Events on Friday, January 11

Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet

Music

Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet

Friday 1/11 @ Joe's Pub

Abigail Washburn has one killer set of pipes. Unlike most other contemporary female folk singers who tend to go for the... 

Luminescent Orchestrii w/ Vagabond Opera

Music: Global

Luminescent Orchestrii

Friday 1/11 @ The Living Room

The new traditionalists of the klezmer revival, Luminescent Orchestrii — a "small ensemble with orchestral intent" — play a danceable and/or... 

The Pianos w/ Gutbucket and the Popozuda Orkestar

Music

The Pianos w/ Gutbucket

Friday 1/11 @ Freddy's Bar & Backroom

For fans of straight rock 'n roll, "jazz" might be a bit intimidating. But not the way the Pianos play it.... 

Weimar New York feat. Justin Bond w/ Taylor Mac, Penny Arcade, and Daniel Isengart

Performing Arts

Weimar New York

Friday 1/11 @ Joe's Pub

Following a glitzy (and sold-out) run at this summer's Spiegeltent, Weimar New York rallies for another wildly entertaining performance at Joe's... 

Hi-Tek Soul feat. Derrick May

Music: DJ

Derrick May

Friday 1/11 @ Pacha New York

For the dance-music-minded in New York, underground, smaller-room affairs are often the norm. But on occasion, an epic night out is... 

Excepter w/ Ecstatic Sunshine and Religious Knives

Music

Excepter

Friday 1/11 @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

Like Black Dice and Animal Collective before them, Brooklyn noiseniks Excepter have risen above the dark, basement-bound masses by tempering their... 

Ongoing Events

Keith Edmier: 1991-2007

Getaways

Keith Edmier

Friday 1/11 @ CCS Bard Hessel Museum

Sculptor Keith Edmier learned his trade in a Tinseltown special-effects studio; like Oscar-winning films, Edmier's meticulous sculptures traffic in grandiose sentimentality,... 

AA Bronson

Art

AA Bronson

Friday 1/11 @ John Connelly Presents

Godfather to queer artists everywhere, AA Bronson has made all varieties of artworks during his decades-long practice, focusing on a poetic... 

<em>The 39 Steps</em>

Theatre

The 39 Steps 

Friday 1/11 @ American Airlines Theater

Throughout The 39 Steps, Patrick Barlow's quick-witted adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock's classic spy movie (originally a 1915 novel by John Buchan),... 

Charles Ray

Art

Charles Ray

Friday 1/11 @ Matthew Marks Gallery

The most influential sculptors in contemporary art aren't the formal purists of MoMA's recent exhibitions (Serra and Puryear), they're a coterie... 

Dawoud Bey: <em>Class Pictures</em>

Art: Photography

Dawoud Bey

Friday 1/11 @ Aperture Gallery

Chicago-based photographer Dawoud Bey's series Class Pictures depicts teenagers from a high school on Chicago's South Side, a New England prep... 

Amanda Ross-Ho &amp; Kirsten Stoltmann: <em>Vaginal Rejuvenation</em>

Art

Amanda Ross-Ho & Kirsten Stoltmann

Friday 1/11 @ Guild & Greyshkul

Friends and LA-studio neighbors Amanda Ross-Ho and Kirsten Stoltmann team up for this collaborative exhibition at Guild & Greyshkul. Both artists... 

Jaishri Abichandani: <I>Reconciliations</I>

Art

Jaishri Abichandani

Friday 1/11 @ Queens Museum of Art

Born in Bombay (now Mumbai), Jaishri Abichandani immigrated to Queens when she was 14 and has since become both an accomplished... 

Lucian Freud: <em>The Painter's Etchings</em>

Art

Lucian Freud

Friday 1/11 @ MoMA The Museum of Modern Art

Known for mountainous, fleshy portraits, like the painting of Leigh Bowery's backside at the Met, Lucian Freud (grandson of Sigmund) seemingly... 

<I>blog.mode: addressing fashion</I>

Special Event

blog.mode

Friday 1/11 @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Fashion is a relative newcomer to the reputable Metropolitan, but now the Upper East Side institution is stepping into the fracas... 

<em>Frankenstein (Mortal Toys)</em>

Theatre

Frankenstein (Mortal Toys)

Friday 1/11 @ HERE Arts Center

Faithfully adapted from Mary Shelley's masterpiece, this puppet show miraculously conveys the somber Victorian mood of the original Frankenstein. With beautifully... 

Francis Alÿs: <i>Fabiola</i>

Art

Francis Alÿs

Friday 1/11 @ Hispanic Society of America

While Dia searches for a new home, the arts org has teamed up with Washington Heights' Hispanic Society on a three-year... 

Otto Preminger

Film

Otto Preminger

Friday 1/11 @ Film Forum

Director Otto Preminger was a Jewish refugee of Austrian origin whose unflinching independence led to innovations in both storytelling and social... 

Lawrence Weiner: <I>AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE</I>

Art

Lawrence Weiner

Friday 1/11 @ Whitney Museum of American Art

Wordsmith/conceptualist Lawrence Weiner is best known for all the things he doesn't do with his visually ascetic artwork. In his gigantic,... 

Diana Thater: <em>Here is a text about the world... </em>

Art

Diana Thater

Friday 1/11 @ David Zwirner

Taking her cue from W.B. Yeats' "The Second Coming," Diana Thater presents a two-room video installation depicting the bond between falconers... 

Michael Bell-Smith: <em>Bouncing Lights Forever</em>

Art

Michael Bell-Smith

Friday 1/11 @ Foxy Production

Even with all the new technology available, the grand arc of Western art continue to hold sway over young artists. Michael... 

<i>Infinite Island: Contemporary Caribbean Art</i>

Art

Infinite Island

Friday 1/11 @ Brooklyn Museum of Art

The Brooklyn Museum's exhibition of contemporary Caribbean art gathers works from 14... 

<em>New Prints: Winter 2008</em>

Art

New Prints: Winter 2008

Friday 1/11 @ International Print Center New York

Elevating fine-art printing beyond the standard three-color poster, the International Print Center's new-season highlights include rodent-infested Victorian wallpaper, silhouettes of million-dollar... 

<i>The Gates of Paradise: Lorenzo Ghiberti's Renaissance Masterpiece</i>

Art

Lorenzo Ghiberti's Renaissance Masterpiece

Friday 1/11 @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Having won the 1401 door-design competition for Florence's Battistero di San Giovanni's (Baptistry of St. John) northern portal, native Florentine Lorenzo... 

<em>Jump</em>

Theatre

Jump

Friday 1/11 @ Union Square Theatre

After achieving worldwide success, Korean phenomenon Jump has landed at Union Square — and it's easy to see what makes its... 

<i>New Perspectives in Latin American Art, 1930-2006</i>

Art

New Perspectives in Latin American Art, 1930-2006

Friday 1/11 @ MoMA The Museum of Modern Art

With New Perspectives in Latin American Art, 1930-2006, MoMA rolls out more than 200 recently acquired works by Latin American artists,... 

<em>Regurgitophagy</em>

Theatre

Regurgitophagy

Friday 1/11 @ The Public Theater

After seeing Brazilian performance artist Michel Melamed's one-man show Regurgitophagy, the phrase "feeding off the audience" will never be the same.... 

<I>Behind the Seen</I>

Art

Behind the Seen

Friday 1/11 @ Ad Hoc Art

Michael de Feo (best known as the "flower guy") wants the world to know that street art ain't all aerosol and... 

Do Ho Suh: <I>Reflection</I>

Art

Do-Ho Suh

Friday 1/11 @ Lehmann Maupin

Korean artist Do Ho Suh inaugurates Lehmann Maupin's new Chrystie Street space — located in the shadow of the new New... 

<em>Terminus</em>

Theatre

Terminus

Friday 1/11 @ The Public Theater

The realization that the three actors facing the audience and taking turns telling a story is not just a prologue, but... 

<I>Unmonumental: The Object in the 21st Century</I>

Art

Unmonumental

Friday 1/11 @ New Museum of Contemporary Art

The new New Museum inaugurates its faux-gritty emporium with three-part exhibition Unmonumental: The Object in the 21st Century. An ace curatorial... 

<em>The Masked Portrait</em>

Art

The Masked Portrait

Friday 1/11 @ Marianne Boesky Gallery

The Masked Portrait is a snapshot of postwar Japanese art, featuring work by 30 artists from the late '40s to the... 

Katy Grannan: <em>Lady into Fox</em>

Art

Katy Grannan

Friday 1/11 @ Salon 94 Freemans

Katy Grannan's series Lady into Fox at Salon 94 Freemans depicts a pair of middle-aged transsexuals, Gail and Dale, living their... 

<I>New York States of Mind</I>

Art

New York States of Mind

Friday 1/11 @ Queens Museum of Art

Possibly a veiled reference to the Billy Joel song, New York States of Mind is curator Shaheen Merali's look at what... 

<i>Making a Home: Japanese Contemporary Artists in New York</i>

Art

Making a Home

Friday 1/11 @ Japan Society

Though New York's Japan Society hosts only two exhibitions a year, they're reliably terrific. This fall, young curator Eric C. Shiner... 

Paragraph

City Gems

Paragraph

Friday 1/11 @ Paragraph

Joy Parisi and Lila Cecil understand the importance of having a room of one's own. At Paragraph, their Union Square writing... 

<i>August: Osage County</i>

Theatre

August: Osage County

Friday 1/11 @ Imperial Theatre

Set in present-day Oklahoma, Tracy Letts' August: Osage County has a bad case of "the plains," as... 

<i>Projects 86</i>: Gert & Uwe Tobias

Art

Gert & Uwe Tobias

Friday 1/11 @ MoMA The Museum of Modern Art

The colorful woodcuts of Gert and Uwe Tobias are the stuff of Grimm fairy tales — narrow paths worn through the... 

<em>Disinformation</em>

Theatre

Disinformation

Friday 1/11 @ The Public Theater

A freakish blend of standup, music, and drama, Reggie Watts' Disinformation is pretty much tailor-made for the new-theatre vibe of the... 

Kara Walker: <em>My Complement, My Enemy, My Oppressor, My Love</em>

Art

Kara Walker

Friday 1/11 @ Whitney Museum of American Art

Employing iconic black-paper silhouettes, Kara Walker — who was named one of Time's "100 Most Influential People" earlier this year —... 

Santiago Cucullu: <em>CriKCity &amp; The Walls That Scour Us</em>

Art

Santiago Cucullu

Friday 1/11 @ Perry Rubenstein Gallery

Argentinean artist Santiago Cucullu's chaotic cut-out vinyl works dominate gallery walls and museum hallways wherever they're shown. At one of Perry... 

Poul Kjærholm: <I>Structures and Surfaces</I>

Art

Poul Kjærholm

Friday 1/11 @ Sean Kelly Gallery

Born in a tiny Danish village, Poul Kjærholm rose rapidly from skilled teenage cabinetmaker to icon of international design with his... 

<em>The Art of Marvin Franklin</em>

Art

Marvin Franklin

Friday 1/11 @ New York Transit Museum

Marvin Franklin spent more than two decades of his life working as a night-shift track inspector for the MTA. This may... 

<I>And Who Are You?: Work from Saatchi Online</I>

Art

And Who Are You?

Friday 1/11 @ Sara Tecchia Roma

Saatchi's online gallery boasts 50 million daily hits in the US alone. Now, young curator Ana Finel Honigman has pulled together... 

Tara Donovan

Art

Tara Donovan

Friday 1/11 @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bringing new meaning to the term "pack rat," sculptor Tara Donovan accumulates everyday objects such as Styrofoam cups and drinking straws... 

<em>Fuerza Bruta: Look Up </em>

Theatre

Fuerza Bruta: Look Up

Friday 1/11 @ Daryl Roth Theatre

Avid fans of spectacular spectacle De La Guarda are rejoicing with the arrival of Fuerza Bruta: Look Up, a sort of... 

<i>Multiplex: Directions in Art, 1970 to Now</i>

Art

Multiplex: Directions in Art, 1970 to Now

Friday 1/11 @ MoMA The Museum of Modern Art

MoMA's permanent collection gobbles up so many artworks that many aren't ever seen again, which is why Multiplex: Directions in Art,... 

Rotozaza: <em>Etiquette</em>

Theatre

Etiquette

Friday 1/11 @ Veselka

In Rotozaza's latest offering, all the world's a stage; if, by "all the world," we mean "a small table at Veselka."... 

Nordic Oscar Contenders Festival

Film

Nordic Oscar Contenders

Friday 1/11 @ Scandinavia House

The American-Scandinavian Association presents a series of exclusive sneak peeks at the best films from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden,... 

Jason Rhoades: <I>Black Pussy</I>

Art

Jason Rhoades

Friday 1/11 @ David Zwirner

The late Jason Rhoades was out of control in the best and worst ways, often at the same time. Rumor has... 

[SOLD OUT]<em> Almost an Evening: Three Short Plays by Ethan Coen</em>

Theatre

Almost an Evening

Friday 1/11 @ Atlantic Stage Two

Taking his first shot at writing for the stage, cinematic colossus Ethan Coen tells tales of anxiety, identity, and of God... 

Beth Campbell: <I>Following Room</I>

Art

Beth Campbell

Friday 1/11 @ Whitney Museum of American Art

In 2000, Beth Campbell first exhibited in New York with her installations of two identical, but otherwise nondescript, bedrooms.... 

Hans Haacke

Art

Hans Haacke

Friday 1/11 @ Paula Cooper Gallery

The venerable Paula Cooper hosts a miniretrospective of Hans Haacke. Haacke was an early practitioner of "institutional critique," an offshoot of... 

Donelle Woolford

Art

Donelle Woolford

Friday 1/11 @ Wallspace

Donelle Woolford is a young African-American artist, currently living and working in Harlem, who fashions handsome, cubist-inspired assemblages from lumber scraps.... 

<em>Pricked: Extreme Embroidery</em>

Art

Extreme Embroidery

Friday 1/11 @ Museum of Art and Design

Following the success of its Radical Lace & Subversive Knitting exhibition, the Museum of Arts and Design again draws glares from... 

<em>The (Self) Promotion Show</em>

Art

The (Self) Promotion Show

Friday 1/11 @ Apex Art

Apex Art blurs the boundary between art and advertising in The (Self) Promotion Show. The 19 publicly submitted commercials on view... 

<em>small metal objects</em>

Theatre

small metal objects

Friday 1/11 @ Whitehall Ferry Terminal

Promising a truly unique theatrical experience, small metal objects will play out somewhere in the crowds of the Whitehall Staten Island... 

Superamas: <em>BIG, 3rd Episode (happy/end)</em>

Theatre

Superamas

Friday 1/11 @ The Kitchen

French Austrian collective Superamas concludes its epic satirical trilogy on contemporary capitalism and commercial culture with BIG, 3rd episode (happy/end). The... 

Martin Puryear

Art

Martin Puryear

Friday 1/11 @ MoMA The Museum of Modern Art

On the heels of Richard Serra's steel behemoths comes MoMA's full-scale retrospective of the great American sculptor Martin Puryear, who works... 

<em>Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea</em>

Theatre

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

Friday 1/11 @ P.S. 122

Today, the art of storytelling seems as quaint as silent film, a lumbering anachronism in a sea of ADD-paced narratives. Enter...