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Artist George Condo at Gallery Met

There's a new show of ink-on-paper drawings of jesters by the artist George Condo at the Arnold & Marie Schwartz Gallery Met, which is in the south lobby of the Metropolitan Opera House. The gallery has no admission charge for ticket holders and the general public.
There is also a banner by Condo on the facade of the Opera House which advertises the new production of Rigoletto.
The jesters in Condo's works are featured in the exhibition because of the significant role of the jester in Rigoletto.
The art show will be on view through May 11, 2013 and so if you're attending a performance or in the vicinity of Lincoln Center, the Condo pieces are worth checking out.

http://www.metopera.org

Need a cheese break in NYC? Check out Murray's Cheese Bar

Murray's Cheese Bar opens at 5 p.m. and go early to grab a seat at the counter. Then order the Mac & Cheese and the Baked Lemon Ricotta Cake with Earl Grey syrup and creme fraiche. Be sure to visit their store on your way home. A bit of heaven in NYC....

Murray's Cheese Bar
264 Bleecker St.
Greenwich Village, NYC
tel: 646.476.8882
http://www.murrayscheesebar.com

A Day Away from NYC: Yale University Art Gallery

Are you looking for a cultural day trip idea? How about spending the afternoon at the Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, CT? The museum reopened in December, 2012 after an extensive restoration of the 1953 Louis Kahn builiding and expansion of the Old Yale Art Gallery and 1866 Street Hall. Don't miss the Asian, African and contemporary galleries.

From NYC, take Metro-North from Grand Central to Union Station in New Haven. From DC or Boston, take Amtrak to New Haven.
It's a five minute taxi ride from the train station to the gallery.

Yale University Art Gallery
1111 Chapel St. (at York)
New Haven, CT 06520
tel: 203.432.0600
http://artgallery.yale.edu
Admission is free.
Hours:
Tues.-Fri. 10 a.m-5 p.m.
Sat.-Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Must-see New York Contemporary Art Shows: Winter, 2013

Not Too Late: Recent Works by Feng Mengbo
Chambers Fine Art
522 W. 19th St.
http://www.chambersfineart.com
on view through February 22, 2013

Brice Marden: Red Yellow Blue
Gagosian Gallery
980 Madison Ave.
http://www.gagosian.com
on view through February 23, 2013

Keith Sonnier 68-70
Mary Boone Gallery
541 W. 24th St.
http://www.maryboonegallery.com
on view through February 23, 2013

Tacita Dean
Marian Goodman Gallery
24 W. 57th St.
http://www.mariangoodman.com
on view through March 9, 2013

Nicolas Carone: The Later Paintings
Washburn Gallery
20 W. 57th St.
http://www.washburngallery.com
on view through April 6, 2013