JANUARY 9 - FEBRUARY 28, 2009 PRESENTED IN COLLABORATION WITH LOUIS VUITTON DEITCH PROJECTS New York Rock on Mars, a retrospective exhibition of the work of Stephen Sprouse, will transform Deitch Projects’s 18 Wooster Street gallery into a realization of Sprouse’s rock and roll futuristic vision. Stephen Sprouse (1953-2004) was one of the most influential fashion designers of his time and a key figure in the dynamic mix of punk rock, wild style graffiti, and street influenced fashion that characterized the downtown New {...}

The Jewish Museum will present The Hanukkah Project: The Sound of Light by Julianne Swartz from December 21, 2008 through March 15, 2009. Presented biennially, The Hanukkah Project celebrates Hanukkah with works of art by leading contemporary artists. The Sound of Light is an interactive installation by Julianne Swartz that guides visitors to eight listening locations throughout the Museum’s permanent exhibition, Culture and Continuity: The Jewish Journey. This site-specific work is inspired by the Hanukkah story, exploring the theme of light {...}

Get ready to see the Guggenheim in a whole new way. In January 2008, a cast and crew of over 150 people assembled at the Guggenheim Museum in New York for the filming of an action thriller entitled The International. Now opening in the U.S. on February 13, 2009, the movie was directed by Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run and Perfume) and stars Clive Owen as Interpol Agent Louis Salinger and Naomi Watts as Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman. Both {...}

On Monday, December 1, 2008, at 7:00 p.m., MoMA will host a film program of David Bowie’s music videos, co-organized by Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth and Barbara London, Associate Curator, Department of Media, The Museum of Modern Art. The event will take place in The Roy and Niuta Titus 1 Theater, as part of the Modern Monday series, which presents works by contemporary filmmakers and multimedia artists. (more…)

Esther Barend’s exhibition at Monkdogz

25 November 2008 - 9 January 2009 Haunch of Venison New York will present ‘Take Me There (Show Me the Way)’, a group exhibition of contemporary sculpture and installation featuring works by seventeen international artists including Haluk Akakce, Daniel Arsham, Nathan Coley, Mat Collishaw, Wim Delvoye, Jeppe Hein, Jochem Hendricks, Anton Henning, Alexej Koschkarow, Alicja Kwade, Won Ju Lim, Nathan Mabry, Ian Monroe, Liz Magor, Paul Morrison, Tia Pulitzer, and Ruth Root.