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Confronting Our Fears of Looking at the Unknown

by Ksenia M. Soboleva July 18, 2018

A new mural by Macon Reed invites us to consider subjects that are “other,” and to whom we don’t have full access with our gaze.

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The Elusive Index of Relationships Between Everyone

by Hrag Vartanian June 15, 2018June 16, 2018

An exhibition divided into eight chapters, Chlöe Bass offers us the residue of social exchange for the audience to examine.

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An Artist-Led Variety Show at the Knockdown Center, Whoop Dee Doo!

by Laila Pedro December 12, 2017March 5, 2020

Whoop Dee Doo’s installation at the Knockdown Center will conclude in a high-energy, community-driven performance.

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A DJ Mines Her Grandfather’s Record Collection at the Knockdown Center

by Elisa Wouk Almino October 24, 2017October 24, 2017

DJ Susan Z Anthony will play music spanning the late 1950s to the mid-’70s at Azikiwe Mohammed’s fictional thrift store.

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From a Beirut Lit Journal to a Kim Kardashian Tabloid, Highlights from BABZ Fair 2017

by Megan N. Liberty June 5, 2017June 6, 2017

In a new space for its fifth edition, the art book and zine fair renewed its focus on independent publishers and had a strong community ethos.

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The BABZ Fair Gathers 108 Independent Presses and Artists for Its Fifth Edition

by Elisa Wouk Almino May 24, 2017May 30, 2017

The 2017 edition of the fair, which showcases independent publishers and artists, is taking place at the Knockdown Center on June 3 and 4.

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A Day Devoted to Artists’ Sustainability and Survival at Knockdown Center

by Elisa Wouk Almino April 19, 2017April 20, 2017

On April 23, “Art is Labor: A Day of Creative Advocacy and Critical Imagination” at the Knockdown Center is offering workshops for artists about surviving in today’s economy.

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A Contemporary Take on “The Waste Land” at Knockdown Center

by Jillian Steinhauer April 10, 2017

A collaboration between artist Liliya Lifanova, composer Hiroya Miura, and choreographer Davy Bisaro debuts this week with open rehearsals and a performance.

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Massive ‘Nasty Women’ Art Show Raises $35K for Planned Parenthood Opening Night

by Jillian Steinhauer January 13, 2017May 11, 2017

Conceived as a response to the election, the fundraising exhibition includes nearly 700 artworks by female-identifying artists.

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An Evening of Modern Dance in Need of an Authority Figure

by Seph Rodney May 20, 2016

I received an invitation to attend a show titled “Authority Figure,” subtitled: “An immersive choreography exploring our relationships to surveillance, big data, and policing as it mingles with our psychology.”

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The Weird, Wide World of an Internet Flea Market

by Jillian Steinhauer September 16, 2015September 18, 2015

Can the internet exist away from the keyboard (AFK)? What does it look and feel and smell and sound and taste like (besides a screen)?

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The Artist Who Turns Glass Shards and IV Drips into Instruments

by Claire Voon July 22, 2015July 23, 2015

For decades, Lucas Abela played turntables hooked up to all sorts of objects, from swords to meat skewers to amplified trampolines. Since 2003, however, the Australian experimental sound artist’s instrument of choice has been a large shard of glass.

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