Howard Halle

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Photograph: By agsaz / Shutterstock | Interior in the main hall of the National Museum of the American IndianPhotograph: By agsaz / Shutterstock | Interior in the main hall of the National Museum of the American IndianFrom uptown to downtown and Brooklyn, Bronx and Queens, we’ve got all the free museum days and cheap admission in New York City. Tuesday June 3 2025FacebookTwitterPinterestEmailWhatsAppContributors: Howard Halle & Shaye WeaverAdvertisingFree and cheap tickets to NYC's best museums?

1 week ago | artnews.com | Howard Halle

Pablo Picasso was something of a latecomer to political activism, having embraced it only after reaching his 50s. Prior to that, his sole dedication was to himself, and the belief that his genius excused him from adhering to the rules that others were obliged to follow, whether that involved art or personal relationships. (His bad behavior, which included his overweening sexism, continued long after he became a man of the Left).

2 weeks ago | artnews.com | Howard Halle

Calling Michelangelo’s David iconic is something of an understatement: A monument of art history both literally and figuratively, it is undoubtedly the world’s most famous sculpture—and, with a height of nearly 14 feet and a weight of more than six tons, impossible to ignore.

2 months ago | artnews.com | Howard Halle

The world loves few things better than a controversy involving an artist. Such brouhahas are nothing new; Caravaggio’s Death of the Virgin (c. 1605–06), for instance, was rejected by the Church fathers who commissioned it for the chapel of Santa Maria Della Scala in Rome because of its brutally realistic depiction of Mary—for whom a prostitute served as model, according to some sources. Clashes became more regular during the 19th century, when épater les bourgeois became a rallying cry.

Feb 16, 2025 | timeout.com | Howard Halle

As the third-largest museum in NYC, The Brooklyn Museum rivals museums found in Manhattan (even The Metropolitan Museum) with its own amazing exhibits and galleries—which only stands to reason since most artists in NYC live and work in Brooklyn. It has become one of NYC's premier art institutions that boast Egyptian, African and Oceanic artifacts as well as hotter contemporary art exhibits that rotate in and out.