Weekend Artisty activities

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Takashi Murakami: In the Land of the Dead, Stepping on the Tail of a Rainbow
Where: Gagosian Gallery (West 24th Street)
When: 10am–6pm
Tokyo-based artist (and former Louis Vuitton collaborator) Takashi Murakami presents colorful paintings and sculptures at a new exhibition, titled In the Land of the Dead, Stepping on the Tail of a Rainbow, in one of the Gagosian's Chelsea locations. Inspired by the devastating 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami, the works reflect the artist's interest in exploring his native country's reaction to the aftermath—with an abstract expressionist sensibility. The result is a typically wild, frenetic collection that showcases Murakami's meld of classical Japanese painting with pop art, anime and other forms.


Friday, December 19
Gingerbread Lane
Where: New York Hall of Science
When: 2–5pm
The New York Hall of Science, NYC's only hands-on science center, offers free admission on Fridays from 2pm to 5pm and more than 450 displays in their 100,000-square-foot space—plus an outdoor rocket park and science-themed playground. Their current holiday-themed exhibition, Gingerbread Lane, sets mouthwatering gingerbread houses in a whimsical edible village (the largest in the world, according to Guinness World Records). Manhattan-based chef Jon Lovitch spent the entire year designing and baking the display. December weekends see holiday activities at the institution, including holiday-lantern crafting and—naturally—a gingerbread-house workshop.

Saturday, December 20
Super Sábado
Where: El Museo del Barrio
When: 11am–6pm
Beginning at noon (though museum doors open an hour earlier) the Latino cultural institution hosts an afternoon full of kid-friendly activities, such as crown making, festive music performance and Three Kings Day storytelling. Adults needn't feel left out, either: see French-Venezuelan artist Marisol's first museum retrospective, Marisol: Sculptures and Works on Paper, and the Playing with Fire: Political Interventions, Dissident Acts, and Mischievous Actions exhibition, which features works from El Museo's permanent collection. Before or after, try to make time to walk around the surrounding East Harlem neighborhood, which features a colorful community garden and a Graffiti Hall of Fame.

Sunday, December 21
Make Music Winter
Where: Citywide
When: Various times
Make Music New York presents its fourth annual winter event: a series of "participatory musical parades" in different locations across the five boroughs. Artist Tom Peyton will host an evening procession requiring no instruments in Midtown Manhattan, while composer Hiroya Miura is asking for brass musicians and bagpipers to march with him during the afternoon in Queens—just two of 13 blaring performances throughout the City.
SUNDAY
Creativity never tasted so good! Spend your Sunday afternoon in the studio at 92Y’s School of the Arts open house. Gather up your friends and indulge your appetite for art, crafts, music and dance– and enjoy a scone and hot drinks while you’re at it! R.S.V.P here