RoseLee Goldberg speaks at SFMoMA on 11/20

RoseLee Goldberg on Visual Performance Art
Phyllis Wattis Distinguished Lecture

RoseLee Goldberg, curator and art historian
Peggy Phelan, Ann O’Day Maples Chair in the Arts and Professor of Drama and English, Stanford University

Thursday, November 20th at The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Phyllis Wattis Theater at 6:30 p.m.

Founded in 1995 through the generosity of Phyllis Wattis, this lecture series brings innovative thinkers to SFMOMA. Goldberg is the founder and director of PERFORMA, an interdisciplinary arts organization that researches, develops, and presents performance work by visual artists from around the world. Goldberg pioneered the study of performance art with her now seminal text, Performance Art from Futurism to the Present. In this lecture, she discusses the often hidden history of performance work in 20th-century visual art and describes how this history influences new types of culture. Phelan joins her in conversation.

$10 general; $7 SFMOMA members, students, and seniors. Tickets are available at the Museum (with no surcharge) or online.

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Posted by Esa | Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 | 0 comments

PLEASE VOTE!

Election night art parties:

Celebrate a (potential) new beginning at the Pratt Manhattan Gallery, which is also bidding adieu its “Party HQ: Voting Is Just the Beginning” exhibition. Senses-stunning feats include “political postpunk pogo” from DJ Kid Magic, presidential video mash-ups courtesy of VJ Michael Richison, and stand-up with comedian Angry Bob and others only slightly less angry than he. FREE Pratt Manhattan Gallery, 144 W 14th St between Sixth and Seventh Aves (partyheadquarters.org). 7pm.

White Box, 329 Broome St at Bowery, 7pm

Election Night Cable News Marathon at Storefront for Art and Architecture, 97 Kenmare St at Lafayette, 6pm-6am

Election Returns Party at Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, 620 Greenwich St at Leroy, 6pm

Exit Art, 475 Tenth Ave between 36th and 37th Sts (212-966-7745, exitart.org). 7pm–midnight, $10.

The Obama-Fabulous Galapagos Art Space Election Night Spectacular
Galapagos Art Space, 16 Main St at Water St, Dumbo, Brooklyn (718-222-8500). 7pm, $10.

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Posted by Esa | Monday, November 3rd, 2008 | 0 comments

THE METAL BALL - Support Performa!

Performa Presents
The Metal Ball: A Benefit Event
Saturday, November 15th, 2008
7 pm - Midnight
Cedar Lake, 547 West 26th Street
Chelsea, NYC


The Metal Ball is inspired by the Bauhaus’ 1929 Metallic Festival, when the famous school was decorated entirely in metallic colors and substances and guests reveled in an exuberant festival of music, action, and visual delight. All guests will be asked to dress for the occasion in fabulous metallic clothing and accessories or to be dressed by a team of wardrobe specialists upon their arrival at the party. VIPs will be treated to a wonderful dinner and special performances during the early part of the evening followed by a multi-stage series of musical performances and DJs into the night. No ordinary benefit gala, guests of Performa’s Metal Ball will likewise be thrilled by exciting and innovative performances of art and music.


Honorees: Philanthropist Toby Devan Lewis and Artist Isaac Julien

Co-chairs: Zac Posen, Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn and RoseLee Goldberg.


THE METAL BALL PROGRAM & TICKETS


7:00-9:00 pm VIP Cocktails & Dinner
Stumblebum Brass Band, A performance by Theremin player Dorit Chrysler directed by artist Jesper Just and DJ Nick Hallett and Ana Matronic
Sponsor and Producer’s Circle Tables $10,000-$25,000
Tickets $1,000


9:00 - midnight THE METAL BALL
Spiral Blaster, RobbinsChilds and Dynasty Handbag
Tickets $250

Environs and Installations by Zach Rockhill, The Emergency Sewing Circle, Light + Stage Design, and Made by Eugene


CALL NOW FOR TICKETS - 212-868-8450 Ext. 206
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

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Posted by Esa | Friday, October 24th, 2008 | 0 comments

OURS: Democracy in the Age of Branding Opens Wednesday

OURS: Democracy in the Age of Branding
October 16, 2008 - February 1, 2009
The Sheila C. Johnson Design Center
Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Gallery
Parsons The New School for Design
66 Fifth Avenue at 13th Street, New York City

Opening reception: Wednesday, October 15, 6 - 9 p.m.
Website: http://www.branding-democracy.org

On the eve of the U.S. presidential elections, Parsons The New School for Design, in collaboration with the Vera List Center for Art and Politics at The New School, presents an interdisciplinary exhibition investigating democracy as a global brand. Contributions by 40 participants feature online works, installations, sculptures, photography, video and film as well as panels, lectures, performances, and charrettes.

“OURS: Democracy in the Age of Branding” examines the desires generated and promoted by democracy as a brand–such as choice, participation, freedom of expression, a sense of belonging, and the promise of individual success, all embodied in the notion of “liberty”–and looks at how and where these desires find fulfillment or are displaced. The exhibition also investigates both aesthetic and political systems of representation developed in response to these desires, as well as those power structures that run parallel to a democratic government.

Participants:
Yael Bartana / Erick Beltran / Alexis Bhagat / Paul Chan / Joseph DeLappe / Alexandra Domanovic / Sam Durant / Kota Ezawa / Andrea Geyer / Liam Gillick / Sharon Hayes / Susan Hiller / Ashley Hunt / I Approve This Message / Institute for Infinitely Small Things / Emma Kay / Komar & Melamid / Asaf Koriat / Runo Lagomarsino / Steve Lambert / Les Liens Invisibles / Ligorano/Reese / Miguel Luciano / Michael Mandiberg / Emery Martin / Aleksandra Mir / Carlos Motta / Dave Muller / Timo Nasseri / Ariel Orozco / Trevor Paglen / PETLab / Nadine Robinson / Anri Sala / Hank Willis Thomas / Johan Tiren / Brian Tolle / Judi Werthein / Wooloo Productions / The Yes Men / Carey Young

Curators: Carin Kuoni, exhibition curator / Marisa Olson, Web component curator / Bartholomew Ryan, curatorial assistant / Jakob Schillinger, curatorial assistant

Exhibition graphics and design:
Project Projects

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Posted by Esa | Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 | 0 comments

Party HQ Exhibition and Live Performances

Party HQ
Pratt Manhattan Gallery
144 West 14th Street
New York, NY 10011
Gallery hours:
Tuesday – Saturday, 11 – 6

Artworks examining diverse artists’ opinions about political media, the art of persuasion, the persuasion of art, voting attitudes, and the consequences of democracy. September 26-November 4, 2008.

***October 17, Larry Litt, “What is Political Art Really Worth?”; and Joe Pontillo
Larry Litt, co-star with Eleanor Heartney of The Blame Show, has performed his satiric, critical, ranting characters across America and around the world at festivals, art biennials, colleges, libraries, and galleries. He is pretty damn famous for his successful fundraising art auctions. Political art auction action tonight.

One of the fastest rising stars on the comedy scene today Joe Pontillo brings his everyday rumblings and political satire to the stage.  Having been featured in the New York Times and Newsday, Joe is well known for his quick wit and hardcore lunacy. As well as performing at many of the top comedy clubs on the east coast Pontillo is also a regular performer at many colleges and universities throughout the country. 

***October 24, Barbara Bush interview with Prince Murki al Zar Hazoil
Is Barbara Bush All Washed Up in Politics? Mother, wife and granddaughter of past, present and future American presidents, what conservative nightmares will she unleash next on America? Pretending she isn’t senile, Mrs.Bush will be interviewed by mega rich media pundit Prince Murki al Zar Hazoil for al Shmazeera TV. Prince Murki is currently Naudi Arabian Minister of Communications, Education and Foreign Oil Deals. He is the number one son of the Sultan of Naudi Arabia, an Un-united Arab Sultanate.

***November 4, Election Night watch party/Party HQ closing party with burlesque queens ‘Suspicious Package,’ DJ Kid Magic, comedy, satire, irony and many guests
Suspicious Package performs their highly provocative, erotic shows throughout the night.

DJ Kid Magic will play political post punk pogo, disco, rock n roll to keep you warm while watching post polling pundit prediction absurdities.

Comedian Angry Bob leads a line up of political comedians for the most important election night party this century.

For more information please visit www.partyheadquarters.org

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Posted by Esa | Monday, October 13th, 2008 | 0 comments

A Launch for Allan Kaprow’s How To Make a Happening

How to Make a Happening For 100 Radios

A Launch for Allan Kaprow’s How To Make a Happening
Presented by Primary Information

Maccarone
Saturday, October 11, 2008, 6:00 – 8:00 PM

Primary Information is pleased to announce the CD release of Allan Kaprow’s How To Make a Happening LP with a one-night only event: How to Make a Happening for 100 Radios. As the title implies, the event will be comprised of Kaprow’s lost classic from 1966 How To Make a Happening broadcast continuously over a small orchestra of 100 FM Radios. The event will take place at Maccarone at 630 Greenwich Street from 6:00 to 8:00 PM.

Lost for 40 years, Primary Information has remastered and released How To Make a Happening as a CD, making it accessible on a wide scale for the first time in the title’s history. Simple in construction, yet profound in context, How To Make a Happening is Allan Kaprow delivering 11 rules on how, and how not, to make a Happening, an movement begun by Kaprow in the late fifties that is known for its unpredictability, open scores, and constantly-evolving form.

How to Make a Happening for 100 Radios is an auto-improvised event that you can’t get from the CD alone, yet is based on the both the piece itself as a discursive act and its format as a sound multiple. The installation will consist of 100 radios (of all varieties and ages) tuned to the same frequency, in which the CD will be broadcast, endlessly, from FM transmitters. The performance hinges on the imprecision of radio technology, providing a platform for the broadcasts/frequencies to interact with each other and audience members in an uncontrolled manner as the piece plays out, creating an aurally-roving sound collage.

How To Make a Happening was re-issued with the cooperation of the Estate of Allan Kaprow and the Getty Research Institute. How to Make a Happening for 100 Radios is made possible through the support of Maccarone and Hauser & Wirth.

For more information on the event, please contact info(at)primaryinformation.org.

More information about the CD can be found here

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Posted by Esa | Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 | 0 comments

October 3rd, 08: Kalup Linzy and Dynasty Handbag

Just a quick must-see: Kalup Linzy and Dynasty Handbag are performing tomorrow, Friday October 3rd at 7.30pm in the New Museum. Surely very passionate and definetly worth going! More information here

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Posted by Georg | Thursday, October 2nd, 2008 | 0 comments

Save the Date

The Annual AICA Distinguished Critic Lecture at The New School is scheduled for Monday, November 10 at 7:00 PM.  Linda Nochlin will be speaking.  Her topic: “An Art Historian Looks at Criticism.”

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Posted by RoseLee Goldberg | Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 | 0 comments

Art in Odd Places: Specifically 14th Street during October

Here is one for all of you who love surprises on the streets of New York as I do!

Art in Odd Places: Pedestrian
“During the month of October 2008, the fourth annual AiOP will present Pedestrian on 14th Street, Manhattan - the great divider between uptown/downtown and highbrow/lowbrow. From the East River to the Hudson River, artists of all mediums will encourage the masses of daily pedestrians to rediscover this corridor of diverse commerce, including Union Square, historical site of social and political activism. Projects will explore connections between public spaces, pedestrian traffic, and ephemeral transient disruptions. Like a scavenger hunt, New Yorkers will use a map to discover art in unexpected places along this amazing street.”

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Posted by Esa | Monday, September 29th, 2008 | 0 comments