Events Calendar
May 29, 2012
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Paris Blues Revisited: Romare Bearden, Albert Murray and Sam Shaw
Jazz at Lincoln Center, Frederick P. Rose Hall
Peter Jay Sharp Arcade, 5th Floor Time Warner Center
New York [map]Price: Free
May 29, 2012 10:00am - 11:00pm
Designed as a book-on-the-wall, Paris Blues Revisited presents fine reproductions of collages by Romare Bearden, writing by Albert Murray and photographs by Sam Shaw. Following the Shaw-produced film Paris Blues, these three men decided to improvise their own Paris Blues – a collaborative picture-and-writing book celebrating Paris as well as Duke Ellington, co-composer (with Billy Strayhorn) of the movie's soundtrack and Louis Armstrong, one of that movie's stars. That book was never completed. Here, for the first time, finished pages, some of them unmistakable masterworks, as well as works-in-progress make clear the power of jazz to inspire collaborations of long-lasting beauty.
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Jubilation|Rumination: Life, Real and Imagined at the American Folk Art Museum
Price: Free
May 29, 2012 12:00pm - 07:30pm
Life is not lived in black and white: reality may have the tinge of dreams and dreams an air of reality. This provocative tension exists between the experiential nature of early American folk art and the fantastical imagery it often displays—between what is real and what is imagined. The same is true of the work of contemporary self-taught artists, which may introduce unique—and sometimes puzzling—expressions that illuminate the iconoclastic nature that is the flip side of the collective American psyche. The viewer is placed in the peculiar but exhilarating position of deciding for him- or herself whether the artwork expresses a disjuncture with reality or an uninhibited embracing of interior life. After all, what is more true, the picture that looks real or the picture that feels real; the observer or the observed? These perceptions shift as new scholarship emerges. Often, real-life roots are discovered for even arcane and esoteric imagery that has already influenced our response to an artist and his work: does this disappoint or satisfy the viewer? Diminish or enhance the creativity of the artist? One need only contemplate the culture- and memory-driven gestures of Martín Ramírez, the impressionistic nineteenth-century portraits by Dr. and Mrs. Shute, and minimalist mid-twentieth-century soot drawings by James Castle to render these distinctions immaterial. Instead the viewer is urged to enjoy the permeable fluidity between art and imagination, dream and belief.The exhibition is sponsored, in part, by Joyce Berger Cowin, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, by Bloomberg Philanthropies, by the Ford Foundation, and by the Magazine Antiques. -
Star Quality: The World of Noel Coward
New York Library for the Performing Arts
Donald & Mary Oenslager Gallery, 40 Lincoln Plaza
New York [map]Price: Free
May 29, 2012 12:00pm - 06:00pm
The NYPL presentation of this collaborative traveling exhibition is part of an international festival celebrating Coward's long, transatlantic career and his prowess as songwriter, playwright and peformer. The multi-media exhibition features posters, photographs, manuscripts, and music from The Library for the Performing Arts and AMPAS documenting his multiple roles in theater and film. In addition, newly discovered film footage and artifacts from Coward's home will be displayed for the first time. It will be accompanied by a screening series fo films written or directed by Coward, as well as by concerts and symposia.
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Toe Tappin' Tuesdays
New York Library for the Performing Arts
Bruno Walter Auditorium, 40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York [map]Price: Free
May 29, 2012 12:00pm - 01:30pm
Tuesdays at noon have never been so much fun! The Gotham Jazzmen bring you Dixieland jazz with all your old favorites and more on Tuesdays.
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Rock and Roll Icons
Price: Free
May 29, 2012 12:00pm - 06:00pm
Rock and Roll Icons: Photographs by Patrick Harbron is a new exhibition taken from Harbron’s rock and roll concert and portrait photography of influential musicians and groups of the 1970’s and 1980’s, captured at pivotal moments in their careers. The exhibition features many photographs that have never been published or exhibited. Harbron photographed artists such as Elvis Costello, Blondie and Deborah Harry, The Cars, Rush, Stevie Ray Vaughn, The Police, Tom Petty, Prince, Bruce Springsteen, KD Lang, Dire Straits and Van Halen early in their careers. He followed these artists to prominence and others that were already well known including The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Van Halen, Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, David Bowie, Queen, Neil Young, Bob Marley, The Who, Genesis, Elton John, KISS, U2, Aerosmith, Santana, Michael Jackson and Ray Charles. The work has been published on album,CD and DVD covers, in books, magazines, for publicity and tour booklets. Harbron has received numerous awards including two JUNO Award nominations for album cover photography. Some of his album work is included in the Taschen books ‘1000 Records Covers and Rock Covers'.
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Dalcrose at Any Age: a Creative Aging Experience
Price: $125.00
May 29, 2012 12:30pm - 01:30pm
New this summer - a Dalcroze class just for seniors! Whether you have a life-long love of music or are curious to learn a little more about what makes music so enjoyable, this class will enrich your relationship with music. In Dalcroze Eurhythmics students learn to move in simple and elegant ways to express what the music is communicating to them. This wonderfully social class incorporates work with partners and in groups. Music used in the class will include classical favorites and standards from the American Song Book. As an added bonus, Dalcroze Eurhythmics has been known to improve your balance and posture! For information call 212 501 3360.
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A Closer Look Tour-Jubilation/Rumination: Life, Real and Imagined
Price: Free
May 29, 2012 01:00pm - 02:00pm
Life is not lived in black and white: reality may have the tinge of dreams and dreams an air of reality. This provocative tension exists between the experiential nature of early American folk art and the fantastical imagery it often displays—between what is real and what is imagined. The same is true of the work of contemporary self-taught artists, which may introduce unique—and sometimes puzzling—expressions that illuminate the iconoclastic nature that is the flip side of the collective American psyche. Come and join us on Tuesdays for a FREE tour of this wonderful exhibit with curator emerita Lee Kogan.