Events on Wednesday, February 13

Parallel Worlds: Explorations in Second Life<em> </em>

Special Event

Parallel Worlds

Wednesday 2/13 @ The New School

As darkrooms and hazardous chemicals are replaced by computer screens and Photoshop, fine-art photography is being pulled in two directions. Add... 

Tibet House Benefit Concert feat. Philip Glass, Sufjan Stevens, Ray Davies, Tom Verlaine, and Band of Horses

Music

Philip Glass w/ Sufjan Stevens

Wednesday 2/13 @ Carnegie Hall

Once in a while, a show comes along that's guaranteed to be blogged, YouTubed, and Hype Machine'd to death. So, best... 

Anne Enright: <em>The Gathering</em>

Books: Reading

Anne Enright

Wednesday 2/13 @ Barnes & Noble

Before the opening of Anne Enright's The Gathering, a drunk named Liam Hegarty walks to the cliffs of Brighton with stones... 

Kiss and Tell presents Love Stinks feat. Sam Valenti IV

Music: DJ

Kiss and Tell featuring Sam Valenti IV

Wednesday 2/13 @ Rose Bar

Tonight, for a special Valentine's Eve edition of their saucy anything-goes party, ladies of the night Seze and Deanna play a... 

Ongoing Events

<em>Pop Subversion</em>

Art

Pop Subversion

Wednesday 2/13 @ Ad Hoc Art

Over 30 artists fill Ad Hoc's walls with twisted fairy-tale imagery, tortured visages, and disemboweled beauties in Pop Subversion. Some confront... 

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

Art

Dan Perjovschi

Wednesday 2/13 @ 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 39 Steps</em>

Theatre

The 39 Steps 

Wednesday 2/13 @ 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),... 

Donelle Woolford

Art

Donelle Woolford

Wednesday 2/13 @ Wallspace

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

Shirin Neshat

Art

Shirin Neshat

Wednesday 2/13 @ 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>Fuerza Bruta: Look Up </em>

Theatre

Fuerza Bruta: Look Up

Wednesday 2/13 @ Daryl Roth Theatre

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

Nayland Blake: <em>What the Whiskey Said, What the Sun Is Saying </em>

Art

Nayland Blake

Wednesday 2/13 @ Matthew Marks Gallery

For many years, Nayland Blake's surrogate was a big white bunny that showed up in his drawings and sculptures. But in... 

Xu Zhen:<em> Just Did It </em>

Art

Xu Zhen

Wednesday 2/13 @ James Cohan Gallery

A masterful obfuscator of facts and images, Xu Zhen (in his artworks, at least) has waged armed assaults on China's neighboring... 

Blue Coyote Theater Group: <em>Happy Endings</em>

Theatre

Happy Endings

Wednesday 2/13 @ Access Theater

In a revolt against love-story banality, Blue Coyote Theater Group commissioned nine playwrights to write shorts based on the lives of... 

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

Art

New Perspectives in Latin American Art, 1930-2006

Wednesday 2/13 @ 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,... 

Jasper Johns: <em>Gray</em>

Art

Jasper Johns

Wednesday 2/13 @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In Jasper Johns' Gray, the Met culls a rigorous collection of work from the mid-'50s to the present. Johns, a pop... 

<em>Jump</em>

Theatre

Jump

Wednesday 2/13 @ Union Square Theatre

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

Francis Alÿs: <i>Fabiola</i>

Art

Francis Alÿs

Wednesday 2/13 @ 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... 

Envisioning Russia: A Century of Filmmaking

Film

Envisioning Russia

Wednesday 2/13 @ 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... 

Jen DeNike: <em>Thirteen</em>

Art

Jen DeNike

Wednesday 2/13 @ Smith-Stewart

At the LES' cozy Amy Smith Stewart gallery, Jen DeNike presents two new videos and a photo series, disparate projects united... 

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

Art

Santiago Cucullu

Wednesday 2/13 @ 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... 

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

Art

Amanda Ross-Ho & Kirsten Stoltmann

Wednesday 2/13 @ Guild & Greyshkul

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

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

Art

Atsuko Tanaka and Akira Kanayama

Wednesday 2/13 @ 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... 

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

Theatre

Sisters, Such Devoted Sisters

Wednesday 2/13 @ Studio Dante

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

<em>The Sartorialist</em>

Art: Photography

The Sartorialist

Wednesday 2/13 @ Danziger Projects

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

Carrie Mae Weems: <em>A Survey</em>

Art: Photography

Carrie Mae Weems

Wednesday 2/13 @ Jack Shainman Gallery

  African American photographer Carrie Mae Weems marks her return to New York with a mini-retrospective at Chelsea's... 

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

Theatre

The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island

Wednesday 2/13 @ 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... 

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

Art

Jan de Cock

Wednesday 2/13 @ 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 2/13 @ 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 2/13 @ Imperial Theatre

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

Jaishri Abichandani: <I>Reconciliations</I>

Art

Jaishri Abichandani

Wednesday 2/13 @ 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... 

Jasper Johns: <em>Drawings 1997-2007</em>

Art

Jasper Johns

Wednesday 2/13 @ Matthew Marks Gallery

While the Met hosts a survey of Jasper Johns' gray-hued works, Matthew Marks shows 40 of the artist's drawings from the... 

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

Art

Michael Bell-Smith

Wednesday 2/13 @ Foxy Production

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

Anne Collier

Art: Photography

Anne Collier

Wednesday 2/13 @ 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>The (Self) Promotion Show</em>

Art

The (Self) Promotion Show

Wednesday 2/13 @ Apex Art

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

Hans Haacke

Art

Hans Haacke

Wednesday 2/13 @ Paula Cooper Gallery

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

<em>Hunting and Gathering</em>

Theatre

Hunting and Gathering

Wednesday 2/13 @ 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... 

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

Art

Multiplex: Directions in Art, 1970 to Now

Wednesday 2/13 @ 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,... 

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

Art

Lee Friedlander

Wednesday 2/13 @ 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... 

Theatre

Rum & Coke

Wednesday 2/13 @ June Havoc Theatre

In Carmen Peláez's one-woman show Rum & Coke, the protagonist begins a search for beauty and a forgotten Cuba after finding... 

<em>Pricked: Extreme Embroidery</em>

Art

Extreme Embroidery

Wednesday 2/13 @ 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>Fabrik: The Legend of M. Rabinowitz</em>

Theatre

Fabrik: The Legend of M. Rabinowitz

Wednesday 2/13 @ 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,... 

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

Art

Unmonumental

Wednesday 2/13 @ 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... 

AA Bronson

Art

AA Bronson

Wednesday 2/13 @ 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... 

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

Art

Katy Grannan

Wednesday 2/13 @ 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... 

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

Art

Mark Bradford

Wednesday 2/13 @ 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>Adding Machine</em>

Theatre

Adding Machine

Wednesday 2/13 @ Minetta Lane Theatre

After 25 years of tedious number crunching, Mr. Zero finds out that he is being replaced by an adding machine. Driven... 

Robert Mapplethorpe: <em>Certain People</em>

Art: Photography

Robert Mapplethorpe

Wednesday 2/13 @ Sean Kelly Gallery

Famous for his sensual photographs of flowers and notorious for his S&M images, Robert Mapplethorpe also took excellent portraits. Sean Kelly... 

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

Art: Photography

Dawoud Bey

Wednesday 2/13 @ 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... 

<em>Apt 3A</em>

Theatre

Apt 3A

Wednesday 2/13 @ 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... 

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

Art

Gert & Uwe Tobias

Wednesday 2/13 @ 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>Poussin and Nature: Arcadian Visions</em>

Art

Poussin and Nature: Arcadian Visions

Wednesday 2/13 @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

France's first superstar painter, Nicolas Poussin trained in Rome during the baroque era, at the height of Italy's artistic dominance. His... 

<em>Grace</em>

Theatre

Grace

Wednesday 2/13 @ Lucille Lortel Theatre

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

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

Art

New York States of Mind

Wednesday 2/13 @ 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>Archive Fever: Uses of the Document in Contemporary Art </em>

Art: Photography

Archive Fever

Wednesday 2/13 @ 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... 

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

Art

Beth Campbell

Wednesday 2/13 @ Whitney Museum of American Art

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

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

Art

Luis Gispert

Wednesday 2/13 @ 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>New Prints: Winter 2008</em>

Art

New Prints: Winter 2008

Wednesday 2/13 @ 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... 

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

Art: Photography

Irving Penn

Wednesday 2/13 @ 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>Betrayed</em>

Theatre

Betrayed

Wednesday 2/13 @ Culture Project

George Packer's complex and devastating new play draws on extensive interviews with Iraqi interpreters for US forces over the past five... 

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

Art

Lucian Freud

Wednesday 2/13 @ 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... 

Tara Donovan

Art

Tara Donovan

Wednesday 2/13 @ 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>Paradise Park</em>

Theatre

Paradise Park

Wednesday 2/13 @ Signature Theatre

Charles Mee's work might not be terribly straightforward, but his collage-like storytelling should suit the multitasking, ADD-prone masses. Paradise Park, the... 

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

Art

Marvin Franklin

Wednesday 2/13 @ 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... 

Paragraph

City Gems

Paragraph

Wednesday 2/13 @ Paragraph

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