SALVADOR DALI

ART:
An exhibition of the artist’s rarest graphic portfolios, among them Alice in Wonderland, Paradise Lost, The Biblia Sacra, and The Tauromachie Surréaliste.
For Immediate Release
Thru September 2nd, 2008
11AM – 7PM Daily
at WILLIAM BENNETT GALLERY
65 Greene Street New York, NY 10012
PH. 212.965.8707
www.williambennettgallery.com

A WEEKEND AT MRBLACK

NOM DE GUERRE

FASHION:
NY Designers to watch : www.nomdeguerre.net
Thanks to Marco Maggetto

NEW YORK FUCKIN CITY

TEES:
Thanks to Steve !

BUCKMINSTER FULLER

EXHIBITION:
Buckminster Fuller Symposium
Starting with The Universe...
On view till 21 september at Whitney Museum
www.whitney.org

JAMES FRANCO

ACTOR:
He will be the next big thing with the movies Pinapple Express, HOWL aka Allen Ginsberg and MILK by Gus Van Sant

SUMMER GROUP SHOW

ART:
At Point of View 638 W.28th Street NYC
Urban archaeologists should beeline to Point of View Gallery—its “Summer Group Show” includes four stunning architectural photos by Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre, whose depopulated work hymns gorgeous decay. — Katie Charles (NYMAG)
Thru 8/30

BUSHWICK FILM FESTIVAL

FESTIVAL:
Before the sight-and-sound marathon known as the New York Film Festival begins, cinephiles can warm up their senses at the second annual Bushwick Film Festival. While it lacks household-name cachet, the weekend event is also free of the big-name festival's noblesse oblige; instead, the organizers celebrate the arty area's loft-like communal spirit with alternative performances, barbecues, brews, music, and an all-embracing program of films. The festivities are bookended by Lovisa Inserra's Buster, a Super 8 film about a man who embodies the titular put-down, and A Map for Saturday, a documentary about the worldwide wanderings of long-term travelers
From 22 to 24 August at Various Location in Bushwick, Brooklyn

PAUL McCARTHY

ART:
Paul McCarthy: Central Symmetrical Rotation Movement
Three Installations, Two Films
This exhibition brings together a group of new and rarely seen works by Paul McCarthy (b. 1945), one of the most influential American artists of his generation. The show focuses on a core strand of McCarthy's work: the use of architecture to create perceptual disorientation in the viewer through spinning mirrors, rotating walls, projections, and altered space. In Bang Bang Room (1992), the space almost seems to come alive as the walls of a free-standing domestic room move slowly in and out, the doors in each wall wildly slamming open and shut. In Spinning Room (2008), first conceived in 1971, but being realized for the first time for this show, live images of viewers are rotated and projected onto double-sided screens that appear infinitely reflected on four surrounding mirrored walls, enclosing the viewer in a wildly disorienting space. In Mad House (2008), being created for this show, a room spins disconcertingly on its axis. Two recently rediscovered films by McCarthy, one made in 1966 and one in 1971, reveal the artist's interest in perceptual puzzlement from the very beginning of his career.
At Whitney Museum 945 Madison Ave NY Thru 12 October

THE GOOD LIFE

ART:
Stop whining that summer’s about to end and go drink in the sultry, sun-drenched photos at “The Good Life,” like this honey-hued bake scene captured by Carlos Pérez Siquier on a dog-day afternoon back in ’74. Then remind yourself that you, too, have a few weeks left to cake on the eye shadow, lube up with tanning oil, and show those impending autumnal blues that it ain’t over till it’s over. — Miranda Siegel (NYMAG)
At Yancey Richardson Gallery 535 West 22 St. 3rd Floor New York Thru 8/22

KASKADE

MUSIC VIDEO:
DJ KASKADE WANTS YOU !!! TODAY!!

PIPER PERABO

NEW ACTRESS:
Piper Perabo from OFF to Broadway next season with the show 'Reasons to be Pretty'

NICKY SIANO

SUNDAY BEST FEAT. NICKY SIANO at THE YARD (400 Carrol Street)
Barriers to DJing are getting lower (read: iPods, blog house). As such, it's important to remember that playing records can be an art form. Nicky Siano, who's recently re-emerged in NYC via a successful residency at Santos, was one of the most influential figures in New York's early dance scene. Through his curation of the Gallery and early DJ sets at Studio 54 and Mancuso's Loft, Siano honed and refined a sound rooted in house and disco with soulful emotional resonance. Today, he hits the Yard for one of the summer's best parties, the appropriately titled Sunday Best!

I LOVE NEW YORK

ANGELYNE

Angelyne is still punishing...!!!
Angelyne is an American model and occasional actress who has purportedly become an icon of Hollywood and Los Angeles best known for purchasing billboards advertising herself.

JOHNNY DYNELL

MUSIC:
DJ Johnny Dynell is one of NYC's legendary DJs who's residencies have included The Mudd Club, Danceteria, Area, BoyBar, Jackie 60, Crobar and at present, Mr. Black. Continues to turn you out with the latest dance trax from the NYC underground,
MR. BLACK ....

NO IMAGES OF MAN

EXHIBITION:
Thru 8/22 At Garing & Lopez Gallery 730 fifth Ave NYC
www.garinglopez.com

LOUISE BOURGEOIS

ART:
Louise Bourgeois is a full-career retrospective of one of the most important artists of our time. This exhibition, which will fill the entire Frank Lloyd Wright rotunda and one adjacent gallery, will be the most comprehensive examination to date of Bourgeois’s long and distinguished career.Thru 28 September at Guggenheim Museum 1071 Fifth Ave NYC

JILL SCOTT

LIVE:
The Unique Jill Scott tonight Aug 11 (7–8pm) @ McNally Jackson Bookstore-Wingate Field (Brooklyn)

BROOKLYN ELECTRONIC MUSIC FESTIVAL

MUSIC FESTIVAL:
The Yard's rapidly becoming the go-to venue for summer ragers — this afternoon, it plays host to a grip of live bands and DJs in celebration of BK's neon splendor. Get your bounce on with Venezuelan booty-ravers Todosantos, check the onstage gymnastics of Purple Crush, gawk at Aussie duo Lismore's blond-bombshell frontwoman and brooding beatsmith, and thrash to Plant Music's digital-era rockers the Glass. Selectors Treasure Fingers, Cobra Krames, and Finger on the Pulse provide a few more opportunities to put your back into it. With giveaways from Ableton, Miller, and Local Tourist and a bike-wash benefit for the raucous DIY Showpaper kids, this tech-o-thon makes for a perfect Saturday in the greatest borough.
Today at The Yard 400 Carrol Street Brooklyn NYC
Time: noon-9pm

NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FRINGE FESTIVAL

FESTIVAL:
With more than 200 shows crammed into roughly two weeks, the Fringe is a feat of endurance. Urinetown, 21 Dog Years, and Bash'd are among the festival's success stories, although many more have fallen short of greatness. Half the fun is figuring out what to see, but for those short on time, one highlight is Steven Fechter's The Golden Aurora. Known for his controversial play and film The Woodsman (2004), Fechter asks what happens when a man loves a dog a little too much. Also of note are necrophilia-themed musical comedy Love is Dead; Krapp 39, a modern version of Beckett's Krapp's Last Tape; and Other Bodies, from emerging playwright August Schulenburg.Thru 24 August
www.fringenyc.org

JEFF KOONS ON THE ROOF

ART:
Jeff Koons on the Roof at MET-Metropolitan Museum 1000 5th Ave NYC Thru October 26

JACKIE 6O

CLUB REMEMBERING:
Connie Domination and Kitty Boots at The Mother of the NYC Club in the 90s: The JACKIE 6O
www.jackie60.com

SUNSUN

NEW ARTIST TO WATCH:
www.myspace.com/sunsun

FADER

FADER
THE MAGAZINE OF MUSIC FROM NYC
www.thefader.com

JOHN VARVATOS ON BOWERY

SHOP WE LOVE:
John Varvatos on Bowery
315 Bowery is a well-known address to a lot of New Yorkers, as it was the location of iconic rock club CBGB for over 30 years. Now fashion designer John Varvatos is using the space as his newest boutique. John Varvatos Bowery is meant to merge the spot's rock n' roll heritage and the world of fashion, with offerings including vintage clothing, memorabilia, vinyl records, and 1970's audio equipment, sold alongside Varvatos' latest fashions, including a limited-edition 315 Bowery line, which will be available exclusively at the store in the fall. Not in the mood to shop? Then simply take in the graffiti- and flyer-covered walls, which remain virtually unchanged from the club's glory days.

DIOR HOMME

FAC(ES)
KRIS VAN ASSCHE AND CREW

BBLESSING

SHOP WE LOVE:
BBlessing 181 Orchard Street NYC
www.bblessing.com