Art Calendar
February
SCULPTURECENTER
44–19 Purves Street, LIC
718-361-1750
“In Practice Other Objects”
On view now through March 25
This exhibit features the work of 11 different artists
and teams that “that probes the slippages and
interplay between objecthood and personhood.” Artists
use personal belongings, material evidence, sites
of memory and revolutionist fantasies to “highlight
curious and ecstatic moments in which a body
becomes a thing or a thing stands in for a body.” “In
Practice Other Objects” is curated by Gee Wesley with
newly commissioned works by Natalie Ball, Takming
Chuang, Niloufar Emamifar, LaMont Hamilton, Ariel
René Jackson, Katherine Simóne Reynolds, Aliza
Shvarts, Rosa Sijben and David Bernstein, Sara Stern,
Kenneth Tam and Kiyan Williams.
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MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE
36-01 35th Ave., Astoria
718-777-6888
“Don’t Forget the Pictures: Glass Slides from the
Collection”
Running now through June 16
Viewers can take a look at what is known as “lantern
slides”, which are glass slides from which images
are projected. These types of slides were integral
to people’s early cinema watching experiences in
the early 20th Century. The 3 ¼ to 4 inch slides are
colorful and often illustrated advertisements for local
businesses, illustrate songs during singalongs and
promote upcoming films. The exhibit presents over
1500 examples of these slides from 1914 to 1948.
By 1950, the lantern slides were no longer used in
theaters.
NOGUCHI MUSEUM
9-01 33rd Rd., LIC
718-204-7088
“Akari: Sculpture by Other Means”
On view now through May 5
Akari light sculptures were created by Isamu Noguchi
and are described as “a modular ecosystem of
lightweight, collapsible paper lanterns.” The pieces are
made from paper, bamboo and metal and originated
when Noguchi visited post-war Japan in 1951. The
mayor of a small town in Gifu City asked the artist to
create a “modern lamp for export” that would help
to revitalize the local lantern industry. The exhibition
features pieces such as the Akari 200D, which is the
largest sculpture that Noguchi created.
Sculpture by Kiyan Williams/SculptureCenter. Photograph by Kyle Knodell.
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