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[reubenhernandez]

Her Favorite Patient Screening at Cinema Village

I’m excited to share Her Favorite Patient will screen theatrically at Cinema Village on Sunday, 11/12 at 6:30 pm with seven other short films. Afterwards we will discuss making a film on a limited budget. The screening is presented by the New York Short Film Festival and the Filmshop collective. Tickets can be purchased here. Her Favorite Patient screening Sunday, 11/12 at 6:30 pm Cinema Village 22 East 12th Street New York, NY 10003 We hope to see you there! Directed by Reuben Hernandez Written by Brady Evan Walker Starring Barbara Miluski (Girls, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) and Isabelle Pierre

[marcogiovenale]

keith haring’s designs for new york art shows and parties @ 'flashbak'

Keith Haring’s Designs For New York Art Shows and Parties – 1980s The fluidity of Keith Haring’s line that ran throughout NYC in the 1980s The symbols, lines and shapes on these posters, flyers and cards advertising events and parties in 1980s New York are all instantly recognisable as being the work of artist Keith Haring (May 4, 1958 – February 16, 1990). Collected by the Marc Miller’s…

[hoodienanami]

David Johansen of The New York Dolls hanging out with Malcolm McLaren at Westbeth Studio in New York City circa November 1977. photo taken by Bob Gruen

despite all of the nonsense that went on during McLaren's management of The Dolls in 1975, Johansen and Sylvain remained friends with him...though they probably never asked him for help with their careers ever again

and in case you dont know what im referring to when i say nonsense:

(excerpts from Please Kill Me: the Uncensored Oral History of Punk by Legs McNeil)

[miniminidi]

An Evening Without Monty Python is a stage show produced by WestBeth Entertainment and directed by Eric Idle and BT McNicholl in celebration of the comedy troupe Monty Python's 40th anniversary, featuring sketches and songs from the show hand-picked by Idle.

The show debuted at the Ricardo Montalbán Theatre in Los Angeles and played from 23 September to 4 October 2009. It then moved to New York City, where it played at The Town Hall from 6 to 10 October 2009.

[tamarawyndham-blog]

I will be performing body printing on Friday, October 13th.

Mirla Pereira will be dancing, Andy Laties and Eric Blitz will be playing music.

At 7 pm is an open mic, if you have short fluxus-inspired work.

Then I perform around 8 pm

Then Urchestra will perform "Ursonate" by Kurt Schwitters

Westbeth Community Space

155 Bank Street in the West Village.

Walk through the courtyard and to the left.

Wine and snacks provided.

Free event - donations appreciated.

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

GROOVE IS IN THE PHOTO-SESSION.

PIC INFO: Spotlight on a portrait Lady Miss Kier, Supa DJ Dmitry, & Tows Tei of NYC-based/American house and dance music group DEEE-LITE, photographed by Bob Gruen at Westbeth Studios, NYC, in March 1991.

Source: https://morrisonhotelgallery.com/products/deee-lite-nyc-1991-kgzgo3.

[westbethent]

Dave Hill Announces Off-Broadway Run

Cult comedian and musician, Dave Hill, announces the Off-Broadway run of his new show, Dave Hill: Caveman in a Spaceship, at SoHo Playhouse.  Opening on Monday, September 16, the show will run on Mondays at 7:30 PM and Fridays at 10:00 PM through October 11.  Produced by WestBeth Entertainment, tickets go on sale Wednesday, August 21 at 10:00 AM ET.  Dates and links to tickets are available…

[citylifeorg]

Whitney Museum Highlights the Talents of its Staff in Art Show at Westbeth Gallery

Whitney Staff Art Show. Photo courtesy the Whitney Museum Beginning June 28, the Whitney Museum’s annual Staff Art Show is free and open to the public,and all are welcome! The Whitney Museum of American Art’s annual Staff Art Show returns this summer with STAFF ONLY, on view from June 29 through July 17. The exhibition will feature artworks from the Museum’s talented and creative staff on…

[jacobsclass]

Keith Haring

Keith Haring was born on May 4, 1958 in Reading, Pennsylvania, and was raised in nearby Kutztown, Pennsylvania. He developed a love for drawing at a very early age, learning basic cartooning skills from his father and from the popular culture around him, such as Dr. Seuss and Walt Disney.

Upon graduation from high school in 1976, Haring enrolled in the Ivy School of Professional Art in Pittsburgh, a commercial arts school. He soon realized that he had little interest in becoming a commercial graphic artist and, after two semesters, dropped out. While in Pittsburgh, Haring continued to study and work on his own and in 1978 had a solo exhibition of his work at the Pittsburgh Arts and Crafts Center.

Later that same year, Haring moved to New York City and enrolled in the School of Visual Arts (SVA). In New York, Haring found a thriving alternative art community that was developing outside the gallery and museum system, in the downtown streets, the subways and spaces in clubs and former dance halls. Here he became friends with fellow artists Kenny Scharf and Jean-Michel Basquiat, as well as the musicians, performance artists and graffiti writers.

Between 1980 and 1989, Haring achieved international recognition and participated in numerous group and solo exhibitions. His first solo exhibition in New York.was held at the Westbeth Painters Space in 1981.  In 1982, he made his Soho gallery debut with an immensely popular and highly acclaimed one-man exhibition at the Tony Shafrazi Gallery. 

In April 1986, Haring opened the Pop Shop, a retail store in Soho selling T-shirts, toys, posters, buttons and magnets bearing his images.

Haring was diagnosed with AIDS in 1988. In 1989, he established the Keith Haring Foundation, its mandate being to provide funding and imagery to AIDS organizations and children’s programs, and to expand the audience for Haring’s work through exhibitions, publications and the licensing of his images. 

Keith Haring died of AIDS related complications at the age of 31 on February 16, 1990.

- Amanda Smentkowski

[reubenhernandez]

Freelancers Union Photography Show Opening Reception

I’m excited to show my work from Antarctica and the Arctic at the Freelancers Union Photography show at Industry City in Brooklyn. Join us on Thursday, September 14th for the official gallery opening reception from 5 pm - 8 pm at 241 37th Street, 3rd Floor - Suite A326, Brooklyn, NY 11232. Beer and refreshments will be served and the show will run until January 10, 2024. More info/RSVP here. I hope to see you there! Freelancers Union Photography Show September 14, 2023 – January 10, 2024

Opening Reception September 14, 2023 5pm – 8pm

Freelancers Hub 241 37th Street 3rd Floor – Suite A326 Brooklyn, NY 11232

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Richard seems a little skeptical at the most recent showing at the Westbeth Gallery. (at Westbeth Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqmcbmgsOTE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[skowhegan]

Amy Finkbeiner (A'01)

PAROXYSM: GROUP EXHIBITION Westbeth Gallery 55 Bethune St, New York, NY 10014 February 8th–March 23, 2023

Opening Reception: February 9, 2023, 6-9pm Video + Performance Night: February 16, 2023, 6-9pm

[nicks-lunchbox-service]

8.23.22 Lunchtime drawing: “Vote Here.” I voted in the Democratic primary today, and is my tradition, here’s a sketch of my polling place, Westbeth Artist Housing.

[hometoursandotherstuff]

A few weeks back, I posted the apt. of an artist & his family, living in the old Bell Telephone Laboratories building that was transformed into the Westbeth affordable artists’ housing. Look at this apt. in the same building- it’s the magical home and studio of Ralph Lee, a puppet maker. 

In the living space is a two-headed pig beast from a Sam Shepard play.

This is a dung beetle from a play based on one by Aristophanes. 

The kitchen area. 

This puppet is from a short-lived play where Persephone and Demeter go to the underworld.

The rooster is from an opera and appears every year in the annual Greenwich Village Halloween parade.

This is Ralph’s sleeping area.

The Emperor Hadrian from a play at the Theater for New City.

Ralph’s studio space in the building.

Every artist gets an apt. and a space to work.

Ralph built a little loft space for extra room. 

This is a display in the building of Ralph’s puppets that appeared in the first Greenwich Village Halloween parade. 

https://www.6sqft.com/my-1400sqft-puppet-maker-ralph-lees-livework-home-in-westbeth-artists-housing/