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Holocaust Reloaded: Israeli Artists Deconstruct Trauma, History & Commemoration
UnionDocs (322 Union Ave., Brooklyn)
7:30pm
$9 suggested donation
How can a filmmaker or a video-art artist approach an historical catastrophe that had already been the subject of numerous works of art? How can one create a work that might shed a new light on a trauma that took place many decades ago? Is it acceptable to use humor, provocation and satire when dealing with such a sensitive topic which could not be detached from its political implications?
These questions has already shaped the contemporary discourse on artistic depictions of the Holocaust in the past few decades. This evening, however, will not deal directly with the genocide of approximately six million European Jews during World War II; Instead we will be looking at four recent works that try to invent new ways to deal with the historical specters of the Holocaust without reutilizing visual or thematic clichés. These provocative and often amusing works invite us to rethink the representation of national traumas and personal pain.
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Lacrymosa
Ace Hotel (20 W. 29th St., Manhattan)
9:30pm
Free
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Ride to the Source
Williamsbridge Oval
10am
Free
Come be awed by the beauty of the Bronx River and bike with the Bronx River Alliance as we tour the Bronx River from Williamsbridge Oval to its source in Valhalla.
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Decorate Your Bike and Ride with Bike the Bronx in the Bronx Parade
Andrew Freedman Home (1125 Grand Concourse, Bronx)
11am-1pm
Free
Trick out your bike using art materials, streamers, flags and more. Come to Boogie Down Rides to transform your bike into your own mini-float and show the Bronx what you care about! Materials will be provided and all are welcome!
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Over the Rainbow, Under the Radar: Electromagnetic Infrastructure and Outpost Architecture in the Arctic
Observatory (543 Union St., Brooklyn)
7pm
$5
Over the Rainbow, Under the Radar is an audiovisual presentation of artist Charles Stankievech’s experience of the Arctic as a hybrid zone of brute reality and fantasy projection. Combining archival material, scientific theories, geopolitical maps and the artist’s own fieldworks, the lecture engages ideas of military colonialism and communication technology embedded in the sublime landscape. Stemming from Stankievech’s time living in Northern Canada and travelling to remote military outposts, Over the Rainbow draws from primary research ranging from his visit to the archives at Massachusetts’s Institute of Technology as well as a residency with the Canadian Department of National Defense at the northernmost settlement in the world (the Signals Intelligence Station ALERT). The resulting material includes images and video taken by the artist published by NASA and commissioned by the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, as well as shown in museums and galleries from Palais de Toyko, Paris to the Musee d’art Contemporain in Montréal. The lecture was originally commissioned for the Phyllis Lambert Seminar 2011 at Université de Montréal.
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Cosmic Yoga with Lichens + Geneva Jacuzzi / Splash / DJ Jan Woo
Body Actualized Center (143 Troutman St., Brooklyn)
5pm yoga, 8pm raw food feast
$10
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