Art Calendar Photo courtesy Alejandro Olivera/Courtesy of Saboteur Media August MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE 35-01 35th Avenue 718-777-6888 “Made You Look: Documenting the Art, History, Power, and Politics of Hip-Hop Culture” On view through May 20, 2017 From its genesis as a response to the epidemics of gang violence, drugs, and a poor education system in 1970s New York, to its emergence as a global juggernaut, hip-hop is a uniquely American art form that has captivated the eyes and ears of the world. Made You Look features powerful documentaries that examine hip-hop’s evolution from the streets of 1970s New York to the present day. Each film will be followed by a discussion led by series curator Martha Diaz. SCULPTURE CENTER 44-19 Purves Street 718-361-1750 “Mika Tajima: Meridian (Gold)” On view through Sept. 25 Another Land: After Noguchi, an exhibition of photographs by Leah Raintree, extends the more than century-old tradition of astrophotography to consider the microcosms inherent in the sculptures of Isamu Noguchi. Raintree embarked on a project at neighboring Socrates Sculpture Park that joined two sources of inspiration: her studies of Noguchi’s mark-making on stone and a recent mission by the European Space Agency’s Rosetta space probe, which streamed images of Comet 67P back to Earth while landing a smaller craft on its surface. With the enigmatic photographs taken by Rosetta during its approach to 67P in mind, she reimagined a small granite stone that she sculpted and then photographed as a distant asteroid. SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK 32-01 Vernon Boulevard (718)-956-1819 “FOLLY: Sticks” On view through Dec. 31 Modeled to fit and complement existing site conditions, Sticks is a simple assembly of standard dimensional lumber interconnected to form a structural frame for educational and community use, as well as for providing art and material storage and display space. Finally, its porous façade reflects the park’s spirit of accessibility and dedication to transparency of process.
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