44 The Queens Courier • MAY 8, 2014 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com artist at New York Minded, and experience a blend of modern and tradition Korean dance at Green Space. THE LAST OF THE GOTHAM SHOWS! May 14-18 // 12-6pm Receptions: May 16 // 5-8pm GO.FIGURE. The Last Gotham Signature Show for the LIC Arts Open features local artists who draw inspiration from the figure as a starting point. That is where the similarities end. Overt or implied. Present or absent. Sublime or grotesque. Timeless or today. And everything in between. Artists: Jude Amsel judeamsel.com Chuck Baker cbakerinteriorphotos.com Bennett Blackburn artsitesgallery.com Karen Dimit kkdimit.com Jessica Doh jessicadoh.com Beth Williams Garrett bethwilliamsgarrettart.webs.com William Garrett williamgarrettart.webs.com Kenny Greenberg neonshop.com Peter Goldwater pgceramics.com Jack Howard-Potter steelstatue.com Eliot Lable eliotlable.com Marko Markovic markovichmarko.blogspot.com Glenn Marlowe SculpturesNYC.com Maria Spector mariaspector.com LATERAL ITINERARIES in CLAY This exhibition offers snapshots from the creative itineraries of 12 artists who work at BrickHouse Ceramic Art Center. A concentrated exploration of how clay can be shaped to reflect individual visions. All the work began with the same basic gesture – digging into a bag of clay. Then their itineraries diverged immediately. They ran out along paths of individual inspirations from function to installation, to figuration, to abstraction. These 12 artists offer glimpses into 100+ individual creative itineraries, from beginners to professionals, that all began with a bag of clay. brickhouseny.com 10SQUARED SILENT AUCTION Over 100 pieces of incredible original works on 10” x 10” wood panels in all kinds of media will be auctioned off. The works may be bid upon from Wed, 14th through Sunday, 18th Bidding stops at 9pm MAY 18th. Bidders must pre-register to take part in this exciting event. Minimum bids start at $100 with a minimum increment of $10. Pay $10 to register before you can bid – if your bid is successful, we will take $10 off the final bid price. All proceeds go to 2 great worthy causes – Queens Council on The Arts’ “High School to Art School” and LIC Arts Open. Two Gotham Center, Queens Plaza South at 28th St BERNARD KLEVICKAS MFTA Spring Artist in Residence Reception May 16 // 6-8pm Materials for the Arts welcomes our new artist-inresidence BERNARD KLEVICKAS. Klevickas’ work involves taking apart discarded objects made from plastic, metal, styrofoam and more. He then reassembles those materials into large patchwork sculptures composed of dynamic “quilts” of different materials and colors that remind us to rethink the things we put into the waste stream every day. Materials for the Arts, a unit of the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, collects thousands of tons of materials from the industries of New York and donates them, for free, to non-profit arts organizations, schools, and community centers. Materials for the Arts (MFTA) 33-00 Northern Blvd 718.729.2150 • materialsforthearts.org GROUP EXHIBITION May 14-18 // 12-6pm, May 16 // 6-8pm ANNALISA IADICICCHIO Photo assemblages A collection of raw found materials and photographs that create a context and emotional environment for the images portraying a continuous flow of connections. annalisaiadicicco.com BARRY STERN, graphite on vellum. “The circle has closed. I have returned to where it all started, a graphite mark on paper, strangely comfortable like an old pair of shoes. The subject; social commentary, the urban landscape or fragments of the world traveled, the eye to hand to eye. KEITH SAARI, masks inspired by traditional Puerto Rican masks. Priscilla Stadler, an interdisciplinary visual artist created the Favors Project and various Oracles. Aurora Gallery 3518 37 St, 2nd Fl • 917.745.0003 • theauroragallery.com POP CULTURE POP UP ART & SHOP May 16 // 7-10pm Join us on May 16 as we hold our third pop-up art and shop event at the COFFEED LAB & ROASTERY event space! Featuring works by Josh Dorman and Rafael O. Gonzalez. Enjoy modern makers, accessory and fashion designers, installations, original art, music, poetry, beer & wine selections and delicious eats. First 10 guests receive a complimentary drink and gift bag! Show your love for all things local! COFFEED 37-18 Northern Blvd • 718.606.1299 • coffeednyc.com TIME AFTER TIME: IMAGES IN HISTORICAL DISPLACEMENT CAROL CRAWFORD, Mixed media May 16-18 // 11-6pm Reception – May 16 // 5-7pm An interactive installation and exhibition of an ongoing creative project, to be continued in different venues throughout 2014, and included as part of my solo exhibition at Atlantic Gallery, Manhattan, in October 2014. A related series of figurative mixed media constructions is aligned with a continuously- folded ribbon of paper on which viewers are invited to help create a story in their own written words, inspired by their interpretation of what they see. As this collective narrative grows progressively, is read and re-written, it becomes a shared experience of creative imagination. carol-crawford.com RESOBOX 41-26 27th St • 718.784.3680 • resobox.com TWO SOLOS@DOUGHERTY GALLERY May 16-June 22 // Reception May 16 // 6-8pm GET SMALL NEW YORK: A Solo Exhibit By The Artist Known As Conrad REFLECTIONS: A Solo Exhibition by ELINORE SCHNURR Crescent Grill 38-40 Crescent St (@39th Ave) 718.729.4040 • Doughertygallery.com • Crescentgrill.com NEW YORK MINDED May 16-17 // 12-7pm Reception May 16 // 7-10 pm New works by Song-E Yoon a conceptual artist from Korea, now living and working in LIC. New York Minded 38-82 13th St • newyorkminded.com GREEN SPACE May 16-17 // 8pm // $15 Dance Performance! Green Space presents Take Root with Sunhwa Chung / Ko-Ryo Dance Theater A unique, authentic blend of modern and traditional Korean dance, “Life is Every Day: So Close Yet So Far Away” presents a glimpse into the dramatic lifestyle changes of transplanted Koreans as they are forced to adapt to foreign cultures. Inspired by real events in the choreographer’s own journey of accepting change and embracing new customs. Green Space 37-24 24th St #301 • 718.956.3037 • GreenSpaceStudoi.org CENTRAL BOOKING May 15 // 6pm-1am A group B&W photography show, featuring Raphael Gonzalez, Stephen Kaplan, Gildo Spado and Greg M. Stowell. Held at the new gastropub in the Dutch Kills area of LIC serving progressive cuisine with an emphasis on supporting local purveyors. Dutch Kills Centraal 38-40 29th St • 718.606.8651 • dutchkillscentraal.com PUBLIC Curated by Gabino Abraham Castelan May 14-16 // 9-6pm by Appt Reception May 16 // 8pm-late As a socially engaged artist committed to connecting the local community to art, artists and beyond, Castelan introduces “PUBLIC”. In this group show, Castelan and the collection of artists will explore sociocultural evolution to strengthen human relationships by engaging with the public realm - the streets, the open social and culture space. Featuring: Antonio Perez, Daniel Alexander Mathews, G.A. Castelan. gabinocastelan. com Space Gallery 29-09 39th Ave • 347.465.7111 • spacegallerylic.com CONTEMPORARY BRAZILIAN MUSIC May 16 // 9pm-2am Contemporary Brazilian Music in an intimate setting. (Happy Hour pricing on Caipirinhas) Beija Flor 38-02 29th St • 718.606.2468 LONG ISLAND CITY ACADEMY OF MUSIC Fri May 16 // 6pm FREE Concert with marimbist Mika Mimura, and pianist Jestin Pieper Long Island City Academy of Music 44-02 23rd St, 2nd FL • 917.548.3598 • facebook.com/licmusic DRINK AND DRAW May 16 // 7pm Free With The Dust Collective Local Project 11-27 44th Rd • 646.298.0969 • localproject.org QNMF: 3RD ANNUAL QUEENS NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL The Queens New Music Festival is a 3-day event with 8 programs of new music and dance, all happening in The Big Secret Theatre during the LIC Arts Open. The mission of the QNMF is to promote new music in Queens by focusing on the wealth of composers, musicians, and ensembles living and working in Queens, as well as highlighting artists from other parts of New York City and the country. All-access festival passes will be sold for $50; Saturday or Sunday one-day passes will be $30; single tickets for individual performances will be $20. visit queensnewmusicfestival.org. The Big Secret 44-02 23rd St • 718.392.0722 • secrettheatre.com QNMF: FACE THE MUSIC May 16 // 8pm Face the Music is the only teen ensemble in the U.S. dedicated to the creation and performance of music by living composers. Face the Music and the Special Music School High School join forces for 90 minutes of new music written and performed by the under-18 crowd. Like the iPod of your average teen, this show runs the gamut from brainiac classical (Daniel Ma’s “Music of the Presidents”) to post-minimalist virtuosity (Owen Carter’s “Sequester”) to hard-driving rock and roll (Henry Nelson Experiment’s “Poisoned Bordeaux”). (see Fri. QNMF for details) SATURDAY, MAY 17 EXHIBITIONS happening throughout festival see Wednesday for list . OPEN STUDIOS! May 17-18 // 12-6 // FREE Meet the artists and see where the magic happens!! Over 160 artists are opening their studios throughout LIC. See the Open Studios listings and map for buildings & details. Check the website, licartsopen.org, to see photos of the artists’ works. CERAMIC ART CENTER OPEN HOUSE May 17 // 11-6pm // FREE Visit our creative community of designers/makers and sculptors. Talk to the artists, see work in progress, and shop in our store. Demonstrations of wheel throwing at 2:00pm and 4:00pm. BrickHouse Ceramic Art Center 10-34 44th Dr • 718.784.4907 • brickhouseny.com OPEN STUDIOS @ReisStudios May 17-18 // 12-6pm See and purchase artwork by many of the 200 artists in one building. Reis Studios 43-01 22nd St • 718.784.5577 (Juvenal) ReisStudios.com STUDIO 34 GROUP SHOW May 14-24 // 12-6pm Reception May 17/ 12-6pm A group show of painting, sculpture, and photography in the hot, new LIC studio building! Studio 34 34-01 38th Ave, 4th FL • studio34-artspace.tumblr.com QUEENS WORLD FILM FESTIVAL May 17 // Starting at 12pm loops every two hours We will screen Queens World Film Festival 2014 Best of the Fest Films. (A loop that plays continuously) THE LOCAL 13-02 44th Ave 347.738.5251 • thelocalnyc.com IN-SIGHT DANCE COMPANY May 17 // Performances throughout the day In-Sight Dance Company brings selections of its newest ballet, “Pleading Against Prophecy” to the streets and galleries of LIC. “Pleading Against Prophecy” is the third of In-Sight Dance’s millennial ballets and is set to “Water in a Whale”, the debut album of critically acclaimed singer/songwriter Jillette Johnson. In-Sight Dance Company is a grassroots dance company based in Queens, NY. Our mission is to create dance that inspires critical thought and reasoned discussion, increase access to and appreciation of dance in Queens and throughout the country while working to improve society through performance, community partnerships, and service. Multiple: Vernon Blvd, The Gantries, Falchi Building FACE OFF IMPROV WORKSHOP, FREE May 17 // drop-in between 2-4pm Have you ever thought about taking an improv class, but never made the leap? Here’s your chance to try it out for free with absolutely no obligation, commitment, or excuses! Face Off Unlimited is offering a free and fun sample workshop as part of the LIC Arts Open. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from some of the best improv teachers in the country from the company that the New York Time calls “Very Funny”. The Little Secret 44-02 23rd St • 718.392.0722 • secrettheatre.com NATURE & NURTURE II Paintings by Helaine Soller May 14-18 // Reception May 17 // 2-4pm Helaine Soller paintings reveal intimate views of water environments creating awareness of our fragile ecosystems through colorful and expressive compositions, capturing nature at a moment in time. Soller’s art is in the permanent collections of The Library of Congress, the Archives of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Riverview Restaurant 2-01 50th Ave • 718.781.2615 • riverviewny.com QNMF: EIGHT STRINGS AND A WHISTLE May 17 // 2pm Committed to expanding the repertoire for the unique combination of flute, viola and cello. For the 2014 QNMF, Eight Strings & a Whistle present a program showcasing the diversity of Contemporary American chamber music. Soprano, Helen Gabrielsen joins the trio for “Food,” a pocket opera by Dag Gabrielsen and the premiere of Stefan Weisman’s “Song (after Schumann).” (see Fri. QNMF for details) QNMF: h2 quartet May 17 // 4pm The saxophone is an instrument uniquely positioned to operate effectively in nearly every genre of serious music. Lacking the historical baggage of many of its peers in the concert world, it moves seamlessly between improvised and composed music, between acoustic and electroacoustic, and between classical and jazz. h2 presents a program that shows the incredibly varied musical directions that saxophone repertoire is going. Joining h2 for part of their performance will be pianist Amir Khosrowpour. (see Fri. QNMF for details) ART PLUS at Reis Studios May 14-18 // 12-6pm Reception May 17 4-6pm Painted Constructions and Sculptures by Professor Bruce Brooks of La Guardia Community College. Reis Studios 43-01 22nd St., 2nd FL • 718.784.3377 (Juvenal) artpluslic.com LONG ISLAND CITY ACADEMY OF MUSIC Sat May 17 // FREE 4pm: Violinist Holly Jenkins 5pm: Concert pianist Jeremy Jordan • 6pm: Soprano Sharee Seal Long Island City Academy of Music 44-02 23rd St., 2nd fl • 917.548.3598 facebook.com/licmusic QNMF: Duo RoMi May 17// 6pm Duo RoMi is a New York-based flute and piano ensemble, dedicated to presenting innovative programs that combine classical repertoire with contemporary and newly commissioned works. Flutist Roberta Michel and pianist Mirna Lekić. (see Fri. QNMF for details) QNMF: Ghost Ensemble May 17 // 8pm Ghost Ensemble seeks to create experiential music. We see the greatest music as a transcendent bridge between worlds; such music is naturally experienced sensually and intuitively rather than intellectually. Thus, rather than focusing on a particular time period or genre, we look toward the essence of the music’s effect. Curating the full atmosphere of each event, Ghost Ensemble explores both traditional and non-traditional venues to expand the musical experience; the familiar becomes unfamiliar through musical transcendence, while unexpected and unexplored places become a new layer of beauty. For the Queens New Music Festival, Ghost Ensemble will be joined by cellist Meaghan Burke and conductor David Bloom. (see Fri. QNMF for details) BATSU! May 17 // 8pm // FREE. BATSU! is NYC’s live Japanese game show! Four comedy warriors compete in challenges to avoid electric shocks, paintball guns, a giant egg-smashing chicken, and many more hilarious, jaw-dropping punishments! The performers of BAT SU! are members of acclaimed comedy group Face Off Unlimited and regularly appear on television, radio, and the New York stage. Until now, “One of the best things to do in NYC” (CBS NY) could only be seen in the East Village, but for one night only, BATSU! will transform the LIC Arts Open and answer the question, “What if you woke up in a Japanese game show?” The Local, 13-2 44th Ave • 347.738.5251 • thelocalny.com BIG WHIRLYGIG May 17 // 6pm, 8pm Presented by LIC Arts Open & Local Project 6pm: Special installation performance 8pm: MUSIC + DANCE + ART + INSTALLATIONS Gary Lucas Captain Beefheart & Ernie Brooks Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers, Steve Wynn Dream Syndicate, Peter Zaremba Fleshtones , Richard Mazda + Little Embers Special Guests to be announced Light Paintings, Airdome, Special performance by Multimedia Rap Artist Jason Lalor Modern Dance/Installation Allison Jones + A//V club Holocenter Pop-Up Exhibit 5-25 46th Ave • licartsopen.org SUNDAY, MAY 18 EXHIBITIONS happening throughout festival see Wednesday for list OPEN STUDIOS! May 17-18 // 12-6 // FREE Meet the artists and see where the magic happens!! Over 160 artists are opening their studios throughout LIC. See the Open Studios listings and map for buildings & details. Check the website, licartsopen.org, to see photos of the artists’ works. OPEN STUDIOS@ReisStudios May 17-18 // 12-6pm See and purchase artwork by many of the 200 artists in one building. Reis Studios 43-01 22nd Street • 718.784.5577 (Juvenal) • ReisStudios.com QUEENS WORLD FILM FESTIVAL May 17 // Starting at 12pm loops every two hours We will screen Queens World Film Festival 2014 Best of the Fest Films. (A loop that plays continuously) THE LOCAL 13-02 44th Ave • 347.738.5251 • thelocalny.com LONG ISLAND CITY ACADEMY OF MUSIC Sun May 18 // 1:30pm LICAM Violin student recital Long Island City Academy of Music 44-02 23rd St • 917.548.3598 facebook.com/licmusic NATURE & NURTURE II Paintings by Helaine Soller Artist Talk May 18 // 2-4pm (see May 17 for details) TUSHEVS AERIALS May 18 // 12pm-1pm As Tushevs Aerials, we will do an aerial tour of LIC by means of a video remote-control airplane. In this live demonstration/performance, we will fly one of our home-built, lightweight foam remote-control airplanes. The audience will be able to follow the flight via virtual reality goggles and a TV screen, both of which will stream the flight live in first person view. We can also allow some of the audience to experience flying the airplane by means of an extra remote control radio. See LIC like never before - from the perspective of a bird! Hunter’s Point South Park Center Blvd bet. 50 Ave and 54 Ave (Oval astroturf grounds near East River Ferry Landing (on South side of Park). 718.786.6385 • nycgovparks.org/parks/HuntersPointSouthPark QNMF: Composers Concordance May 18 // 2pm Composers Concordance is a presenting organization for contemporary music with a 31-year-history of producing concerts in New York City. They strive to present music in innovative ways, with an emphasis on thematic programming. For their Queens New Music Festival performance, Comp Cord Ensemble will be joined by Bill Schimmel – accordion, Demetrius Spaneas – soprano sax, Damien Bassman – drums, and Jacob Miller – poet/narrator. The program will feature music of each composer/performer. Each of the compositions was written for this particular ensemble, and highlights the performers’ abilities, while giving the composers a unique opportunity to write for an unusual, mixedinstrumental combination. The styles of the compositions range the spectrum of musical sound, and the only words that could describe them all would be: eclectic, all-encompassing, and genre-blurring. (see Fri. QNMF for details) QNMF: TAK Ensemble May 18 // 4pm TAK is a New York based chamber group dedicated to the collaborative exploration and creation of new music. Comprised of soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, percussion, and electronics TAK’s collective energy brings an almost telepathic connection and immense dedication to new works and emerging composers. TAK’s QNMF performance will feature 3 works commissioned by the ensemble and 1 recent work. The Big Secret (see Fri. QNMF for details) MY LIC: Kids’ Postcard Competition May 14-18 // 12-6pm Awards ceremony May 18 // 5pm Students from the local schools, including LIC Elementary PS 78, have designed postcards around the theme: MY LIC. There will be an illustrious jury, and Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer will present the awards to the winners at an awards ceremony on Sunday, May 18th at 5 p.m. Falchi Building 31-00 47th Ave • falchibuilding.com CONTINENTAL RECORDING STUDIO PRESENTS: FROM THE GARDEN May 18 // 6pm - onward Creative places attract creative people. Local Long Island City museum staff team up to exhibit their artwork and music for one night, under one roof. Continental Recording Studio 10-10 44th Ave, roof • 516.526.1097 facebook.com/ContinentalRecording • facebook.com/events/230188920511671/ QNMF: KAVAK Trio May 18 // 7pm Trio Kavak is Amelia Lukas (flute), Victor Lowrie (viola) and Kathryn Andrews (harp). An instrumental ensemble established by Debussy’s masterpiece sonata, Kavak explores the contemporary repertoire and new sound possibilities for this highly evocative combination. Trio Kavak will perform 4 world premieres by the composers of Random Access Music composers’ collective. The line up will include new works by David Fetherolf, Gilbert Galindo, David Schober, and Jie Wang. Also included on the line up will be the winner of RAM’s 2013 call for scores. (see Fri. QNMF for details) CLOSING PARTY & 10SQUARED SILENT AUCTION THE OPEN’S CLOSING + 10SQUARED SILENT AUCTION May 18 // 6-10pm Sponsored by The Falchi Building & Crescent Grill Two Gotham Center Queens Plaza South Come celebrate the closing of our fourth glorious year. The space will not be available to us since it will soon welcome a permanent tenant. We thank HR Reit for their incredible generosity over the last three years for providing this unique ‘pop-up’ gallery. The exhibition will officially close at 6pm on May 18th , then we will be starting the countdown for the final hours of the silent auction. The auction of the 10Squared panels will close at 9pm, and in the final hour until 10pm we will wrap the art for collection by the winners. Music by Messenger-Grau ‘Go.Figure.’ A group show in the largest exhibition mounted during the festival . See Friday for details 10Squared Silent Auction Over 100 pieces of incredible original works on 10” x 10” wood panels in all kinds of media will be auctioned off. Bidding stops at 9pm MAY 18th. Bidders must pre-register to take part in this exciting event. Minimum bids start at $100 with a minimum increment of $10. Pay $10 to register before you can bid – if your bid is successful, we will take $10 off the final bid price. All proceeds go to 2 great worthy causes – Queens Council on The Arts’ “High School to Art School” and LIC Arts Open.`
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