Listings

Volume One, Issue 26, March 16 - 22, 2007

Listings

Dance

Buglisi Dance TheaterWorld premiere of “Caravaggio Meets Hopper” & “Acapalorus (a walrus tale)” with live music. Mar. 13-18. Tickets $36.Phillipe Decoufle“Solo: Le Doute M’Habite (The Doubt Within Me),” a multi-media work with videos, light and shadows. Mar. 6-11. Tickets $38. Joyce Theater, 175 8th Ave. For times, call 212-242-0800.

Alan GoodA premiere and 3 older dances about the slow withdrawal of safety. Mar. 9-11 at 8 p.m. Tickets $15. Construction Company, 10 E 18th St., 212-924-7882.

Laura Pawel Dance CompanyThe premiere of “Brambles” along with repertory works that blend improvisational structures with sound and text. Original scores composed and performed by Eleanor Hovda (piano), Phil Stone (electric keyboard), and Barebones (harmonica and guitar). Mar. 16-18. Tickets $15. Dance Forum, 20 E 17th St., 2nd Fl. For reservations, call 212-873-9073.

Marcia Milhazes Dance Co.Award–winning Rio de Janeiro-based choreographer makes her New York debut with Tempo de Verão (Summertime). The performance is set within the colorful stage design of visual artist Beatriz Milhazes. Mar. 8-10 at 7:30 p.m.Le Vu Long/Together HigherCompany of deaf performers from Vietnam in New York premiere of “Stories of Us.” Mar. 15-17 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $12/$20. Dance Theater Workshop, 219 W 19th St., 212-924-0077.

Native American Women’s Shawl DancePerformed & taught by Donna Ahmadi. Mar. 10, 17 at 11:30 a.m. Tickets $25. Lotus Music & Dance, 109 W 27th St., 8th Fl., 212-627-1076.

Events

Art Gallery Tour in ChelseaVisit 8 modern art galleries in the world’s center for contemporary art – a two-hour tour of exhibits in painting, sculpture, electronic media & photography. Led by Rafael Risemberg, Ph.D. Mar. 10. Tour begins at 1:00 PM - rain, snow or shine. $20. Meet at 526 W. 26th St. (bet. 10th & 11th Aves.) For more information, call 212-946-1548 or visit www.nygallerytours.com.

Spring Forward, Get GrillingKingsford Charcoal invites New Yorkers to attend charcoal grilling and barbecue smoking demonstrations by experts. Sample championship barbecue and participate in lessons. Mar. 12, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Free. Madison Square Park, 23rd St. and Broadway. For information, contact Jen Strasburg at 917-514-1701 or Dianna Mangiantini at 415-595-9490.

Exhibitions

Kamrooz Aram, “Night Visions and Revolutionary Dreams”Paintings and drawings touching upon themes of warfare and mysticism. Through Mar. 17. Oliver Kamm/5BEGallery, 621 W. 27th St., 212-255-0979, www.oliverkamm.com.

Diane Arbus—Helen Levitt: A ConversationAn off-beat and unexpected mix of images by two New York photographers displayed side-by-side. Through Mar.10. Tues.-Fri. 10-5:30pm. Sat. 11-5:30. Laurence Miller Gallery. 20 West 57th St. 212-397-3930.

Jose BediaPaintings and drawings from 1992-2006. Through Mar. 31. George Adams Gallery, 525 West 26th Street, 1st Fl., 212.564.8480, www.georgeadamsgallery.com.

Manfredi BeninatiItalian painter and conceptual artist dedicates this body of work - new paintings, sculpture and installation - to his brother Flavio. Through March 17. James Cohan Gallery, 533 W 26th St., 212-714-9500, www.jamescohan.com.

Current Visions: Inside Israel (Part 2)Mar. 10 – Apr. 28. Andrea Meislin Gallery, 26 W. 26th St. # 214, 212-627-2552, www.andreameislin.com.

Jo-Ann Brody, “Sticks & Stones”Sculptural installation. Through Mar. 24. Ceres Gallery, 547 W 27th St., Ste. 201, 212-947-6100.

Damien Cabanes, “This phrase is chosen with care”Through Mar. 17 Mike Weiss Gallery, 520 W. 24th St., 212-691-6899, www.mikeweissgallery.com.

Chuck Connelly, “East Oak Lake”New oil paintings that depict the “flesh and bones of domestic life.” Through Apr. 7. DFN Gallery, 10 Eleventh Ave., 212-334-3400, www.dfngallery.com.

Dangerous BeautyA new group show that investigates and challenges society’s ideal of beauty and the designer body created and supported by mass consumerism. Through Apr. 21. Chelsea Art Museum, home of the Miotte Foundation, 556 W. 22nd St. at 11th Ave., 212-255-0719, www.chelseaartmuseum.org.

Alan Davie, “Mystic Visions”Significant Brit artist’s spiritual-themed works. Through Mar. 17.Rolph Scarlett, “Abstract Interludes and Figurative Musings”Monotypes and works on paper. Also through Mar. 17. ACA Galleries, 529 W. 20th, 5th Fl., 212-206-8080, www.acagalleries.com.

Agnes Denes, “Uprooted and Deified—The Golden Tree”Drawings, photographs and sculptures. Through Mar. 17. BravinLee 526 W. 26th St., #211, 212-462-4404, www.bravinlee.com.

Erika deVries, “Far and Then Farther”A series of photographs by the Brooklyn-based artist. Through Mar. 31. M.Y. Art Prospect, 47 W. 27th St., 2nd floor, 212-268-7132, www.myartprospects.com.

Ron Ehrlich, “A Kind of Order”Applying 3-D techniques to painting, Ron Ehrlich creates rich, vigorous paintings in this exhibit dedicated to the late poet Stanley Kunitz. Through Apr. 10 at Stephen Haller Gallery, 524 W. 26th St., 212-741-7777, www.stephenhallergallery.com.

Encore une FoixGroup show featuring artists Jean-Marc Calvet, Lisa Ferguson, Sylvia Hennequin, Kasper Holten, Hans Meertens, Richard Pitts, Hanne Rivrud and Mari Yamagiwa. Through Mar. 10. Monkdogz Urban Art, 547 W. 27th St., 5th Fl., 212-216-0030, www.monkdogz.com.

“Inside Out”Works by gallery artists. Through Mar. 24. First Street Gallery, 526 W. 26th St., Room 915, 646-336-8053, www.firststreetgallery.net.

Feature IncThe gallery presents three exhibitions “about light, lite and finding significance in the day to day.” Through Mar. 31.Carson Fox, “Candyland”3500 cast-resin “amazingly sick and beautiful and phallic and delicious looking, glitter encrusted flowers” will take over a wall of Claire Oliver gallery through Mar. 10, says Oliver. Claire Oliver, 513 W. 26th St., 212-929-5949, www.claireoliver.com.

Sam GordonPainting, drawing and video in the north gallery and sketchbooks in the entrance.Judy LinnPhotographs in the south gallery.Dike BlairSculpture in the gallery’s mezzanine. All through Mar. 31. Feature Inc, 530 W 25, Ground Fl., 212-675-7772, www.featureinc.com.

Stan Gaz, “Ash”Photographic Drawings and Sculpture. Through Mar. 10. Peer Gallery, 526 W. 26th St., Suite 208, 212-741-6599, www.peergallery.com.

Andreas Gefeller, “Supervisions”Large color “ground-scape” photographs. Through April 14. Hasted Hunt, 29 W. 20th St., 3rd floor, 212-627-0006.

Robert GoberA new body of work, including two sculptures, several drawings and one woodblock print, that explores questions of vulnerability, nature, and history. Through Mar. 10. 526 W 22nd St. location.Nan Goldin, “1972-74 and the Other Side, a Slide Installation”An exhibition of over forty early black & white and five color photographs made between 1972 and 1974. Through Apr. 14. 523 W 24th St. location.Darren AlmondNew work including a large-scale sculpture and a film. Through Apr. 14. 522 W 22nd St. location. Matthew Marks Gallery, 212-243-0200, www.matthewmarks.com.

Albert HoffmanWood sculptures by the late self-taught artist. Through Mar. 17, Andrew Edlin Gallery, 529 W. 20th St., 212-206-9723, www.edlingallery.com.

Lisa HokeNew work and an installation “The Rhapsody of Color,” through Mar. 10.Maja Lisa EngelhardtMar. 15 – Apr. 14. Elizabeth Harris Gallery, 529 W. 20th St., 212-463-9666, www.eharrisgallery.com.

Bill JensenThrough Mar. 24. Cheim & Read, 547 W 25th St., 212-242-7727, www.cheimread.com.

Sarah Anne Johnson, “The Galapagos Project”The Winnipeg-based artist explores the impossibility of a utopian relationship between individuals and their environment in a selection of sixty photographs and two sculptural works. Through Mar. 24. Julie Saul Gallery, 525 W. 22nd St., 212-627-2410, www.saulgallery.com.

Wu JunyongVideos, stills and drawings at the inaugural show of the New York gallery of Chinese Contemporary. Through Mar. 22Zhang Dali, “Chinese Offspring”Sculpture, painting and neon art — much of which has already been acquired buy the Saatchi Collection — at the New York gallery’s second show. Through Apr. 10. Chinese Contemporary, 535 W. 24th St., 917-207-7668. www.chinesecontemporary.com.

Alex Katz: SmileA series of eleven large scale painted portraits. Through Mar.10. Tues.-Sat. 10-6pm. Peter Blum Chelsea, 526 W.29th St., 212-244-6055, www.peterblumgallery.com.

KIM KEEVERMain gallery; Graham Parks, front gallery, and Eugene Von Bruenchenhein, viewing gallery. Through Mar. 10 at Kinz,Tillou + Geigen, 535 W. 20th St., 212-929-0500, www.ktfgallery.com.

Jay Kelly, Recent DrawingsThrough Mar. 31. Jim Kempner Fine Art, 501 W. 23rd St., 212-206-6872, www.jimkempnerfineart.com.

Roy Kinzer, “a fractal sublime”Aerial landscape paintings derived from altered topographical maps and digitally manipulated satellite images. Mark Hadjipateras, “Affordable Solutions for a Better Living?”Three-dimensional work and photographs. Both through April 1. Denise Bibro Fine Art, 529 W 20th St., 4th Fl., 212-647-7030.

Uwe KowskiNew Paintings that reflect the social, political and artistic changes in late 20th century Germany. Through Mar. 17.Karin DavieNew drawings and sculpture. Through Mar. 17. Mary Boone Gallery, 541 W 24th St., 212-752-2929, www.maryboonegallery.com.

Ludovic Le Couster and Felix R. CidPhotographs. Through Apr. 15. Point of View Gallery, 638 W 28th St., 212-967-3936, www.pointofviewartgallery.com.

Builder Levy, “New York City”An exhibition of Mr. Levy’s photographs of various NYC neighborhoods from 1963 to the present. Curated by June Bateman. Through March 30.Jules Perlmutter, “Getting Old is Not for Sissies”Paintings by Perlmutter based on his workshops with senior citizens. Through Mar. 15. Viewing hours: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Friday, 3-6 pm and by appointment. Guild Gallery II, Hudson Guild Fulton Center, 119 Ninth Avenue, 212-760-9837.

Live Free or DieMulti-media group exhibition that revolves around politics, control, personal freedom, reinvention and rebirth. Opening reception Mar. 10, 3-5 p.m. Through Mar. 31st. Rhonda Schaller Studio, 527 W 27th St., 212-967-1338, www.rhondaschallerchelsea.com.

Mark MandersComprised of sculpture, works on paper and a slide projection.Nicole Wermers, “Doors and Bouncers”New sculpture and collage. Both through Mar. 24. Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, 521 W 21st St., 212-414-4144, www.tanyabonakdargallery.com.

Anthony McCallFeaturing one of the artist’s most complex and large-scale installations to date: You and I, Horizontal (III). Through Mar. 17. Sean Kelly Gallery, 528 W 29th St., 212-239-1181, www.skny.com.

Meme: RomanticismGroup exhibition organized by Michele Thursz. Through Mar. 31. Efa Gallery, 323 W 39th St., 2nd Fl., 212-563-5855 x119.

MentorsAn exhibition of over 140 works by select BFA Photography Department students. Reception Mar. 13, 6-8 p.m. Through Mar. 17. Visual Arts Gallery, 601 West 26 Street, 15th Fl. For more information, call 212.592.2145.

New Prints 2007/Spring: Selected by James SienaOne of a series of juried exhibitions featuring current prints made by artists at all stages of their careers. Mar. 9-Apr. 21. International Print Center New York, 526 W 26th St., Rm. 824, 212-989-5090.

New TalentGallery Henoch’s group show of seven emerging painters, including Richard Combes, Emil Robinson, John Klinkose, Katherine Doyle, Andrew Wrigley, Simon Nicholas and Kim Cogan. Through Mar. 10.John EvansLandscapes and seascapes. Opening reception Mar. 15, 6-8 p.m. Through Apr. 7. Gallery Henoch, 555 W. 25th St., 917-305-0003, www.galleryhenoch.com.

Open City: Tools for Public ActionArtists, protesters, pranksters, graffiti writers and hackers reclaim the public realm to offer a deeper look at the means and motivations of urban action and creativity. Through Apr. 7. Eyebeam, Art & Technology Center, 540 W 21st St., 212.937.6580 x233, www.eyebeam.org.

Mary Ann O’Connor, “Recent Work”Through Mar. 31. Amos Eno Gallery, 530 W. 25th St., 6th Fl., 212-226-5342, www.amosenogallery.org.

Bénédicte Peyrat, “Paintings”The first solo exhibition of the French painter’s works in the U.S. Through Mar. 10 at Morgan Lehman, 317 Tenth Ave. (btwn W. 28 & 29th Sts.), 212-268-6699.

Tina Rohrer, “Color Squared”Wood constructions and acrylic paintings express, through geometry, color’s optical qualities. Through Mar. 10. Noho Gallery, 530 W. 25th St., 212-367-7063, www.nohogallery.com

Walid Raad, “Recent and/or not-so-recent works”This will be the Lebanese-born artist’s first exhibition at the Paula Cooper Gallery. His work on the contemporary history of Lebanon will be on view through Mar. 24. Robert GrosvenorThis exhibition of recent work will include Quadrum (2005-2006), a large-scale sculpture first exhibited as part of SITE Santa Fe 2006. Through Mar. 17. Paula Cooper Gallery, 534 W 21st St., 212-255-1105.

Deborah Rosenthal, “About Borromini”Paintings and drawings by Rosenthal, text by Jed Perl, in response to Borromini’s Baroque sensibility. Through Mar. 24. Bowery Gallery, 530 W. 25th St., 4th Fl., 646-230-6655, www.bowerygallery.org.

Robert Sagerman, “Activity”The third solo exhibit of Sagerman’s in which he continues his trademark practice of painting multiple applications of high-chroma paint one by one with a palate knife. Through Mar. 24. Margaret Thatcher Projects, 511 W. 25th St., Suite 404, 212-675-0222, www.thatcherprojects.com.

Linda Smith, “Moonlight is Sculpture, Sunlight is Rising”Through Mar. 24. Blue Mountain Gallery, 530 W. 25th St., 646-486-4730, www.bluemountaingallery.org.

Spring BreakGroup exhibition featuring Alice Dalton Brown, Colin Brown, Christopher Evans and Patrick Gordon. Through Mar. 10. Fischbach Gallery, 210 Eleventh Ave. at 25th St., 212.759.2345, www.fischbachgallery.com.

Haruko TanakaThis California-based artist and activist challenges the idea of fixed identity by exploring how cultural representation is largely a matter of negotiation in this exhibition of video, photographs, a site-specific sculpture installation, and a performance at the CUE Art Foundation. Curated by Cindy Bernard. Also: Cuppola Bobber. Through Mar. 10. Cue Art Foundation, 511 W. 25th St., 212-206-3583, www.cueartfoundation.org.

The Building ShowGroup exhibition featuring twenty-six conceptual artworks that are defined by the artists’ personal relationships to buildings. Curated by Jeanette Ingberman and Papo Colo Through Mar. 31.One Seed in Four StagesA kinetic mechanical structure in the gallery’s 36th street windows by multi-media artist Mat Laibowitz. Mar. 9 - May 5. Exit Art, 475 Tenth Ave., 212 966 7745, www.exitart.org.

The Missing Peace: Artists Consider the Dalai LamaContemporary artists from around the globe — such as Marina Abramovic, Christo & Jeanne-Claude and Bill Viola — offer a wide range of works inspired by the Dalai Lama. Preview on Mar. 15 for members only. Mar. 16-Sep. 3. Mongolia: Beyond Chinggis KhanCelebrating the 800th anniversary of the founding of the Mongol empire in 1206, this exhibition features a selection of Mongolian sculptures, paintings, manuscripts and other ritual objects drawn from the museum’s collection. Through Apr. 16. Pema Rinzin: Artist-in-ResidenceObserve the artist at work as he begins his new mural project on the museum’s 6th floor. Through Mar. 26. Rubin Museum of Art, 150 West 17th Street. 212-620-5000. $10 adults/$7 seniors, students and artists. Closed on Tuesdays.

Triple X: Extended, Exploded, Extracted - Naoto Nakagawa, 1965-1975Curated by Eric C. Shiner and organized by Reiko Tomii. Through Mar. 31. This exhibition is complemented by “Scream of Nature: Recent Paintings by Naoto Nakagawa” at Ethan Cohen Fine Arts (opening March 15 and running through April 14). WhiteBox, 525 W. 26th St. 212-714-2347, www.whiteboxny.org.

Transitional SpaceAn exhibition featuring work by MPS Art Therapy Department students and their clients. Reception Mar. 14, 5-7 p.m. Through Mar. 24. Westside Gallery, School of Visual Arts, 133/141 West 21 St. For more information, call 212.592.2145 or visit www.sva.edu.

UnsungIn this group exhibit organized by Dan Cameron, artists give the unappreciated their due. Through Mar. 17. Nicole Klagsbrun gallery. 526 W. 26th St. No. 213, 212-243-3335, www.nicoleklagsbrun.com.

Upon PeopleVanessa Oppenhoff’s first solo exhibition in the United States features new stitched work that addresses the “epidemics that plague our contemporary environment.” Through Mar. 17. Brenda Taylor Gallery. 511 W 25th St. #401. www.brendataylorgallery.com

Oliver VernonNew paintings that explore themes of biology, physics, mythology and ancient visionary wisdom paths. Through Mar. 31. MicroCoSM Gallery, 542 W 27th St., 4th Fl., 212-595-8841, www.microcosmgallery.com.

Carol Yoshime, “Existential Variations”Selected etchings and paintings that revolve around existentialist philosophy. Through Mar. 17. Viridian Artists, Inc. 530 W. 25th St., #407, 212-414-4040, www.viridianartists.com.

“ZC Collections ‘07”Group exhibition featuring works by John Cage, Chuck Close, Donald Judd, Henri Matisse, Nam June Paik and Andy Warhol, among others. Through Mar. 31. ZONE: Chelsea Center for the Arts, 601 W 26th St. #302, 212-255-2177.

Music

Music in ChelseaEvery Sunday at 4 p.m. ”The Mercantillers.” Local musicians, writers and performers will present a blend of sea-chanteys, bluegrass, folk music and rock-n-roll on Mar. 11. Suggested donation $10 ($5 seniors and students). St. Peter’s Church, 346 W 20th St., 212-929-2390.

Annie RossThe jazz legend continues her run of Tuesdays at the Metropolitan Room at Gotham, 34 West 22nd St., 212-206-0440, www.metropolitainroom.com.

The New York City Gay Men’s ChorusPresents “CLASSICALLY NYCGMC” on two dates only. Mar. 12, 13 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $30 - $67. Merkin Concert Hall, Kaufman Center, Goodman House, 129 West 67th Street. For more information or to buy tickets, call (212) 501-3330 or visit www.merkinconcerthall.org.

“The Practicing Congregation: Imagining a New Old Church”Church Book Club discussion by Diana Butler Bass. Sundays at 10:30am. CHELSEA COMMUNITY CHURCH, 1st floor Rectory Chapel, 346 W. 20th St. Need not be a member of the church to attend.

WHIRLED MUSICSeries presents artists performing Jazz, Blues, New Soul, Bluegrass and more. Takes place nightly. No cover. Greenwich Village Bistro, 3 Carmine St., 212-206-9777.

Theater

Candis Cayne1930s style dinner show with dance, song, voice and comedy. Mondays at 9 & 9:30pm. ASPEN, 30 W. 22nd St. $30 prix fixe menu or free standing room at the bar. 212-645-5040.

ChickenA “devilish comedy” about a father-to-be who, in an effort to gather some money, takes in a rooster to train for an illegal cockfight. Written by Mike Batistick and directed by Nick Sandow, this world premiere will be playing through Mar. 31. The official opening is on Mar. 10 at 8 p.m. $35. Studio Dante, 257 W 29th St., 212-505-2900. For more information, visit www.studiodante.com.

Defender of the FaithThe American premiere of Stuart Carolan’s thriller set in 1980’s Northern Ireland. Directed by Ciarán O’Reilly. Through Apr. 22nd. Irish Repertory Theater, 132 West 22nd St., 212-727-2737.

Gilbert & Sullivan’s H.M.S. PinaforeA radical reinvention of the classic comic opera presented by the Vortex Theater Company. Through Mar. 31. Sanford Meisner Theater, 164 11th Ave. For more information, visit www.vortextheater.com.

Just Kick It Till It BreaksThe works in this exhibition address the “political” indirectly through allegorical approaches and contextual displacements. Curated by Debra Singer and Matthew Lyons. Through Apr. 28. The Kitchen, 512 W. 19th St., 212-255-5793, www.thekitchen.org.

Men of SteelA tale of infinite power and ultimate sacrifice presented by the Vampire Cowboys Theater Company. Written by Qui Nguyen and directed by Robert Ross Parker. Mar. 15-Apr. 8. Thursdays through Sundays at 8 p.m. Tickets $18. Center Stage, NY, 48 W 21st St. For reservations, call 212-352-3101 or visit www.theatermania.com.

My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish, & I’m in TherapySteve Solomon’s hit comedy now playing at the Little Shubert Theatre. Tickets $35-65. Through Apr. 1. 422 W. 42nd St., bet. 9th and 10th Aves. 212-239-6200, www.italianjewishtherapy.com.

Lectures

Distinguished Alumnus Lecture: Drew HodgesAs a part of the Distinguished Alumni Lecture Series, graphic design alumnus will speak about his work as the founder and CEO of SpotCo, New York’s full-service advertising agency for the theater industry. Mar. 13 at 7 p.m. Free. School of Visual Arts, Amphitheater, 209 East 23 St., 3rd Fl. For more information, call 212.592.2010.

Tours

Contemporary Art Gallery ToursNew York Gallery Tours presents walking tours through the world’s center for contemporary art. Check top exhibits on the Best Exhibits tour or exhibits with a queer sensibility on the Gay and Lesbian tour. Tickets $20. Saturdays at 1 p.m., rain or shine. Check website for specific dates. Meet at 526 W. 26th St. 212-946-1548. www.nygallerytours.com.

Chelsea Now ListingsListings are free and accepted until two weeks before the event is to be published. In order to be considered for inclusion, please mail complete information to Nicole Davis at 145 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10013-1548 or email nicole@communitymediallc.com. Use Listings as the subject line. Questions, call 646-452-2507.