by Paddy Johnson on December 20, 2016
Let’s just concede that there’s no a hell of a lot going on this week. Arthaps, our go-to source for events has nothing listed for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and we’re not listing anything either. That’s not because there aren’t events out there to attend, but because we don’t want to encourage any behavior that doesn’t involve actually relaxing for the holidays. With that in mind, we’ve listed a holiday party to attend tonight, a concert tomorrow and a group election therapy session Thursday. That last one probably constitutes work, but you might feel better for doing it, so it gets a pass. It also has the added benefit of giving us three events we can recommend.
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by Michael Anthony Farley on December 12, 2016
This week there’s not a lot of art stuff happening beyond holiday parties and craft fairs. One could say NYC’s taken an unexpectedly Middle-American turn in that regard, were it not for how morbid so much of the week’s happenings are. Tuesday night, scholars Sam Tanenhaus and Richard Wolin perform a post-election autopsy on the American Republic and speculate about its afterlife (hint: It’s not looking good) at CUNY. For a slightly less depressing evening, head to Ubu Gallery where German artist Heide Hatry is opening a new series of drawings made with the ashes of human remains. If that’s not enough mortuary holiday cheer for you, Con Artist Collective is throwing a fake memorial art show for the comedian Bill Murray (one of the few national treasures that hasn’t died in 2016). Thursday night we’re looking forward to a subversive holiday group show at Kate Werble Gallery, and a six-hour night of discussions about Art After Trump at Housing Works.
Friday night, things get a little less bleak city-wide. P! and Beverly’s are hosting events for a Bard CSS project that sprawls across Chinatown and continues with satellite events all weekend. At Brooklyn’s Orgy Park, a group show invites painters to make something collaborative, and in Queens, MoMA PS1 is throwing a holiday party for artists that looks totally bonkers. Have some spiked hot chocolate. After a week of thinking about Trump and death, you’re going to need it.
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