Events - March, 12, 2013

Forgotten Hero: Louis Marshall and American Jewish Leadership

Congregation Emanu-El’s book launch for this new biography will celebrate Mr. Marshall’s unique effect as founder or head of an array of American Jewish organizations...

Legal/Politics/Economics

They Wished They Were Honest: The Knapp Commission and New York City Police Corruption

Michael F. Armstrong, a partner at the law firm Lankler and Carragher in New York, who was the chief counsel to the Knapp Commission and...

Art/Photo/Design

Gary Schneider and Deborah Martin Kao - Portrait Sequences 1975

A fascinating conversatio, with Deborah Martin Kao and Gary Schneider, marking the publication of Portrait Sequences 1975 (OneStar Press, 2012). The prints were originally exhibited at Artist Space in 1977. Schneider’s portrait...

Books

Anne Carson

The renowned poet and classicist discusses her latest work Red Doc>, a follow-up to her international best-seller Autobiography of Red.

Performing Arts/Film

Joy Behar with Judy Gold

Enjoy an evening of irreverence and hilarity as Judy Gold sits down with Joy Behar, the award-winning talk show host, comedian, writer and actress. Hear...

History/NYC

Forging a Field: Recovering Uriel Weinreich's Research on Yiddish Culture in Eastern Europe

Prof. Rakhmiel Peltz, Drexel University. Uriel Weinreich, the most prolific and wide-ranging Yiddish researcher, is ignored by new scholars, largely because they neglect the Yiddish...

History/NYC

Private Films, Public Identities: Jewish Self-Representations in Hungarian and Polish Interwar Home Movies

Interwar home movies made by the substantial Hungarian Jewish bourgeoisie and by Polish American Jews traveling to Poland -- mostly for private consumption-- offer rare...

Art/Photo/Design

Gutai as Science Fiction

Bringing together scholars from diverse fields and experts in art and technology, this program, presented in conjunction with Gutai: Splendid Playground, will present new research on...

Film

Ginger and Rosa: Film Screening and Discussion with Special Guest Director Sally Potter

Elle Fanning gives a star-making performance in the latest film from acclaimed writer-director Sally Potter. Set in Britain during the ban-the-bomb 1960’s—the era of Potter’s...

Books

Mary Beth Keane - Jeanine Cummins and Mary Beth Keane

Science/Tech/Health

Shark: A Visual History Lecture with Richard Ellis

Author and environmentalist Richard Ellis brings together art and science in an exploration of the world’s never-ending fascination with sharks. Using paintings, photography, films, and more, Ellis...

Books

Jonathan Dee - A Thousand Pardons: A Novel

Dee raises a trenchant question: what do we really want when we ask for forgiveness? A Thousand Pardons is a masterful work of literary fiction.

Film

Spring Breakers with Harmony Korine in person

As part of the Museum of the Moving Image’s retrospective on the films of Harmony Korine, the director/screenwriter/artist joins a preview screening of his latest...

Books

Emily Davidson, Bruce Davidson - Bobby's Book

Journalist Emily Davidson and her husband, photographer Bruce Davidson, are joined in conversation by the subject of this fascinating new book, former gang leader turned...

Books

Calvin Tomkins - Marcel Duchamp: The Afternoon Interviews

In conversation with Paul Chan.

Books

Alaya Dawn Johnson

Local author Alaya Dawn Johnson presents her first YA novel The Summer Prince, a heart-stopping story of love, death, technology, and art set amid the lush...

Film

Danny Boyle

Academy Award winner Danny Boyle sits down for an hour-long conversation about his eclectic filmography and his new film Trance. The British director rocketed to...