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Stumblday's ranked list of the best things to do in New York City on Friday, October 16 (tomorrow): 4 events, led by Chucho Valdés 85th Birthday Celebration With Special Guests Joe Lovano and Terence Blanchard, Archtober: The Green-House at Green-Wood Cemetery and The Ritual of SOMA Launch Party — each one checked against the organizer's own page. Below them, 28 exhibitions and shows running through the day. A light day so far. This week's view has every day side by side, and the weekend board is the deep list.
American Academy of Arts and Letters, Washington Heights, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsWashington Heights, Manhattan
The Final Fantasy artist's first New York institutional solo show: a Pandora frieze of drawings, free at Audubon Terrace from opening day.
American Academy of Arts and Letters, Washington Heights, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Final Fantasy artist's first New York institutional solo show: a Pandora frieze of drawings, free at Audubon Terrace from opening day.
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The New York Historical, Upper West Side, ManhattanUpper West Side, Manhattan
A Dee Dee Ramone Fender, a Studio 54 opening-night invite and the Saturday Night Fever script tell how broke 1970s NYC birthed disco, punk and hip hop.
The New York Historical, Upper West Side, ManhattanA Dee Dee Ramone Fender, a Studio 54 opening-night invite and the Saturday Night Fever script tell how broke 1970s NYC birthed disco, punk and hip hop.
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Doris C. Freedman Plaza, Central Park, ManhattanTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCentral Park, Manhattan
Bronze, stone and concrete dogs on leashes take over the Central Park entrance at 60th and Fifth — Camille Henrot's first public show in New York.
Doris C. Freedman Plaza, Central Park, ManhattanTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBronze, stone and concrete dogs on leashes take over the Central Park entrance at 60th and Fifth — Camille Henrot's first public show in New York.
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New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Boulevard, Bedford Park, BronxBedford Park, Bronx
NYBG's Flower Power turns 250 acres groovy — psychedelic floral displays plus Warhol and Milton Glaser works channeling sixties counterculture in bloom.
New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Boulevard, Bedford Park, BronxNYBG's Flower Power turns 250 acres groovy — psychedelic floral displays plus Warhol and Milton Glaser works channeling sixties counterculture in bloom.
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Hauser & Wirth, 542 West 22nd Street, Chelsea, ManhattanChelsea, Manhattan
Korean icon Lee Bul fills Hauser & Wirth with major new sculptures — cyborg bodies and glittering future ruins probing technology, nature and history.
Hauser & Wirth, 542 West 22nd Street, Chelsea, ManhattanKorean icon Lee Bul fills Hauser & Wirth with major new sculptures — cyborg bodies and glittering future ruins probing technology, nature and history.
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El Museo del Barrio, East Harlem, ManhattanEast Harlem, Manhattan
The first major retrospective of Teddy Sandoval, a central figure of LA's queer Chicano avant-garde, opens at El Museo del Barrio for its New York run.
El Museo del Barrio, East Harlem, ManhattanThe first major retrospective of Teddy Sandoval, a central figure of LA's queer Chicano avant-garde, opens at El Museo del Barrio for its New York run.
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City Hall Park, Civic Center, ManhattanMomos · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCivic Center, Manhattan
Concrete birds pluck pennies from the City Hall Park fountain and two bronze Lady Justices preside — Genesis Belanger's first big public show.
City Hall Park, Civic Center, ManhattanMomos · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsConcrete birds pluck pennies from the City Hall Park fountain and two bronze Lady Justices preside — Genesis Belanger's first big public show.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, ManhattanUpper East Side, Manhattan
The Costume Institute's new blockbuster reframes fashion as fine art, with sculptural gowns staged alongside masterpieces from the Met's collection.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, ManhattanThe Costume Institute's new blockbuster reframes fashion as fine art, with sculptural gowns staged alongside masterpieces from the Met's collection.
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Museum of Arts and Design, Columbus Circle, ManhattanColumbus Circle, Manhattan
The Waffle Trainer, Air Force 1 and Vaporfly meet never-shown prototypes from Nike's 200,000-object archive, opening at MAD on Columbus Circle.
Museum of Arts and Design, Columbus Circle, ManhattanThe Waffle Trainer, Air Force 1 and Vaporfly meet never-shown prototypes from Nike's 200,000-object archive, opening at MAD on Columbus Circle.
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The Studio Museum in Harlem, Harlem, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHarlem, Manhattan
Julie Mehretu, Alma Thomas, Jack Whitten and William T. Williams anchor a Studio Museum show on geometry as a way of thinking, newly opened in Harlem.
The Studio Museum in Harlem, Harlem, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsJulie Mehretu, Alma Thomas, Jack Whitten and William T. Williams anchor a Studio Museum show on geometry as a way of thinking, newly opened in Harlem.
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Storm King Art Center, New Windsor / Mountainville, Hudson ValleyNew Windsor / Mountainville, Hudson Valley
Anicka Yi's first big outdoor work grows microbes in glowing columns at Storm King's 500 acres — peak-foliage sculpture, open the holiday Monday
Storm King Art Center, New Windsor / Mountainville, Hudson ValleyAnicka Yi's first big outdoor work grows microbes in glowing columns at Storm King's 500 acres — peak-foliage sculpture, open the holiday Monday
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, ManhattanUpper East Side, Manhattan
Flip Sides turns 50 Korean treasures around at the Met — hidden linings, sealed interiors and reverse faces, over half never shown in public.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Upper East Side, ManhattanFlip Sides turns 50 Korean treasures around at the Met — hidden linings, sealed interiors and reverse faces, over half never shown in public.
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The Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, ManhattanMidtown, Manhattan
Rare Surrealist artists' books by Andre Breton, Claude Cahun, Salvador Dali, Max Ernst and Toyen, drawn from MoMA's holdings.
The Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, ManhattanRare Surrealist artists' books by Andre Breton, Claude Cahun, Salvador Dali, Max Ernst and Toyen, drawn from MoMA's holdings.
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The Frick Collection, Upper East Side, ManhattanQuintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsUpper East Side, Manhattan
Renaissance Sienese bronzes at the Frick's restored Gilded Age mansion, in the special-exhibition galleries added by the renovation.
The Frick Collection, Upper East Side, ManhattanQuintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsRenaissance Sienese bronzes at the Frick's restored Gilded Age mansion, in the special-exhibition galleries added by the renovation.
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American Museum of Natural History, Upper West Side, ManhattanPhotograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net ). · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsUpper West Side, Manhattan
The NBA's Larry O'Brien Trophy, freshly engraved with the champion Knicks, plus the Lombardi Trophy and Jesse Owens gold, at AMNH.
American Museum of Natural History, Upper West Side, ManhattanPhotograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net ). · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe NBA's Larry O'Brien Trophy, freshly engraved with the champion Knicks, plus the Lombardi Trophy and Jesse Owens gold, at AMNH.
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MoMA PS1, Long Island City, QueensKidfly182 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLong Island City, Queens
A 22-ton wall of rubble from a Ciudad Juárez home anchors Teresa Margolles's first large US museum show, free across PS1's third floor.
MoMA PS1, Long Island City, QueensKidfly182 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA 22-ton wall of rubble from a Ciudad Juárez home anchors Teresa Margolles's first large US museum show, free across PS1's third floor.
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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Upper East Side, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsUpper East Side, Manhattan
Taryn Simon fills the entire Guggenheim rotunda with 42 new works tracing one federal agent's life — the fall's biggest museum opening.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Upper East Side, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTaryn Simon fills the entire Guggenheim rotunda with 42 new works tracing one federal agent's life — the fall's biggest museum opening.
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Crown Heights, BrooklynKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCrown Heights, Brooklyn
BBG rebuilds the winning stoops of the Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest, plus portraits of the neighbours who planted them.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Crown Heights, BrooklynKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBBG rebuilds the winning stoops of the Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest, plus portraits of the neighbours who planted them.
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Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynProspect Heights, Brooklyn
140-plus couture pieces worn by Beyoncé, Björk and Lady Gaga fill Iris van Herpen's North American debut at the Brooklyn Museum.
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, Brooklyn140-plus couture pieces worn by Beyoncé, Björk and Lady Gaga fill Iris van Herpen's North American debut at the Brooklyn Museum.
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