Clothing Across Cultures at Los Angeles County Museum of Art (February 12, 2011 | 9a.m.)
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Violinist Hilary Hahn’s Higdon & Tchaikovsky Violin Concertos
Violinist Hilary Hahn, recently named Gramophone magazine’s Artist of the Year, is a two-time Grammy Award-winning soloist celebrated for her probing interpretations, technical assurance and compelling stage presence. For a decade and a half, extensive international performances and recording activities have made Hahn one of the most sought-after artists of this era.
‘Poetry, a film by Lee Chang-dong | Drama | 2010
SYNOPSIS: Mija (veteran actress Yun Jung-hee) is a beautiful woman in her sixties who moves gracefully through life, contemplating a trivial daily routine that is ill-suited to her refined persona…
REVEALING MEXICO WEEK | Rockefeller Center® | October 25th – October 31st, 2010
To commemorate the Bicentennial of Mexican Independence and the Centennial of the Mexican Revolution, Revealing Mexico Week will celebrate the culture and people of Mexico with a weeklong series of special events in the heart of New York City.
Chaos and Classicism Exhibition: Art in France, Italy & Germany
Full rotunda show includes painting, sculpture, photography, architecture, film, fashion, and decorative arts, featuring many works never shown before in the United States…
They Call Me Mellow Yellow
I was around seven or eight years old when my mother’s best friend at the time came over to the house for a visit from North Carolina. She embraced my mom lifting her up in the air and gave me a big warm hug and a kiss on each cheek. It was at that time when Rene (my mother’s friend) told me that I was lighter than the color of healthy urine. At the time, I wasn’t sure what she meant but that wasn’t the first or last reference to my complexion from her that weekend. It was, however, the most disturbing of her insulting commentary on my skin tone.