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Masao Gozu Time Frame
Opening Party: Friday, October 13th, 6pm Howl! Happening: An Arturo Vega Project is pleased to present Time Frame, a selection of sculptures and photographs by artist Masao Gozu. Born in Japan in 1946, Gozu moved to New York in 1970 to attend the Brooklyn Museum Art School, where he began an artistic practice of structuring a body of work over time that literally “frames” the people and architecture of downtown New York. From 1971–1990, Gozu single-mindedly photographed New York City…
Find out more »Aaron Stern Salon
with Jordan Sullivan, Kate Stone, Elizabeth Schmuhl, Rosebud Ben-Oni and Andreas Laszlo Konrath Photographers Aaron Stern, Jordan Sullivan, Andreas Laszlo Konrath, and poets Elizabeth Schmuhl and Rosebud Ben-Oni will discuss and read work from the second volume of Dialogues - a series of books published by Stern and Sullivan, focusing on the intersection of poetry and photography. More information about DIALOGUES can be found HERE New York City-based Photographer Kate Stone will present her recent book, How We End. A collaboration with writer Hannah Schneider, How We End is a book of…
Find out more »Greer Dworman Tight 5
A Comedy Series Howl! Happening is pleased to present Tight 5, a comedy series curated and hosted by comedian and performer Greer Dworman—a come-as-you-are comedy show with performers willing to try stand-up for the first time ever. Universally agreed upon as the scariest thing anyone will ever do—questionably an exaggeration—Tight 5 prompts performers to “try it, just try it!" Greer Dworman is a Chicago-born, now Brooklyn-based comedian with more than 25 years of experience in performance. Her work has been presented in venues…
Find out more »Ping-Pong Free Press Speech Is Not Free
A Reading and Publication Celebration Ping-Pong Free Press' presents the 4th Annual Speech Is Not Free gathering: Writers Against Fascism and for Freedom of the Press. Ping-Pong Free Press and the Henry Miller Memorial Library are proud to feature readings by writers who oppose fascism and dictatorships, who are for freedom of the press and against totalitarian notions of state-sponsored propaganda. Ping-Pong Free Press and Poet Republik Ltd. will also feature readings from their newest releases: The Fat Gold Watch,…
Find out more »Rick Berlin Songs with Subtitles
Cabaret Performance and Reading Howl! Happening is thrilled to present a true original—Rick Berlin—reading and playing from his first book, The Paragraphs, published by Cutlass Press. Created from fragments used to write songs, this memoir recalls a musical life told in bursts of wild inspiration. “A memoir? I guess that’s the right word,” says Berlin. “It’s a nod to my family in some way, but that wasn’t intentional. I’ve been writing stuff for a long, long time. Now I guess…
Find out more »International Butoh: Panel Discussion and Symposium
Featuring Cristina Elias, Tetsuro Fukuhara and Vangeline Howl! Happening and New York Butoh Institute are pleased to present a symposium and panel discussion focused on International Butoh in the 21st century, in conjunction with a series of live performances with Butoh Master Tetsuro Fukuhara (Tokyo, Japan) and Vangeline. Sign language interpretation will be provided for this event. Over the past 60 years, Butoh has become a universal and international movement language. Developed in post-World War II Japan, the minimalist avant-garde…
Find out more »Brett De Palma Dreaming on the Bowery: Post-Apocalyptic Paintings
Opening Reception: Saturday, November 18 / 7 PM / Free Howl! Happening: An Arturo Vega Project is pleased to present Dreaming on the Bowery, a retrospective of paintings by New York artist Brett De Palma. A representative selection of his nimble, allegorical, and chaotic figuration, the works include contemporary paintings that serve as canvas for De Palma’s commentary on the current political and cultural climate, as well as works made over the course of the last 30 years—replete with satire,…
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