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Next 7 days, November 26 - December 02, 2009

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November 26, Thursday
Thursday Night Latin Jazz
Nov 26, 9:00 PM at Nuyorican Poets Cafe
1.30 miles from Greenpoint - Occurs 25 more times thru May 20

Since the inception of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, music has been an integral part of their programming, particularly music rooted in the Afro-Cuban, Latin jazz and straight-ahead jazz traditions as well as Hip Hop. Enjoy their weekly rotating jazz groups on Thursday nights!

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9:00 PM

Nuyorican Poets Cafe
236 E 3rd St,
New York, NY, 10009
(212) 505-8183
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November 27, Friday
Alan Saret: Brick Wall and Sun
Nov 27, 12:00 PM at P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
1.27 miles from Greenpoint - Occurs 131 more times thru May 29

In all of his work, Alan Saret shows great interest in using mutable material to create non-static sculptures. As he stated: “The flexure of each material draws a line in space which corresponds identically to its physical properties. Nature, therefore, draws the final line in the art.” In Brick Wall and Sun, sunlight is the natural medium that influences the general shape of the sculpture. As par read more...

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12:00 PM

P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
22-25 Jackson Ave.,
Queens, NY, 11101
(718) 784-2084
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Alexis Rockman: Untitled
Nov 27, 12:00 PM at P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
1.27 miles from Greenpoint - Occurs 131 more times thru May 29

Alexis Rockman's Untitled was created for the 1997 group show Vertical Paintings. It is part of a series of magical animals rendered in gouache. Untitled is located in Staircase B.

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12:00 PM

P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
22-25 Jackson Ave.,
Queens, NY, 11101
(718) 784-2084
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Cecily Brown: Untitled
Nov 27, 12:00 PM at P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
1.27 miles from Greenpoint - Occurs 131 more times thru May 29

Cecily Brown created Untitled for the 1997 group exhibition Vertical Paintings. Untitled is located in Staircase B.

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12:00 PM

P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
22-25 Jackson Ave.,
Queens, NY, 11101
(718) 784-2084
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Eric Orr
Nov 27, 12:00 PM at P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
1.27 miles from Greenpoint - Occurs 131 more times thru May 29

Eric Orr was an artist whose works center on natural phenomena. He was one of the pioneers of the California Light and Space movement in the late 1960s. This work was created for P.S.1’s 1997 building renovation. Eric Orr's work is comprised of three slits in the Courtyard's concrete wall.

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12:00 PM

P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
22-25 Jackson Ave.,
Queens, NY, 11101
(718) 784-2084
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Ernesto Caivano: In the Woods
Nov 27, 12:00 PM at P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
1.27 miles from Greenpoint - Occurs 131 more times thru May 29

For P.S.1’s stairwell A, Ernesto Caivano created a wall mural based on an ongoing story he developed over three years called After the Woods. While After the Woods consists of drawings and paper sculptures, In the Woods is composed of black latex paint and gouache to create a dense visual web of images composing Caivano’s larger-than-life sized environment. The exaggerated scale of the piece creat read more...

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P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
22-25 Jackson Ave.,
Queens, NY, 11101
(718) 784-2084
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James Turrell: Meeting
Nov 27, 12:00 PM at P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
1.27 miles from Greenpoint - Occurs 131 more times thru May 29

One of the highlights of P.S.1, this site-specific installation has been at P.S.1 since the fall of 1986. It was initially part of a series commissioned by Alanna Heiss focusing on light and perception. Meeting is composed of a square room with a rectangular opening cut directly into the ceiling. Carefully calculated artificial lights produce an orange glow on the white walls of the room, permitti read more...

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P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
22-25 Jackson Ave.,
Queens, NY, 11101
(718) 784-2084
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Keith Sonnier: Tunnel of Tears
Nov 27, 12:00 PM at P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
1.27 miles from Greenpoint - Occurs 131 more times thru May 29

A minimalist artist, Keith Sonnier is known for his use of neon lights in architectural contexts. His Tunnel of Tears was installed for the reopening of P.S.1 in 1997. The artist uses two fluorescent light fixtures, one blue and one pink, to form a series of neon loops. The individual fixtures are positioned at two different heights along the walls of the chimney. Like much of his work, Sonnier co read more...

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12:00 PM

P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
22-25 Jackson Ave.,
Queens, NY, 11101
(718) 784-2084
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Lawrence Weiner: A bit of matter and a little bit more
Nov 27, 12:00 PM at P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
1.27 miles from Greenpoint - Occurs 131 more times thru May 29

Originally part of exhibition Rooms in 1976, Lawrence Weiner wrote the title phrase on the inside of the front entrance as well as on the outside of the back door of P.S.1. The original doors, made of wood and metal, were removed during the renovation in 1997. After the renovation was completed, the artist was invited back to recreate the piece on both sides of the glass windows of the front doors read more...

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P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
22-25 Jackson Ave.,
Queens, NY, 11101
(718) 784-2084
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Matt Mullican: Untitled
Nov 27, 12:00 PM at P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
1.27 miles from Greenpoint - Occurs 131 more times thru May 29

Renowned for his immense banners, posters and oil stick rubbings, Matt Mullican draws from a personal source of forms and symbols to create his utopian city views. His sign-like works are reflections of the familiar pictograms that one would find in the halls of an airport or a train station. For P.S.1, the artist has installed five steel flagstones into the floor of the boiler room. The shape of read more...

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P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
22-25 Jackson Ave.,
Queens, NY, 11101
(718) 784-2084
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Pipilotti Rist: Selbstlos im Lavabad (Selfless in the Bath of Lava)
Nov 27, 12:00 PM at P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
1.27 miles from Greenpoint - Occurs 131 more times thru May 29

Selbstlos im Lavabad is comprised of a small video embedded in a hole on the floor. In the video, the artist swims nude in an incandescent lava bath and cries out “I am a worm and you are a flower!” This video was first exhibited in Basel, Switzerland in 1994. In a later exhibition in Zürich, Switzerland, the video was placed at the foot of a Madonna and Child sculpture emphasizing the religious n read more...

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P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
22-25 Jackson Ave.,
Queens, NY, 11101
(718) 784-2084
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Richard Artschwager: blips
Nov 27, 12:00 PM at P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
1.27 miles from Greenpoint - Occurs 131 more times thru May 29

Richard Artschwager’s unique ovular forms were prevalent in the late 1970s and 1980s. The artist placed them in various locations around New York City, including subway platforms and smokestacks. His intention was to bring the public’s attention to surfaces and structures that usually go unnoticed. Installed throughout the hallways and stairwells of P.S.1, they highlight the building’s architectur read more...

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P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
22-25 Jackson Ave.,
Queens, NY, 11101
(718) 784-2084
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Richard Artschwager: Exit-Don’t fight City Hall
Nov 27, 12:00 PM at P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
1.27 miles from Greenpoint - Occurs 131 more times thru May 29

Richard Artschwager's site-specific installation was completed in 1976 as part of P.S.1’s inaugural exhibition Rooms. By painting the word “Exit” on each of the five bulbs illuminating the corridor, the artist brings new meaning to ubiquitous signage, and also brings to attention the importance of a non-neutral exhibition space.

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P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
22-25 Jackson Ave.,
Queens, NY, 11101
(718) 784-2084
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Sol LeWitt: Crayola Square
Nov 27, 12:00 PM at P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
1.27 miles from Greenpoint - Occurs 131 more times thru May 29

In an attempt to explore the history of Sol LeWitt’s public projects and to record his long-lasting relationship with P.S.1, the artist created Crayola Square, a Crayola crayon wall drawing originally created in 1971 at an event organized by P.S.1 founder and director Alanna Heiss. It was the inaugural exhibition for The Institute for Art and Urban Resources, known today as P.S.1 Contemporary Art read more...

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P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
22-25 Jackson Ave.,
Queens, NY, 11101
(718) 784-2084
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William Kentridge: Stair Procession
Nov 27, 12:00 PM at P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
1.27 miles from Greenpoint - Occurs 131 more times thru May 29

This site-specific installation was curated by Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev as part of P.S.1’s Vertical Painting series initiated by Alanna Heiss in 1997. Created for P.S.1’s northwest stairwell, Stair Procession is a white-on-black drawing similar to white chalk graffiti. The constricted nature of the staircase played a role in the artist's decision to use anamorphic distortions. Kentridge evokes t read more...

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12:00 PM

P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
22-25 Jackson Ave.,
Queens, NY, 11101
(718) 784-2084
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Friday Night Poetry Slam
Nov 27, 10:00 PM at Nuyorican Poets Cafe
1.30 miles from Greenpoint - Occurs 25 more times thru May 21

The Nuyorican Friday Night Poetry Slam is pretty popular and fills up fast, so please get in line early. (suggested arrival latest 9:15pm). Hosted by Mahogany Browne. Note: Semi-Final Slams>$12 Admission (5 times a year, see schedule) Grand Slam Finale>$15 Admission (yearly event, usually April, see schedule) If you are interested in becoming a Friday Night Slam Spotlight, please send sampl read more...

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10:00 PM

Nuyorican Poets Cafe
236 E 3rd St,
New York, NY, 10009
(212) 505-8183
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How to Seduce Difficult Women, The Movie
Nov 27, 12:00 AM at Village East Theatres Inc
1.41 miles from Greenpoint - Occurs 180 more times thru May 26

A Funny, Edgy, Sexy film made by Richard Temtchine.

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Village East Theatres Inc
189 2nd Ave,
New York, NY, 10003
(212) 529-6799
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November 28, Saturday
Alan Saret: Brick Wall and Sun
Nov 28, 12:00 PM at P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
1.27 miles from Greenpoint - Occurs 130 more times thru May 29

In all of his work, Alan Saret shows great interest in using mutable material to create non-static sculptures. As he stated: “The flexure of each material draws a line in space which corresponds identically to its physical properties. Nature, therefore, draws the final line in the art.” In Brick Wall and Sun, sunlight is the natural medium that influences the general shape of the sculpture. As par read more...

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12:00 PM

P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
22-25 Jackson Ave.,
Queens, NY, 11101
(718) 784-2084
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Alexis Rockman: Untitled
Nov 28, 12:00 PM at P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
1.27 miles from Greenpoint - Occurs 130 more times thru May 29

Alexis Rockman's Untitled was created for the 1997 group show Vertical Paintings. It is part of a series of magical animals rendered in gouache. Untitled is located in Staircase B.

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12:00 PM

P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
22-25 Jackson Ave.,
Queens, NY, 11101
(718) 784-2084
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Cecily Brown: Untitled
Nov 28, 12:00 PM at P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
1.27 miles from Greenpoint - Occurs 130 more times thru May 29

Cecily Brown created Untitled for the 1997 group exhibition Vertical Paintings. Untitled is located in Staircase B.

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12:00 PM

P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
22-25 Jackson Ave.,
Queens, NY, 11101
(718) 784-2084
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