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# ArtRx NYC
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/artrx-nyc-41/
- Published: 2015-04-07T10:55:34.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T16:31:38.000Z
- Description: This week, artists lend a hand to ALS research, Björk fans get together to discuss the Museum of Modern Art exhibition, avant-garde sound art is audible in Queens, 3D printing is under discussion in Greenpoint, and much more.
- Author: Hrag Vartanian
- Tags: Art, Events, Weekly Art Rx, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 07:08 (2014, 2015, part 2)

![Josephine Baker in Williamsburg](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2015/04/josephine-baker-in-williamsburg.jpg)

Judith Henry, “Josephine Baker in Williamsburg” (2014), archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Bright White 16 x 24 inches (courtesy BravinLee Programs)

This week, artists lend a hand to ALS research, Björk fans get together to discuss the Museum of Modern Art exhibition, avant-garde sound art is audible in Queens, 3D printing is under discussion in Greenpoint, and much more.

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##  Artists Lend Support

When: Tuesday, April 7, 6–8pm  
Where: New York Design Center (200 Lexington Avenue, Murray Hill, Manhattan)

We all love a [good charity event](http://www.eventbrite.com/e/artists-lend-support-exhibition-opening-tickets-16128091556?ref=hyperallergic.com), and this gathering by Artists Lend Support promises to help raise money and awareness about ALS, the rare disease also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. I haven’t heard of most of these artists, but the cause is fantastic and I encourage people to always give to charity when they can. Here’s your chance to at least [learn more about ALS](http://artistslendsupport.org/my-story/?ref=hyperallergic.com) and how it impacts the lives of those around you.

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##  Judith Henry

When: Opens Thursday, April 9  
Where: BravinLee Programs (526 West 26th Street, Chelsea, Manhattan)

[Judith Henry](http://www.bravinlee.com/pages/upcoming-exhibitions/?ref=hyperallergic.com) premiers two series of works, *Me as Her* and *The Artist is Hiding*, exploring how people’s outer selves obscure their inner lives. Her work employs documentary objects such as newspapers, film clips, and telephone books; this ephemera underscores the themes of loss permeating her work. *—Vic Vaiana*

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2015/04/dsc_0019.jpg)

Val Garland, Crystal Mask, from The Museum of Modern Art’s “Björk” exhibition (photo by Benjamin Sutton/Hyperallergic)

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##  Björk Explained by a Fan

When: Friday, April 10, 11:30am (with museum admission)  
Where: The Museum of Modern Art (11 West 53rd Street, Midtown, Manhattan)

OK, Björk fans, now is your opportunity to [get together your kind and talk about the show](https://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/events/23702?ref=hyperallergic.com) the art world establishment wants to hate with a passion. This is a series, because fandom is obviously better in groups (even if you’re just commiserating).

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##  The End of the Image

When: Friday, April 10, 6:30pm ($7)  
Where: Triple Canopy (155 Freeman Street, Greenpoint, Brooklyn)

A [panel](http://canopycanopycanopy.com/contents/the-end-of-the-image?ref=hyperallergic.com) of academics and artists meets to discuss 3D imaging and printing, focusing on the anachronization of the legal terminology surrounding images. 3D printing is reshaping the production of images in a way that will reshape the economy, transforming not only law but labor and access as well. *—VV*

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##  New Work New York Pt II

When: Friday, April 10, 6–9pm  
Where: 695 Grand Street (Williamsburg, Brooklyn)

This is the [second installment](http://stnicksalliance.org/SNA/images/NewWorkNewYork5x7Postcard-2lo%5Fres.jpg?ref=hyperallergic.com) of a biennial series aimed at providing a platform for rising talent to showcase their work in New York City. St. Nick’s Alliance recognizes recent MFAs from one of the seven MFA programs in the city.*—VV*

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##  Akira

When: Friday, April 10 & Saturday, April 11, 12am ($10)  
Where: Sunshine Cinema (143 East Houston Street, Bowery, Manhattan)

Perhaps no other film has done quite as much as Katsuhiro Otomo’s [*Akira* ](http://www.landmarktheatres.com/new-york-city/sunshine-cinema/film-info/akira?ref=hyperallergic.com)(1988) to introduce anime to a global audience. A landmark in Japanese animation, *Akira* centers on bike gang members Shōtarō Kaneda and Tetsuo Shima as they become embroiled in the lives of a group of secret test subjects. For a taster, check out the critically lauded chase sequence below (English dub version). Any chance to see *Akira* on the big screen can simply not be missed.

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##  Auditorium

When: Sunday, April 12, 4–10pm  
Where: The Knockdown Center (52–19 Flushing Avenue, Maspeth, Queens)

An [evening](http://knockdown.center/event/auditorium/?ref=hyperallergic.com) of avant-garde sound art, featuring collaborations betweens composers, instrumentalists, and sound designers with an installation art background. Their work will be amplified by a ten-channel sound system installed throughout the space, immersing the audience in a wave of sound. *—VV*

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(via knockdown.center)

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##  The Lives of Artists

When: Sunday, April 12, 12:30pm  
Where: The High Line Hotel (180 10th Avenue, Chelsea, Manhattan)

As part of the MoCCA (Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art) [Arts Festival](http://www.societyillustrators.org/Events-and-Programs/Special-Events/2015/MoCCA-Fest-2015/MoCCA-Fest.aspx?ref=hyperallergic.com), Hyperallergic’s [Jillian Steinhauer](http://www.societyillustrators.org/Events-and-Programs/Special-Events/2015/MoCCA-Fest-2015/Programs/Programming.aspx?ref=hyperallergic.com) discusses making biographical comics about artists with Annie Goetzinger, James Romberger, Marguerite Van Cook, and Barbara Stok. Goetzinger’s *Girl in Dior* chronicled the Dior fashion house, Romberger and Van Cook collaborated with David Wojnarowicz to produce [*7 Miles a Second*](http://hyperallergic.com/76692/inside-david-wojnarowiczs-comic-book/), and Barbara Stok created *Vincent,* a biography of Van Gogh.

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*With contributions by Vic Vaiana*