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Jennifer Vanasco

Articles by Jennifer Vanasco


Jennifer Vanasco edits and reports on the arts and the economics of culture for WNYC/Gothamist. Awards include the New York Radio Festivals Silver Award, the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association Excellence in Radio Award, the National Headline Club Award and AP's Best Use of Sound. She is an adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia University

"Deepfake: Unstable Evidence on Screen" at the Museum of the Moving Image offers a historic context for manipulated media.


The cultural landmark stands on the ruins of what was a once thriving, culturally-rich Black and Latino community.


The sprawling exhibit housed inside of the Armory features a piece that includes the audio of Amy Cooper calling the police on birdwatcher Christian Cooper in 2020.


In the exhibit’s backstory, a fictional woman has gained resources--and a time machine--and her home is now a collection of objects created by Black people across the centuries, including the future.


Hadestown was one of two musicals that reopened this week almost a year and a half after Broadway went dark, and they brought the party to the street.


The work from Andrea Miller invites people to reflect on what it was like to live in the city during the pandemic.


“When you see yourself and when you see your stories, it’s totally different. We grow up watching other people’s stories,” Mateo said. “I got teary-eyed watching those eight minutes" of the Lin-Manuel Miranda film.


New York City’s recovery depends on the arts, here's how the mayoral candidates say they'll help that devastated sector.


A physical post-Covid landscape -- and a powerful place of mourning -- has been created inside Performance Space New York in the East Village.


At the one year anniversary of Broadway going dark, there's hope, but still a long wait before curtains rise.


A look at the struggling small shops that create costumes for Broadway.


The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the city's first museums to reopen after an extended closure throughout the pandemic.


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