Genius at work: New York celebrates its MacArthur winner

With one phone call last autumn, Nicole Eisenman went from being an artist’s artist to a certifiable genius: she won the prestigious MacArthur fellowship, also known as the “genius grant” ($625,000 over five years, no strings attached). But the 51-year-old artist is not resting on her laurels. This month, she opens an exhibition at the New Museum (4 May-26 June) and her first show at Anton Kern Gallery in Chelsea (19 May-25 June). The gallery is also presenting new bronze scul