This week, the Met pairs fashion with Impressionism. Al Held holds letters in "high" regard at Cheim & Read. The Whitney "Rose" to the occasion of a Jay DeFeo retrospective. John Kriskiewicz dishes on the 1939 NYC World's Fair. And Walter Robinson indulges in the finer arts at Dorian Grey Gallery. All this and more, on this week's art roundup.

This week, Outsider Art Fair descends upon Chelsea. Liza Minnelli reunites with Joel Grey at Cabaret's 40th anniversary screening. Ellie Ga recounts an arctic voyage at the New Museum. The Dance on Camera Festival kicks off with the world premiere of Alan Brown’s Five Dances. And Grand Central turns 100. Put on your birthday clothes, and check out this week's New York art round up. More»

Yoko Ono lunches at the Brooklyn Museum. The Met's Apollo Circle throws its annual black-tie benefit. GLAAD and Countess LuAnn auction art. PINTA spices up the scene with Latin American art. MoMA debates performance anxieties. Ed Ruscha opens at Gagosian. All this and more, on this week's NYC art scene. More»

The Met throws a Warhol costume party. Fernando Botero takes up space at Marlborough Gallery. Jeff Koons talks Pablo Picasso at the Guggenheim. The Chelsea Art District hosts a festival of sound. "The Scream" comes to MoMA. And Anne Hathaway sings for her supper. Listen up: art demands to be heard on this week's round up. More»

There's a flurry of fashionable openings this week, including Richard Phillips' portraits of Lindsay Lohan, a new large-scale work by Thomas Hirschhorn, and a surprising artistic foray by Macaulay Culkin. Also, don't miss ballet performances at The Kitchen that bring to life the photography of Elad Lassry. We know y'all are busy with Fashion Week, but take some time to watch the artwork--and sashay away to this week's roundup. More»

August is coming to a close, and so are many of the summer exhibitions, so be sure and take one last stroll through your favorite Chelsea galleries before the season comes to a close. In other news, Liz Laser Magic plays an anchorwoman at Forever & Today, Frédéric Moffet organized a film series at New Museum, Gym Class Heroes headline this year's Afropunk Festival, and two brothers from Iran bring their art to Openhouse. Let's get this pARTy started. More»

New York is heating up, and so is its art scene, which features some sizzlin' summer parties: The Met Young Members Party, The Frick Collection Garden Party, and MoMA PS1's Warm Up. There's also the Lincoln Center screening of Christian Marclay's "The Clock," River Rocks 2012, and Bastille Day celebrations. So check the time, break out the French wine, and toast to this week's art roundup. More»

It's Spring, and art is blossoming at the New York Botanical Garden, which has painstakingly recreated the lush gardens of Monet's Giverny. Also this week: the Whitney Museum Independent Study Program engages in "Creative Destruction," Maria José Arjona instructs on how to kiss, and surrealist Daniel Merriam presents watercolors of "The Greatest Show on Earth." There's even an Open Studios on Governors Island. So catch the next ferry, and check out this week's art scene. More»

Last weekend, the Metropolitan Museum of Art opened "Impossible Conversations," an exhibition of iconic ensembles by Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada.

Over one hundred designs and accessories by Schiaparelli and Prada are on display, highlighting striking similarities between the legendary designers.

Inspired by Miguel Covarrubias's "Impossible Interviews" for Vanity Fair in the 1930s, the collection is arranged in seven themed galleries or "conversations": "Waist Up/Waist Down," "Ugly Chic," "Hard Chic," "Naïf Chic," "The Classical Body," "The Exotic Body," and "The Surreal Body." More»

[Red, white and blue stairs celebrating the re-opening of the American Wing at the Met via brianlevin]