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John Grande (b. 1969, Are You Experienced, 2015, Oil on canvas, 28 x 50 inches, Courtesy of the artist © John Grande

At Play

Artists & Entertainment

June 28 – November 9, 2025

The Nassau County Museum of Art’s next exhibition, At Play, surveys artists’ perennial fascination with entertainment in all forms. Framing this topic between the nineteenth century Belle Époque and today, the exhibition features works by Pablo Picasso, Reginald Marsh, Everett Shinn, and Max Beckmann among many others, gathered to represent a wide range of expressions, from entertainment-related activities to the fascinating personalities involved.

At Play encompasses dance, music, theater, movies, circus, boating, and beach scenes, along with horseracing and various sports, both active and passive. Examples of works include images of rockstars and Hollywood icons – from Andy Warhol’s celebrity portraits of Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor to photographs of The Beatles by the legendary photographer Harry Benson. Also featured are archival items from The Metropolitan Opera and the New York Philharmonic, including costumes by Marc Chagall for Die Zauberflöte, vintage fashion items by such designers as Alfred Shaheen, and iconic costumes from the Folies-Bergère in Paris

Transcending cultures and national boundaries, the impulse to create such images reveals a universal quest for spiritual uplift through art. As many of these perspectives have persisted through even the most challenging times, the theme of entertainment is a constant aspect of the renewing character of art.

PLAN YOUR VISIT

Carole A. Feuerman (b. 1945)
Bibi on the Ball (Life-Size), 2021
Lacquer on bronze with gold-leaf cap, life-size, from an edition of 8
64 x 46 x 34 inches
Collection of the artist

Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939)
En l’honneur de Sarah Bernhardt – ses admirateurs et ses amis (In Honor of Sarah Bernhardt: Her Admirers and Her Friends), 1896

Lithograph on paper with giltwood gesso frame

29 3/4 x 21 3/4 inches
Macklowe Gallery