Art Calendar
March
MOMA PS 1
22-25 Jackson Ave, Long Island City
718-784-2084
“The Life I Deserve”
On view March 31 to Sept. 2
New York-based artist Gina Beavers brings viewers
“The Life I Deserve” which has been described as
“visceral, vexing, often grotesque paintings.” This
exhibit features transformed images that the artist
found on the internet, which she has created from
“thick layers of acrylic medium.” Beavers tackles
subjects that viewers consume every day on social
media, including food porn, bodybuilder selfies and
makeup tutorials.
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RADIATOR ARTS
10-61 Jackson Ave., Long Island City
347-677-3418
“Try to Hold Your Gaze Steady”
On view now through April 19
In this group expedition curated by Viola Lukács,
artists Thomas Dexter, Harm van den Dorpel,
Zsuzsanna Szegedi-Varga and Lan Xu manipulate
digital images to make them undergo “fluctuations
in physical motion.” In his work Photography after
Photography, Lev Manovich claims that “The digital
image annihilates photography while solidifying,
glorifying and immortalizing the photographic.” Each
artist in the show handles the medium of digital
images in unique and innovative ways.
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 Oct. 20
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.
Smokey Eye Tutorial via MoMA PS1, courtesy of Gina Beavers.
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