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Aldrich Museum of Contemporary
Art
258 Main Street
Ridgefield,
CT
(203)
438-4519
website
The
address is old-style, small-town New England, the house a
converted 18th-century home. But the AMCA shows the most
up-to-the-minute artwork—so up-to-the-minute, in fact, that in
the 1980s it sold at auction its permanent collection in order
to concentrate on exhibiting only the most contemporary
of contemporary art. An eclectic, elegant, and inspired
showcase in southwestern Connecticut.
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The Morgan Library
29 East 36th Street,
at
Madison
NYC
(212)
685-0610
website
You
can visit the Morgan’s high-profile temporary exhibitions, or
you can shun the attendant crowds and head for the East Room.
Once J.P. Morgan’s private library, this wing of the building
is now home to the masterpieces of the museum’s permanent
collection—magnificently carved ancient Near Eastern
cylindrical seals, the largest no bigger than a wine cork;
intricately illustrated medieval and Renaissance books
illuminated with gold; musical manuscripts; and drawings.
Don’t be surprised if you have the place to yourself.
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Superfine
126 Front Street
Brooklyn,
NY
(718)
243-9005
We'd
already chosen and photographed Superfine for the A-list
before it got a nod in New York's recent “Best of”
issue. But just in case readers were left with the impression
that Superfine is nothing more than a source for breakfast
burritos, we wanted to put in a good word for it as an art and
performance space that has played host to everything from
modern dance troupes to bluegrass bands. Unsurprisingly,
owners Laura Taylor, Cara Lee Sparry, and Tanya Rynd are all
artists; chef Taylor is a sculptor, and her organic, seasonal
cuisine looks as good as it tastes. Don’t leave without
checking out the adjoining art gallery, Brooklyn Front.
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Franklin Furnace
45 John Street #611
NYC
(212)
766-2606
website
Franklin
Furnace proclaims that it’s “on a mission to make the world
safe for Avant-Garde art.” That might strike some as a little
paradoxical, but at least the goal of “preserving the history
of the avant-garde” is unequivocal enough. Peruse the archives
for taped moments from the long history of performance art, as
well as boundary-pushing pieces created specifically for the
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Flight 001
96 Greenwich
Avenue
NYC
10011
(212)
691-1001
website
Sure,
no one really needs an orange suede passport cover, or
a Pantone messenger bag that resembles a color chip, or an
ionizing personal “air scrubber”—but need has no bearing on
the appeal of this “futurist travel boutique” and its smart
array of travel-related wares. The little shop offers gadgets
and gizmos for the frequent flyer, anti-travel sickness
remedies from around the world, and, of course, some pretty
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