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Justin Timberlake couldn’t stop the feeling that he had to take a selfie while voting for the next president of the United States.
Source: DA won’t investigate Justin Timberlake’s voting booth selfie
Yesterday, The Studio Museum in Harlem honored the Ford Foundation at their annual Gala. Held at Cipriani Wall Street, the event raised over $2 million for the Studio Museum’s groundbreaking exhibitions and programs—a record-breaking amount. The program featured remarks by Gala co-chairs Kathryn C. Chenault, Carol Sutton Lewis, Dr. Amelia Ogunlesi, and Jaqueline Bradley; Studio Museum Director and Chief Curator Thelma Golden; and Studio Museum Chairman Raymond J. McGuire. Following a video tribute to the Ford Foundation, Foundation President Darren Walker gave a moving speech about art’s power to address inequality and accepted a gift of art by 2015–16 Studio Museum artist in residence Jordan Casteel.
“The Ford Foundation’s support of the Museum has been incredible because it has touched everything we have done,” said Thelma Golden. “The Ford Foundation has helped us build our capacity; it’s allowed us to engage deeply in important programs; and it has created the opportunity for us to think about the Museum in broad and different ways.”
Thelma Golden also announced that Derrick Adams has been selected as the 2016 winner of the prestigious Joyce Alexander Wein Artist Prize. Established in 2006 by jazz impresario, musician and philanthropist George Wein in memory of his wife, the prize bears a cash award of $50,000 and is given annually by The Studio Museum in Harlem to an African-American artist of great innovation and promise. Distinguished past recipients have included Lorna Simpson, Leslie Hewitt, Leonardo Drew, Jennie C. Jones and Trenton Doyle Hancock.
Derrick Adams, is a multidisciplinary artist based in New York City and is the former Curatorial Director of Rush Arts Gallery in Chelsea. His work has been presented frequently at the Studio Museum, in exhibitions including Veni Vidi Video (2003), Harlem Postcards (2009), The Bearden Project (2011),Radical Presence: Black Performance in Contemporary Art (2012) and The Shadows Took Shape (2013). His work has also been seen nationally and internationally at institutions including MoMA PS1, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Contemporary Art Museum Houston, the Birmingham Museum of Art and the PERFORMA biennial. His work is in the permanent collections of institutions including The Studio Museum in Harlem, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the Birmingham Museum of Art.
A recipient of the Louis Comfort Tiffany Award (2009), S.J. Weiler Award (2014) and an Agnes Martin Fellowship (2001-03), Derrick Adams received his BFA from Pratt Institute (1996) and his MFA from Columbia University (2003). He is also an alumnus of the Skowhegan School (2002) and the Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program (2003-04). He recently served as guest curator for the inaugural curated section of VOLTA NY 2016.
In more than five hours of conversations — the last extensive biographical interviews he granted before running for president — Mr. Trump makes clear how difficult it is for him to imagine, let alone accept, defeat.
Source: What Drives Donald Trump? Fear of Losing Status, Tapes Show – The New York Times
On November 5, Target First Saturday presents an evening of programming inspired by the upcoming presidential election.
Highlights include music by Slavic Soul Party!; a performance by Brown Girls Burlesque; and a comedy set with Baratunde Thurston,Sherrod Small, and Christian Finnegan.
Special exhibitions on view include Marilyn Minter: Pretty/Dirty (5th Floor); Iggy Pop Life Class by Jeremy Deller (5th Floor); Beverly Buchanan— Ruins and Rituals (4th Floor); and Who Shot Sports: A Photographic History, 1843 to the Present (4th Floor).
All exhibitions on the 5th Floor and the 3rd Floor Ancient Egyptian Art Gallery will close at 8 pm.
Brooklyn Museum’s Target First Saturday events attract thousands of visitors to free art and entertainment programs each month. Some Target First Saturday programs have limited space and are ticketed on a first-come, first-served basis. *Denotes a ticketed event.
5 pm Music: Slavic Soul Party!, the Brooklyn-based American Balkan brass band, performs a mixture of gypsy music, klezmer, funk, and New Orleans jazz. Presented in partnership with Carnegie Hall’s Neighborhood Concert Series
6 pm Curator Tour: Rujeko Hockley, Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art, leads a tour of the contemporary art installation I See Myself In You: Selections from the Collection on how artists use the body as a site of commonality, conflict, belonging, and difference.
6:30-8:30 pm Pop-Up Gallery Talks: Teen Museum Apprentices lead presidential pop-up talks exploring the most iconic works in our American Art galleries.
6:30-8:30 pm Hands-On Art: Create your own campaign pin to wear this Election Day and join a tradition that dates back to Abraham Lincoln’s 1860 presidential campaign.
7 pm Music: DJ Chela performs a set that celebrates world rhythms, hip-hop, rock, reggae, funk, and soul.
*7:30 pm Workshop: Adapt artist and activist Zoe Leonard’s 1992 text that demands an alternate vision for the U.S. presidency. Share your 2016 adaptations at interactive stations throughout the Museum.
*8 pm Performance: Brown Girls Burlesque returns to the Museum withStrip the Polls, a performance examining democracy and topics of the presidential election, from reproductive rights to gun control. Parental discretion is advised.
8:15-9 pm Kids Corner Storytelling: Join educator and storyteller Dr. Loni for an interactive reading of her illustrated storybook, The Secret Inside. Hear the story of Little Mouse, a hero who reminds us to look within to discover our source of true joy.
9 pm Comedy: Comedian Baratunde Thurston and the hosts of A&E’s “Black and White” Sherrod Small and Christian Finnegan tackle the upcoming election. Presented in partnership with NYLaughs.
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Museum admission is free from 5 to 11 pm and includes entrance to galleries and events. Discounted $10 tickets for Who Shot Sports: A Photographic History, 1843
to the Present are available during Target First Saturdays. Programs are subject to change without notice. For more information, visit www.brooklynmuseum.org. Museum galleries are open until 11 pm. Parking is a flat rate of $6 from 5 to 11 pm.
The Metropolitan Museum’s social media manager Kimberly Drew talked to artnet News about personal projects, inspiration, and the art world.
Source: Where the Met’s Kimberly Drew Sees the Art World in 10 Years | artnet News