Events on Monday, April 21

46 Poets Celebrate 46 Years at La MaMa

Performing Arts: Spoken Word

46 Poets Celebrate 46 Years at La MaMa

Monday 4/21 @ La MaMa E.T.C.

In a neighborhood where businesses rarely last through the year, the East Village's La MaMa experimental performing-arts space has real staying... 

Like They Used to Say feat. DJ Premier w/ DJ Eclipse

Music: DJ

DJ Premier

Monday 4/21 @ APT

Gang Starr's early-'90s hit single "Work" could easily be a description of DJ Premier's life. The veteran turntablist — whose new... 

Jay Reatard w/ Cheap Time

Music

Jay Reatard

Monday 4/21 @ The Bowery Ballroom

Memphis garage-punk rocker Jay Reatard has come a long way since recording lo-fi songs alone in his bedroom at the age... 

Deep Space feat. Kevin Saunderson w/ François K

Music: DJ

Kevin Saunderson

Monday 4/21 @ Cielo

Along with his peers Derrick May, Juan Atkins, and Carl Craig, Kevin Saunderson built Detroit into one of the world's techno... 

Ongoing Events

<em>The Visitor</em>

Film

The Visitor

Monday 4/21 @ Landmark Sunshine

Some character actors should never really be leading men (Jude Law), and some just haven't been given the chance. Richard Jenkins... 

<em>WACK!: Art and the Feminist Revolution</em>

Art

WACK!: Art and the Feminist Revolution

Monday 4/21 @ P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center

With Hillary Clinton in the political limelight, WACK!: Art and the Feminist Revolution couldn't be more timely. A survey of 120... 

Ralph Bakshi

Art

Ralph Bakshi

Monday 4/21 @ Animazing Gallery

With his controversial adult animation, Ralph Bakshi paved the way for Ren & Stimpy and South Park. Throughout his career, Bakshi's... 

15th Annual New York African Film Festival<em> </em>

Film

New York African Film Festival

Monday 4/21 @ Various locations

Given their stakes and scope, it's no wonder that even the weakest of African films tend to pack a visceral punch.... 

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

Art

Jan de Cock

Monday 4/21 @ 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... 

Paragraph

City Gems

Paragraph

Monday 4/21 @ Paragraph

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

<em>Constantine's Sword</em>

Film: Documentary

Constantine's Sword

Monday 4/21 @ Quad Cinema

Too often, "essay films" — documentaries arguing a specific point of view — are made by those antipathetic to their subjects.... 

[SOLD OUT] She & Him

Music

[SOLD OUT] She & Him

Monday 4/21 @ Hiro Ballroom

Expect winsome pop melodies and a whole lot of blogger flashbulbs when folk whiz M. Ward and indie cover-girl Zooey Deschanel... 

<em>Design and the Elastic Mind</em>

Art

Design and the Elastic Mind

Monday 4/21 @ MoMA The Museum of Modern Art

As technology slowly stretches past the limits of sci-fi fantasy, designers must work within the rapidly evolving space between scientific innovation... 

<em>Cat on a Hot Tin Roof</em>

Theatre

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Monday 4/21 @ Broadhurst Theatre

Hopelessness and self-loathing are frequent players in Tennessee Williams' work, and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is no exception. The... 

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

Art

Multiplex: Directions in Art, 1970 to Now

Monday 4/21 @ 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,... 

Cai Guo-Qiang: <em>I Want to Believe</em>

Art

Cai Guo-Qiang

Monday 4/21 @ Guggenheim Museum

Inopportune: Stage One is characteristic of Cai Guo-Qiang's grand ambitions and themes — a cascade of nine upended cars exploding with... 

Women Center Stage Festival

Theatre

Women Center Stage Festival

Monday 4/21 @ Culture Project

Progressive downtown stalwart Culture Project has announced a promising lineup for its annual Women Center Stage festival. Highlights include a conversation... 

Movement Research at Judson Church

Dance

Movement Research

Monday 4/21 @ Judson Memorial Church

Movement Research's eclectic Monday-night performances at Judson Church provide equal stimulation for trained and untrained eyes. Those familiar with contemporary modern... 

Olafur Eliasson: <em>Take your time</em>

Art

Olafur Eliasson

Monday 4/21 @ MoMA The Museum of Modern Art

Olafur Eliasson works beyond gallery and exhibition spaces, dictating every aspect of the viewer's experience to create environments that are worthy... 

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

Art: Photography

Archive Fever

Monday 4/21 @ 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...