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The Tenenbaums
By Siobhan Vivian
Photo: Staff
The Royal Tenenbaums is Wes Anderson’s visual love letter to New York. Though never explicitly named, the film presents a stunningly constructed pastiche of the quirky, the kitschy and the…
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Died Young, Stayed Pretty
Rock Poster Show and Documentary
Art July 16 - July 23
Photo: 303Grand
A bit short notice, but we wanted to announce an interesting pair of upcoming events. Opening tonight at 303Grand, the Died Young, Stayed Pretty Rock Poster Show rides shot gun with Eileen Yaghoobian’s documentary of the same name. The event is sponsored by Giant Robot and Kayrock Screenprinting.
Address:
303 Grand Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211
Ernesto Neto: anthropodino
Park Avenue Armory
Art May 14 - June 14
Photo: Park Avenue Armory
Nylon stalactites. Biomorphic spice sacks. Pools of plastic balls. These are some ways to begin describing Brazilian artist Ernesto Neto’s installation, Anthropodio, that launches Park Avenue Armory’s series of site-specific commissions. To begin only; one truly needs to experience this multi-sensory interactive environment in person to gain any sense of what it is.
Address:
643 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10065
(212) 616-3930
Hours:
Tues-Fri: 12pm–8pm
Sat-Mon: 12pm–6pm
Memorial Day: 12pm–6pm
Food Inc.
Bell House
Film & Theater June 10, 3PM - 7PM
Photo: Food, Inc.
Along the same lines as Fresh, Food Inc. gives us a close, maybe too close, look at the food we eat and where it comes from. Definitely more Michael Moore than the relatively upbeat Fresh, this one might leave you wanting some comfort food (as long as it’s local, organic, sustainable, and green).
Address:
149 7th St
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Hours:
June 10th
7:45pm
Herman Miller Collection Pop Up
Furniture
Retail May 9 - July 1
Photo: Herman Miller
Today marks the opening of the Herman Miller Pop Up Shop at 68 Wooster Street in the heart of Soho in New York City. Designed to highlight the new Herman Miller Collection, the shop features richly detailed furniture vignettes with accessories and objects to complement. Each is created to tell design stories past and present. We invite you to add the shop to your itinerary if you travel to Manhattan between now and July 1. The store is open Monday through Saturday, 11 am to 7 pm, and Sunday 12 noon to 5 pm.
Address:
68 Wooster Street
Soho New York, NY 10012
Hours:
Mon - Sat: 11am-7pm
Sun: 12-5pm
Jenny Holzer's For the Guggenheim
Jenny Holzer at the Guggenheim
Art September 26 - December 31
Photo: Guggenheim
For the past three years from September 2005 to July 2008 the Guggenheim underwent an extensive restoration to Frank Lloyd Wright’s iconic building. To compliment the completion of the restoration, the Guggenheim has commissioned Jenny Holzer to create a site specific piece.
Address:
1071 5th Avenue
New York, NY 10128
212-423-3500
Hours:
Fri 6–11pm
Jenny Holzer: Protect Protect
Whitney Museum of American Art
Art March 12 - June 19
Photo: Vassilij Gureev; Courtesy of Whitney Museum of American Art
Jenny Holzer’s pioneering approach to language as a carrier of content and her use of nontraditional media and public settings as vehicles for that content make her one of the most interesting and significant artists working today.
Address:
945 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10021
212-570-3600
Hours:
Wed–Thur: 11am–6pm
Fri: 1–9pm (6–9 pm pay-what-you-wish admission)
Sat–Sun: 11am–6pm
Mon-Tues: Closed
