Thursday, August 27, 2009

Treasures of Napoleon in Philadelphia

June 1, 2009 at 6pm to September 7, 2009 at 7pm – National Constitution Center Bien sur, c'est a Philadelphie, mais n'est ce pas a deux heures de route de New York? NAPOLÉON EXHIBITION AT THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER The seller behind the greatest real estate deal in Americ… Organized by National Constitution Center | Type: exhibition
Ève K. Tremblay, une des commissaires du WATERPOD™ PROJECT à New York

June 8, 2009 to October 15, 2009 – Waters of New York L’artiste Ève K. Tremblay est associée de près à un projet artistique et environnemental de grande envergure à New York. Le WATERPOD™ PROJECT est une plate-forme flottante et habitable conçue par des… Organized by | Type: environment
Paris during the Rise and Fall of Napoleon III at the MET

June 12, 2009 to September 7, 2009 – MET Metropolitan Museum Exhibition Captures the Transformation of Paris during the Rise and Fall of Napoleon III Napoleon III and Paris portrays the changing cityscape of Paris during the reign of Emper… Organized by Amandine Gaspard | Type: exhibition
“African and Oceanic Art from the Barbier-Mueller Museum, Geneva: A Legacy of Collecting”

June 19, 2009 to September 27, 2009 – MET The show, an unabashed masterpiece display, is not only a gold mine of historical data and a connoisseur’s delight, but also a reminder of how perceptions evolve — a mere few decades ago everything h… Organized by | Type: exhibition
"As Long as it Lasts" Features Pierre Huyghe and Olivier Babin

July 1, 2009 to August 28, 2009 – Marian Goodman Gallery The Marian Goodman Gallery’s new exhibition, "As Long As It Lasts", features works by 14 artists, including Pierre Huyghe and Olivier Babin of France. Curated by Tom Eccles, the exhibition will run t… Organized by Amandine Gaspard | Type: exhibition
Woman of Letters, Irene Nemirovsky and Suite Francaise

July 21, 2009 to August 30, 2009 – Museum of jewish Heritage Woman of Letters, on view Sept. 24, 2008 – August 30, 2009 at the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, New York City, tells the remarkable story of Irène Némirovsky, a Russ… Organized by | Type: exhibition
Concours de dessins sur la Police

July 24, 2009 at 6pm to August 31, 2009 at 7pm – France - Bordeaux Jusqu'au 31 AOUT, l'association policière 911-17, organise un concours de dessins ouvert aux membres de la police, de la gendarmerie et des polices municipales. Le but est de réaliser des dessins aya… Organized by French Police association 911-17 | Type: concours, de, dessins
Les Grandes Eaux Nocturnes: Une balade magique dans les jardins la nuit.

August 1, 2009 at 9pm to August 30, 2009 at 11:30pm – Chateau de Versailles. Les Grandes Eaux Nocturnes 2009 A la tombée de la nuit, le Jardin Royal de Louis XIV devient un surprenant parcours visuel et sonore. Le visiteur découvre bassins et bosquets mis en eau et en lumièr… Organized by Kamel Khalloul | Type: spectacle, !
Light of the Sufis : The mystical Art of Islam

August 3, 2009 at 9am to September 6, 2009 at 7:30pm – Brooklyn Museum This installation features approximately twenty-five objects from the collections of the Brooklyn Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and private collections related to a mystical branch of Islam… Organized by | Type: exhibition
Jean Luc Mylayne

August 3, 2009 at 11am to September 20, 2009 at 5pm – Parrish Art Museum For more than thirty years, French artist Jean Luc Mylayne has explored the intimate bond between subject and photographer through a non-traditional approach that combines exacting conception, vision… Organized by | Type: exhibition
Light of the Sufis: The Mystical Arts of Islam

August 7, 2009 to September 6, 2009 – Brooklyn Museum This installation features approximately twenty-five objects from the collections of the Brooklyn Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and private collections related to a mystical branch of Islam… Organized by | Type: exhibition
Marcel Duchamp: tant Donns

August 15, 2009 to November 29, 2009 – Philadelphia, USA Philadelphia Museum of Art tant Donns, Duchamps last major work, has been described by Jasper Johns as é’“the strangest work of art in any museum. What at first looks like an boarded-up wooden door is actually a tableau visibl… Organized by | Type: exhibition
Candide Americana au Cultural and Educational Center, 22, 23, 28, 30 Aout

August 22, 2009 at 12am to August 30, 2009 at 4:45pm – Cultural and Educational Center, Flamboyan Theatre Candide aurait pu être un personnage du XXIème siècle. A l’image du très célèbre conte philosophique de Voltaire, Candide Americana, la nouvelle pièce du Rabbit H*** Ensemble, promet d’être piquante… Organized by Audrey Cruz-Mermy | Type: play
Cézanne to Picasso: Paintings from the David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection

August 24, 2009 to August 31, 2009 – MOMA This intimate installation highlights a group of nine exceptional early modern European paintings that have been promised to MoMA by David and Peggy Rockefeller. Featuring superb examples of Post-Imp… Organized by | Type: exhibition
“The Female Gaze: Women Look at Women”

August 24, 2009 to September 19, 2009 – Cheim & Read gallery What is the female gaze? According to this show, it’s a category as wide-ranging as it sounds, running the gamut from riotous to reserved, from racy to prim. In 41 paintings, photographs and sculptur… Organized by | Type: exhibition
Jacques Vidal, in “Blood Drive.” exhibition

August 24, 2009 to September 14, 2009 – Zach Feuer Gallery A group show of works, including contributions by Noel Anderson, BOBO, Brian Faucette, Michael E. Smith, Elaine Stocki and Jacques Vidal, will serve as the stage for a final performance of sorts: a b… Organized by | Type: exhibition
Fashioning Felt l Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum

August 24, 2009 at 6pm to September 7, 2009 at 7pm – Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Fashioning Felt presents an extraordinary range of felt. From two-dimensional carpets to three-dimensional environments, each work reveals the virtuosity of both the material and the designers. The e… Organized by | Type: exhibition
James Ensor on view at MOMA

August 25, 2009 to September 21, 2009 – MOMA Although Ensor was associated with avant-garde circles in Antwerp and Brussels, and was familiar with the scenes in London and Paris (he visited both places), he operated mostly alone, detached from… Organized by | Type: exhibition
NY International Fringe Festival : The 49 Project

August 25, 2009 at 8:45pm to August 29, 2009 at 7pm – VENUE #15: The Studio at Cherry Lane Jack Thomas / Bulldog Theatrical Writer: Mary Adkins Director: Marshall Pailet In a time when men have lost their rights to the female majority, a charismatic activist undertakes a bold plan. The ens… Organized by | Type: drama, comedy
Pages of Gold: Medieval Illuminations from the Morgan

August 26, 2009 to September 19, 2009 – Morgan Library & Museum This exhibition comprises nearly sixty lavish single leaves, dating from the twelfth to the sixteenth centuries. Pierpont Morgan, the preeminent collector of complete medieval and Renaissance manuscr… Organized by Amandine Gaspard | Type: exhibition
PERSPECTIVES: WOMEN, ART and ISLAM

August 27, 2009 to September 13, 2009 – Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA) and the Museum for African Art are proud to present Perspectives: Women, Art and Islam, an exhibition of five female artists whose major con… Organized by | Type: exhibition
French Nights Series at The Cornelia Street Cafe

August 27, 2009 from 6pm to 7pm – Cornelia St. Café Please join us for an hour of French literature, read in translation and in the original On the program: Dans le café de la jeunesse perdue by Patrick Modiano Translated by Benjamin Korones L’élég… Organized by Alice Tassel | Type: french, literature, around, a, glass, of, wine
Thursday @ Pink Elephant

August 27, 2009 at 11pm to August 28, 2009 at 4am – Pink Elephant Thursdays @ Pink Elephant Every Thursday - 11pm to 4am Event Description: Ranked "Best Nightclub" by City Search 2006, Pink Elephant is the most exclusive New York lounge located in the heart of nig… Organized by Vero | Type: night, life, -, club, event