Art & Design Events, New York, Halloween, Wednesday, 31 October 2018

Jeffrey Deitch 18 Wooster St pop-up event: Protest Factory protest art and sign making by Marilyn Minter and Chris Udemuzue, T-shirt debut by Richard Hell, Barbara Kruger, and Richard Prince + Supreme, Richard Hell Signing, Polaroid Portraits by Ryan McGinley; run by Downtown for Democracy 6-8 continues through Monday

Con Artist Collective 119 Ludlow St reception: Halloween 2018 Michael Alig and Collective members 7

Artifact 84 Orchard St reception: Isabel Carafi Immigration to the Metropolis; Laufey Johansen Channels; Fabiola Rendón Mixed Media 6-8

NYU MFA Project Space 80 Washington Square East reception: Blaine Spesak 5-7

New School Lang Community and Student Center Rm I-202 55 W13 Parsons Fine Arts Visiting Artist Lecture: Katja Eydel 7-9 free

The Kitchen 512 W 19 reception: Jibade-Khalil Huffman Tempo 6-8

Sotheby's Institute 570 Lexington Ave reception: curated by Aman Bachhawat and Tenzin Lama 6-8 reservation required

Anton Kern 16 E 55 reception: John Bock Dead + Juicy; Saul Fletcher Four Loom Weaver 6-8

Almine Rech 39 E 78 reception: By Fire, Ceramic Works Justin Adian, Miquel Barceló, Jean-Baptiste Bernadet, Amy Bessone, Johan Creten, Lucio Fontana, Günther Förg, Mark Hagen, Wifredo Lam, Matthew Lutz-Kinoy, Joan Miró, Ron Nagle, Mai-Thu Perret, Pablo Picasso, Anselm Reyle, Julian Schnabel, Arlene Shechet, Claire Tabouret & Pierre Yovanovitch, Rosemarie Trockel, and Betty Woodman 6-8

Note: Archtober The final events of this series https://archtober.org/events/  

Art & Design Events, New York, Tuesday, 30 October 2018

Sapar Contemporary 9 North Moore St panel: The Politics of Abstraction in the 1930s vs Today Marela Zacarias, Elisa Wouk Almino, and Omar Lopez Chahoud on the legacy of Alice Trumbull Mason (1904-1971) 6-7:30

New Museum 235 Bowery Stuart Regen Visionaries Series talk: Rachel Kushner in conversation with Ben Lerner 7 $25

International Center of Photography 250 Bowery town hall event: For Freedoms: Home and Abroad, moderated by Ariana Faye Allensworth and Liz Sanders 6:30-8 free, registration requested

NYU Skirball Center 566 LaGuardia Pl performance: Rokia Traoré, Fall 2018 Artist-in-Residence at the Institute of African American Affairs & Center for Black Visual Culture, Dream Mandé — Djata 7 free,

The Red Room @ KGB Bar 85 E 4 3rd Fl artists, musicians, and poets: Icons in Ash: Reimagine Death --A Night of Art Music and Spoken Word About Death Vanisha Gould, John Hudak, John S. Hall, Samuel Wronoski, Indiggo Twins (Gabriela and Mihaela Modorcea), l'Artiste ordinaire (Melissa Grey & David Morneau), Queen Esther, Sophie Malleret, Adrienne Herr, Taylor Lee Price, Joel Simpson, Anthony Haden-Guest,  Hot Glue & The Gun (Carrie Klein & Joel McGlynn), Robert Brashear, Christine Isherwood, Jane LeCroy, Heide Hatry; closing night of Blake Sandberg exhibition 9 no cover, two drink minimum

Cooper Union 41 Cooper Square Fall Intra-Disciplinary Seminar (IDS) lecture series: Cecilia Vicuña 7-8:30 free

New York Studio School 8 W 8 talk: Torkwase Dyson and Greg Lindquist  A Conversation on Painting and Environmental Justice 6:30-7:30 free

New School University Center Room UL105 63 Fifth Ave New York Comics & Picture-Story Symposium: Claudia Orenstein on Understanding Puppets: Comics' Performing Cousin 7-9

Ivy Brown 675 Hudson St reception: Frank Bradfield Evolution of Resolution 6-8

SVA 136 W 21 2nd fl: MA Design Research, Writing and Criticism talk: Nathan Adkisson Make Me Care! 6:30-8 free; Room 418F: i3 Photo Lecture: Clinton Cargill 7-8:30 free

SVA 133/141 W 21 Rm 101C MFA Fine Arts conversation: Ellen Rothenberg with Katherine Carl 6:30-8 free

Dia Foundation 535 W 22 Artists on Artists lecture: Andrea Geyer on Chantal Akerman 6:30-7:30 free

Gagosian 555 W 24 reception: Mark Grotjahn New Capri, Capri, Free Capri 6-8

Penumbra Foundation 36 E 30 lecture: Rachelle Bussières 7 $12

Castelli 24 W 40 exhibition: Robert Morris Banners and Curses

Art Students League Mason Gallery 215 W 57 talk: Is Gender in the Eye of the Beholder? Identifying Cultural Attitudes with Art Auction Prices Renée Adams and respondent Maura Reilly 6:30-8

Interior Design Building 306 E 61 building wide open house: Evening of Design 4-7

Istituto Italiano di Cultura 686 Park Ave conversation: Pontormo: Miraculous Encounters Bruce Edelstein and Davide Gasparotto, curators of the exhibition currectly at the Morgan 6

International Studio & Curatorial Program 1040 Metropolitan Ave Bushwick reception: Under the Radar: 5533 at ISCP Nancy Atakan and Volkan Aslan; Chia-Wei Hsu Black and White – Malayan Tapir 6-8

McNally Jackson Books 76 N 4 Williamsburg launch: Lindsay Magazine Issue Number Two; speakrers: editor Beth Wilkinson with Australian-Serbian writer Sofija Stefanovic, New York-based Kajal editor Nadya Agrawal, and photographer Valerie Chiang 7 free

Pratt Institute Alumni Reading RoomPratt Library 3rd Fl 200 Willoughby Ave The Pathways Panel: a Personal Conversation on Career Paths in the Museum Field Carmen Hermo, Essie Lash, Nico Wheadon; presented by Fuse: A Nexus for Interdisciplinary and Individualized Learning 5-7 free

New York Foundation for the Arts 20 Jay St Dumbo The Profitable Artist Lecture Series: Emergency Preparedness for Artists with Mirielle Clifford, NYFA’s Program Officer 6:30-8 free rsvp Eventbrite

Note: Archtober This large series of events continues through 31 October. See https://archtober.org/events/ for the complete list.  

Art & Design Events, New York, Monday, 29 October 2018

Hal Bromm 90 West Broadway panel in conjunction with exhibition Desde New York Luis Frangella & David Wojnarowicz: John Reed, Hugh Ryan, and Sur Rodney Sur talk with Doneley Meris, founder of HIV ArtsNetwork, on the impact of HIV/AIDS on Luis Frangella and David Wojnarowicz and how their artistic legacy continues to inspire activism today; presented as part of ‘Reimagine End of Life’ 6

New York Academy of Art 111 Franklin St artist talk: Francis Cunningham 6:30 free

Paula Rubenstein 21 Bond St book celebration: Daniel Rozensztroch A Life of Things (Pointed Leaf Press) 6-8 reservation info@pointedleafpress.com

Cooper Union Great Hall 7 E 7 discussion: A Radical Vision: Roy DeCarava’s The Sweet Flypaper of Life in conjunction with republication of The Sweet Flypaper of Life Roy DeCarava created with Langston Hughes (First Print Press); panel: A.D. Coleman, Radiclani Clytus, Leslie Hewitt, John Stauffer, Hope Wurmfeld, moderated by Thelma Golden 6:30-8

AIA New York Center for Architecture 536 LaGuardia Place discussion: Designing the Future of the Tri-State Region Adam Frampton, AIA, Principal, Only.If; Juliette Michaelson, Executive Vice President RPA; Kobi Ruthenberg, Associate Director in Urbanism, ORG Permanent Modernity; moderated byRobert Lane, RPA Senior Fellow for Urban Design 6-8 $10

Rubin Museum of Art 150 W 17 conversation: Minimalism Is Good Karma Maira Kalman + Alex Kalman speaking with Judith Thurman; followed by book signing featuring Sara Berman’s Closet by Maira and Alex Kalman 7-8:30 $30

National Arts Club 15 Gramercy Park South reading and rehearsal: Sahra Motalebi Act 3, Directory of Portrayals 7

Center for Book Arts 28 W 27 book launch: Barbara Slate You Can Do a Graphic Novel: Comic Books, Webcomics, and Strips (Richard Minsky) 5-7, talk 6

Jack Erwin Midtown Flagship 488 Madison Ave collection presentation: Shoes, Tech, and Whiskey: Jack Erwin x FTSY 5:30-7:30 free, reservation Eventbrite

American Folk Art Museum 2 Lincoln Square exhibitions: Paa Joe Gates of No Return; John Dunkley Neither Day nor Night 6-8 by invitation

Microscope 1329 Willoughby Ave Bushwick screenings: Inner Journey in Photochemicals Lands: Films from L’Abominable 2000-2018 organized by filmmaker and curator Stefano Canapa 7:30 $8

Pratt Institute Higgins Hall Auditorium 61 St. James Place Clinton Hill President’s Lecture Series Event during Presidential Inauguration week: New Models for Education Pratt President Frances Bronet in conversation with Cathy N. Davidson 6:30-8:30 free rsvp Eventbrite

Note: Archtober This large series of events continues through 31 October. See https://archtober.org/events/ for the complete list.

Art & Design Events, New York, Sunday, 29 October 2018

James Cohan 291 Grand St reception, award ceremony, concert, and after-party: Ladies First–Pioneers performers: Lynn Bechtold, Kelly Ellenwood, Margaret Lancaster, Johari Mayfield, Kirin McElwain, Valerie Dee Naranjo, Milica Paranosic and Mioi Takeda presneting works by Lynn Bechtold, Johari Mayfield, Gloria Coates, Beatriz Ferreyra, Debra Kaye, Sibyl Kempson, Laurie San Martin, Milica Paranosic, Ann Warren and others, sponsored by Paracademia Center Inc 6:30 $35-50

Company 88 Eldridge St 5th Fl reception: Evelyn Taocheng Wang What is he afraid of? 4-6

17Essex 17 Essex St reception: Sophy Naess The Tapestry of the Apocalypse 6-9

Char Sue Restaurant 119 Essex St reception: Carl Gabriel Identity, a Street Art Mural Exhibition 12:30-4:30 registration Eventbrite

1969 103 Allen St reception: Now You See It Sharon Madanes, Zoe Nelson, Rebecca Ness, Dylan Vandenhoeck, curated by Alex Allenchey 6-8

JTT 191 Chrystie St reception: Sable Elyse Smith BOLO: Be on (the) lookout 6-8

Whitney Museum of American Art 99 Gansevoort St memorial: Irving Sandler (22 July 1925-2 June 2018); presented with the Brooklyn Rail and AICA 7 rsvp SandlerMemorial@Whitney.org  

511 Projects 252 Seventh Ave champagne and conversations reception: The Masters: Works on Paper, part of The Masters: Art Students League Teachers and their Students, collaboration among Hirschl & Adler, 511 Projects, and the Art Students League 6

Chashama 266 W 37 reception: Spencer Merolla After a Fashion: The Funeral Clothes Project 4-6

Ukrainian Academy of Arts & Sciences 206 W 100 reception: Marina Tsesarska; Lesya Ukrainka seven strings, presented with art:optimism 6-8 rsvp artoptimism@yahoo.com

Queens Museum Flushing Meadows Corona Park Community Gallery reception: Saunter Trek Escort Parade… (S.T.E.P.) curated by Christina Freeman, Emireth Herrera and moira williams noon-4

Microscope 1329 Willoughby Ave Bushwick performance/birthday celebration: Marni Kotak Ajax’s Little Piece of Heaven Goblin Busters 7th Birthday Party 3-6 rsvp@microscopegallery.com

Welancora 33 Herkimer St Bedford Stuyvesant artist talk in conjunction with exhibition In the Future When....; Damien Davis, Delano Dunn, and Tiffany Smith, moderated by Antwaun Sargent 2-4 reservation Eventbrite
Founders Workspace 553 Prospect Ave Windsor Terrace reception: Susan Greenstein On Sight 7-9

Books Are Magic 225 Smith St Cobble Hill book celebration: Alex Beard The Lying King 11

440 Gallery 440 6th Ave artist talk: Janet Pedersen,  Richard Barnet, Nancy Lunsford, and Joy Makon, moderated by gallery director, Amy Williams 4:40

Note: Archtober This large series of events continues through 31 October. See https://archtober.org/events/ for the complete list.

Art & Design Events, New York, Saturday, 27 October 2018

The Untitled Space 45 Lispenard St book launch party: Passion for Freedom celebrating the 10th anniversary of the London arts festival 7-10 rsvp required events@untitled-space.com

Hunter College 205 Hudson Gallery 205 Hudson St artist-led walkthrough of Stephen Mueller: Orchidaceous: Josh Blackwell, Carrie Moyer, and Arlene Schechet 4; closing reception with performance by Ariana van Gelder 6-8

Ronald Feldman 31 Mercer St reception: Rico Gatson My Eyes Have Seen 6-8

Splashlight 75 Varick St reception: IPA Annual Best of Show Ana Palacios, Aitor Garmendia, Al Lapkovsky, Alain Schroeder, Alexander Vinogradov, Anton Unitsyn, Barry Salzman, Basilio Sepe, Benjo Arwas, Carol Allen Storey, Cornelia Hediger, David Burdeny, Donna Pinckley, Giles Clarke, Hardijanto Budiman, K M Asad, Lopez Moreno Eduardo, Marzena Kolarz, Melissa Cormican, Mia Collis, Onni Wiljami Kinnunen, Peter Svoboda, Randal Ford, Sam Barker, Sandro Miller, Santiago Martinez de Septien, Sebastian Droemer, Shuangyin, Steven Boniface, Swan Gavileño, Tariq Zaidi, Tom Atwood, Tom Putt, Viktoria Sorochinski, Wei, Wentao Wei, Xuehua Jiang, Yi Sun, Yona Eligoulachvili, Zach Lowry, and Zay Yar Lin; The Second Annual Lucie Photo Book Prize curated by Catherine Edelman; Second Annual Lucie Photo Book Prize Exhibitions 7-9 free, reservation Eventbrite

Essex Flowers 19 Monroe St performance: Rufus Tureen 8

Lazy Susan 191 Henry St reception: Miguel Ibarra boogie eyed 7-10

Kristen Lorello 195 Chrystie St exhibition walk-through: Michael Wetzel on his exhibition Bu 2

Dacia 195 Chrystie St exposition: The Soho Art Fair: NYC Exhibiiton and Art Party Julia Ryan, Charlie Meckel, Aram Amini, Nadea Cutitaru, Claudia McDade, Shannon Lively, David Scoven, Lucretia Ursu, Sherri Wolfgang, Tanya Levina, Danny Glass, Elena Iosilevich, Vera Hruba, Jamie Obando, Ricky Heeraman, Deana Evstefeeva, Noella Richard, Lee Vasu, Mihaela Savu, Ruofan Chen, Za Mog, Arturo Cabrera, David Rockwell, Billy Seccombe, Janet Cook, Junyi Liu, Daniel Maidman, John Wellington, Michael Weiss, Stefano Losi, Andrew Waller, others 1-4 free, 4-11 $10, reception and artist talks 8, cash bar 1-11

Freight+Volume 97 Allen St reception: Meg Lipke The Woman in the Painting Has Left 7-9:30

bitforms 131 Allen St reception: Out of Body: Sculpture Post-Photography Stephanie Dinkins, Claudia Hart, Carla Gannis, Sophie Kahn and Susan Silas, curated by Claudia Hart and Susan Silas 6-8

Empirical Nonsense 87 Rivington St performance: Incubator Heaven Ender, Linda Felcher, Comrade Barbie, STEPH the STEVE;  series co-Curated by Plush & James or Whatever 2:30-5 $5 suggested byob

Special Special 44 E 1 closing reception: Sebastian Masuda Fur East Far Tokyo 4-7

Ukrainian Museum 222 E 6 gallery talk: Alexander J. Motyl and James Warhola, in conjunction with exhibition Andy Warhol: Endangered Species 7 $15

Westbeth 55 Bethune St closing reception and performances: BODY: Unseen / Reclaimed curated by Katya Grokhovsky, part of Art in Odd Places Festival 2018 6-8

New School Aronson Galleries 66 Fifth Ave exhibition: Fashion and Race: Deconstructing Ideas, Reconstructing Identities Stevens Añazco, Katiuscia Gregoire, Cecile Mouen, and Avery Youngblood noon-6

New School Glass Box 55 W 13 interdisciplinary event: Women Between Arts Eva Petric, Samita Sinha, Corinne Spencer, curated by Luisa Muhr4 $15 tickets Eventbrite

Chashama 7 E 14 reception: Owen Schuh Unfolding A Cube presented by Silas von Morisse 5-8

The 8th Floor 17 W  17 Artist Perspectives with Soledad Salamé: Printmaking as a Democratic Medium; Salamé  in conversation with Jennie Hirsh 3-4:30 free, reservation requested

Elizabeth Harris 529 W 20 reception: Thornton Willis Improvisational Structures 3-6

Skowhegan 136 W 22 Book Meet: Skowhegan Edition or skowheganSWAPS  Skowhegan preview 1, open to the public 2; artist dialogue: Ali Fitzgerald (A '04), Josh Graupera (A '16) 4

Walter Wickiser 210 11th Ave reception: Kiyomi Baird; Kelly Wang; Lianjie Zheng 6-8

FLAG Art Foundation 45 W 25 reception: Richard Pettibone Endless Variation; Kamrooz Aram An Object, A Gesture, A Decor 6-8

Paul Calendrillo 547 W 27 closing reception: Courtney Murphy Rendezvous 3-5

Gallery35 30 E 35 closing reception: Time Served! A New Start 6-8

Last Rites 325 W 38 reception: 13th Hour Lukifer Aurelius, Rachael Bridge, Zofia Bogusz, Nannette Cherry, Sam Wolfe Connelly, Adrian Cox, Dos Diablos, Victor Grasso, Gabriela Handal, Jeremy Hush, Miles Johnston, Kikyz1313, Michelle Avery Konczyk, Jean Labourdette, Brian Mashburn, Bam Maslar, Caitlin McCormack, Emil Melmoth, Harry Michalakeas, Kevin Moore, Bruno Pontiroli, Nathan Reidt, Alessandro Sicioldr, David Stoupakis, Jackee Sandelands-Strom, Beau White, Hannah Faith Yata, Kierstin Young, others 6-9

Manhattan Graphics Center 250 W 40 reception: Power to the Silkscreen: An exhibition of silkscreen prints by current MGC members Anonda Bell, Seamas Bertie, Edgar Hartley, Jay Judge, Will Kaplan, Ann Link, Jens Magnusson, Meredith Mayer, Judy Mensch, Zaharoula Morfogen, Bruno Nadalin, Margaret Nussbaum, Evelyn Perez, Paula Praeger, Kaitlin Santoro, David W. Thomas, Rich Turnbull, Darin Wacs, William Waitzman 6:30 byob

New York Public Library 328 E 67 Breast Cancer Art Project Meet the Artist: Teona Koridze (Tiona) Bralliant Cause 1:30-4:15

Essie Green Galleries 419A Convent Ave 18 Fall reception: A New Era for African American Art: The Emergence of Undervalued African American Artists 3:30-6

BronxArtSpace 305 E 140 reception: A Different World Jeron Braxton, Chakima Micheau, Azikiwe Mohammed, Jessica Spence, Jessica Pettway, Stanley Steel, curated by Joygill Moriah 6-9

Wave Hill Sunroom Project Space West 249th St and Independence Ave artist talk: Keren Anavy Garden of Living Images 2 grounds admission

Figureworks 168 N 6 Williamsburg  exhibition: William Gropper VOTE: Gropper Style

Sardine 286 Stanhope St Bushwick reception: Sun You Won't You? 6-9

FiveMyles 559 St Johns Place Crown Heights reception: Vittoria Chierici The Philosopher's Clothes, Paintings, curated by Jennifer Bacon 5:30-8

Recess 46 Washington Ave Navy Yard area Session closing: Jes Fan Obscure Functions: Experiments in Decolonizing Melanin 6:30-8

Usagi 163 Plymouth St Dumbo reception: Florida, New York; proceeds from the purchase of exhibited artwork to be  donated to Friends of Elementary Arts Inc., Gainesville, FL a 6-9 reservation Eventbrite

Pioneer Works 159 Pioneer St Red Hook talk: Afro-Gothic Leah Gordon with Donald Cosentino, Jean Eddy Saint Paul, and Gina Athena Ulysse on the ways in which colonial history, hauntings and Vodou, and accumulated excess and assemblage manifest as an Afro-Gothic aesthetic in Haitian contemporary art 5:30-7:30

Brooklyn Rail Industry City 253 36th St 3rd Floor Suite C304 Sunset Park discusion:  A Tribute to the Work of Paul Virilio (1932-2018) speakers:  David Levi Strauss, DJ Spooky, McKenzie Wark, and Thyrza Nichols Goodeve, with a screening of film submitted by Sylvère Lotringer 7-9 free rsvp Eventbrite

Blue Door Art Center 13 Riverdale Ave Yonkers reception: Kinda Blue over 70 artists, including Joyce Pommer 6-8:30

Foley & Cox Home 317 Warren St Hudson book signing: American Originals: Creative Interiors William Abranowicz with Zander Abranowicz,  foreword by John Derian 4-6

Note: Archtober This large series of events continues through 31 October. See https://archtober.org/events/ for the complete list. Some events scheduled for today have been cancelled because of the weather.