This is cool. A public art project in London called One and Other where ordinary citizens can stand on a normally-unoccupied plinth in Trafalgar Square. “This is not about privilege, not about power, not about war or honoring the dead,” said the artist, Antony Gormley. “It’s
MSNBC host Rachel Maddow launched Culture Project‘s “Blueprint for Accountability” series on May 31st. Maddow was joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Suskind, Vince Warren of the Center for Constitutional Rights, and Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez. Here’s an edited clip: “Blueprint for Accountability” gathers the
This should be a pretty unique experience – the 7th annual Musical Saw Festival in NYC which will be attempting to break the Guinness World Record of the ‘Largest Musical Saw Ensemble’. The current record, set in Poland last year, is 27 musical saw players. Will they
The Hot Festival at Dixon Place kicked off tonight. Downtown producer and personality Earl Dax has put together a fantastic array of queer performance, film, events and more. According to the website: 2009 marks the 18th Annual Dixon Place HOT! Festival, a pioneering festival of queer
Two top theater companies – France’s Le Théâtre du Soleil and Hungary’s Katona József Theatre – share opening night honors at Lincoln Center Festival 09, which runs from July 7 through July 26, 2009 and offers 56 performances by artists and ensembles from 14 countries. The
Going to France this summer? You might want to check this out! OUT IN THE SUN / SUMMER IN ART CENTRES 28th May – 30th September 2009 Outings in 43 contemporary art centres across France http://www.dca-art.com For its second edition, OUT IN THE SUN /
This sounds exciting – wish I could get there! At the 2009 Aspen Ideas Festival, the Aspen Institute and The Atlantic welcome today’s edgiest and most eminent critics, artists, administrators and patrons to the Arts and Culture programming track. They will offer fresh and dynamic perspectives on
The Culturebot T-shirts are in! Here’s Rachel Kramer Bussel modeling one of the women’s shirts: I have the shirts in Men’s L and XL, Women’s M and will be getting Women’s L. They’re American Apparel – really nice shirts. Here’s what they look like in
Just got the line-up for this year’s UNDERGROUND ZERO Festival which will be held at PS122. This year’s line-up looks pretty interesting featuring work from director Jose Zayas, Wax Factory, The South Wing, Hoi Polloi and Kyle Jarrow. Complete line-up after the jump…
This definitely looks like a good time for tough times: Cine-Brunch presents The Bicycle Thief 12:30pm doors | 1pm screening FREE Brunch and Cocktail specials under $10! 18+ or accompanied by legal guardian This is a First-Come, Fully Seated event. Cine-Brunch at (Le) Poisson Rouge
THIS WILL BE FUN: Gemini & Scorpio and Zemi17’s Space Haus Society invite you to Silent Disco – outdoor dance party summer series Sat, June 27, 9pm-2am (and every 4th Sat through the summer: June 25, July 27, Aug 22) BKLYN Yard, 400 Carroll Street,
It’s the ultimate New York City drag show… on video tape. The Third Annual Drag Show Video Verite Thursday, June 18, 2009 – 6pm New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center Bruno Walter Auditorium 111 Amsterdam Avenue (between 64th and 65th