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SUMMARY:TABBOO! New Paintings!
DESCRIPTION:“Tabboo!’s portraits have an arresting honesty.“\n—Sean Mellyn\, Bomb\, 2013\nHowl! Happening is pleased to present a series of new paintings by Tabboo!—a creative force in the Downtown/East Village/Alphabet City worlds of art\, performance\, and nightclubs for close to 35 years. Well known as a painter\, Tabboo!’s subjects have ranged from still lifes to cityscapes—and he is renowned for his portraits. On view will be 14 portraits of Tabboo’s closest friends\, giving these new works an immediacy and potent emotional charge. \nThe portraits’ expressionist tone and vibrancy are embued with the innermost thoughts and personality of both the artist and the sitters. In these portraits of his friends\, we see Tabboo!’s own exuberant personality and his close\, personal relationship to his subjects. The portraits capture his intimates with a fresh\, emphathetic eye\, expressing their essential personality and the psychic depth beneath the painted surface of the linen. Poignant and loving\, they are a record of a cross-section of his friends—some well known in the downtown scene\, others just part of his tribe—and also a tribute to the creativity and continuum of culture that is alive and thriving—right here\, right now! \nTabboo!’s portraits recall the style of Alice Neel and Diane Arbus . . . Similar to Arbus\, there is a poignancy to Tabboo!’s portrayal of his subjects. They are shown alone and isolated in empty space. They connect directly to the viewer. Like Alice Neel\, Tabboo! foreshortens arms\, he adds vernacular details\, he brings out the warmth and domesticity of the setting\, and the networks of friendships.\n                               —Rupert Goldsworthy\, Tabboo! catalog essay \nLoaded with symbolism and emotive brushwork\, these portraits bring out magical details of the sitters’ inner and outer lives. The paintings vibrate with an uncanny life force. Clearly Tabboo! knows these people well! \nAlongside Mark Morrisroe\, Nan Goldin and Jack Pierson\, Tabboo! was a member of the so-called Boston School. Arriving at the wide open creative arena of the East Village in the 80s\, Tabboo!’s work is a riotous mixture of DIY energy and high camp. He has collaborated with countless artists\, musicians\, writers\, and performers and his distinctive style has had a profound impact on leading cultural figures of his generation. \nProlific in a way that borders on compulsivity\, [Tabboo!] was not only one of the most imaginative figures in the early-’80s East Village art scene: he also illustrated our world\, lending his hand to the cover art of era-defining records by the likes of Deee-Lite and Book of Love and producing a seemingly infinite array of flyers and ads for the most celebrated nightclubs of the day\, like the Pyramid Club and Mudd Club. He was just as likely to be found inside those clubs\, designing their interiors or commanding the stage as Tabboo! Of all that\, [Tabboo!] simply says\, ‘I worked in nightclubs when nightlife actually mattered.’\n                                    —Carlo McCormick\, Paper magazine\, 2013 \nTabboo! continues to make his mark. He recently expanded his artistic range in a collaboration with Marc Jacobs on a collection featuring his signature work. Tabboo! and the collection have been featured in an article by Tama Janowitz in August’s Harpers Bazaar and will also be featured in Le Monde in September. His work will be included in the Museum of Modern Art’s upcoming exhibition about the legendary Club 57 and his book Tabboo! was published by Damiani on the occasion of his major exhibition at Participant\, Inc. (New York). He has also had major shows at the University of Nevada\, Reno; AMP Market\, Provincetown; Vox Populi\, Philadelphia; Gallery Mitterand\, Paris; Gavlak Gallery\, Los Angeles; and The Museum of Santiago de Compostela\, Spain. \n“The great thing about being an artist is the freedom to be myself\,” he says. \nSPECIAL EVENT\nOctober 27\, 2016 / 7 PM\nFall Costume Extravaganza Produced and Directed by Tabboo!\nAn artsy\, over the top drag show in the style of classic Hollywood glamour\, the costume extravaganza will feature Agosto Machado\, Brandon Olson\, Flloyd\, Trish Astor\, Bobbie\, Soigne\, and\, of course\, Tabboo! A tribute to old-school queens\, expect tons of sequins\, yards of tulle\, and feathers galore. Check Howl! Happening’s website for updates. \nA fully illustrated catalog with texts by Rupert Goldsworthy\, Brandon Olson\, and others accompanies the show. \nVideo of Tabboo! talking about his artistic process here.
URL:https://www.howlarts.org/event/tabboo-new-paintings/
LOCATION:Howl! Happening\, 6 East 1st Street\, New York City\, NY\, 10003\, United States
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SUMMARY:Actors Fund Insurance Drop In Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The Insurance Doctor Is In! \nMonday\, November 7th\, 2-4pm\nQuestions about a health insurance bill? \nDon’t understand your insurance and can’t get a straight answer? \nNeed some advice on how to negotiate medical debt? \n Our insurance expert will answer your questions during a one-on-one consultation.  Renata Marinaro\, LMSW\, Director of the Artists Health Insurance Resource Center\, is an unbiased Navigator with 10 years of experience counseling consumers on insurance. \nConsultations by appointment only. \nPlease RSVP to rmarinaro@actorsfund.org . \nAlso\, bring any documents in question (bills\, explanations of benefits\, your insurance policy)! \n 
URL:https://www.howlarts.org/event/actors-fund-insurance-drop-in-workshop-3-2016-11-19/
LOCATION:Howl! Happening\, 6 East 1st Street\, New York City\, NY\, 10003\, United States
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SUMMARY:Writers Block 2016 Presents Kestutis Nakas Remembrance of Things Pontiac
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, November 7th\, 2016 / 7 PM \nPart of the 2016 Writers Block staged reading and performance festival\n[Nakas] lets both his age and chops show to powerful effect in this solo about a Michigan teen\, class of ’71\, who’s tormented by delayed puberty even as he engages the universe through LSD and the MC5. —Chicago Reader \nAs 1969 turns into 1970\, little Tony longs for love\, drugs and puberty. Caddying by day and partying by night\, his dream of joining Michigan’s counterculture comes true at the Goose Lake Music Festival. But then some weird shit happens. \nNakas is artistic director of The Bridge\, a new theatre in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood. The Bridge presents original\, eclectic performance and theatre. In February of 2016\, The Bridge joined with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago\, MCA\, Defibrillator Gallery and a host of other venues to host the citywide IN TIME>16 performance art festival. \nNakas is a writer\, performer\, director\, and teacher whose work has been presented at the New York Shakespeare Festival\, Yale Rep\, La MaMa\, Dixon Place\, PS122\, St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery\, 8BC\, The Kitchen\, Highways Performance Space & Gallery\, Prop Thtr and numerous other national venues. Performance works and plays include RIP\, No Bees for Bridgeport\, Railroad Backward\, Remembrance of Things Pontiac\, My Heart\, My President\, Hunger and Lightning\, The Andrew Carnegie Story\, and the critically acclaimed tragi-farce cycle: When Lithuania Ruled The World\, Parts I\, II\, III. & IV. In the 1980’s\, he was active in New York’s East Village performance scene and was Artistic Director of Gates of Dawn\, which showcased New York performers. He has taught at NYU\, UCLA\, CUNY\, and the University of New Mexico. He is a Professor of Theatre at the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University. His performance text about urban beekeeping\, No Bees for Bridgeport\, was published in Animal Acts: Performing Species Today\, an anthology of new performance edited by Una Chaudhuri and Holly Hughes\, University of Michigan Press. \nTICKETS: $20 Suggested Donation\nLimited Space. To reserve a seat buy your tickets now \nThe staged readings series is a benefit for the Actors Fund’s Howl! HELP\, providing emergency financial assistance and social service support to artists who have made or continue to make their careers in New York’s East Village and Lower East Side arts communities. Howl! HELP is administered by the Actors Fund and 100% ticket sales benefit the Actors Fund.
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SUMMARY:Actors Fund Affordable Housing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday November 8th / 2 PM / Free\nDid you know that New York City is planning to build or preserve 200\,000 units of affordable housing over the next ten years? This two-hour seminar for performing-arts and entertainment professionals provides an overview of government-subsidized housing in New York City\, which is available for both low- and middle-income households. Complex information is broken down into simple\, straightforward steps. While demand for these affordable units exceeds the supply\, this seminar will help you avoid common mistakes and get organized and prepared to take advantage of opportunities to apply. The following questions will be addressed: \nHow do you find and apply for affordable housing? \nWhat are the eligibility requirements? (Income\, household size\, credit\, housing history\, etc.) \nHow does a housing lottery work? \nCan you get on a waiting list? \nHow do you document your income if it fluctuates year to year? \nHow can you best prepare yourself for an interview? \nWhat are your options if you are denied?
URL:https://www.howlarts.org/event/2565-2016-11-20/
LOCATION:Howl! Happening\, 6 East 1st Street\, New York City\, NY\, 10003\, United States
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SUMMARY:Vangeline Theater  Queer Butoh - Transcending the Identity of Sex
DESCRIPTION:November 9th and 10th / 7 PM / Free\nPerformances by Malin Andreasson\, Will Atkins\, Mandy Caughey\, Shawn Escarciga\, and Davey Mitchell. \nPanel Discussion with the artists following the performances moderated by Vangeline\, Founder of New York  Butoh Institute and Artistic Director of Vangeline Theater and Brian Butterick\, actor\, singer\, Downtown legend.\nAdditional panelists: Ranardo-Domeico Grays\, Artistic Director of VISIONS Contemporary Ballet\, and CUNY actor/dancer Rafael Liriano. \nHowl! Happening in association with The New York Butoh Institute and The Vangeline Theater is pleased to present an evening of Butoh performances and community discussion with five LGBT/Queer Butoh artists. The two evenings feature performances followed by a panel discussion. The artists will talk about how Butoh has been instrumental in articulating or facing the unique challenges they face as LGBT artists. \n“Butoh is essentially the dance of the marginalized\, and the LGBT population is still largely marginalized in the world\,” says Vangeline France\, curator of this series. “Most of these artists feel that they found a place of freedom and acceptance through Butoh and it was important to give them a voice to express this.” \nIn Butoh\, the desire to play with notions of both “masculine” and “feminine” has been expressed in performance methodology by both male and female artists. The five contemporary artists will create new work and speak about how they integrate Butoh into their art and lives. \nAt its origin\, the introduction of Butoh in Japan was widely controversial. The first Butoh performance Kinjiki (Forbidden Colors)\, created by Tatsumi Hijikata in 1958\, caused deep repulsion amongst its spectators. Inspired by the work of homosexual author Jean Genet\, Kinjiki took its name and inspiration from Yukio Mishima’s book Forbidden Color and dealt with homosexuality\, a profoundly taboo subject at the time. \nFeatured performers will be: \nMalin Andreasson\nI feel that there are parts in me which are damaged because of the constant daily impression of how a woman should be\, look like\, act like\, live like…I find that Butoh is helping me as a femme queer artist feel that I am allowed to merge in whichever sex or sexuality I want.  \nWill Atkins (Thurs\, Nov. 10 only)\nWhile I feel like other performance genres allow me to explore certain facets at certain times\, Butoh allows me to access a space within myself that is everything and nothing. This includes aspects I sometimes feel closed off to\, including my sexuality; a part of myself I sometimes find myself at odds with.   \nMandy Caughey\nDespite my absolute attraction to women\, I often struggle with feeling like I fully fit in with the LGBTQ identity…. In dancing Butoh\, I fit in. I feel completely secure and absolute in my sense of self and sexuality. All my questions cease as my body answers.   \n Shawn Escarciga (Wed\, Nov. 9 only)\nButoh is a form and a discipline that allows me to express my “otherness” safely without label\, without gender\, without restriction of time and place. It has been a validating process for me that is ongoing—I am allowed to be what I am and continue to unfold into more of myself without fear of persecution\, rejection or violence.   \n Davey Mitchell\n“There is no place like HOME\,” is the phrase that comes to mind when I think of Butoh. “Home” in the sense of finding one’s self—a completeness of being\, and within that being is your journey\, your life experiences\, struggles and accomplishments\, happiness and sorrow.    \nARTISTS BIOS and MORE ABOUT QUEER BUTOH \n PHOTO: @ 2011 Michael Blase
URL:https://www.howlarts.org/event/vangeline-theater-queer-butoh-transcending-the-identity-of-sex/2016-11-09/
LOCATION:Howl! Happening\, 6 East 1st Street\, New York City\, NY\, 10003\, United States
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SUMMARY:Vangeline Theater  Queer Butoh - Transcending the Identity of Sex
DESCRIPTION:November 9th and 10th / 7 PM / Free\nPerformances by Malin Andreasson\, Will Atkins\, Mandy Caughey\, Shawn Escarciga\, and Davey Mitchell. \nPanel Discussion with the artists following the performances moderated by Vangeline\, Founder of New York  Butoh Institute and Artistic Director of Vangeline Theater and Brian Butterick\, actor\, singer\, Downtown legend.\nAdditional panelists: Ranardo-Domeico Grays\, Artistic Director of VISIONS Contemporary Ballet\, and CUNY actor/dancer Rafael Liriano. \nHowl! Happening in association with The New York Butoh Institute and The Vangeline Theater is pleased to present an evening of Butoh performances and community discussion with five LGBT/Queer Butoh artists. The two evenings feature performances followed by a panel discussion. The artists will talk about how Butoh has been instrumental in articulating or facing the unique challenges they face as LGBT artists. \n“Butoh is essentially the dance of the marginalized\, and the LGBT population is still largely marginalized in the world\,” says Vangeline France\, curator of this series. “Most of these artists feel that they found a place of freedom and acceptance through Butoh and it was important to give them a voice to express this.” \nIn Butoh\, the desire to play with notions of both “masculine” and “feminine” has been expressed in performance methodology by both male and female artists. The five contemporary artists will create new work and speak about how they integrate Butoh into their art and lives. \nAt its origin\, the introduction of Butoh in Japan was widely controversial. The first Butoh performance Kinjiki (Forbidden Colors)\, created by Tatsumi Hijikata in 1958\, caused deep repulsion amongst its spectators. Inspired by the work of homosexual author Jean Genet\, Kinjiki took its name and inspiration from Yukio Mishima’s book Forbidden Color and dealt with homosexuality\, a profoundly taboo subject at the time. \nFeatured performers will be: \nMalin Andreasson\nI feel that there are parts in me which are damaged because of the constant daily impression of how a woman should be\, look like\, act like\, live like…I find that Butoh is helping me as a femme queer artist feel that I am allowed to merge in whichever sex or sexuality I want.  \nWill Atkins (Thurs\, Nov. 10 only)\nWhile I feel like other performance genres allow me to explore certain facets at certain times\, Butoh allows me to access a space within myself that is everything and nothing. This includes aspects I sometimes feel closed off to\, including my sexuality; a part of myself I sometimes find myself at odds with.   \nMandy Caughey\nDespite my absolute attraction to women\, I often struggle with feeling like I fully fit in with the LGBTQ identity…. In dancing Butoh\, I fit in. I feel completely secure and absolute in my sense of self and sexuality. All my questions cease as my body answers.   \n Shawn Escarciga (Wed\, Nov. 9 only)\nButoh is a form and a discipline that allows me to express my “otherness” safely without label\, without gender\, without restriction of time and place. It has been a validating process for me that is ongoing—I am allowed to be what I am and continue to unfold into more of myself without fear of persecution\, rejection or violence.   \n Davey Mitchell\n“There is no place like HOME\,” is the phrase that comes to mind when I think of Butoh. “Home” in the sense of finding one’s self—a completeness of being\, and within that being is your journey\, your life experiences\, struggles and accomplishments\, happiness and sorrow.    \nARTISTS BIOS and MORE ABOUT QUEER BUTOH \n PHOTO: @ 2011 Michael Blase
URL:https://www.howlarts.org/event/vangeline-theater-queer-butoh-transcending-the-identity-of-sex-2016-11-10/
LOCATION:Howl! Happening\, 6 East 1st Street\, New York City\, NY\, 10003\, United States
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SUMMARY:Empire: An Arturo Vega Retrospective at the Bob Rauschenberg Gallery FSW
DESCRIPTION:Empire: An Arturo Vega Retrospective\nBob Rauschenberg Gallery at FSW \nNovember 4 – December 17\, 2016 \nOpening Reception: Friday\, November 4 from 6-8pm \nPanel Discussion with special guests Carlo McCormick\, Anthony Haden-Guest\, and Adam Lehrer on Saturday\, November 5 at 1pm\nFort Myers\, FLORIDA: Florida SouthWestern State College is delighted to announce Empire: An Arturo Vega Retrospective at the Bob Rauschenberg Gallery (located on FSW’s Lee County campus). Opening with a public reception on Friday\, November 4th from 6-8pm\, this ambitious survey runs through December 17th and will include guest lectures\, performances and a panel discussion exploring Arturo Vega’s broader impact on popular culture and contextualizing his work as a visual artist. A collaboration with The Arturo Vega Foundation in NYC\, Empire: An Arturo Vega Retrospective is the late Mexican-born artist’s first solo U.S. museum retrospective and features photography\, collage and a number of iconic canvases from the artist’s Supermarket and Silver Dollar series (begun in the 1970s); his Flags and so-called “word paintings” from Insults and other series produced during the 1980s\, ‘90s and aughts. \n  \nEscaping the repressive violence of an authoritarian regime under Mexico’s “perfect dictatorship” in the late ‘60s\, Arturo Vega made his way to New York City to study English\, philosophy and photography at the New School for Social Research in the early 1970’s. Having discovered Elvis as a child and later co-directing a touring production of The Who’s “Tommy” at the National University in Mexico City\, Vega understood the revolutionary and transformative power of music\, theatre/performance and art. While working on his first painting series of supermarket signs\, he befriended members of The Ramones\, a rock & roll band that would soon play their first show (and would decades later be inducted into the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame). Designing the Ramones’ ubiquitous logo based on the Great Seal of the United States\, painting backdrops for their stage and creating a lighting scheme loosely adapted from Albert Speer’s Lichtdom to enhance their effect\, Vega created visual imagery that defined the transgressive aesthetic of punk rock by co-opting and questioning symbols of power. \n  \nIn numerous group shows since the 1970’s\, Vega’s work has more recently been the subject of one-person exhibitions at CB’s 313 Gallery/New York City (1992)\, Raleigh Studios/Miami Beach (Curated by Sandra Schulman in 1994)\, Galería OMR/México\, D.F. (2011)\, Casa Redonda\, Chihuahua/Mexico (2012) and at Howl! Happening in NYC in 2015 and 2016. As Vega once said: “Art connects to the eternal – demanding fast changes and a reckless appetite for truth\, justice and a better way of life.” Empire: An Arturo Vega Retrospective at the Bob Rauschenberg Gallery will draw parallels and explore interests shared by Arturo Vega and our gallery namesake. For Rauschenberg\, “(Art was) a means to function thoroughly and passionately in a world that has a lot more to it than paint.” \n  \nMore about us: The Bob Rauschenberg Gallery was founded as The Gallery of Fine Art in 1979 on the Lee County campus of Florida SouthWestern State College/FSW (then Edison Community College). On June 4th 2004\, the Gallery of Fine Art was renamed the Bob Rauschenberg Gallery to honor and commemorate our long time association and friendship with the artist. Over more than three decades until his death\, the Gallery worked closely with Rauschenberg to present world premiere exhibitions including multiple installations of the ¼ Mile or Two Furlong Piece. The artist insisted on naming the space the Bob Rauschenberg Gallery (versus the “Robert Rauschenberg Gallery”) as it was consistent with the intimate\, informal relationship he maintained with both our local Southwest Florida community and FSW. \n These events are open to the public\, free of charge.  \n Gallery Hours: Monday – Friday 10 am – 4 pm and Saturday 11 am – 3 pm \nClosed Sundays and Holidays \n Tel: (239) 489-9313 \nWeb: www.RauschenbergGallery.com \n  \n 
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