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Park Avenue Armory’s mission is to revitalize one of America’s historic treasures as a dynamic alternative arts space unlike any other in New York. Part palace, part industrial shed, the Armory is dedicated to the development and presentation of work in the visual and performing arts best realized in a non-traditional setting. With its Gilded Age interiors and soaring 55,000-square-foot Drill Hall, the Armory allows artists to create – and audiences to experience – epic, immersive and adventurous work that cannot be done anywhere else. The Armory seeks to stimulate the most ambitious and innovative work many artists will undertake in their career. Such has been its impact in its first five years that in December 2011 The New York Times noted “Park Avenue Armory…has arrived as the most important new cultural institution in New York City.”

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Trusty Sidekick Theater Company not only produces new and innovative theater experiences for very young audiences and their families, but they also collaborate with their target audience—kids, ages 2-5—to create it in the first place.

Their method for creating theatrical works invites young students to shape the narrative and inform the staging and design. “For most of our audience, it’s their first experience seeing live theater and they come into our productions with no preconceived notions of what theater should or can be,” says Artistic Director Jonathan Shmidt.

Take a look to see how they do it, and stay tuned for Trusty Sidekick’s performance at the Armory on October 6, 2013 as part of the Under Construction Series.

Posted on Saturday, May 18th 2013

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What’s the story behind these insane photos of Marina Abramović? For the answer, consult art and fashion quarterly, BULLETT Magazine, who shot and ran the images:

Two days before her BULLETT photo shoot, on a national holiday in Spain, Marina Abramović writes an email from her suite at the Tryp Madrid Ambassador Hotel requesting the following items: “1 oversize white men’s button-up shirt, 1 simple large glass of water, 1 white candle, and 1 very sexy man in a tuxedo (whom I can potentially carry around).” These are, of course, perfectly reasonable requests, but there are more. Abramović would also like “2 ravens and 1 eagle and 1 baby tiger.”

Read the full story here, and mark your calendar for December 2013, when The Life and Death of Marina Abramović makes its U.S. debut at the Armory.

Posted on Friday, May 17th 2013

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Author Neil Gaiman On Making 'Good Art' : NPR

A year ago, Gaiman delivered a commencement address to Philadelphia’s University of the Arts urging fledgling creatives to make good art. He said he never expected to give advice to graduates, since he never attended college himself. His new book, Make Good Art, is based on that address.

Posted on Thursday, May 16th 2013

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“In my mind, there is an evolving comfort level with Mars, and it’s a perspective that summons us to push forward. The challenge ahead is epic, but historic. We are on a pathway to homestead the red planet.” —Buzz Aldrin, for CNN Pictured: artist Tom Sachs (left) and astronaut Buzz Aldrin (right, c’mon!), two space fanatics sharing common ground at SPACE PROGRAM: MARS at the Armory in June 2012. Photo: Genevieve Hanson

“In my mind, there is an evolving comfort level with Mars, and it’s a perspective that summons us to push forward. The challenge ahead is epic, but historic. We are on a pathway to homestead the red planet.”
—Buzz Aldrin, for CNN

Pictured: artist Tom Sachs (left) and astronaut Buzz Aldrin (right, c’mon!), two space fanatics sharing common ground at SPACE PROGRAM: MARS at the Armory in June 2012.

Photo: Genevieve Hanson

Posted on Wednesday, May 15th 2013

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Ugandan-Rwandan vocalist and songwriter Somi opens the Armory’s Under Construction Series on Friday, May 17 with the latest from The Lagos Music Salon, a multidisciplinary presentation inspired by a 15-month creative sabbatical in Lagos, Nigeria.

Get a sneak peek with Somi’s this video of her single “Ginger Me Slowly”.

“I was inspired by the Lagos slang expression ‘to ginger someone’ meaning to spice someone up and make them feel good,” Somi explained. “We taped this some time last year with Lagos-based pianist Ini. I’ve recorded a new version of the song for my forthcoming album.”

Posted on Tuesday, May 14th 2013

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This morning, we previewed a pair of Paul McCarthy shows at both of Hauser & Wirth’s New York City locations.

Seen here are highlights from Paul McCarthy: Sculptures, on view at the 18th Street location through June 1, 2013. Included in the show is a recent series of black walnut wood sculptures depicting characters from the tale of Snow White.

IMAGES (clockwise, from top): Paul McCarthy, White Snow, Bookends, 2013. Paul McCarthy, White Snow, Flower Girl, 2012–13. Paul McCarthy, White Snow, Erection, 2012.

Posted on Tuesday, May 14th 2013

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