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Thursday, May 15, 2008 | 7:30 PM

Get Weird: Andrew WK

Part of Get Weird

Experimental party starter Andrew WK makes a special solo appearance for May’s Get Weird event. On the heels of his explosive post-frat live shows across the globe, WK has been, of late, handling production duties for Lee “Scratch” Perry, lecturing at Yale, vibing with Will Oldham, spoofing the McLaughlin Group, and performing with avant-folkie Baby Dee and teen supergroup Hanson. We really ... More Info

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Friday, May 16, 2008 | 7:30 PM

Paul Chan: Tin Drum Trilogy followed by a Q&A with the artist

Part of Exhibition Related, Declassified

The New Museum presents the New York premiere of Paul Chan’s Tin Drum Trilogy: RE:THE_OPERATION (2002), BAGHDAD IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER (2003), and NOW PROMISE NOW THREAT (2005), followed by a Q&A with the artist. A departure from Chan’s exhibition, “The 7 Lights” on the third floor of the New Museum, these video works delve into the real or projected perspectives of Chan’s would-be e... More Info

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Saturday, May 17, 2008 | 3:00 PM

A Discussion About Abstraction with Thomas Nozkowski and Dana Schutz

Part of Exhibition Related

In conjunction with the current exhibition by Tomma Abts, Kraus Family Senior Curator Laura Hoptman will moderate a discussion on abstraction as a method and idea with artists Thomas Nozkowski and Dana Schutz.  Thomas Nozkowski is a painter who has had sixty-eight one-person shows. His most recent exhibitions include an installation of new work at the 2007 Venice Biennial, a midcareer survey ... More Info

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Thursday, May 22, 2008 | 7:30 PM

Rhizome Commissions 08
Conversation with eteam, Steve Lambert, Evan Roth, and Rafael Rozendaal

Part of New Silent

The Rhizome Commissions Program was founded in 2001 to provide support to emerging artists working with new technologies. The forty-four works commissioned to date represent some of the most innovative, pioneering efforts in the field. Tonight, artists eteam (Hajoe Moderegger and Franziska Lamprecht), Steve Lambert, Evan Roth, and Rafael Rozendaal, who received support in the 2008 cycle, present t... More Info

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Thursday, May 29, 2008 | 7:30 PM

Please note, there will be no Thursday night Night School this month

Part of Night School, Museum as Hub

Please note, there will be no Thursday night Night School this month.... More Info

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Friday, May 30, 2008 | 7:30 PM

Night School Public Seminar 5: Okwui Enwezor

Part of Night School, Museum as Hub

Okwui Enwezor is Dean of Academic Affairs and Senior Vice President at San Francisco Art Institute. He is Adjunct Curator at International Center of Photography, New York and previously Adjunct Curator of Contemporary Ar... More Info

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Saturday, May 31, 2008 | 3:00 PM

Night School Public Seminar 5: Okwui Enwezor

Part of Night School, Museum as Hub

Okwui Enwezor is Dean of Academic Affairs and Senior Vice President at San Francisco Art Institute. He is Adjunct Curator at International Center of Photography, New York and previously Adjunct Curator of Contemporary Ar... More Info

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Sat, Jun 7, 2008 | 10:00 AM – Sat, Jun 7, 2008 | 12:00 PM

Target First Saturdays for Families: Enigmatic Abstraction

Part of Target First Saturdays for Families

Unique colors, lines, and shapes are some of the formal elements painter Tomma Abts uses in her abstract compositions. Explore how this artist creates her meticulous and complex paintings through a guided discussion of t... More Info

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Sat, Jul 5, 2008 | 10:00 AM – Sat, Jul 5, 2008 | 12:00 PM

Target First Saturdays for Families: Double Album

Part of Target First Saturdays for Families

The playful sculptures, installations, and drawings of artists Daniel Guzmán (born 1964, lives and works in Mexico City, Mexico) and Steven Shearer (born 1968, lives and works in Vancouver, BC, Canada) are brought toget... More Info