February 27: Saturday Sessions with Brooklyn is Burning

Saturday, February 27, 2010
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Video screening:

4:00 - 4:45 PM

Theo Adams, Andres Bedoya, Brice Dellsperger, Juan Pablo Echeverri , Erica Eyers, Kathryn Garcia, Kylie Lockwood, Narcissister, Julia Oldham, Genesis BREYER P-ORRIDGE, Lior Schvil
 
Performances:

4:45 PM Try Cry Try

5:00 PM Georgia Sagri

5:20 PM Ann Liv Young

5:40 PM Morty Diamond

Organized by Andres Bedoya and Sarvia Jasso since 2008, Brooklyn is Burning (BiB) is a video and performance event that has been produced at various locations in New York, along with ancillary presentations in Los Angeles and La Paz, Bolivia. Borrowing its name from the cult film documentary Paris is Burning, BiB is invested in stimulating a community of creative individuals who share an interest in the various meanings and experiences of sexuality and identity.

February 27: Marina Abramović Book Signing with Special Performance by Davide Balliano

Saturday, February 27, 2010
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

In advance of her MoMA retrospective, Marina Abramović : The Artist is Present, the artist will sign copies of the exhibition monograph and latest publications in the Bookstore.

In conjunction, Abramović has invited Davide Balliano to present, But I Wasn't Young Anymore, a day-long performance that transforms abstract notions of life and death into a tangible experience. Balliano performs from 12-6pm in the 1^st floor Painting Gallery.