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Arts In The City

Minimalist masterWalter De Maria brin

his industrial, highlygeometric sculpture toGagosian Gallery, in an

exhibition so big that

it takes up two of thegallery’s Manhattan

locations. Through Ma

gagosian.com

McNally Robinson,stalwart defenders of th

Davids in a publishing 

world full of Goliaths,present the Best New

Poets 2006, featuring Theo Hummer,Barbara Strasko 

and Gary JosephCohen reading fromtheir work. At McNally

Robinson Books April 5

mcnallyrobinsonnyc.co

“Dangerous Beauty”

explores the role of beauty in modern

culture through paintin

sculpture, photography

installation, and videoby artists including 

Nicola Constantino,Barbara Kruger,

Marilyn Minter and

 Joshua Neustein.  Atthe Chelsea Art Museu

through April 21.

chelseaartmuseum.org 

“Apostasy,” a new play

Gino DiLorio, naviga

the relationships of a

 Jewish hospice patientwith her disappointing 

daughter and acharismatic televangelis

 At Urban Stages, throuMay 6. urbanstages.org

Norwegian pop crooneSondre Lerche and TFaces Down Quartet br

their new, slightly chillie

 vibe to Webster Hall Ap7. webster-hall.com

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FIT FOR A PROFrom the philharmonic to the

string quartet, when it comes to

classical music the violin is the

star of the show. So it makes sense

that virtuosos demand the bestinstruments. For many, that means

using a 17th-century Stradivarius,

the legendary product of the Italian

craftsman Antonio Stradivari, but

as writer John Marchese found

out during his three-year quest,

New York has its own craftsman

satisfying the most demanding 

musicians. In his new book, “The

Violin Maker,” Marchese finds

Sam Zygmuntowicz, a Brooklyn-

based violin maker, commissionedby Eugene Drucker of the

Emerson String Quartet. The

book, a detailed personal account

of Zygmuntowicz’s quest to build

the perfect instrument, the city

plays a vital role. “Gene [Drucker]

is just the quintessential New

York thoroughbred musician,”

said Marchese of the violinist,

a Julliard grad and son of a

musician. And Brooklyn, home

to Zygmuntowicz’s workshop,

is a character in the story, said

Marchese. “Zygmuntowicz would

probably have told you it would

have been impossible for him

to set up shop in Manhattan,

for the obvious reasons,” of 

space restrictions and real estate

prices. But even in Brooklyn, the

workshop was threatened by the

development of the Atlantic Yards,

which led Zygmuntowicz to move

his workspace to his home in Park 

Slope. But while real estate pricesmay change, the craft of making the

perfect violin remains the same. As

Zyhuntowicz notes in the book, aside

from the electric lights, Stradivari

could walk into the workshop and

feel right at home.

 —Heather Corcoran

LEGEND ON STAGE With fans like Jimi Hendrix, Eric

Clapton and the Rolling Stones,

it’s no wonder that many consider

Buddy Guy one of the world’s

greatest guitarists – and he’s sold

more than 2 million records and

won five Grammy Awards to prove

it. This April 11 and 13, he brings

his electrifying act to New York with

a pair of shows at B.B. King Blues

Club in Times Square.—  H.C .

RAPPER HEATS UPHot on the heels of his successful

single, “This is Why I’m Hot,”

 Washington Heights-born rapper

Shawn Mims released his debut

album “Music is My Savior.” The

infectious single first reached number

1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chartsin early March, while online it

surpassed Justin Timberlake’s “What

Goes Around Comes Around” for

the top spot in February. Though the

album has received tepid reviews, it is

expected to debut high on the charts. 

 —H.C.

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SPOTLIGHTJam band Umphrey’s McGee follow

2006’s “Safety In Numbers” with the April3 release of “The Bottom Half,” a double

disc of unreleased songs and bonus material

from the same recording session that yielded

their breakthrough third album. Safety made

Billboard’s Top 200, received a collective

critical swoon, and made them an even bigger

cult hit than they already were, even scooching 

them to the heady precipice of commercial

success. At the Nokia Theatre, April 13.

ticketmaster.com. —Meg Ryan

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