2011 PUBLIC EVENTS - Armory Arts Week

2011 Archive of Armory Arts Week:

Tuesday, March 1 – Uptown & Museum Mile Day

The Art Show Gala Preview

The Art Show, organized by the Art Dealers Association of America to benefit Henry Street Settlement, is one of the most prestigious, varied and exciting art fairs in the nation. The Gala Preview annual event brings together an international group of collectors, connoisseurs, socialites, and celebrities for a cocktail reception and preview of the galleries' collections.

Time: Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 5:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Access: Please call for tickets 212.766.9200 x247

RSVP: 212.766.9200 x247

Location: Park Avenue Armory, Park Avenue at 67th Street

Contact: 212.766.9200 x247

Instituto Cervantes NY – Electrica IC-11

Instituto Cervantes NY is pleased to announce Electrica IC-11: Creating Convergence. This exhibition, the first of the Instituto's Open Yard Project series, offers Cervantes’ physical space as a platform for interdisciplinary production and collaboration. Art works will explore and transcend notions of Spanish culture within the context of New York. Featured artists: Itziar Barrio, Alina and Jeff Bliumis, Ryan Brennan, DETEXT, Mar Gómez, Alvaro Ramos, Edgar Serrano, Chavisa Woods.

Time: 10:30am-9pm

Access: Open to the Public

Location: 211 East 49^th Street

Website: www.nuevayork.cervantes.es

Extended Hours at The Studio Museum in Harlem

Exhibition: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye: Any Number of Preoccupations, November 11, 2010–March 13, 2011

Exhibition: Mark Bradford: Alphabet, November 11, 2010–March 13, 2011

Exhibition: VideoStudio: Changing Same, Cauleen Smith, February 13–March 13, 2011

Exhibition: The Production of Space, November 11, 2010–March 13, 2011

Exhibition: Harlem Postcards: Kwaku Alston, Deana Lawson, Petra Richterova and Lewis Watts, November 11, 2010–March 13, 2011

Exhibition: StudioSound: Matana Roberts, November 11, 2010–March 13, 2011

Hours: Thursday and Friday noon-9pm, Saturday 10am-6pm, Sunday noon-6pm, closed Monday; Special hours on Tuesday, March 1 and Wednesday, March 2, 2011, noon-6pm, with Armory Circle Pass and The Armory Show Tickets that are purchased in advance .Access: Suggested admission $7.00 for Adults, $3.00 for Seniors and Students with valid IDs and free for Children under 12. Present your Armory VIP Pass or General Admission Ticket for FREE admission March 1-6, 2011.Location : 144 West 125th StreetContact : 212.864.4500, www.studiomuseum.org

MTA Arts for Transit – Robert Kushner

Download a free podcast to learn more about 4 Seasons Seasoned, Robert Kushner’s glass mosaic artwork located on the mezzanine walls of 77th Street station. The artist, a key figure of the Pattern and Decoration movement, continues to feature vegetal motifs in his works, often along with geometric patterns and architectural shapes. In this artwork he creates bouquets of flowers - from every season - that reflect such influences as Dutch flower paintings and Japanese screens.

Time: Open daily

Access: Self-guided

Location: 77th Street station

Website: www.mta.info/art or download a free podcast

The West Harlem Art Fund and artist Dianne Smith present Gumboot Juba at the Mink Building

Juba, Pattin' Juba or Guiba is the name of the dance (of West African influence) the slaves did on the Southern plantations, in the Caribbean and Dutch Guiana. The sounds and movements took the place of drums. This multimedia installation will be a homage to Tap, Gumboot, and African American Fraternity Stepping and is comprised of sculptures made from refuse with a Zulu, Yuroba and African American Aesthetic. The installation will also be contextualized with references to African american History, Tap, Gumboot Dance, and Stepping.

Time: Open daily March 1st through March 31st

Access: Daily, dawn to dusk

Location: Mink Building, 1361 Amsterdam Avenue at 126th Street in West Harlem

Website: www.myharlem.net

Eva Rothschild: Empire

This new Public Art Fund commission by Eva Rothschild responds to Doris C. Freedman Plaza, a dynamic entry point to Central Park. As a multidirectional archway, Empire draws awareness to the shift between the realms of city and park, evoking the natural forms of the trees on the Plaza as well as the verticality of the buildings that border the site.

Time: On view daily

Access: Free entry, open to the public

Location: Doris K. Freedman Plaza, 60th Street and Fifth Avenue, Subway Access: N, R to Fifth Avenue; 4, 5, 6 to 59th Street/Lexington Avenue

Website: www.publicartfund.org

Discounted Admission to The Jewish Museum

In honor of Armory Arts Week, The Jewish Museum will be offering 50% off each admission from 11am-5:45pm on Tuesday, March 1st. Visitors should mention Armory Arts Week.

Exhibition: Houdini: Art and Magic, October 29, 2010–March 27, 2011

This exhibition explores how Houdini's role as an American icon was transformed across three centuries, first in the late nineteenth century by Houdini’s own interpretation of his status, next by twentieth-century popular culture, and today by contemporary artists who conjure Houdini as an audacious performer and showman of raw physicality.

Time: 11am-5:45pm

Access: 50% off admission

Location: 1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street

Website: www.thejewishmuseum.org

Cooper-Hewitt National Museum of Design

Exhibition: Set in Style: The Jewelry of Van Cleef & Arpels, February 18–June 5, 2011

Time: Monday–Friday 10am–5pm, Saturday 10am–6pm, Sunday noon–6pm

Access: General Admission: $10.00, Senior Citizens and Students with I.D.: $5.00, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum and Smithsonian Institution Members and children under age 12 are admitted free

Location: 2 East 91st Street

Contact: 212.849.8400, www.cooperhewitt.org

Dia at the Hispanic Society of America

Exhibition: Koo Jeong A: Constellation Congress. November 5, 2010–June 26, 2011

Commissioned by Dia, Koo Jeong A's installation for the Hispanic Society emerges out of a distinctive multidisciplinary approach to art making, revealing her interests in natural phenomena and the intricacies of perception and memory.

Time: Tuesday–Saturday 10am–4:30pm, Sunday 1–4pm

Access: Free

Location: Audubon Terrace, Broadway between 155th and 156th Streets

Contact: 212.989.5566 or www.diaart.org

Asia Society

Exhibition: A Prince’s Manuscript Unbound: Muhammad Juki’s Shahnamah, February 9–May 1, 2011

Exhibition: A Longing for Luxury: Chinese Ceramics from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection, February 9–June 5, 2011

Exhibition: The Buddhist Heritage of Pakistan: Art of Gandhara, March 1–May 29, 2011

Time: Tuesday–Sunday 11am–6pm, Friday 11am–9pm, closed Monday

Access: 10.00; $7.00 for seniors and $5 for students with ID; free for members and persons under 16

Location: 725 Park Avenue at 70th Street

Contact: 212.288.6400, www.asiasociety.org

Special Armory Arts Week Guided Tour of the Modern Art Galleries plus "Katrin Sigurdardottir at the Met" special exhibition

Armory Circle members are offered a special one-hour guided tour of the Modern Art galleries with a curatorial staff member from the Department of Nineteenth Century, Modern, and Contemporary Art, focusing on the Museum’s exceptional permanent collection of modern and contemporary art. The tour will also feature work by Icelandic artist Katrin Sigurdardottir, the latest site-specific sculptural installations for the Museum's series of solo exhibitions featuring the work of contemporary artists at mid-career.

Time: 3-4pm

Access: Armory Circle Card, Limited Availability, RSVP Required

RSVP: EVENT IS NOW CLOSED

Location: 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street. Meet at the Guided Tour gathering area, located in the Great Hall.

Website: www.metmuseum.org

Harlem Biennale Armory VIP Preview

Get an exclusive preview of the Harlem Biennale and a taste of Harlem’s art and culinary delights. The fun begins at artist Edward Hillel’s brownstone for a cocktail with the Harlem Biennale team. Harlem historian Michael Henry Adams leads a tour of the historic Mount Morris Park neighborhood with stops at the Casa Frela, Heath and RFA Galleries. The tour ends at the renowned Settepani Restaurant for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres with Harlem artists and cultural leaders, and if you would like, stay for a sumptous prix-fixe dinner.

Maximum participants: 50; Price without dinner: $20; Including dinner: $45

Time: 5–8pm

Access: RSVP required

RSVP: contact@harlembiennale.org or call 212.666.8771

Location: Central Harlem, between 119th and 121st Street from 5th to 7th Avenues

Society of Illustrators presents An Evening at the Museum of American Illustration

The Society of Illustrators and the Museum of American Illustration invite you to view the third and final part of their Annual Exhibition, Illustrators 53: Advertising and Institutional Exhibit. Start in the main gallery to view works by leading contemporary illustrators and then head upstairs for a cocktail and Sketch Night with live models in the third floor Hall of Fame Dining Room. The Society of Illustrators is free and open to the public, $15 admission for Sketch Night, cash bar.

Time: 5-9:30 pmAccess: Open to the publicLocation: 127 East 63rd StreetWebsite: www.societyillustrators.org

Anonymous Gallery hosts In Good Taste: Uptown

Anonymous Gallerys presents the dinner series ‘In Good Taste’ at a number of New York City’s top dining establishments. Shining the spotlight on the affinity between art & food and based on the late Gordon Matta-Clark’s “FOOD” series from the 1970’s, each dinner will pair an artist with the Executive chef. The selected artist will then work with the restaurant’s chef to create a menu and dining experience for each of these evenings. For further information and/or to find out more about the artists, locations, and dates for each dinner, please send an email to ingoodtaste@anonymousgallery.com or visit www.anonymousgallery.com

Time: 7-10 pm

Access: Space is limited. Cost may vary. Please inquire

Location: Quality Meats - 57 West 58th St # 1

Website: www.anonymousgallery.com

Art After Dark

Join members and guests in the Guggenheim's landmark building for a private view of The Great Upheaval: Modern Art from the Guggenheim Collection, 1910-1918 and The Deutsche Bank Series at the Guggenheim: Found in Translation, a cash bar, and the sounds of Nat Trotman’s selected playlist. Complimentary admission for a limited number of Armory Circle members, $15 all others.

Time: Starts at 9pm

Access: Open to the Public, $15 admission at the door, payable by credit card only

Location: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Avenue at 89th Street

Website: www.guggenheim.org