Dearest Friends of New York Arts Exchange,
New Year's Greetings - I hope the beginning of 2026 has been kind to you and your loved ones. We are already "rockin' and rolling" on the World Stage. And it's soooo cold in New York. Perhaps it's the right time to curl up with a good book and join a book club to share your thoughts about the experience.
If you are able, please join me in person at Ardsley Public Library on Tuesdays, January 13, 20, 27, and February 3, at 11 am to talk about Thomas Schlesser's brilliant novel Mona's Eyes. Here is the blurb on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. It was selected as the BN Book of the Year 2025.
Here is my review for Bonjour Paris, only available to subscribers.
If you cannot join us in person, please let me know if you would like to join a Zoom book club to discuss Mona's Eyes beginning in February. I look forward to hearing from you about this future program sponsored directly through the New York Arts Exchange.
And, on that note . . .please join me for arts content on my new Substack website. Here is my first post. Subscribing is free to everyone. Look for the information on my Substack website: https://bethnewyork.substack.com/
And finally - Last Call for January and February 2026.
Closing Sunday, January 11:
Chiharu Shioto: Two Home Cities, Japan Society, 333 East 47th Street, NYC.
Closing Saturday, January 17:
New Photography, Museum of Modern Art
Closing Monday, January 19:
Sixities Surreal, Whitney Museum of American Art
Divine Egypt, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Gingerbread NYC, Museum of the City of New York
Closing Sunday, February 1:
Monet in Venice, Brooklyn Museum
Man Ray, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Closing Saturday, February 7:
Ruth Asawa, Museum of Modern Art
Closing Sunday, February 8:
Renoir Drawings, The Morgan Library and Museum
Best wishes to you and all your loved ones for 2026 and beyond!
With love and hugs,
Beth
Beth S. Gersh-Nesic, PhD
Director/Owner
