“WINGING IT” IN HIGH HEELS AND A BLINDFOLD: A Discussion with Ishmael Houston-Jones, Mark Russell, Terry Fox, and Lucy Sexton Friday, September 24, 2010 | 7:00 PM
A presentation and panel discussion around the performance works of master improviser Ishmael Houston-Jones, “WINGING IT” will include a screening of scenes from Houston-Jones’s past works. Following the screening, performance artist of Dance…
THEM AND NOW: Ishmael Houston-Jones with Chris Cochrane and Dennis Cooper September 24, 2010 – October 14, 2010
Friday, September 24, 7 p.m. Friday, October 1, 7 p.m. Friday, October 8, 7 p.m. Thursday, October 14, 7 p.m. Additional open rehearsals during regular exhibition hours Over the course of an extended…
Margins of Error? Friday, September 10, 2010 | 7:00 PM
This audio-visual extravaganza of the Bidoun Library Project features ahistorical reenactments, misreadings, poorly transferred film screenings, and a slideshow. Presented by the editors of Bidoun, with special guests Fatima Al Qadiri and Anand…
Gysin’s Ghost: Poetry Marathon Saturday, September 25, 2010 | 1:00 PM
Three generations of poets participate in a daylong poetry reading on the New Museum’s seventh floor. Invited are poets that knew Gysin personally, and who participated in the community surrounding concrete and sound…
Notations in the Flicker: Brion Gysin’s Text and Image Now Thursday, September 23, 2010 | 7:00 PM
The New Museum hosts two consecutive lectures on topics related to the exhibition “Brion Gysin: Dream Machine.” Emphasizing interdisciplinary, they link Brion Gysin’s work and legacy to contemporary systems and practices that are…
Initiation: Max G. Morton, Johanna Constantine, Sebastian Mlynarski, and F. Sean Martin Thursday, September 9, 2010 | 7:00 PM
Initiation is the first in a series of performances seeking a psychonautic state of consciousness, paralleling the efforts of Brion Gysin’s Dreamachine. The centerpiece of the evening is a reading of Cut-Ups by…
New Museum First Saturdays for Families: Rivane Neuenschwander: A Day Like Any Other Saturday, September 4, 2010 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Explore the exhibition “Rivane Neuenschwander: A Day Like Any Other” and discover how Brazilian artist Rivane Neuenschwander merges painting, photography, film, sculpture, immersive installations, and participatory actions. In her practice, Neuenschwander stresses the…
Constructing Views: Experimental Film and Video from Brazil August 19, 2010 – September 22, 2010
In conjunction with the exhibition “Rivane Neuenschwander: A Day Like Any Other,” the New Museum presents Constructing Views, a series of contemporary Brazilian film and video that explores relationships between visual art and…
