February 2017: The Arts

Performing Arts.

–The New York Philharmonic’s Tchaikovsky Festival begins Feb 2

–The Metropolitan Opera features a new production of Dvorak’s Rusalka Feb 2 – March 2

–Carnegie Hall hosts the festival La Serenissima: Music and Art from the Venetian Republic – Feb 3-21; the Kronos Quartet – Feb 11; the Orchestra of St. Luke’s – Feb 16; and 3 concerts by Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Feb 28 – March 2

–Lincoln Center’s Great Performances series hosts Ivan Fisher and the Budapest Festival orchestraFeb 5-6; and Vladimir Jorowski with the London Phil Feb 26-27

–La Bayadère at Palais Des Congrès De Paris – Feb 8-12

–Andrea Bocelli performs a Valentine’s Day concert in Miami – Feb 12

–MacArthur Fellow Michelle Dorrance will perform the premiere of a site-specific work for the Guggenheim Museum’s rotunda – Feb 16

–Frankenstein will be performed by the San Francisco Ballet at the Royal Ballet, Royal Opera house in London – Feb 17

Visual Arts.

–The Zona Maco contemporary art fair in Mexico City will see global art collectors and 120 galleries – there will be both established and emerging talent in the mix – Feb 8-12

–The New Museum in New York mounts a comprehensive survey of American artist Raymond Pettibon; A Pen of All Work opens Feb 8

–The Tate Britain celebrates ahead of David Hockney’s 80^th birthday with a comprehensive retrospective of his work – Feb 9-May 29

–The Guggenheim turns 80 this year, and the museum focuses on an all-star line-up of works from its collection championed by six of its patrons in Visionaries: Creating a Modern Guggenheim – opening Feb 10

–Revolution: Russian Art 1917-1932 is at the Royal Academy of Arts, Mayfair, London – Feb 11-April 17

–Jane and Louise Wilson show photos from their Sealander series of abandoned spaces at the Getty in LA – opens Feb 14

–A retrospective of photographer Wolfgang Tillmans’ work is at the Tate Modern in London – Feb 15 – June 11

–The Hong Kong Arts Festival is Feb 16-March 18

–Art Wynwood in Miami – Feb 16-20

–Vermeer & The Masters of Painting opens at the Louvre – Feb 22

See other February 2017 events:
Travel
Food & Drink
Planes, Yachts & Autos
Fitness & Sports
Fashion & Design
Entertainment

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