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NM announces call for site-specific dance project
Norte Maar announces an open call for classically trained female dancers to perform "Kingdom of the Shades" (entrance choreography only) from La Bayadere on the streets of Bushwick. Must have prior knowledge of this choreography.
NM announces open call to all young choreographers
Norte Maar is pleased to announce an open call to all young choreographers (Ages 13-18). Coinciding with Norte Maar's summer of dance at Socrates Sculpture Park, young choreographers are invited to apply for a week of mentorship . This program, part of Dance at Socrates, will choose one student for each week of August and at the end of the week their choreography will be presented to the public in performance. They will receive guidance from a professional choreographer and be given time to work on the main stage.
jack. a new publication by Mika Gellman from NM
Continuing Norte Maar invested interest in promoting collaborations between poets and artists, this Spring Norte Maar published jack. the first book of poetry by Bushwick based writer Mika Gellman with art by Steve Harding. Sara Christoph caught up with Mika Gellman for a conversation about her work, her influences and her first published work.
The Art of David Tudor
The music of experimental composer David Tudor (1926-1996) has been collected and is being released as a seven disc set on New World records. A release party celebrating this historic collection is scheduled for Sunday, May 12, 5-7pm at the Emily Harvey Foundation (537 Broadway @ Spring Street). RSVP: kluverb@verizon.net or 908-322-5683. Norte Maar has taken special interest in promoting the work of experimental sound since producing the centennial series Cage Transmitted last year.
Frieze Night: Bushwick/Ridgewood Galleries open 6-10pm
Norte Maar is please to be participating in Frieze Night, Saturday May 11. As a complement to the Frieze New York Art Fair, the galleries and art spaces of Bushwick/Ridgewood would will remain open from 6-10pm.
2013 Benefit: celebrating Norte Maar and honoring poet Bob Holman
On Monday, April 8, Norte Maar held its 2nd Annual Benefit Performance at Pace Gallery. The evening celebrated nine years of Norte Maar’s unique programming and collaborative mission. The night honored poet Bob Holman.
Photographer Julie Lemberger's Two Decades in Dance
The career of Julie Lemberger has been, and continues to be, one defined by movement. This may seem like an oxymoron—a photographer being preoccupied with motion—but hers is a specific niche that hovers between the worlds of photography and dance. Through her 25-year career as a photographer, Lemberger has built a portfolio that reads like a who’s who of modern American dance.
The Alternative Armory: Bushwick
One century ago this year, the floodgates of modern art were opened by three artists: Arthur B. Davies, Walter Pach and Walt Kuhn. One year before, they had formed an artist-run coalition—the Association of American Painters—and in February of 1913, the organization mounted its first show, The International Exhibition of Modern Art. Today we know the event largely by the nickname it garnered from the show’s location: The Armory Show. And the rest, it seems, is modern art history.Yet if Davies, Pach and Kuhn were paling around today and happened to stumble into next week’s Armory Fair, the highly publicized 100-year-anniversary-show opening March 7th, they would likely feel frightfully lost. The name may be the same, but the original spirit of spontaneity and experimentation is largely gone.
Choreographer's transatlantic collaboration with Brooklyn Ballet.
Hear the word vector, and an illustration from an old geometry textbook may come to mind. But instead imagine this: what if rather than slicing across paper, a vector emerged from within a body? What if instead of being flat and solitary, that vector manifested itself in different bodies with various histories of movement, how would that line be carried into three-dimensional space?This is precisely what choreographer Julia K. Gleich and producer Lynn Parkerson intended to explore in Quilt, which will premiere at Brooklyn Ballet's 2013 season titled In 4D, February 28-March 10 at the Actors Fund Arts Center. Quilt is a transatlantic collaboration between the two choreographers, the former living in London, the latter here in Brooklyn. Their collaboration began after Parkerson, the artistic director of the Brooklyn Ballet, expressed interest in Gleich’s studies into a vector-based system for creating dance.
Beat Nite: the boisterous side of the Bushwick art scene.
Navigating tight quarters is second nature for any New Yorker. We bunk-up in studio apartments, do the sardine dance in subway cars, and barrel down the maddening sidewalks of Midtown. Last Friday in Bushwick was no different, and as Beat Nite: Limited Edition unfolded, droves of people filed in and out of some of the city’s tiniest—yet perhaps most spirited—art spaces."It had to be one of the most memorable moments I have experienced in the neighborhood," proclaimed Jason Andrew, the architect of the night. "From the terrific curation of the spaces, to all the spaces pulling together to help promote the night, to all the amazing people that attended, the night was just terrific. And then to have us all come together for the afterparty with PassKontrol, it was all quite special."
What you shouldn't miss this Beat Nite!
Don’t know where to start your Beat Nite wanderings? While all of the 10 participating art spaces are sure to deliver a festive Beat Nite, here’s a few happenings not to be missed. So pony-up Bushwickers, order an absinthe cocktail or two, and get busy with the late night side of Beat Nite!
Fresh Faces and New Spaces at NM’s Beat Nite
When Norte Maar began it’s Bushwick based art projects in 2006, the neighborhood was a fledgling arts community—everything was new and each endeavor was a risk. Since that time, the community has become a hotbed of art activity, and now even monolithic Manhattan galleries have begun to stake out territory. Yet the original Bushwick—a place of innovation and funky experimentation—has not been lost, and it is this energy that Norte Maar’s Jason Andrew hopes to capture in his ongoing Beat Nite event.
Salon: Artists and Lovers, Paris 1900-1930.
Artists and Lovers: Paris 1900-1930an afternoon salon with Julie MartinSun, Feb 10, 4pm at Norte MaarIn celebration of Valentine's Day and in conjunction with our current exhibition Giacometti and a selection of contemporary drawings, Norte Maar presents and afternoon salon with Julie Martin, co-author of Kiki's Paris: Artists and Lovers, Sunday, February 10 at 4pm.In Paris during the early 1900s, the bohemian lifestyle cultivated a flourishing era of artistic freedom and innovation. From 1900 to 1930, Montparnasse was the center of artistic life for the whole world. Alice Ernestine Prin (1901-1953), also known as Kiki de Montparnasse, was in the center of it all—singing in nightclubs, modeling for artists in makeshift studios, discussing life over wine and cigarettes, meeting up at cafés and fashioning friendships with some of the most influential creative minds in modern art such as Man Ray, Pablo Picasso, and Diego Rivera.For this special afternoon, Julie Martin will talk about this influential time in Paris, the extraordinary life of Kiki, and a bit about the young Alberto Giacometti.
NM brings back the late nite in Bushwick.
Jason Andrew + Norte Maar bring back the late night in Bushwick with a limited edition of Beat Nite featuring just 10 art spaces selected by guest curator for the night, Julian Jimarez-Howard of Outlet Fine Art.Beat Nite: limited edition will be held Friday, February 15. All participating spaces will be open 6-10pm followed by a huge after party at the newest bar/cabaret Bizarre where our local band PassKontrol will get our walking feet dancing.
NM and the New York Independent Art Scene.
Can Lifestyle just posted this terrific look back at our early roots as an innovator in the independent art scene in New York."One New York neighbourhood that’s definitely one to be investigated is Bushwick," writes Can Lifestyle, "the district has a lot to boast about with some of the best independent art galleries around. However, with this said, when thinking about touring around Bushwick, you have to move fast because some galleries might not be around next year.""The good news is," the article continues,"the ones that do survive could be the galleries making a massive impact on the art scene – so it’s always good to keep an eye on them and an open mind when visiting them. Three independent galleries in Bushwick worth taking a peek at are English Kills, Norte Maar and Pocket Utopia."
Alberto Giacometti comes to Bushwick.
Norte Maar is pleased to present Giacometti and a selection of contemporary drawings, January 26-February 24, 2013. The exhibition features a single drawing (double sided) by the great modern master Alberto Giacometti. The work is on loan from a private collection, New York, and will be the source of discussion in a show as it is juxtaposed with and against the work of ten contemporary artists.This is not the first time Norte Maar has brought historic material to Brooklyn. The Boys of Bushwick exhibition which open in April 2011 and featured the illustrations of Richard Haines, included loans from a work by Paul Cadmus and Pavel Tchelitchew. Additionally, Norte Maar has been noted for juxtaposing established artists with emerging talent as evident in it's To be Lady exhibition currently on view in New York City. The show includes historic work by Louise Nevelson, Alice Neel, Louise Bourgeios, with work by mid-career and rising stars.
To be a Lady... extended through March 22.
Due to the overwhelming public response to this exhibition, Norte Maar in collaboration with 1285 Avenue of the Americas Gallery, is pleased to announce the extension of this historic show, To be a Lady: forty-five women in the arts, through March 22, 2013.1285 Avenue of the Americas Art Gallery1285 Avenue of the Americas (btwn 51st+52nd Str), New YorkDirections: B/D/F/M to 47-50 Strs/Rockefeller Ctr, B/D/E to 7th Ave, 1 to 50th StrHours / Admission: Mon-Fri, 8am-6pm / Free
2012 recap and celebrating John Cage
2012 was an amazing year for Norte Maar with a number of stellar programs, exhibition, and events. Cage Transmitted Series, The Brodmann Areas, CounterPointe, To be a Lady. And much, much more all recapped here!
NM announces the final Cage Transmitted Event!
Norte Maar in collaboration with Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T.) announces the final Cage Transmitted Event celebrating an ambitious year of programming around the life, work and influence of John Cage in this the artist’s centennial year.The event also coincides with the last day of the Mayan Calendar, which is supposed to bring about the end of the world.In this final event we'll be having a huge party at one of Bushwick's coolest art houses, English Kills! We're inviting artists, historians, and performers who participated in the Transmitted series throughout the year to join us once again (and possibly for the last time) in one single spontaneous 45 min theatrical event. Poets will read, dancers will dance, artists will create on spot and musicians will too. This event is a fundraiser to balance Norte Maar's books ... before it's too late!
Cage Transmitted with Simone Forti
On Monday, November 12, as part of the Cage Transmitted Series presented by Norte Maar and Experiments in Art and Technology, choreographer Simone Forti discussed her work and John Cage's influence.Forti, a postmodern legend with a near four-decade career, has created dances largely based on basic everyday movements. A noted dancer, Forti performed with Anna Halprin, Trisha Brown and Robert Whitman. Musically she has collaborated with La Monte Young, Richard Maxfield, Terry Riley, and Yoko Ono.