Christmas Weekend Hours
Friday: 11-8pm (Free Admission)
Saturday: 11-6pm
Christmas Day: CLOSED
Friday, December 23, 2011
Friday, October 28, 2011
Architecture + Film + Open House = A Busy Weekend
Some weekends you have nothing to do, and some weekends there's too much. This weekend is the latter. Come Monday if you haven't done something BxMA related don't say there weren't options. http://bronxmuseum.org/
FRIDAY / SATURDAY / SUNDAY
BEYOND
THE SUPER-SQUARE:
At the Corner of Art & Architecture
October 28-30, 2011
Beyond the Super Square: At the Corner of Art & Architecture is a three-day conference designed to draw attention to an important historical period of modernist architectural production in Latin America and the Caribbean that, 50 years later, continues to resonate among contemporary artists. Held on October 28–30, 2011, the conference strives to contextualize the impact of modernist architecture throughout the Americas through a series of panels and presentations by architects, urban planners, and contemporary artists.
At the Corner of Art & Architecture
October 28-30, 2011
Beyond the Super Square: At the Corner of Art & Architecture is a three-day conference designed to draw attention to an important historical period of modernist architectural production in Latin America and the Caribbean that, 50 years later, continues to resonate among contemporary artists. Held on October 28–30, 2011, the conference strives to contextualize the impact of modernist architecture throughout the Americas through a series of panels and presentations by architects, urban planners, and contemporary artists.
Conference events are free with registration, except where noted. For more information and registration visit www.bronxmuseum.org
Friday October 28, 2011
THE ARCHITECTURE CHALLENGE! & RECEPTION
Conceived by artist
Pedro Reyes
6:00PM-8:30PM
The New School |
Tishman Auditorium | 66 W. 12th Street | New York NY
Beyond the Super-Square inaugurates
with The Architecture Challenge! In lieu of a traditional opening night
lecture, our conference speakers will come together as contestants to test
their knowledge of modernist architecture in a playful game show style
competition. Our charming hosts, Eva Franch i Gilabert (Director, Storefront
for Art and Architecture) and Pedro Reyes (artist) will grill conference
participants on the most obscure architectural facts.
This evening of game and celebration is conceived by artist Pedro Reyes and organized by The Bronx Museum of the Arts in collaboration with The Vera List Center for Art and Politics at The New School.
Free
with registration
This evening of game and celebration is conceived by artist Pedro Reyes and organized by The Bronx Museum of the Arts in collaboration with The Vera List Center for Art and Politics at The New School.
Free
with registration|
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Introduction Holly Block, Executive Director, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York Hosts Eva Franch i Gilabert, Director, Storefront for Art and Architecture, New York Pedro Reyes, artist, Mexico City Contestants Carlos Brillembourg, Principal, Carlos Brillembourg Architects, New York Jose Castillo, Principal, arq911sc, Mexico City Felipe Correa, Co-founder, Somatic Collaborative, New York Ana Maria Duran, Co-principal, Estudio A0, Quito Belmont Freeman, Principal, Belmont Freeman Architects, New York Alejandro Hernandez, Galvez Editor, Arquine Magazine, Mexico City Javier de Jesus Martinez, Associate Dean, Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, Ponce Ligia Nobre, independent curator, Sao Paulo Jorge Pardo, artist, Los Angeles |
Saturday October
29, 2011
BEYOND THE SUPER-SQUARE SYMPOSIUM
9:00AM-6:00PM
The Bronx Museum of the Arts | 1040 Grand Concourse | Bronx NY
Beyond the Super-Square Symposium brings together architects, artists, scholars, and urban planners for a daylong series of panels to explore the varied and dynamic exchanges between Latin America’s vanguards of modern architecture and contemporary art. Masterworks by modernist Latin American and Caribbean architects such as Mathias Goertiz, Lina Bo Bardi, Max Borges, Mario Pani, and Carlos Raul Villanueva, among others, will be evaluated through the unique perspective of contemporary artists to offer a broad critical understanding of the transformative environments that hailed Latin America’s transition into modernity.
Free
with registration
BEYOND THE SUPER-SQUARE SYMPOSIUM
9:00AM-6:00PM
The Bronx Museum of the Arts | 1040 Grand Concourse | Bronx NY
Beyond the Super-Square Symposium brings together architects, artists, scholars, and urban planners for a daylong series of panels to explore the varied and dynamic exchanges between Latin America’s vanguards of modern architecture and contemporary art. Masterworks by modernist Latin American and Caribbean architects such as Mathias Goertiz, Lina Bo Bardi, Max Borges, Mario Pani, and Carlos Raul Villanueva, among others, will be evaluated through the unique perspective of contemporary artists to offer a broad critical understanding of the transformative environments that hailed Latin America’s transition into modernity.
Free
with registration|
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9:00AM
Morning Refreshments ------------------------- 9:45AM Introductory Remarks Holly Block, Executive Director, The Bronx Museum of the Arts (NYC) Maria Ines Rodriguez, Chief Curator, Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporaneo (Mexico City) ------------------------- 10:00AM Lead Speaker Francisco Jorge Liernur, Dean, Torcuato Di Tella University School of Architecture (Buenos Aires) ------------------------- 10:30AM Remnants of Modernism in Art & Architecture Moderator Carlos Brillembourg, Principal, Carlos Brillembourg Architects (NYC) Presenters Jose Castillo, Principal, Arquitectura 911sc (Mexico City) Javier de Jesus, Associate Dean, Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (Ponce) Hannia Gomez, Founder, Fundacion de la Memoria Urbana (Caracas) Terence Gower, artist (NYC) Eduardo Luis Rodriguez, Editor, Arquitectura Cuba (Havana) ------------------------- 12:30PM Lunch Break ------------------------- 1:30PM Paradigms of Contemporary Urbanism: Experiments and Interventions Moderator William Morrish Dean, Parsons/The New School of Constructed Environments Presenters Raul Cardenas/Torolab, artist (Tijuana) Felipe Correa, Co-founder, Somatic Collaborative/Harvard Graduate School of Design (NYC) Ana Maria Duran, Co-principal, Estudio A0 (Quito) Alejandro Hernandez Galvez, Editor, Arquine Magazine (Mexico City) Pedro Reyes, artist (Mexico City) ------------------------- 3:45PM The Modernism and the Contemporary In Brazil Moderator Sergio Bessa, Director of Programs, The Bronx Museum of the Arts (NYC) Presenters Barry Bergdoll, Chief Curator of Architecture and Design, The Museum of Modern Art (NYC) Jose Lira, Professor, University of Sao Paulo (Sao Paulo) Ligia Nobre, independent curator, Mackenzie University (Sao Paulo) Mauro Restiffe, artist (Sao Paulo) ------------------------- 5:30PM Open Questions and Conversation |
MODERNISM IN THE BRONX STUDY TOUR
10:30AM-2:00PM
Various Sites | Meets at Lexington & E. 59th | $30.00 includes lunch
Discover New York City’s overlooked modern architectural heritage in the Bronx. A bus tour led by architectural historian Matthew Postal will cover various sites in the Bronx including two university campuses, government offices, and high-rise structures designed by renowned architects Marcel Breuer, Philip Johnson, and Paul Rudolph, among others.
SOLD
OUT
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FRIDAY (tonight)
at The Bronx Museum of the Arts
THE GARIFUNA NATION
Carlos de Jesus (2011, 90 mins)
A feature-length video documentary, “The Garifuna Nation,” presents a cultural encounter between two distinct Afro-Caribbean experiences: Afro-Puerto Rican and Garinagu (also called Garifuna). Through these two parallel perspectives, the video looks into how the slave experience has historically played itself out in different ways and how circumstances determine who we are today. Having escaped the ravages of slavery in the Americas, a group of West Africans joined with Carib Indians to form the Garifuna culture that has survived for over 212 years -- on self-reliance, sacred spirit-possession practices and dance moves. Now, the Garinagu people must face the challenge of interfacing western lifestyles and modern technology with the long-held values regarding their community.
Post-screening Q&A
Admission: Free
Presented by Afro-Latino Forum
www.afrolatinoforum.org
Carlos de Jesus (2011, 90 mins)
A feature-length video documentary, “The Garifuna Nation,” presents a cultural encounter between two distinct Afro-Caribbean experiences: Afro-Puerto Rican and Garinagu (also called Garifuna). Through these two parallel perspectives, the video looks into how the slave experience has historically played itself out in different ways and how circumstances determine who we are today. Having escaped the ravages of slavery in the Americas, a group of West Africans joined with Carib Indians to form the Garifuna culture that has survived for over 212 years -- on self-reliance, sacred spirit-possession practices and dance moves. Now, the Garinagu people must face the challenge of interfacing western lifestyles and modern technology with the long-held values regarding their community.
Post-screening Q&A
Admission: Free
Presented by Afro-Latino Forum
www.afrolatinoforum.org
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SUNDAY
at The Bronx Museum of the Arts
OPEN HOUSE: MUNTADAS: INFORMATION >> SPACE >> CONTROL
Antoni Muntadas, who was born in Barcelona and has lived and worked in New York since 1971, is best known for his multimedia works and public art installations that address social and political issues. The works included in MUNTADAS: INFORMATION >> SPACE >> CONTROL focus on the relationship between public and private space, the media, how information is conveyed, interpreted, and manipulated, and the way that public opinion is shaped.
“Muntadas has worked on information theory for decades, and his work is more relevant than ever today,” said Bronx Museum of the Arts Director Holly Block. “We are pleased to present this survey of works by Muntadas, originated by the Pinacoteca de São Paulo, in Brazil, and we welcome audiences to explore the role information and its dissemination play in our everyday lives.”
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Thursday, October 20, 2011
smARTpower VISUAL ARTS INITIATIVE
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, BRONX MUSEUM OF THE ARTS ANNOUNCE LAUNCH of smARTpower VISUAL ARTS INITIATIVE
U.S. Artists to Engage Underserved Youth Through Community-based Arts Projects, Will Strengthen People-to-People Diplomacy
BRONX, NY, October 18 – The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the Bronx Museum of the Arts launched smARTpower, a new initiative that sends 15 American artists and collaborative artist teams to 15 countries worldwide to engage in people-to-people diplomacy through the visual arts. This new initiative builds on Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s vision of “smart power diplomacy,” which embraces the use of a full range of diplomatic tools – in this case the visual arts – to bring people together and foster greater understanding.
For up to 45 days during the next year, the following American artists will travel to all corners of the globe where they will partner with local arts organizations to engage with underserved youth and create community-based projects. The first smARTpower artist, Kabir Carter of Brooklyn, New York will travel on October 24 to Istanbul, Turkey. Other artists will follow throughout 2012 with travel to China, Ecuador, Egypt, Ghana, India, Kenya, Kosovo, Lebanon, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Turkey, and Venezuela.
The artists participating in smARTpower, the countries to which they will travel, and their in-country partner arts organization are:
• Duke Riley of Brooklyn, New York – Shanghai, China
Partner Organization: Arthub Asia
• Chris “Daze” Ellis of New York, New York – Quito, Ecuador
Partner Organization: Cero Inspiración
• Arturo Lindsay of Atlanta, Georgia – Cairo, Egypt
Partner Organization: Medrar/Nagla Samir
• Rochelle Feinstein of New York, New York – Accra, Ghana
Partner Organization: Foundation for Contemporary Art
• Caroline Woolard of Brooklyn, New York – New Delhi, India
Partner Organization: KHOJ
• Miguel Luciano of Brooklyn, New York – Nairobi and Dadaab Province, Kenya
Partner Organization: Kuona Trust
• Samuel Gould of Minneapolis, Minnesota – Pristina, Kosovo
Partner Organization: Stacion Center for Contemporary Art
• Think Tank (comprised of Christopher Robbins, John Ewing, and Maria del Carmen Montoya) of Little Neck, New York; Roxbury, Massachusetts; and Corvallis, Oregon – Beirut, Lebanon
Partner Organization: Arab Image Foundation
• Pepón Osorio of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Kathmandu, Nepal
Partner Organization: Kathmandu Contemporary Arts Centre
• Brett Cook of Berkeley, California – Lagos, Nigeria
Partner Organization: Wy Art Foundation
• Art Jones of Bronx, New York – Karachi, Pakistan
Partner Organization: Vasl
• Mary Mattingly of New York, New York – Manila, The Philippines
Partner Organization: Green Papaya Art Projects
• Xaviera Simmons of Brooklyn, New York – Columbo, Sri Lanka
Partner Organization: Theertha International Artists Collective.
• Kabir Carter of Brooklyn, New York – Istanbul, Turkey
Partner Organization: PiSt///Interdisciplinary Project Space
• Seth Augustine and Rachel Shachar of Los Angeles, California – Caracas, Venezuela
Partner Organization: Centro Cultural Chacao
“For generations, the visual arts have opened the doors to dialogue. This international exchange initiative harnesses the power of the visual arts,” said Assistant Secretary of State Ann Stock. “smARTpower engages people, especially youth, through visual art to address key issues of the day important to all communities.”
“The selection of the artists for smARTpower is a particularly exciting moment as it launches a program that is a natural extension of our mission to foster artists and connect people of different backgrounds and cultures through arts programming,” said Holly Block, Director of The Bronx Museum of the Arts. “We believe that artists have a unique ability to express and explore the ideas, issues and experiences of importance in our daily lives. By creating relationships between people around the world, these artists will help build cross-cultural understanding and exchange.”
Kabir Carter, the first smARTpower artist to travel overseas, will begin his project in Istanbul on October 24, 2011. A performance and installation artist who works with sound, Carter has exhibited at a number of institutions nationally and internationally and has taught audio production at CSI CUNY. For his smARTpower project, he will lead a series of workshops with members of the local community to gather and preserve their oral histories. Carter will teach workshop participants skills for collecting oral histories, and will share techniques and strategies for recording, compiling, and editing their stories. He will focus on the use of simple sound and electroacoustic technology to produce sound installations and foster on-going interest in documenting short-term and long-term histories that affect daily life. The Turkish partner organization for the project is PiST/// Interdisciplinary Project Space, a non-profit, independent art space in Istanbul.
The second artist to travel abroad will be Arturo Lindsay, who will depart for the first of two trips to Egypt in early January, 2012. Lindsay, born in Colon, Panama, immigrated to New York at age 12 and later became a U.S. citizen. He has an extensive and distinguished exhibition and teaching career, and currently lives in Atlanta where he is a professor of Art and Art History at Spelman College. Lindsay has a long-held belief that artists and educators can be cultural ambassadors and build bridges of understanding between people. During his career he has collaborated on projects with members of street gangs, day laborers, intellectuals, artists, poets, architects, academics and government officials from various national and cultural backgrounds. For his smARTpower project, Lindsay will establish a contemporary art theory and practice workshop that will provide participants with skills to create collaborative and interactive installation and performance works of art based on the concept of “bearing witness.” Inspired by the youth of the Middle East who turned cell phones and social media into community building tools, the project will document extraordinary experiences in the lives of ordinary people. Upon his return, Lindsay plans to create a creative exchange between the Egyptian youth and students and emerging artists in Atlanta. The Egyptian partner organization for this project is Medrar for Contemporary Art, which works with and supports young emerging artists in Egypt and encourages cross-cultural dialogue.
More than 900 individuals from nearly all 50 states and U.S. territories applied to the program. Those chosen include both emerging and established artists who work in a variety of media, from site-specific happenings to portable art installations. Selection criteria included the strength of the artists’ work, and their experienced commitment to community-based art making.
smARTpower is an initiative of the U.S. Department of State in partnership with the Bronx Museum of the Arts. Click here to learn more about the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and click here to learn more about The Bronx Museum of the Arts.
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212-671-5159
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Resnicow Schroeder Associates
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Thursday, October 6, 2011
A Long Weekend in the Bronx
If you're one of the lucky ones, this Monday is yours! Sleep late, pick apples, see art. As you can imagine I'm pushing for the latter. You can spend the entire weekend in the Bronx dancing, eating, learning...
FRIDAY NIGHT
First Fridays! welcomes trombonist Chris Washburne and his Latin jazz group SYOTOS.
Bronx MuseumChris Washburne and the band will dish out sassy harmonies, smart arrangements, and tunes that make you want to dance. It won’t take you long to figure out why The New York Times calls him “one of the best trombonists in New York.” He’s performed with all-stars across a huge range of styles, from Tito Puente to Justin Timberlake and Marc Anthony. Washburne has worked with Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute for over 12 years, fostering a long-term commitment to reaching new audiences, and developing a performance experience that reflects the community’s love for Latin music and its history.
Presented in collaboration with Carnegie Hall’s Neighborhood Concert Series, a program of the Weill Music Institute.
6:00 pm: Free viewing of current exhibitions
Chris Washburne and the SYOTOS Band
7:00 pm 1st Set
8:00 pm 2nd Set
FREE Event (and beer)!
Dancing is not required but if you get up we won't stop you.
First Fridays are made possible through the support of The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation and the Simón Bolívar Foundation. Beer has been lovingly provided by Brooklyn Brewery.
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SATURDAY
Muntadas: Information >> Space >> Control
Bronx Museum
Bronx Museum
Born in Barcelona, Spain, Antoni Muntadas has lived and worked in New
York since 1971, and is best known for his multimedia works and public
art installations that address social and political issues. The works
included in Muntadas: Information >> Space >> Control
focus on the relationship between public and private space, the media,
how information is conveyed, interpreted, and manipulated, and the way
that public opinion is shaped.
Among the works included in the exhibition are Video is Television?
an amalgamation of words and images from different sources that looks at
the way the media may be used to censor or promulgate ideas, and "On
Subjectivity," which takes a series of images used in the media out of
their original context and proposes a different understanding of their
meaning. "On Subjectivity" will feature five images from the Bronx,
accompanied by a logbook for visitors to create their own captions. Each
day a selection of captions written by visitors will be posted next to
the photographs.
Also included in the exhibition is the video series On Translation, a
version of which was included in the 51st Venice Biennale in 2005. The
presentation at the Bronx Museum will include the videos Fear/Miedo
(2005) and Miedo/Jauf (2007), which respectively explore the
relationship and border tensions between Tijuana and San Diego, and
southern Spain and northern Africa. Together, the two videos look at the
construction of fear in relationship to the idea of the unknown and the
other.
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SUNDAY
Urban Archives: Emilio Sanchez in the BronxBronx Museum
This exhibition presents a group of works by Emilio Sanchez from The Bronx Museum of the Arts Permanent Collection, together with related archival material and a special interpretive project by Bronx-based artist Laura Napier. All the works depict commercial buildings in the Hunts Point area of the South Bronx. With a colorful palette and rigorous architectural design, these works depict the bodegas and auto shops of the Bronx in an almost idyllic style that makes a stark contrast with preconceived views of the borough.
credit: Emilio Sanchez (1921-1999) Untitled (Storefront, Hunts Point, Bronx) c. 1989. Oil on canvas 24 x 56"
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MONDAY
Wave Hill is a 28-acre public garden and cultural center in the Bronx overlooking the Hudson River and Palisades (the leaves are turning!). Its mission is to celebrate the artistry and legacy of its gardens and landscapes, to preserve its magnificent views, and to explore human connections to the natural world through programs in horticulture, education and the arts.
If you couldn't make it to the Museum on Saturday or Sunday we will be open on Monday, 11-4pm. Otherwise visit some of our favorite places in the Bronx.
Wave Hill is a 28-acre public garden and cultural center in the Bronx overlooking the Hudson River and Palisades (the leaves are turning!). Its mission is to celebrate the artistry and legacy of its gardens and landscapes, to preserve its magnificent views, and to explore human connections to the natural world through programs in horticulture, education and the arts.
Celebrate the Yankees advancing through the playoff (fingers crossed)
Or, enjoy a great Italian meal in the "real Little Italy." Were else can you
find such a wealth and breadth of fine Italian cuisine within a short
walk through the neighborhood. As one food critic put it recently, "The
restaurants of Arthur Avenue make Mulberry Street's look like
stepchildren of the Olive Garden."
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Busy weekend! If you have any questions visit us online at http://bronxmuseum.org
Busy weekend! If you have any questions visit us online at http://bronxmuseum.org
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Bronx Teen Council on Emilio Sanchez Exhibit
Designed to make contemporary art and culture accessible to urban youth,
the Teen Council is structured around the production of MuseCasts,
video podcasts available on YouTube, and MuseZines, a graphic
publication of original work and commentary, by a small group of high
school students working closely with instructors in the Media Lab. Feel
free to explore our site and check back for updates! http://bronxteens.weebly.com
Monday, August 29, 2011
3-Day Weekend at BxMA
We hope everyone stayed safe during Hurricane Irene. This was the third straight Sunday that it's rained --spoiling your trip to the Bronx Museum. This weekend, Saturday, Sunday, (11-6pm) & Labor Day, (11-4pm) we will be open! --not to mention Thursday and Friday (Free Admission on Friday).
This will be your last chance to view the AIM Biennial exhibition featuring 72 young artists who have completed BxMA's Artist in the Marketplace program. And, coincidentally (maybe, maybe not) next Monday is also the deadline for artists to submit an AIM application to the next pro-dev workshop cycle.
Besides the AIM application deadline and AIM Biennial closing on September 5; on Friday September 9, 6-midnight the Museum will collaborate with MBSCC & Vishiva Real Management to present "Urban Nights of Cinema, Music, & Fashion" --an eclectic showcase of film, live music, and art at the Albert Goodman House. Purchase Tickets: http://vishiva.org/tickets/
Besides the AIM application deadline and AIM Biennial closing on September 5; on Friday September 9, 6-midnight the Museum will collaborate with MBSCC & Vishiva Real Management to present "Urban Nights of Cinema, Music, & Fashion" --an eclectic showcase of film, live music, and art at the Albert Goodman House. Purchase Tickets: http://vishiva.org/tickets/
On Friday, September 16, 6-8pm the Museum will host a symposium workshop on "Travel to Cuba" the new White House Policy permitting licensed travel to Cuba by U.S. citizens for people-to-people and broad educational purposes. Free event, please RSVP on Facebook
Thursday: OPEN 11-6pm
Friday: OPEN & FREE 11-8pm
Saturday: OPEN 11-6pm
Sunday: OPEN 11-6pm
Monday: OPEN 11-4pm (AIM application deadline!)
Hope to see you!
Hope to see you!
Friday, August 26, 2011
CLOSED on Sunday
Due to Hurricane Irene the Bronx Museum will be CLOSED on Sunday August 28
on view through Labor Day
Bronx Calling: The First AIM Biennial
Taking AIM: 30-Year Anniversary Exhibition
Urban Archives: Emilio Sanchez in the Bronx
Urban Archives: Emilio Sanchez in the Bronx
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
AIM: Artist Professional-Development Program
AIM 32 Now Accepting
Applications!
Deadline: Monday, September 5, 2011
Deadline: Monday, September 5, 2011
The
Artist in the
Marketplace (AIM) program at The Bronx Museum of the Arts was
established in 1980 with the goals of providing networking
opportunities for emerging artists residing in the New York
metropolitan area and of introducing their work to a greater audience.
AIM is structured as a “collaborative
residency” in which participants work directly with established
artists, collectors, art critics, curators, dealers, lawyers, and other
art world professionals. The 13-week seminar is offered annually to 36
participants, culminating with a biennial exhibition of the
participants’ work in June 2013.
AIM sessions provide information,
instruction, and professional guidance by addressing areas of practical
concern to artists, among them curatorial practice, copyright law,
exhibition and public art opportunities, gallery representation, grant
writing, and marketing. Sessions take place on Tuesdays from 6-8 pm at
The Bronx Museum of the Arts and off-site locations.
Among past participants
in the
AIM program are Glenn Ligon—who was one of the early
AIM artists
and whose work was first exhibited at the Bronx Museum—and Polly Apfelbaum, Rina Banerjee, Amy Cutler, Anton Vidokle, and Pheobe
Washburn.
Click
here to learn more about the
AIM
program, review the application
guidelines, and to APPLY –
http://www.bronxmuseum.org/aim.html
Monday, August 1, 2011
First FRIDAYS! Africanisimo 5!
Joyce Kilmer Park
Film screenings in collaboration with the African Film Festival
Admission: Free, BYOB (Bring Your Own Blanket)
Admission: Free, BYOB (Bring Your Own Blanket)
7-8:30pm
Music by HIP HOP AXÉ (Afro-Brazilian Hip Hop)
8:30-10:00pm
BESOURO
Joao Daniel Tikhomiroff, Brazil, 2004, 95min
Besouro is the emotional true story of the legendary capoeira fighter from Bahia, who was rumored to fly and leads an uprising of agricultural workers against an exploitative landowner.
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For almost twenty years, the African Film Festival has bridged the divide between post-colonial Africa and the American public through the medium of film. http://africanfilmny.org/
Rain location: Bronx Museum
Music by HIP HOP AXÉ (Afro-Brazilian Hip Hop)
8:30-10:00pm
BESOURO
Joao Daniel Tikhomiroff, Brazil, 2004, 95min
Besouro is the emotional true story of the legendary capoeira fighter from Bahia, who was rumored to fly and leads an uprising of agricultural workers against an exploitative landowner.
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For almost twenty years, the African Film Festival has bridged the divide between post-colonial Africa and the American public through the medium of film. http://africanfilmny.org/
Rain location: Bronx Museum
Friday, July 15, 2011
Films From Africa in the Bronx
TONIGHT, 7/15 7-10pm
Film screenings in collaboration with the African Film Festival
Admission: Free (outdoor event!)
Admission: Free (outdoor event!)
BYOB (bring your own blanket)
RSVP on Facebook
7-8:30pm
Music by Iboru (Afro-Cuban, Yoruba, Rumba)
8:30-9:45
Film screenings
ALL I WANNA DO
Michelle Medina, Morocco, 2010, 59min.
All I Wanna Do follows the dreams of 48-year-old Simohamed who works as a parking guard and his 17-year-old son Ayoub, who acts in Hollywood films such as 'Charlie Wilson's War'. When Ayoub's dreams of going to Hollywood are dashed he turns to music and forms a hip hop group with his father. Like fish out of water, the duo set out to meet their heroes, enter studios and radio stations for the first time in an adventure through the music industry of Casablanca.
BONGO BARBERSHOP
Charlie Ahearn, USA, 2005, 8min.
An East African MC, Balozi Dola, wanders into a Bronx barbershop on his pilgrimage to find “the real hip hop.” Stubeling upon the pioneers of the New York hip hop scene, including Grandmaster Flash’s original partner DJ Eazy Mike, Balozi enters the scene rhyming with Grandmaster Caz.
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7-8:30pm
Music by Iboru (Afro-Cuban, Yoruba, Rumba)
8:30-9:45
Film screenings
ALL I WANNA DO
Michelle Medina, Morocco, 2010, 59min.
All I Wanna Do follows the dreams of 48-year-old Simohamed who works as a parking guard and his 17-year-old son Ayoub, who acts in Hollywood films such as 'Charlie Wilson's War'. When Ayoub's dreams of going to Hollywood are dashed he turns to music and forms a hip hop group with his father. Like fish out of water, the duo set out to meet their heroes, enter studios and radio stations for the first time in an adventure through the music industry of Casablanca.
BONGO BARBERSHOP
Charlie Ahearn, USA, 2005, 8min.
An East African MC, Balozi Dola, wanders into a Bronx barbershop on his pilgrimage to find “the real hip hop.” Stubeling upon the pioneers of the New York hip hop scene, including Grandmaster Flash’s original partner DJ Eazy Mike, Balozi enters the scene rhyming with Grandmaster Caz.
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WHERE
Joyce Kilmer Park
Grand Concourse Bet E 161 St and E 164 St
Bronx, NY
4 Train to 161/Yankee Stadium
For almost twenty years, AFF has bridged the divide between post-colonial Africa and the American public through the medium of film. http://africanfilmny.org/
Rain location: Bronx Museum
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
The Bronx Museum is Open July 4th!
The Bronx Museum is OPEN Monday July 4 11-4pm
Spend a HOT day in our COOL galleries.
ON VIEW
Go to http://bronxmuseum.org for complete exhibition details.
Bronx Calling: The First AIM Biennial
Guest curators Wayne Northcross and Jose Ruiz
Bronx Calling: The First AIM Biennial features sculptures, works on paper, video installations, photographs, and other works by the 72 participants in the 2011 AIM program. On view at the Bronx Museum and Wave Hill. Five site-specific commissioned projects at Randall's Island as part of FLOW.11.
Guest curators Wayne Northcross and Jose Ruiz
Bronx Calling: The First AIM Biennial features sculptures, works on paper, video installations, photographs, and other works by the 72 participants in the 2011 AIM program. On view at the Bronx Museum and Wave Hill. Five site-specific commissioned projects at Randall's Island as part of FLOW.11.
Taking AIM: 30-Year Anniversary Exhibition
Guest curators Marysol Nieves and Monica Espinel
For three decades, the Artist in the Marketplace (AIM) program has helped to demystify the often opaque professional practices of the art world for artists at the beginning of their careers and has introduced their work to the public. Taking AIM! 30-Year Anniversary Exhibition features archival material documenting the evolution of the AIM program over the years.
Guest curators Marysol Nieves and Monica Espinel
For three decades, the Artist in the Marketplace (AIM) program has helped to demystify the often opaque professional practices of the art world for artists at the beginning of their careers and has introduced their work to the public. Taking AIM! 30-Year Anniversary Exhibition features archival material documenting the evolution of the AIM program over the years.
Urban Archives: Emilio Sanchez in the Bronx
This exhibition presents a group of works by Emilio Sanchez from The Bronx Museum of the Arts Permanent Collection, together with related archival material and a special interpretive project by Bronx-based artist Laura Napier. All the works depict commercial buildings in the Hunts Point area of the South Bronx.
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| Emilio Sanchez (1921-1999) Untitled (Storefront, Hunts Point, Bronx) c. 1989. Oil on canvas 24 x 56" |
Visiting the Bronx Museum is so(oo) easy
Hop on the D train. Depending on where you start you can be at BxMA in less than 20 minutes, 5 train stops! The 4 train works too but after you get off the train the walk is a little longer.
Hop on the D train. Depending on where you start you can be at BxMA in less than 20 minutes, 5 train stops! The 4 train works too but after you get off the train the walk is a little longer.
The D from Train Stations
59th St/Columbus Circle, NYC: 20 minutes, 5 stops
W 4 St. NYC: 37 minutes, 10 stops
Pacific Ave, Bklyn: 50 minutes, 13 stops Go to http://bronxmuseum.org for complete exhibition details. And before you start your trip it's always a good idea to visit Google Maps, Hopstop, and especially the NYC Transit website to check for service changes.
The Bronx Museum of the Arts
1040 Grand Concourse at 165th St
Bronx NY 10463
Saturday, June 25, 2011
AIM BIENNIAL GETS AN APP!
In collaboration with Collectrium, a New York-based arts technology startup, the Bronx Museum of the Arts has created a mobile app for Bronx Calling: The First AIM Biennial.
iPhone and iPad users can access the biennial app by downloading the ArtCapture app from the Apple app store. Once downloaded, the user can browse works on view at the Bronx Museum and Wave Hill, as well as the five site-specific commissioned projects at Randall's Island as part of FLOW.11.
With ArtCapture, which is powered by Collectrium, the user can even take a photograph of a work of art at any of the three sites to instantly identify and learn more about the piece, and save and organize a group of favorites. It's also easy to share favorites with friends on Twitter, Facebook and via email.
The First AIM Biennial App on Artcapture is powered by Collectrium, a technology company focused on bringing innovative and friendly technology to arts and culture world round.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
AIM Biennial Opening & Programs
 | Thursday, June 23, 6:00-8:00pm Book Event Taking AIM! The Business of Being an Artist Today Edited by Marysol Nieves Published in collaboration with Fordham University Press Location: Eleven Rivington 11 Rivington Street New York NY Admission: Free |
Friday, June 24, 6:00 - 8:00pm
Bronx Talks
Photographers: AIM!
Panel discussion with Thomas Bangsted, Travis LeRoy Southworth and Christy Speakman, moderated by Lia Zaaloff
Location: Bronx Museum
North Wing - 2nd Floor
Admission: Free
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Bronx Talks
Photographers: AIM!
Panel discussion with Thomas Bangsted, Travis LeRoy Southworth and Christy Speakman, moderated by Lia Zaaloff
Location: Bronx Museum
North Wing - 2nd Floor
Admission: Free
RSVP on Facebook
Sunday, June 26, 2:00-6:00pm
Open House
Bronx Calling: The First AIM Biennial
Taking AIM: 30-Year Anniversary Exhibition
On view at the Bronx Museum and Wave Hill. Five site-specific commissioned projects at Randall’s Island as part of FLOW.11. The Bronx Museum will provide hourly shuttles to all three sites: Randall's Island, Wave Hill, and the Bronx Museum.
Urban Archives: Emilio Sanchez in the Bronx
Urban Archives: Emilio Sanchez in the Bronx
Locations:
Bronx Museum: 2:00 to 6:00pm
Bronx Museum: 2:00 to 6:00pm
Wave Hill: 1:00 to 4:00pm
RSVP on Facebook
Directions
BY SUBWAY: Take the "D" or "B" to the 167 Street/Grand Concourse station. Exit at rear of station; walk south along Grand Concourse two blocks. D Train stops all times except rush hours peak direction (6:15 am - 9 am to Manhattan, 4 pm - 6:45 pm from Manhattan). Take B Train at 145 St. to 167th St. / Grand Concourse. NYC Subway Map
Or take the "4" to the 161St/Yankee Stadium station. Walk east three blocks to the Grand Concourse, and then walk north four blocks along Grand Concourse to 165th Street.
BY BUS: Take the Bx1, Bx2, or BxM4 Express to 165th St. and Grand Concourse.
BY SUBWAY: Take the "D" or "B" to the 167 Street/Grand Concourse station. Exit at rear of station; walk south along Grand Concourse two blocks. D Train stops all times except rush hours peak direction (6:15 am - 9 am to Manhattan, 4 pm - 6:45 pm from Manhattan). Take B Train at 145 St. to 167th St. / Grand Concourse. NYC Subway Map
Or take the "4" to the 161St/Yankee Stadium station. Walk east three blocks to the Grand Concourse, and then walk north four blocks along Grand Concourse to 165th Street.
BY BUS: Take the Bx1, Bx2, or BxM4 Express to 165th St. and Grand Concourse.
Before you start your trip it's always a good idea to visit Google Maps, Hopstop, and especially the NYC Transit website to check for service changes.
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