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November 22, 2009 - April 26, 2010

Akiyuki Ina: Emitting Evanescent Beauty
Saturday March 20. 7 – 10PM
Open Source Gallery

Due to the mortgage crisis of 2007, there is a preponderance of
buildings whose construction has been indefinitely halted. Inspired by
these ghostly structures, Ina has created an installation at OPEN
SOURCE GALLERY that communicates his admiration for the strange beauty
and evanescent nature of this unfolding process. These works utilize
elements such as safety net coverings and lighted panels to recreate
the fleeting clarity of these abandoned “monuments”. Three dimension
works will be exhibited along with documentary photographs taken from
2008 to the present. visit: www.open-source-gallery.org

Free

Open Source | 255 17th street (and 5th Ave), South Slope, Brooklyn

Architextures: Handmade Photo Collages by Adrienne Moumin
February 3 through March 1, 2010
Art at First - Great Hall of First Presbyterian Church

Adrienne Moumin will be exhibiting her handmade gelatin silver photo collages in “Architextures,” at The Great Hall of First Presbyterian Church, 5th Avenue at 11th Street, New York, NY 10011. The show runs from February 3 through March 1, 2010. An opening reception will take place on Sunday, February 14 from 12:00 to 2:00PM, and an artist’s talk with wine & cheese will be held on Thursday, February 11, at 6:30PM. Gallery Hours are Mondays 11-2, Wednesdays 11-1, and Fridays 12:30-4. This is Moumin's first New York solo exhibit. While at first the handmade photo collages may appear to be digital montages, closer inspection reveals the texture and layering inherent in the handmade pieces. Each collage represents a memory or impression of an architectural landmark or landscape as Moumin experiences it. She has been working in this vein since 2003, and has expanded her repertoire to include application of glass and crystal elements, complicated layering, using the paper’s natural curves for 3-D effects, and use of inkjet prints.
Admission free. For more information please contact adrienne@picturexhibit.com, and her collages and other photo-based artwork may be seen at www.picturexhibit.com .

First Presbyterian Church - Great Hall
Fifth Avenue at 11th St., NYC 10011

Brooklyn Museum of Art

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Brooklyn Museum Presents
Who Shot Rock & Roll On View
October 30, 2009 to January 31, 2010

Brooklyn Museum of Art |200 Eastern Pkwy
Brooklyn, NY 11238
(718) 638-5000

Museum of Modern Art

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Click here for THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS MAJOR RETROSPECTIVE ON THE ARTISTRY OF FILMMAKER TIM BURTON
November 22, 2009 - April 26, 2010

The Museum of Modern Art |11 West 53 Street,
Between Fifth and Sixth avenues
New York, NY 10019-5497
(212) 708-9400

Nexus New York: Latin/American Artists in the Modern Metropolis
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Sunday, February 28, 2010
El Museo del Barrio

This landmark exhibition examines pioneering Caribbean and Latin American artists who lived in New York City before World War II and shaped the American avant-garde.

Between 1900 and 1942, New York City was the site of extraordinary creative exchange where artists could share ideas in a global context. The swiftly-changing urban landscape before and between the World Wars inspired the erosion of artistic boundaries and fostered a new climate of modernist experimentation. Nexus New York focuses on key artists from the Caribbe an and Latin America who entered into dynamic cultural and social dialogues with the American-based avant-garde and participated in the development of a new modern discourse.

Curated by Deborah Cullen, Director of Curatorial Programs, El Museo del Barrio.

Admission: Fees Vary

El Museo 1230 Fifth Avenue
elmuseo.org

Christina Mazzalupo:
Stomachache
February 11 – March 13, 2010
Opening: Thursday, February 11, 6-8pm
Mixed Greens

Mixed Greens is pleased to present Christina Mazzalupo’s fourth solo exhibition with the gallery. Stomachache is a multimedia exhibition quantifying and categorizing the eight weeks leading up to her 40th birthday.

Over the past six years, various alternative healthcare practitioners have requested Mazzalupo keep daily journals listing food intake and physical symptoms. This tracking had mixed results: some relationships offered clarity while others produced only confusion.

During the summer of 2009, a few months before her 40th birthday, Mazzalupo decided to once again record her daily routines. This time, however, she expanded her subject matter to include emotions experienced, medications and supplements taken, fears, and travels. She also noted various decisions and significant topics that arose.

For the show, the results of her extensive, pseudoscientific data collection are translated into eight drawings—one to represent each week. These are accompanied by interpretive oil paintings and sketches, along with a video of over one hundred words associated with the endeavor. Charts from the collected data (pie and others) exist as unique clay sculptures.

The objective of the project was to determine whether looking so scrupulously at the minutia in her life would provide a logical method of problem solving or become the source of greater disorder. As Mazzalupo puts it, “we often feel a compulsion to plunge into our habits and let the chatter of our minds run wild, to dissect and reassemble in order to figure it all out.” Mazzalupo engages and chronicles this running wild and all of its by-products. The result is a darkly comic look at the act of paying attention.

Free to the public. For more information visit www.mixedgreens.com or 212.331.8888

Mixed Greens| 531 West 26th Street | 1st floor, NYC
Cross Streets 10th + 11th Avenues

Target First Saturday Celebrates Black History Month and Mardi Gras
February 6, 2010
Brooklyn Museum

The Brooklyn Museum's Target First Saturdays event attracts thousands of visitors to free programs of art and entertainment each month. The February 6 event celebrates Black History Month and Mardi Gras with an exciting lineup of programs. Highlights include:

5-7 p.m. Music
The Igmar Thomas group, presented by Revive Da Live, plays a fusion of jazz and hip-hop.

5:30-6:30 p.m. Performance
Impact Repertory Theatre presents dance, theater, and poetry by a group of youth activists. Free tickets available at the Visitor Center at 5 p.m.

6:30-8:30 p.m. Hands-On Art
Participants create wearable art inspired by Nick Cave's Soundsuit, one of the highlights of the installation Extended Family: Contemporary Connections. Free timed tickets available at the Visitor Center at 5:30 p.m.

7 p.m. Film
Wattstax (Mel Stuart, 1973, 98 min., R). Documentary about a 1972 concert for the Los Angeles community of Watts attended by more than 100,000 people and known for "the largest number of black entertainers ever assembled to contribute their talents to benefit their own people." Free tickets available at the Visitor Center at 6 p.m.

7:30 p.m. Curator Talk
Terry Carbone, Curator of American Art, gives a Sign Language-interpreted talk on the work of Eldzier Cortor.

8 p.m. Young Voices Gallery Talk
Student Guides give a talk on work by black artists in Extended Family.

9-10 p.m. Book Club
Discuss The Black Body, a collection of essays about blackness edited by Meri Nana-Ama Danquah.

9-11 p.m. Dance Party
DJ Ian Friday, resident DJ of Libation at the Sullivan Room, hosts a Mardi Gras party.

Throughout the evening, a cash bar will offer beer and wine, and the Museum Café will serve a wide variety of sandwiches, salads, and beverages. The Museum Shop will remain open until 11 p.m.

Some Target First Saturday programs have limited space and must be ticketed; lines for free tickets often form 30 minutes in advance. Programs are subject to change without notice. Museum admission is free after 5 p.m. Museum galleries are open until 11 p.m. Parking is a flat rate of $4 from 5 to 11 p.m.

For more information, please visit www.brooklynmuseum.org.

Brooklyn Museum| 200 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn NY 11238-6052

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