May 16, 2012
The NYC-ARTS editors' suggestions of weird, wild, wonderful and rare special events in our fair city.
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Every Exit is an Entrance: 30 Years of Exit Art
ManhattanSat, March 24, 2012 – Sat, May 19, 2012
Founded in 1982 by Executive Director Jeanette Ingberman and Artistic Director Papo Colo, Exit Art has grown from a pioneering alternative art space into an innovative cultural center. "Every Exit is an Entrance: 30 Years of Exit Art" is a farewell retrospective, as Exit Art closes its doors after 30 years. More -
Swept Away: Dust, Ashes and Dirt in Contemporary Art and Design
ManhattanTues, Feb 7, 2012 – Sun, Aug 12, 2012
The museum's next investigation into unusual mediums features an international group of artists whose major materials are dust, ashes, dirt and sand. More -
ManhattanFri, Feb 17, 2012 – Sun, July 1, 2012
Best known for his fluorescent light installations, Dan Flavin was also an avid draftsman. This first retrospective of his drawings will include over 100 sheets representing every phase of his career. More -
ManhattanThurs, Feb 16, 2012 – Sun, Sept 2, 2012
"Tribes" follows Billy, a deaf man raised inside the fiercely idiosyncratic and unrepentantly politically incorrect cocoon of his parents' home. It’s not until he meets Sylvia, a young woman on the brink of deafness, that he finally understands what it means to be understood. More -
Chelsea and the High Line: A Walking Tour led by John Hill
ManhattanPlease check full listing for event date and times
Take in the new cutting-edge architecture in the Meatpacking District and Chelsea in this walk that traverses the length of the High Line—the impetus for much of the area's dramatic change. More -
Unnamed Broadway Musical: The Musical!
Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts
ManhattanPlease check full listing for event date and times
Video artist Kara Hearn is mounting an experimentally cast, unnamed orphan-themed Broadway musical. The project is an ongoing live performance with rehearsals open to the public, and its final form will be a documentary on the process—from auditions to opening night. More -
QueensFri, May 18, 2012 – Sun, May 27, 2012
On the occasion of Anderson's new film, "Moonrise Kingdom," which Focus Features releases on May 25, here is a chance to see Anderson’s feature films on the big screen, along with Orson Welles’s "The Magnificent Ambersons," a movie that inspired him. More -
New Museum Visionaries Series: Maya Lin
ManhattanWed, May 30, 2012
For more than 25 years, Maya Lin has maintained a careful balance between art and architecture, creating a remarkable body of work that encompasses large-scale, site-specific installations, intimate studio artworks, architectural works and memorials. More -
ManhattanWed, May 9, 2012 – Sat, May 26, 2012
A group of five friends revisit a time when they exploited the tragedy that had befallen a sixth member of their group to fuel their artistic ambitions in Mark Ravenhill's engrossing and exceptionally incisive "pool (no water)." More -
DanceAfrica: BRC Orchestra Salute to Don Cornelius & Soul Train
Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM)
BrooklynSat, May 26, 2012
The Black Rock Coalition Orchestra performs a tribute to late Soul Train guru Don Cornelius, with songs by The Whispers, Shalamar, Lakeside, Dynasty, Babyface, Midnight Star, Carrie Lucas, and other artists from the Soul Train catalog. More -
ManhattanPlease check full listing for event date and times
Dance Under the Influence returns with a schedule packed with groundbreaking newcomers and icons of contemporary dance. Several choreographers present works full of excitement, humor, and beauty. After the performances, the dancers engage with the audience in a post- performance Q&A session. More -
Fashion Icons with Fern Mallis: Michael Kors
ManhattanWed, June 6, 2012
Join fashion industry leader and award-winning creator of New York Fashion Week Fern Mallis as she sits down with Michael Kors to discuss his life, career and the future of the Michael Kors brand. More -
Beer Here: Brewing New York's History
ManhattanFri, May 25, 2012 – Sun, Sept 2, 2012
This exhibit will survey the social, economic, political, and technological history of the production and consumption of beer, ale, and porter in the city from the 17th century to the present. More -
ManhattanTues, May 8, 2012 – Mon, June 10, 2013
This comedic musical, the first commission of The Public's Musical Theater Initiative, was inspired by true events at a dilapidated Brooklyn boardinghouse turned bohemian commune in the 1940s. Leading artists of the time called February House home as they searched for love, inspiration, and refuge from the war. More