Events on Wednesday, January 30

[SOLD OUT] The Teenagers w/ Bear Hands

Music

The Teenagers w/ Bear Hands

Wednesday 1/30 @ The Mercury Lounge

With trademark Parisian pouts and Zoolander-like stage presence, these fashionable Frenchies sing catchy, often X-rated electro-pop in tongue-in-cheek accented Franglais. Their... 

Jeffrey Lewis & the Jitters w/ Schwervon!

Music

Jeffrey Lewis & the Jitters

Wednesday 1/30 @ The Mercury Lounge

Jeffrey Lewis is the goofy kid next door who spun his absentminded guitar-strumming and comic-book obsession into folk-pop gold. He's a... 

Common Ground International Hip-Hop Showcase

Music: Hip-Hop

Common Ground International Hip-Hop Showcase

Wednesday 1/30 @ S.O.B.'s

Hip-hop has traveled the world many times over since its inception in the South Bronx more than two decades ago. Tonight,... 

Christopher Hitchens vs. Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Does God Really Exist?

Special Event

Does God Really Exist?

Wednesday 1/30 @ 92nd St Y

Christopher Hitchens and Rabbi Shmuley Boteach are no strangers to controversy. The former has been known to attack everyone from Bill... 

Ongoing Events

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

Art

Unmonumental

Wednesday 1/30 @ 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... 

Luis Gispert: <em>El Mundo Es Tuyo (the world is yours)</em>

Art

Luis Gispert

Wednesday 1/30 @ Zach Feuer Gallery

Miami-born artist Luis Gispert takes over West 24th Street with works in film, sculpture, and photography. At Zach Feuer, the artist... 

<em>The 39 Steps</em>

Theatre

The 39 Steps 

Wednesday 1/30 @ 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),... 

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

Art

Amanda Ross-Ho & Kirsten Stoltmann

Wednesday 1/30 @ Guild & Greyshkul

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

Hans Haacke

Art

Hans Haacke

Wednesday 1/30 @ Paula Cooper Gallery

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

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

Art

Lawrence Weiner

Wednesday 1/30 @ 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,... 

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

Art

New York States of Mind

Wednesday 1/30 @ 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... 

<em>Sisters, Such Devoted Sisters</em>

Theatre

Sisters, Such Devoted Sisters

Wednesday 1/30 @ Studio Dante

Russell Barr wrote and stars in this emotionally charged monologue directed by Michael Imperoli (of Christopher Moltisanti Sopranos fame). The cluttered,... 

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

Art

Gert & Uwe Tobias

Wednesday 1/30 @ 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... 

Paragraph

City Gems

Paragraph

Wednesday 1/30 @ Paragraph

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

<em>Grace</em>

Theatre

Grace

Wednesday 1/30 @ Lucille Lortel Theatre

Playwright Mick Gordon calls his plays "theatre essays" because they analyze a specific subject in hand, while portraying the lives of... 

AA Bronson

Art

AA Bronson

Wednesday 1/30 @ 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... 

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

Theatre

Almost an Evening

Wednesday 1/30 @ Atlantic Stage Two

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

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

Art

Michael Bell-Smith

Wednesday 1/30 @ Foxy Production

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

Shirin Neshat

Art

Shirin Neshat

Wednesday 1/30 @ Gladstone Gallery

Iran-born, US-educated photographer Shirin Neshat takes stirring, subversive pictures of Muslim women, forcefully engaging the troubling boundaries that separate men and... 

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

Art

The (Self) Promotion Show

Wednesday 1/30 @ Apex Art

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

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

Art: Photography

Dawoud Bey

Wednesday 1/30 @ 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... 

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

Art

Lucian Freud

Wednesday 1/30 @ 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... 

Irving Penn: <em>Close Encounters: Portraits of Artists and Writers</em>

Art: Photography

Irving Penn

Wednesday 1/30 @ The Morgan Library

Although photographer Irving Penn has worked in a variety of styles (including fashion spreads and early forays into painting), he is... 

<em>Apt 3A</em>

Theatre

Apt 3A

Wednesday 1/30 @ The Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row

In this tale of love, God, and the sex lives of polar bears, writer Jeff Daniels (yes, that Jeff Daniels) brings... 

Francis Alÿs: <i>Fabiola</i>

Art

Francis Alÿs

Wednesday 1/30 @ 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... 

<em>Fabrik: The Legend of M. Rabinowitz</em>

Theatre

Fabrik: The Legend of M. Rabinowitz

Wednesday 1/30 @ Urban Stages Theatre

Through its cast of expressive marionettes (and their fine-tailored manipulators), Fabrik: The Legend of M. Rabinowitz tells the story of Moritz,... 

Keith Edmier: 1991-2007

Getaways

Keith Edmier

Wednesday 1/30 @ 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,... 

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

Art

Diana Thater

Wednesday 1/30 @ 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... 

<em>Archive Fever: Uses of the Document in Contemporary Art </em>

Art: Photography

Archive Fever

Wednesday 1/30 @ International Center of Photography

Exploring identity and memory through archived imagery, curator Okwui Enwezor has collected over 20 artists to explore the often formal institution... 

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

Art

Katy Grannan

Wednesday 1/30 @ 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... 

<em>Atsuko Tanaka and Akira Kanayama</em>

Art

Atsuko Tanaka and Akira Kanayama

Wednesday 1/30 @ Paula Cooper Gallery

Two of Japan's best-known artists, Atsuko Tanaka and Akira Kanayama, passed away in recent years. Original members of the Osaka-based avant-garde... 

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

Art

Kara Walker

Wednesday 1/30 @ 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 —... 

<em>Pricked: Extreme Embroidery</em>

Art

Extreme Embroidery

Wednesday 1/30 @ 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... 

[SOLD OUT] Vampire Weekend

Music

[SOLD OUT] Vampire Weekend

Wednesday 1/30 @ The Bowery Ballroom

Afro-pop-inspired rockers Vampire Weekend hit town tonight for a hyper-literate, Paul Simon-worshipping set of soon-to-be sing-along indie anthems. While the press... 

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

Art

New Perspectives in Latin American Art, 1930-2006

Wednesday 1/30 @ 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,... 

Lee Friedlander: <em>A Ramble in Olmsted Parks</em>

Art

Lee Friedlander

Wednesday 1/30 @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Lee Friedlander made his name wandering across the US in the '50s and '60s, taking pictures of motel television sets, shop... 

<em>Jump</em>

Theatre

Jump

Wednesday 1/30 @ Union Square Theatre

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

Dan Perjovschi: <em>You Remember My Pin?</em>

Art

Dan Perjovschi

Wednesday 1/30 @ Lombard-Freid Gallery

Dan Perjovschi recently took over one of MoMA's massive interior-courtyard walls. Working on a mechanical lift during open hours, the Romanian... 

<em>The Silence Before Bach</em>

Film

The Silence Before Bach

Wednesday 1/30 @ Film Forum

A guide, fully decked-out as Bach, leads tours of Leipzig. Two truck drivers bang out a melody. A subway car rings... 

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

Art

Poul Kjærholm

Wednesday 1/30 @ Sean Kelly Gallery

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

Anne Collier

Art: Photography

Anne Collier

Wednesday 1/30 @ Anton Kern Gallery

It takes more than a first glance at Anne Collier's photographs to understand what you're looking at. Books, magazines, and other... 

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

Art

New Prints: Winter 2008

Wednesday 1/30 @ 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... 

<em>The Masked Portrait</em>

Art

The Masked Portrait

Wednesday 1/30 @ Marianne Boesky Gallery

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

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

Art

Beth Campbell

Wednesday 1/30 @ Whitney Museum of American Art

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

Jaishri Abichandani: <I>Reconciliations</I>

Art

Jaishri Abichandani

Wednesday 1/30 @ 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... 

<em>Hunting and Gathering</em>

Theatre

Hunting and Gathering

Wednesday 1/30 @ 59E59 Theaters

Hunting and Gathering's simple, sweet appeal lies in its hyper-real portrait of young NYC. Ruth is a thirtysomething who keeps her... 

Jan de Cock: <em>Denkmal 11</em>

Art

Jan de Cock

Wednesday 1/30 @ MoMA The Museum of Modern Art

A relentless photographer and image archiver, Jan de Cock collects his findings in hefty books dubbed denkmals (German for "monument"). The... 

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

Special Event

blog.mode

Wednesday 1/30 @ 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... 

<i>August: Osage County</i>

Theatre

August: Osage County

Wednesday 1/30 @ Imperial Theatre

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

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

Art

Santiago Cucullu

Wednesday 1/30 @ 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... 

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Film

Last Year at Marienbad

Wednesday 1/30 @ Film Forum

Stanley Kubrick, Michel Gondry, and even George Romero owe a debt to Alain Resnais' new-wave classic, Last Year at Marienbad. The... 

Donelle Woolford

Art

Donelle Woolford

Wednesday 1/30 @ Wallspace

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

Mark Bradford: <em>Nobody Jones</em>

Art

Mark Bradford

Wednesday 1/30 @ Sikkema Jenkins & Co.

Mark Bradford scours LA, collecting the billboard advertisements that make up his massive paper collages. Bradford layers the posters on top... 

<em>The Sartorialist</em>

Art: Photography

The Sartorialist

Wednesday 1/30 @ Danziger Projects

Scott Schuman is the August Sander of contemporary cool. Usually known by his blog handle, "the Sartorialist," the fashion photographer captures... 

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

Art

Marvin Franklin

Wednesday 1/30 @ 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... 

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

Theatre

Fuerza Bruta: Look Up

Wednesday 1/30 @ 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

Wednesday 1/30 @ 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,... 

Tara Donovan

Art

Tara Donovan

Wednesday 1/30 @ 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>The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island, or, The Friends of Dr. Rushower</em>

Theatre

The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island

Wednesday 1/30 @ Vineyard Theatre

Ben Katchor's epic indie-rock musical The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island, or, The Friends of Dr. Rushower returns, upgrading to the... 

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

Art

Do-Ho Suh

Wednesday 1/30 @ Lehmann Maupin

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

Envisioning Russia: A Century of Filmmaking

Film

Envisioning Russia

Wednesday 1/30 @ The Film Society of Lincoln Center

Few Americans really grasp the breadth of Russian film in existence: we tend to treat film imports from that country as...