Events on Thursday, February 14

Dawn of Japanese Animation

Film: Animation

Dawn of Japanese Animation

Thursday 2/14 @ Japan Society

  The Japan Society presents this series of rare animated films from the '20s-'40s, many of which are being screened for... 

Diamanda Galás' Valentine's Day Massacre

Music: Classical

Diamanda Galás

Thursday 2/14 @ Knitting Factory Brooklyn

A brooding harpy borne of the heart's darkest night, Diamanda Galás doesn't convey regret so much as wrack its innards relentlessly.... 

Demon Days feat Carl Craig

Music: DJ

Carl Craig

Thursday 2/14 @ Cielo

Long considered an influential figure in modern electronic music, Carl Craig has had a particularly impressive run in the past few... 

Tainted Love: St. Valentine's Day 2008

Film

Tainted Love

Thursday 2/14 @ Monkey Town

Valentine's Day dates always involve a fair amount of awkwardness. But try making small talk while four graphic sex scenes play... 

Jonathan Demme presents <em>Harold and Maude </em>(1971)

Film

Jonathan Demme presents Harold and Maude

Thursday 2/14 @ The Film Society of Lincoln Center

Harold and Maude became a cult classic long before DVDs made it easy to achieve such status. Directed by the late,... 

<em>His Girl Friday </em>(1940)

Film

His Girl Friday

Thursday 2/14 @ BAM Rose Cinemas

Screwball comedy, thy name is His Girl Friday. Few know that this 1940 Howard Hawkes classic was actually a remake of... 

[SOLD OUT] Band of Horses w/ Dirty on Purpose

Music

[SOLD OUT] Band of Horses

Thursday 2/14 @ Brooklyn Masonic Temple

While Band of Horses bucked indie purists by lending tunes to Ford and Wal-Mart, they brought folks right back with Cease... 

Ongoing Events

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

Art

Unmonumental

Thursday 2/14 @ 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... 

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

Art

Mark Bradford

Thursday 2/14 @ Sikkema Jenkins & Co.

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

Milos Forman Retrospective

Film

Milos Forman Retrospective

Thursday 2/14 @ MoMA The Museum of Modern Art

Given the terrific contribution he's made to cinema, it's surprising that director Milos Forman isn't more of a household name. His... 

<em>Adding Machine</em>

Theatre

Adding Machine

Thursday 2/14 @ Minetta Lane Theatre

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

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

Art

New Prints: Winter 2008

Thursday 2/14 @ 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... 

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

Art: Photography

Dawoud Bey

Thursday 2/14 @ 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... 

The Apple Sisters

Comedy

The Apple Sisters

Thursday 2/14 @ The People's Improv Theater

1940s Americana isn't typical sketch-comedy fodder, but that doesn't deter the Apple Sisters, who lovingly recreate the radio era onstage with... 

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

Art

Beth Campbell

Thursday 2/14 @ 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

Thursday 2/14 @ 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... 

Theatre

Cherubina

Thursday 2/14 @ Sanford Meisner Theater

Set in pre-revolutionary Russia, Cherubina follows the true tale of Elisa Ivanovna, a frustrated poetess and disabled schoolmarm. Ivanovna becomes convinced... 

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

Art

Jan de Cock

Thursday 2/14 @ 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... 

<em>Poussin and Nature: Arcadian Visions</em>

Art

Poussin and Nature: Arcadian Visions

Thursday 2/14 @ 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... 

Thicker Than Water 2008

Theatre

Thicker Than Water 2008

Thursday 2/14 @ Ensemble Studio Theatre

Showcasing the young and the talented is Ensemble Studio Theatre's Thicker Than Water, a collection of one-acts from the company's ensemble... 

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

Art

Luis Gispert

Thursday 2/14 @ 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... 

Envisioning Russia: A Century of Filmmaking

Film

Envisioning Russia

Thursday 2/14 @ 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... 

Donelle Woolford

Art

Donelle Woolford

Thursday 2/14 @ Wallspace

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

Hans Haacke

Art

Hans Haacke

Thursday 2/14 @ 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>Sisters, Such Devoted Sisters</em>

Theatre

Sisters, Such Devoted Sisters

Thursday 2/14 @ Studio Dante

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

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

Art

Nayland Blake

Thursday 2/14 @ 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... 

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

Art

Marvin Franklin

Thursday 2/14 @ 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... 

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

Theatre

Happy Endings

Thursday 2/14 @ 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>Multiplex: Directions in Art, 1970 to Now</i>

Art

Multiplex: Directions in Art, 1970 to Now

Thursday 2/14 @ 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

Thursday 2/14 @ 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... 

<i>August: Osage County</i>

Theatre

August: Osage County

Thursday 2/14 @ Imperial Theatre

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

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

Art

Dan Perjovschi

Thursday 2/14 @ 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... 

Paragraph

City Gems

Paragraph

Thursday 2/14 @ Paragraph

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

Jen DeNike: <em>Thirteen</em>

Art

Jen DeNike

Thursday 2/14 @ Smith-Stewart

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

Shirin Neshat

Art

Shirin Neshat

Thursday 2/14 @ 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 39 Steps</em>

Theatre

The 39 Steps 

Thursday 2/14 @ 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),... 

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

Theatre

Fuerza Bruta: Look Up

Thursday 2/14 @ Daryl Roth Theatre

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

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

Art

Amanda Ross-Ho & Kirsten Stoltmann

Thursday 2/14 @ Guild & Greyshkul

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

Luc Tuymans: <em>Forever</em>

Art

Luc Tuymans

Thursday 2/14 @ David Zwirner

Belgian painter Luc Tuymans makes every effort to stymie easy interpretation of his blurry, photo-derived paintings. A history painter in a... 

<em>Grace</em>

Theatre

Grace

Thursday 2/14 @ Lucille Lortel Theatre

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

<em>The Sartorialist</em>

Art: Photography

The Sartorialist

Thursday 2/14 @ Danziger Projects

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

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

Art

New York States of Mind

Thursday 2/14 @ 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>The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island, or, The Friends of Dr. Rushower</em>

Theatre

The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island

Thursday 2/14 @ 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... 

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

Art

Gert & Uwe Tobias

Thursday 2/14 @ 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... 

Jasper Johns: <em>Gray</em>

Art

Jasper Johns

Thursday 2/14 @ 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

Thursday 2/14 @ Union Square Theatre

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

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

Art

Santiago Cucullu

Thursday 2/14 @ 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... 

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

Theatre

Fabrik: The Legend of M. Rabinowitz

Thursday 2/14 @ 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,... 

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

Art

Michael Bell-Smith

Thursday 2/14 @ Foxy Production

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

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

Art

Atsuko Tanaka and Akira Kanayama

Thursday 2/14 @ 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>Open House</em>

Theatre

Open House

Thursday 2/14 @ Various locations

Seeing other people's apartments in the city is pleasingly voyeuristic, a sanctioned invasion of space. How clever, then, that the Foundry... 

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

Art

The (Self) Promotion Show

Thursday 2/14 @ Apex Art

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

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

Art: Photography

Carrie Mae Weems

Thursday 2/14 @ Jack Shainman Gallery

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

<em>Hunting and Gathering</em>

Theatre

Hunting and Gathering

Thursday 2/14 @ 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... 

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

Art

Lucian Freud

Thursday 2/14 @ 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

Thursday 2/14 @ 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>Paradise Park</em>

Theatre

Paradise Park

Thursday 2/14 @ 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... 

Francis Alÿs: <i>Fabiola</i>

Art

Francis Alÿs

Thursday 2/14 @ 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... 

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

Art

Jasper Johns

Thursday 2/14 @ 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... 

<em>Pop Subversion</em>

Art

Pop Subversion

Thursday 2/14 @ 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... 

Anne Collier

Art: Photography

Anne Collier

Thursday 2/14 @ 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>Archive Fever: Uses of the Document in Contemporary Art </em>

Art: Photography

Archive Fever

Thursday 2/14 @ 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

Thursday 2/14 @ 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... 

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

Art

Xu Zhen

Thursday 2/14 @ 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... 

<em>Betrayed</em>

Theatre

Betrayed

Thursday 2/14 @ Culture Project

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

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

Art: Photography

Robert Mapplethorpe

Thursday 2/14 @ 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... 

<em>Pricked: Extreme Embroidery</em>

Art

Extreme Embroidery

Thursday 2/14 @ 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>Apt 3A</em>

Theatre

Apt 3A

Thursday 2/14 @ 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>New Perspectives in Latin American Art, 1930-2006</i>

Art

New Perspectives in Latin American Art, 1930-2006

Thursday 2/14 @ 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

Thursday 2/14 @ 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

Thursday 2/14 @ 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... 

AA Bronson

Art

AA Bronson

Thursday 2/14 @ 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... 

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

Special Event

blog.mode

Thursday 2/14 @ 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...