Jonathan Horowitz: Sept 15

Jonathan Horowitz
Tuesday, September 15, 7:30pm
Light Industry

In an evening exploring the subject of documentary genres, from cinéma vérité to reality TV, Jonathan Horowitz screens his new video, Apocalypto Now (2009), along with an early, rarely seen video, Making Pharaoh’s Red Flag Video(1988). The videos will be presented within the context of a prerecorded “live” introduction/monologue. The artist will be present to answer questions afterward. Tickets - $7, available at door.

http://lightindustry.org/horowitz

Hans Aarsman: Sept 15

Hans Aarsman
From Pretty to Ugly and Back Again, Mysterious Ways of Beauty in Photography
Tuesday, September 15, 6:30 pm
Aperture Gallery
547 West 27th Street, 4th Floor

Being a photographer Hans Aarsman has always had resentments towards beauty in photography. In this lecture, Aarsman, featured in the Nature As Artifice exhibition on view at Aperture Gallery, examines the myriad questions involved in taking photographs for purposes as varied as advertising, documentation, and personal mementos. How does our understanding of the beauty in these images differ depending their final resting place, be it ebay, a family album, specialist magazine or museum collection? Through his own experiences, Aarsman asks if—and how—artistic ambitions, aesthetics, and useful photography can coincide. Aarsman describes beauty as feeling like a way of forcing the world into an almost obligatory shape. In order to escape the trappings of beauty, Aarsman has changed his photographic approach many times, but, try as he might, beauty has always prevailed. He will present pictures from all periods of his attempts to finally find another kind of beauty.

http://www.aperture.org/events/detail.php?id=576

Gary Indiana: Sept 15

Gary Indiana
Tuesday, September 15, 6:30pm
School of Visual Arts
133/141 West 21 Street, room 101C
Free and open to the public

Writer, filmmaker and visual artist Gary Indiana is known for both his art criticism--which has appeared in Art in America, Artforum, The Village Voice and other publications--and fictional works including Resentment and Three Month Fever. His most recent novel, The Shanghai Gesture, was released this year by independent publisher Two Dollar Radio. Presented by the BFA Fine Arts and BFA Visual and Critical Studies Departments.

http://www.schoolofvisualarts.edu/events/index.jsp?sid0=70&page_id=181&content_id=3037

The Mobile Archive: The Israeli Center for Digital Art, Holon: Sept 15

The Mobile Archive: The Israeli Center for Digital Art, Holon
September 15, 6:30pm
The New School, Kellen Auditorium, 66 Fifth Avenue
Free; no tickets or reservations required

Presented in conjunction with an exhibition of recent video art from the Middle East on view at the Art in General gallery, this discussion considers the contributions of video art to political developments in the region. Speakers include Galit Eilat, curator and founding director of the Israeli Center for Digital Art, Holon.

http://www.newschool.edu/eventDetail.aspx?id=31707

Moyra Davey on Louise Bourgeois: Sept 14

Moyra Davey on Louise Bourgeois
September 14, 6:30pm
Dia Art Foundation, 535 West 22nd Street
Admission is $6; $3 for members, students, and seniors.

Moyra Davey, born in Canada in 1958, lives and works in New York. Her solo exhibitions include presentations at the Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts (2008); Goodwater, Toronto (2002); and American Fine Arts, Co. New York (1994, 1999).

http://www.diacenter.org/prg/lectures/artists/index.html

Hellen van Meene + Jorg Colberg: Sept 14

Monday, September 14, 7pm
SVA Theatre, 333 West 23 Street
Free and open to the public

Dutch photographer Hellen van Meene has exhibited her work in New York City, London, the Netherlands and Germany. Her photographs have been collected in several books, including the recently published Hellen van Meene: New Photographs (Schirmer/Mosel, 2009). Blogger Jorg Colberg is the founder and editor of the pioneering photo blog Conscientious. In 2006, he was named one of American Photo's Photography Innovators, and is a regular contributor to their Web site. Presented by the BFA Photography Department and Dear Dave, magazine.

http://www.schoolofvisualarts.edu/events/index.jsp?sid0=70&page_id=181&content_id=3036

Martin Beck Panel: Sept 14

Nothing Better Than a Touch of Ecology and Catastrophe to Unite the Social Classes.
Martin Beck, Felicity Scott and Mark Wasiuta
September 14, 6:30pm
Columbia University GSAPP
Avery Hall, Wood Auditorium

Drawing from architecture, design and popular culture, Panel 2: "Nothing better than a touch of ecology and catastrophe to unite the social classes..." continues Martin Beck's interest in exhibitions as a medium and addresses questions of historicity, referentiality and authorship. The show features works in different media, each pointing to distinct yet interwoven historical narratives that coalesce around the terms "ecology" and "panel" as display or discussion.

http://www.arch.columbia.edu/event/gsapp-event/panel-2-nothing-better-touch-ecology-and-catastrophe-unite-social-classes

Dan Graham and Glenn Branca: Sept 12

Dan Graham in Conversation with Glenn Branca
Saturday, September 12 at 7 pm
X Initiative, 548 West 22nd Street

Dan Graham joins avant-garde composer and musician Glenn Branca for a conversation about past collaborations, rock music, and shared interests working in New York City. This evening also includes a screening of Westkunst (Modern Period): Dan Graham Segment (1980) by Dan Graham and Ernst Mitzka. This is a free event. No reservations. Space is limited; first-come, first-seated.

http://www.whitney.org/www/educational_programs/public_programs.jsp

Juergen Teller with Cathy Horyn: Sept 12

Juergen Teller in Conversation with Cathy Horyn
Saturday, September 12, 7pm
SVA Theatre, 333 West 23 Street
Free and open to the public

In addition to his recent celebrity-studded ad campaign for Marc Jacobs, influential fashion photographer Juergen Teller is known for his raw, un-retouched commercial and autobiographical images. To mark his solo exhibition “Paradis” opening Thursday, September 10 at Lehmann Maupin gallery, Teller will speak with New York Times fashion critic Cathy Horyn, who also writes the blog On the Runway for NYTimes.com. Presented by the BFA Photography Department and Dear Dave, magazine.

http://www.schoolofvisualarts.edu/events/index.jsp?sid0=70&page_id=181&content_id=3100

Nature as Artifice: Sept 12

Nature as Artifice:
New Dutch Landscape in Photography and Video Art
Saturday, September 12, 1pm
SVA Theater, 333 23rd Street

Coinciding with the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Henry Hudson to New York Harbor aboard the Dutch vessel Halve Maen, Aperture Gallery is pleased to present the New York debut of Nature as Artifice: New Dutch Landscape in Photography and Video Art, curated by Maartje van den Heuvel, a major survey of work by contemporary Dutch artists who, over the past twenty years, have taken contemporary Holland as their point of departure.

In support of the exhibition, Aperture and SVA will present a panel discussion on the significance and implications of the artworks showcased. Moderated by Tracy Metz, catalogue co-editor, panelists include exhibition curator Maartje van den Heuvel; Alison Nordstrom, George Eastman House; and exhibited artists Jannes Linders, Hans van der Meer, Frank van der Salm, and Edwin Zwakman.

This event will be followed by a reception in the lobby of the SVA Theater.

http://www.aperture.org/events/detail.php?id=579