ICI Announces Board Expansion At Critical Time In The Art World
by A.A. Cristi
- May 19, 2020
Independent Curators International (ICI) is proud to announce the appointment of seven new board members: Adam Abdalla, Neil Barclay, Lauren Kelly, Cindy Livingston, Angel Otero, Carol Salmanson, and Christopher Wise. ICI's board expansion adds a broad range of expertise to the organization's leadership, and will strengthen its commitment to supporting the needs of a diverse network of curators and art workers at a time when the art world is facing unprecedented challenges.
UP CLOSE #2 Features New Dance Performance From Reggie Gray And The D.R.E.A.M. Ring
by A.A. Cristi
- Apr 27, 2020
The second installment of Up Close, The Shed's new digital commissioning program, features Reggie 'Regg Roc' Gray and the D.R.E.A.M. Ring in Revelation of Proverbs, a dynamic street dance performance within the confines of home. Revelation of Proverbs premieres on Sunday, May 3 at 6 pm EDT on The Shed's social media platforms (@theshedny) and its website at theshed.org.
Independent Curators International Appoints Deputy Director
by A.A. Cristi
- Jan 29, 2020
Independent Curators International (ICI) is proud to announce the appointment of Frances Wu Giarratano as Deputy Director. She will oversee the day-to-day operations of the organization and develop ICI's long-range plan in anticipation of its 50th anniversary. Together with the Executive & Artistic Director and the Director of Strategic Planning & Development, she will usher in a pivotal moment of growth for the organization as it looks to expand and diversify its initiatives, and further its mission of forging international networks for curators, artists, and art spaces in the field of contemporary art.
The Shed Announces its 2020 Season
by Stephi Wild
- Dec 20, 2019
Alex Poots, Artistic Director and CEO of The Shed, today announced its 2020 Season of new productions by progressive artists from across the performing arts, visual arts, and pop culture, including live performances, solo exhibitions, and the final group of The Shed's inaugural Open Call series for emerging New York City-based artists. Poots also announced the appointment of Madani Younis, who joins The Shed in January as Chief Executive Producer. To celebrate the opening season as it draws to a close, The Shed will host its first open house, Meet at The Shed, on Saturday, January 11, 2020, featuring special pop-up events and free admission to its current exhibitions.
Museum of Art and Design at Miami Dade College will Celebrate Miami Art Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Nov 11, 2019
Museum of Art and Design (MOAD) at Miami Dade College (MDC) will celebrate Miami Art Week with a series of public programs and events. MOAD's Miami Art Week programs include guided nap meditations and DJ soundscapes within the Black Power Naps / Siestas Negras installation, led by artists Navild Acosta and Fannie Sosa; a panel discussion with Guillermina De Ferrari, Erica Moiah James, Alfredo Perez-Triff and Rina Carvajal; a Platonic Play Party workshop incorporating movement, sound, and discussion within the Black Power Naps / Siestas Negras installation, led by Acosta and Sosa; and an invitation-only Miami Art Week brunch, featured guided nap meditations and DJ soundscapes led by Acosta and Sosa in the Black Power Naps / Siestas Negras installation.
The Shed Announces Details of Summer Exhibition COLLISION/COALITION
by Julie Musbach
- Jun 11, 2019
This summer, The Shed will premiere three distinct yet interrelated new commissions in an exhibition that explores social and cultural confrontations and alliances. Collision/Coalition pairs new work by artists Tony Cokes and Oscar Murillo, on view June 19 through August 25, 2019, with screenings of a new documentary film about artist Beatriz Gonzalez, directed by Yanina Valdivieso and Vanessa Bergonzoli, July 31 through August 25, 2019. Varied in medium and approach, the commissions will be on view in The Shed's Level 4 Gallery.
MOAD MDC Opens New Exhibition With Panel Discussion And The Chaos Opera
by Julie Musbach
- May 7, 2019
Museum of Art and Design (MOAD) at Miami Dade College (MDC) will inaugurate the new exhibition, Where the Oceans Meet, with a panel discussion and experimental vocal performance by Andros Zins-Browne on Sunday, May 26. The panel discussion with two artists in the exhibition--Zins-Browne and Daniel Boyd-and two of its curators-Asad Raza and Rina Carvajal-will be held at 3 p.m., followed by Zins-Browne's The Chaos Opera at 4 p.m.
Museum Of Art And Design At MDC Presents WHERE THE OCEANS MEET
by Stephi Wild
- Apr 29, 2019
Museum of Art and Design (MOAD) at Miami Dade College (MDC) will present Where the Oceans Meet, an exhibition of modern and contemporary art that resonates with the pioneering thought of two Caribbean writers, Lydia Cabrera and Edouard Glissant. The international group of thirty-eight artists and collectives in the exhibition consider notions of shifting and porous borders-geographic, national, cultural, social, racial, ethnic, and linguistic-and how crossing borders has shaped our world. The exhibition is curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist, Asad Raza, Gabriela Rangel, and Rina Carvajal. Where the Oceans Meet will be on view from May 26 to September 29, 2019.
The Shed Opens This Friday With Specially Commissioned New Works
by Stephi Wild
- Apr 3, 2019
The Shed, New York City's new arts center dedicated to commissioning, develops, and presents original works of art, across all disciplines, for all audiences, will open to the public on April 5 with the world premiere of Soundtrack of America. The five-night concert series, conceived and directed by Steve McQueen with a creative team led by Quincy Jones and Maureen Mahon, celebrates the unrivaled impact of African American music on contemporary culture with performances by a new generation of artists. A free live stream of the April 5 concert will be available on The Shed's website, TheShed.org, and its social media channels.
New Steve Reich�"Gerhard Richter Film Project Premieres at The Shed
by Tori Hartshorn
- Mar 12, 2019
Reich/Richter is Steve Reich's latest work for large ensemble, which he composed for a film by renowned painter Gerhard Richter and filmmaker Corinna Belz. It debuts on April 6–June 2, 2019, at The Shed, New York City's new arts center, performed live by Ensemble Signal and the International Contemporary Ensemble in alternation.
Carriageworks And Manchester International Festival Co-commission Major New Work, STUDIO CREOLE
by Stephi Wild
- Mar 8, 2019
Carriageworks today announced a major new co-commission with Manchester International Festival to present a transformative multi-lingual performance-based installation. Studio Creole is curated by award-winning author Adam Thirlwell in collaboration with Hans Ulrich Obrist, designed by world-leading architect Rem Koolhaas, and directed by US theatre director John Collins.
International Contemporary Ensemble Announces Spring 2019 Concerts
by Stephi Wild
- Dec 12, 2018
The International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) announces their spring 2019 season concerts. Engagements this spring include performances of Tyshawn Sorey's Perle Noire: Meditations For Josephine featuring rising soprano Julia Bullock at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Miller Theatre Composer Portraits of Wang Lu and Tyshawn Sorey, three performances at the 2019 Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, and Silent Voices: Lovestate with the Brooklyn Youth Chorus at The New Victory Theater in NYC. The Ensemble also continues its partnerships with the New York Public Library and Nokia Bell Labs Experiments in Art and Technology throughout the spring.
52 Emerging NYC Artists Chosen For Inaugural “Open Call”
by A.A. Cristi
- Oct 9, 2018
Alex Poots, Artistic Director and CEO of The Shed, today announced that 52 emerging artists and collectives living or working in New York City have been commissioned to create new work as part of The Shed's inaugural Open Call program. Developed specifically for New York City artists who have not yet had opportunities to create new work with full support from a large cultural institution, Open Call is integral to The Shed's vision: to develop and present the full spectrum of performing arts, visual arts, and pop culture, under one roof, for all audiences. Open Call debuts in The Shed's 2019 season, with works continuing to be presented into 2020.
CHF Announces Fallfest Graphic! Headliners Including Tom Hanks, Abbi Jacobson, George Saunders, Doris Kearns Goodwin, And More
by Stephi Wild
- Sep 9, 2018
Today, the Chicago Humanities Festival announced a number of headliners for the Fall iteration of its first year-long theme, Graphic! This group of acclaimed presenters include two-time Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks, Broad City co-creator Abbi Jacobson, Two Dope Queens co-creator Phoebe Robinson, presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, artist Chris Ware, writer Alice Walker, columnist Rebecca Traister, Maestro Daniel Barenboim and his West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, historian Jill Lepore, chef Jose Andres, Getty Images photographer John Moore, photographer and Folded Map creator Tonika Johnson, and comic book artist Alex Ross.
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