from the Paris Opera Ballet's "Giselle." The ballet runs from July 13-19 at the David H. Koch Theater,Lincoln Center. (Lincoln Center)
Evan Mantyk
7/9/2012
Updated:
7/9/2012

 

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Self-Portraits II

The Eleanor Ettinger Gallery specializes in representational art, also known as contemporary realism, which it describes as “forever classic and enduring.” The gallery works with artists who “explore the timeless genre with a fresh commitment and passion.” This exhibit features self-portraits by the gallery’s roster of highly skilled artists.

Eleanor Ettinger Gallery, 24 W. 57th St.
Now through July 14
No admission fee
www.eegallery.com

Interior, Exterior: Paintings by Catherine Prescott

An award-winning portraitist from Harrisburg, Pa., Catherine Prescott’s highly skilled lifelike works will be on display at Hersh Fine Art, in Long Island. Her works also include landscapes and still life.

Hersh Fine Art 14A Glen St., Glen Cove
Now through July 29
This event is free
www.hershfineart.com

North Italian Paintings from the Accademia Carrara, Bergamo

Called a jewel among Italian museums, the Accademia Carrara is closed for renovation, an unintended boon for New Yorkers. Because of the closure, the museum has been able to lend New York 15 masterpieces by Venetian and north Italian painters of the 15th and 16th centuries, including works by Bellini, Titian, and Lorenzo Lotto.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Now–Sept. 3
Tickets: $25, Children under 12 free
www.metmuseum.org

Poetry Pick

Apollo Sabin Howard

Upon Viewing Sabin Howard’s ‘Apollo’

By Terence Marin, Harrison, NY, 2012

Apollo beams a ray of virtuous light
Through the darkness that clouds mankind’s mind,
Blinds them, and puts them on a path malign,
Making their creations an inhuman sight.
The God’s pure energy sets all things right;
Since it is alive, it actively finds
Concepts and delusions most unrefined
And crushes them with innocence’s might.

I look down from the powerful sculpture,
It is but one and dark rooms so many,
Where can I find another so pure
And infused with the air of a deity?

Alas, we must cherish the truly great,
The next renaissance can no longer wait!



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Evan Mantyk is an English teacher in New York and President of the Society of Classical Poets.
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