'Werk!: The Armitage Gone Variety Show' Plays Abrons Arts Center, Now thru 5/5
by BWW News Desk
- May 2, 2012
In a career spanning three decades, the American choreographer Karole Armitage has continuously bridged contemporary ballet with the worlds of visual art and fashion. Luminaries such as Jeff Koons, David Salle, Philip Taaffe and Brice Marden have created sets and costumes for her dances. She is described as 'pioneering in her valorization of voguing, creating the video for Madonna's 'Vogue' in 1992 and serving on the jury of many of New York's underground voguing balls, elaborate early 1980s events in which 'walkers' competed in a series of categories emulating high fashion, style or a ways of being.'
JacobTV Presents THE NEWS, Among Dutch Festival Events, 4/27
by BWW
News Desk
- Apr 27, 2012
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust in collaboration with The Andy Warhol Museum's Off the Wall performance series proudly presents the world premiere of THE NEWS, a 90-minute "reality opera" by avant-pop Dutch composer JacobTV based on non-fiction footage from the international media. This special premiere sponsored by Joan Humphrey is part of The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust's Distinctively Dutch Festival which runs through May 20, 2012.
Adam Lindemann's Venus Over Manhattan Exhibition Opens With À REBOURS, 5/10
by BWW News Desk
- Apr 26, 2012
Venus over Manhattan, a new exhibition space created by collector and art writer Adam Lindemann, will open to the public in New York City on May 10, 2012, with the inaugural exhibition À rebours. Including several dozen works of art spanning the 19th century to the present, the show will remain on view through June 30th.
JacobTV Presents THE NEWS, Among Dutch Festival Events, 4/27
by BWW News Desk
- Apr 6, 2012
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust in collaboration with The Andy Warhol Museum's Off the Wall performance series proudly presents the world premiere of THE NEWS, a 90-minute "reality opera" by avant-pop Dutch composer JacobTV based on non-fiction footage from the international media. This special premiere sponsored by Joan Humphrey is part of The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust's Distinctively Dutch Festival which runs through May 20, 2012.
Photo Flash: WERK!: THE ARMITAGE GONE VARIETY SHOW Plays Abrons Arts Center
by Harmony Wheeler
- Apr 3, 2012
In a career spanning three decades, the American choreographer Karole Armitage has continuously bridged contemporary ballet with the worlds of visual art and fashion. Luminaries such as Jeff Koons, David Salle, Philip Taaffe and Brice Marden have created sets and costumes for her dances. She is described as 'pioneering in her valorization of voguing, creating the video for Madonna's 'Vogue' in 1992 and serving on the jury of many of New York's underground voguing balls, elaborate early 1980s events in which 'walkers' competed in a series of categories emulating high fashion, style or a ways of being.'
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Jeff Koons & Waterkeeper Alliance Host ART FOR WATER, 3/5
by Max Schwager
- Mar 7, 2012
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., President of Waterkeeper Alliance, and Jeff Koons, Artist Chair hosted Art for Water, an auction benefiting Waterkeeper Alliance, the foremost organization in protecting and preserving clean, drinkable, fishable, and swimmable waterways worldwide, and celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act on Monday, March 5th, 2012 at the Matthew Marks Gallery in New York.
Werk!: The Armitage Gone Variety Show Plays Abrons Arts Center, 5/2-5
by Kelsey Denette
- Feb 28, 2012
In a career spanning three decades, the American choreographer Karole Armitage has continuously bridged contemporary ballet with the worlds of visual art and fashion. Luminaries such as Jeff Koons, David Salle, Philip Taaffe and Brice Marden have created sets and costumes for her dances. She is described as 'pioneering in her valorization of voguing, creating the video for Madonna's 'Vogue' in 1992 and serving on the jury of many of New York's underground voguing balls, elaborate early 1980s events in which 'walkers' competed in a series of categories emulating high fashion, style or a ways of being.'
Photo Flash: Julie Andrews, Anne Hathaway, et al. at 2011 Princess Grace Gala
by Nicole Rosky
- Nov 7, 2011
The Princess Grace Foundation-USA (PGF-USA) hosted the 2011 Princess Grace Awards Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City and presented 21 Awards to emerging artists in theater, dance and film, as well as the Prince Rainier III Award which was presented to Julie Andrews and the Princess Grace Statue Award which was presented to Jon M. Chu, director of the highest grossing concert-themed film of all time in the U.S. Justin Bieber: Never Say Never. Oscar©-nominated actress Anne Hathaway introduced the special tribute to Julie Andrews. The Gala took place in the presence of TSH The Prince and Princess of Monaco. Check out photos from the big event below!
Frank Stella, Sarah Jessica Parker, et al. Set to Attend 2011 National Arts Awards
by Kelsey Denette
- Oct 3, 2011
Americans for the Arts, the nation's leading organization for advancing the arts and arts education, today announced the recipients of the 2011 National Arts Awards, which recognize those artists and arts leaders who exhibit exemplary national leadership and whose work demonstrates extraordinary artistic achievement.
Ben Stiller & David Zwirner Create ARTISTS FOR HAITI Auction
by BWW News Desk
- Sep 22, 2011
According to published reports, Ben Stiller is working with David Zimmer to createa special benefit auction entitled Artists for Haiti. The event will be held at Christie's on September 22. Proceeds will be donated to Architecture for Humanity, J/P Haitian Relief Organization, Partners in Health and Grameen Creative Lab.
Stars of 'The Couple' Attend NewFilmmakers Festival
by Kelsey Denette
- Sep 12, 2011
Juliette Bennett, Ken Forman, and Angela Dee, the stars of the comic film THE COUPLE, attended a screening of their film at the New Filmmakers Film Festival at the famed Anthology Film Archives in Manhattan's trendy Lower East Side. Barney Oldfield, the Chairman of AFA, and the founder of New Filmmakers, was the host of the event. (http://www.newfilmmakers.com)
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