Someone who wants to come to the Metal Ball!

Posted by Lana | Friday, November 14th, 2008 | 0 comments

Obama for the arts! Official Statement

PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA’S PLATFORM ON THE ARTS
In response to the Candidate’s Survey on National Arts Policy issued by the Alliance in February 2008, then-candidate Barack Obama’s campaign indicated that he would support increased funding for the National Endowment for the Arts, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the National Endowment for the Humanities, as well as promote cultural diplomacy and reinvest in arts education. Below are excerpts from his campaign’s statement.

Obama on NEA Funding
Barack Obama would look at a variety of funding mechanisms to support increased funding for the NEA, the support of which enriches schools and neighborhoods all across the nation and helps to promote the economic development of countless communities.

Obama on Cultural Exchange
American artists, performers and thinkers – representing our values and ideals – can inspire people both at home and all over the world. Through efforts like that of the United States Information Agency, America’s cultural leaders were deployed around the world during the Cold War as artistic ambassadors and helped win the war of ideas by demonstrating to the world the promise of America. Artists can be utilized again to help us win the war of ideas against Islamic extremism. Unfortunately, our resources for cultural diplomacy are at their lowest level in a decade. Barack Obama will work to reverse this trend and improve and expand public-private partnerships to expand cultural and arts exchanges throughout the world.

Obama on Arts Education
To remain competitive in the global economy, America needs to reinvigorate the kind of creativity and innovation that has made this country great. To do so, we must nourish our children’s creative skills. In addition to giving our children the science and math skills they need to compete in the new global context, we should also encourage the ability to think creatively that comes from a meaningful arts education.

To support greater arts education, Barack Obama will expand public/private partnerships between schools and arts organizations and increase resources for the U.S. Department of Education’s Arts Education Model Development and Dissemination Grants, which develop public/private partnerships between schools and arts organizations. Obama will also engage the foundation and corporate community to increase support for public/private partnerships. Barack Obama supports the creation of an “Artists Corps” of young artists trained to work in low-income schools and their communities… As president, Barack Obama will use the bully pulpit and the example he will set in the White House to promote the importance of arts and arts education in America.

Obama on Foreign Arts
Opening America’s doors to students and professional artists provides the kind of two-way cultural understanding that can break down the barriers that feed hatred and fear. As America tightened visa restrictions after 9/11, the world’s most talented students and artists, who used to come here, went elsewhere. Barack Obama will streamline the visa process to return America to its rightful place as the world’s top destination for artists and art students.

Posted by Esa | Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 | 0 comments

THE METAL SHOP - opens Thursday!

Performa Presents

THE METAL SHOP @ Tribeca Issey Miyake

November 7th-15th, 2008
Opening party: Thursday, November 6th
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Private Shopping for holders of tickets to The Metal Ball
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm BY INVITATION ONLY
Please RSVP to rsvp@performa-arts.org

Regular Shopping Hours: Monday-Saturday 11-7pm and Sunday 12-6pm

Performa makes it easy for you to dress for The Metal Ball!

The Metal Shop is a pop-up store organized by Performa, to outfit guests for The Metal Ball which will take place on November 15th. Metallic apparel, accessories, books and objects d’art by well known and independent designers have been especially selected and are available at special prices.

The Metal Shop will kick-off with a private cocktail viewing on November 6th for ticket holders. Located at Tribeca Issey Miyake, the Shop will be open to the public through November 15th. Ticket holders to The Metal Ball receive 10% off purchases.

Get your tickets to The Metal Ball by calling 212-868-8450 ext. 206, and then join us on November 6th at The Metal Shop to outfit yourself for the party!

A percentage of proceeds from The Metal Shop support the Performa09 biennial. Come and shop for a good cause!

Designers:
Issey Miyake // Pleats Please // Shelly Steffee // Puma // Michael Kors // Tuleste Market // Darcy Miro // NUN // Dernier Cri // Paste // Made by Eugene // Laura Dawson // Love Brigade // Patrik Ervell // Yamak // Prismera // B Boutique // Slow and Steady Wins the Race // Thayer Digby and Iona // Immigrant // Destination // Bario-Neal // Dahl by Alison Kelly // Alicia Alizadeh Deka Ray // H Fredriksson

Curated by Yvette Tang

Tribeca Issey Miyake
119 Hudson Street (at North Moore St.)
Phone 212-226-0100

Click here for more information

Posted by Esa | Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 | 0 comments

Object Colleciton

From my friend Travis Just, of Object Collection, an experimental music and theater group based in Brooklyn.

Object Collection is doing a performance of music by Jennifer Walshe (New York / Dublin) this Wednesday — tomorrow! — at the Issue Project Room in our fair city of Brooklyn. This is part of the MATA Interval. Hope to see you there!

$10

Posted by Beatrice B | Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 | 0 comments

WTC RIP

I was glad to see the Tribute in Light turned on again last night…

Posted by Esa | Thursday, September 11th, 2008 | 1 comments

HAPPY BIRTHDAY OSKAR SCHLEMMER (yesterday…)

A wonderful photo album suggested by RoseLee found here

Posted by Esa | Friday, September 5th, 2008 | 0 comments

Last weekend: Play The Building by David Byrne

This weekend is the last chance to experience this beautiful sound installation by David Byrne that’s been going on since 31st of May.

Creative Time presents Playing the building, a sound installation in which the infrastructure, the physical plant of the building, is converted into a giant musical instrument. Devices are attached to the building structure — to the metal beams and pillars, the heating pipes, the water pipes — and are used to make these things produce sound. The activations are of three types: wind, vibration, striking. The devices do not produce sound themselves, but they cause the building elements to vibrate, resonate and oscillate so that the building itself becomes a very large musical instrument.

David Byrne - Play The Building
Friday, Saturday, Sunday: Noon – 6PM
Battery Maritime Building, 10 South Street, New York City
Subway Stop: Whitehall St, South Ferry Station
Free

Posted by Georg | Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 | 1 comments

Subject: International Festival: On The Town @ Mama 19.00, Wednesday 30 January 2008

Posted by Defne | Tuesday, January 29th, 2008 | 0 comments

Live Cinema/The Return of the Image: Video from Central Asia

Live Cinema/The Return of the Image: Video from Central Asia
November 16, 2007 - February 17, 2008

This survey of video works by contemporary artists from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan explores recent developments in the artistic production of Central Asia, a region currently underrepresented in the international art scene. Video became the leading medium for Central Asian artists in the 1990s after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the power that dominated the area politically and culturally in the twentieth century. Under the Russian influence, two artistic traditions were introduced: classical European academic conventions and avant-garde experimentation. When added to the local artistic sensibility, they created a unique visual language in which figurative imagery thrived, complemented by the existing oral tradition. The Return of the Image does not imply that Central Asian artists are returning to the image, as they have never really left it. Instead, it suggests that these artists are intent on restoring trust in the image as an artistic tool with communicative potential.

Viktor Misiano ‘ Guest Curator, editor of Moscow Art Magazine
Lauren Bergman ‘ Project Assistant

Posted by Defne | Sunday, January 20th, 2008 | 0 comments

Prospect.1 New Orleans

For anybody who hasn’t had the chance to take a look, the website for Prospect.1 New Orleans is up and running.

Posted by Defne | Sunday, January 20th, 2008 | 0 comments