Every week in the Culture List, Vanity Fair editors present a ruthlessly curated selection of parties, art openings, exhibits, and mustn’t-miss events. This week’s list includes Misty Copeland, a music festival, and unfinished paintings from master artists.
Swan Lake
American Ballet Theatre
The Metropolitan Opera House
New York City
June 22 through June 27
The life story of A.B.T.’s Misty Copeland, a dancer who rose meteorically through the ballet world, is hitting another empowering high “pointe.” This Wednesday, Copeland will become the company’s first African-American to dance the role of the Swan Queen in New York City—not only a tremendous step for diversity in ballet, but also for Copeland herself, as the Swan Lake role is a stepping stone to becoming one of the A.B.T.’s prestigious principal dancers.
Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts
Pilton, Somerset, England
June 24 through June 28
Glastonbury is Coachella’s British cousin, but it’s anything but prim and proper. This year, the festival features Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, and Florence and the Machine (who, with appearances at Coachella, Governor’s Ball, and Lollapalooza, is running for festival band of the year.) If your eardrums need a break from the pounding insistence of bass, Glastonbury also has a dynamic mix of theater, circus, and cinema acts. Now, what’s England’s version of a flower crown?
“Unfinished . . . Works from the Courtlauld Gallery”
Courtauld Gallery
London
June 18 through September 20
It looks like even great artists don’t always finish great works. At London’s Courtauld Gallery, a new exhibit shows unfinished works by the likes of Cezanne, Degas, Manet, Rembrandt, and more—often abandoned by an untimely death, or utter frustration. We’ve all been there, except our throwaways actually belonged in the garbage.
Opening of the Grace Taylor Broughton Sculpture Garden
Saint Louis Art Museum
Saint Louis, Missouri
June 26 through June 28
The St. Louis Art Museum is unveiling their new sculpture garden this weekend, which has an eclectic mix of art from across the ages, including an avant-garde piece by Nagare Masayuki, a semi-abstract Henry Moore, and a turn of the 20th century Renoir (just to name a few). Art fanatics, meet us in St Louis.
“Endless House: Intersections of Art and Architecture”
Museum of Modern Art
New York City
June 27 through March 6, 2016
“Endless House,” with multi-media materials by Frank Gehry, Rem Koolhaas, Peter Eisenman, and more, highlights the overlap of cutting-edge artistic movements and architecture. It’s quite the spot for those who want to dwell on their dwellings.
