Art & Design Events, New York, Tuesday, 16 May 2017

New York Academy of Art 111 Franklin St 2017 MFA Thesis Exhibition Omar Mohamed Abbas, Tania Alvarez, Jiaranai Apaipak, Caitlin Armington, George Richard Barlett, Darla Norma, Barolini-Lawrence, Berenice Nadika Bell, Naomi Renee Castillo, Leeanna Chipana, Emma Elizabeth Cunningham, Ana de la Peña Portela, Stephanie Del Carpio, Allan Denis, Lilla Tilghman Dent, Enrico Rayburn Donaruma, Matthew Alfonso Durante, Nicole Duval, Jacob Augustus Enright, Brice Romaric Esso, Anders Fernbach, Gail Ellen Freed, Bryan Keith Gardner, Eleni Giannopoulou, Sarah Elizabeth Hall, M. Tobias Hall, Allison Anne Hill-Edgar, Ting Ting Hsu, Steven Anthony Johnson II, Amina Kerimova, HakChul Kim, JungEun Lee,Thomas Francis Levy, Danica Jade Lundy, Katherine Marjorie Manire, Catarina Maria Tito Mantero, de Mendonça Alves, Maya Diablo Mason, William Alexander Merritt, Kyung Tae Min, Lisa Marie Nicchi, Laura Noguera-Florez, Rebecca Joy Orcutt, Eve Suzanne Palguta, Pedro Pérez-Guillon, Naudline Cluvie Pierre, Gianna Putrino, Kristina Reddy, Levan Songulashvili, Anastasiya Tarasenko, Ragnheiður Þorgrímsdóttir, Jessica Vandenburg, Jorge Enrique Vasquez, Kamela Michelle Wade, Anna Lynn Wakitsch, Lauren Grace West, Isaac Mann, Nan Xu 6-8

Artists Space 55 Walker St discussion on the relation between structures of power and cultural production: In the Last Instance Avram Finkelstein, Kameelah Janan Rasheed, Joshua Lubin-Levy, and Aliza Shvarts 7 free

Untitled Space 45 Lispenard artist talk and reception in conjunction with exhibition She Inspires curated by Indira Cesarine 6-9 rsvp events@untitled-space.com

Helena Anrather 28 Elizabeth St exhibition: Cindy Ji Hye Kim Tick 6-8

Pirch 200 Lafayette St cocktails and book signing: Michelle Ross K9-5: New York Dogs at Work (Pointed Leaf Press, 2015); presented by Arf and others to celebrate Arf Hamptons Showhouse 5-7 rsvp tory@nivenbreen.com

Taschen 107 Greene St Collector’s Edition  launch: James Baldwin The Fire Next Time photographs by Steve Schapiro; conversation: Herb Boyd and Steve Schapiro 6 reservation required

Greenspon 71 Morton St exhibition: Darren Bader Forest/Trees 6-8

Cooper Union 41 Cooper Square IBM presents NYC DESIGN TALKS full-day conference: 9-5 keynote: Ryan Caruthers 10, Chris Pollard 11, Adrian Franks 2, Julie Anixter 3, Whitney Casey 4 for further information see http://design-pavilion.com/2017-design-talks.html#row2

Milk Studios 450 W 15 Parsons Festival 2017: BFA Photography Senior Thesis Exhibition freinds and family reception 6-8

Parsons MFA Design and Technology 6 E 16 12th Fl Creative Technology exhibition: Spectrum 6-8

SVA 136 W 21 i3: Images, Ideas, Inspiration lecture series: Ashly Leonard Stohl and David Carol of Peanut Press 7-8:30 free

Baruch College Engelman Recital Hall 55 Lexington Ave film, music, and conversation: Nocturnes Dialogue on Art Making and Memory with Rosalyn Engelman; film Rosalyn Engelman: The Color of Memory by Paul Lewis; Engelman speaking with Ted Altschuler; Chopin ‘Nocturnes’ performed by David Shimoni  6:30-8:30 $15 followed by reception

Hauser & Wirth Publishers Bookshop 548 W 22 Conversation in Contemporary Poetics series reading: Anselm Berrigan and Ariana Reines, followed by discussion and Q&A 7-9 reservation www.hauserwirth.com/nees

Electronic Arts Intermix 535 W 22 artist talk and screening: Robert Beck/Robert Buck 6:30 $7 info@eai.org

Rizzoli 1133 Broadway book celebration: Specimens of Chromatic Wood Type, Borders, &c.: The 1874 Masterpiece of Colorful Typography Esther K Smith with Steven Heller and Wayne WHite; conversation between  Smith and  Heller followed by performance from Michal Dzitko's opera Chromatic Wood Type based on the book 6-8

FIT Katie Murphy Amphitheatre Seventh Ave and 27th St talk: Hal Rubenstein Red Carpet Style 6 free with rsvp

General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen 20 W 44 Landmarks Conservancy lecture:  Derek Trelstad, Associate, Silman Structural Engineers More Than Dull, Dusty, and Old: Get to Know the Hidden Tales Told in Your Floor 6:30 $15 advance registration Eventbrite

Instituto Cervantes New York 211 E 49 book launch: On Being the Eyes of the World Robert Capa and Gerda Taro; discussion 7-9

MoMA 11 W 53 exhibition: Robert Rauschenberg: Among Friends press 9:30-11:30 member and VIP receptions nightly until public opening on Sunday
MoMA Design Store 44 W 53 product launch: Master & Dynamic MA770 Wirelesss Speaker by David Adjaye 6-8

Marlborough 40 W 57 exhibition: Santiago Calatrava Recent Works 6-8

Doris Leslie Blau at International Design Building 306 E 61 6th Fl dialogue about the use of hue in physical space: Donald Kaufman and Carey Maloney 5-8 reservation colortheoryevent@vklarsoncommunications.com

Kenneth D Laub & Co Townhouse 163 E 64 exhibition: Nissan Engel, presented in The French Friends of Nissan Engel in partnership with The Consulate General of Israel 6-8 by invitation rsvp@seventhhousepr.com

RAW Space in NYC 2031 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd (7th Ave Btw 121st & 122nd) exhibition: Samson Mnisi ReOccurring Dream; Cannon Hersey 6-9 rsvp https://reoccurringdreams.splashthat.com

Cabinet 300 Nevins St Gowanus discussion: Talk Show XIII auctioneer Gabriela Palmieri, Minor Obsessive Abby Walton on jigsaw puzzles, others;  hosted by David Levine, cocktail by Eben Klemm 7-9 free

Industry City 238 36th St Sunset Park WantedDesign Brooklyn includes exhibition OUI Design at Wanted Design, Transatlantic Creative Exchange curated by Odile Hainaut and Claire Pijoulat and Hors Pistes 5-7 press and VIP only; Opening Celebration 7-11