80WSE Gallery is pleased to present NEW SIGHTS, NEW NOISE, an evolving exhibition project generated by Michael Stipe concurrently with his visiting artist and scholar residency in the NYU Steinhardt Department of Art and Art Professions. The project is produced collaboratively with Jonathan Berger and includes contributions from special guests Douglas Coupland, Jefferson Hack, Peaches, […]
SATURDAY 5
Qx Bx Rx
GoonSquad (above)
The punk fags are back with a night of rock, homocore, riot grrrl, and dirty left-wing queers. Tonight’s live line-up includes GoonSquad with frontgirl Miss Guy, and Ritchie White Orchestra (It’s the band of that guy from Butt magazine).
Cake Shop, 153 Ludlow St bet Rivington and Stanton Sts, NYC, 212-253-0036, 10pm, […]
FRIDAY 02
Girls & Boys: MSTRKRFT + The Bloody Beetroots
the bloody beetroots (above)
MSTRKRFT – Bounce feat. N.O.R.E & Isis
The electro group know for remixing Bloc Party, Wolfmother (the original lot) and The Gossip are doin’ a DJ set tonight at the Girls & Boys party. MSTRKRFT’s playlist includes Kid Sister, Justice, New Young Pony Club, and […]
A preeminent artist of Belle Époque Paris, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864–1901) brought the language of the late-19th-century avant-garde to a broad public through his famous posters, prints, and illustrations for journals and magazines. A cultural nexus, he connected artists, performers, authors, intellectuals, and society figures of his day, creating a bridge between the brothels and […]
Thierry Mugler is doing the costumes for Beyoncé’s world tour! Here’s the looks!…No House of Deréon in sight…maybe momma Tina finally realized her limitations.
Jeff Koons is widely regarded as one of the most important, influential, popular, and controversial artists of the postwar era. Throughout his career, he has pioneered new approaches to the readymade, tested the boundaries between advanced art and mass culture, challenged the limits of industrial fabrication, and transformed the relationship of artists to the cult […]
The Costume Institute’s spring 2025 exhibition presents a cultural and historical examination of Black style over three hundred years through the concept of dandyism. In the 18th-century Atlantic world, a new culture of consumption, fueled by the slave trade, colonialism, and imperialism, enabled access to clothing and goods that indicated wealth, distinction, and taste. Black […]
MONDAYS
Said you wanna be a legend, statement, star?!?! OTA is a weekly mini-ball series presented by Leggoh JohVera and Icon Tim Lanvin. This is the place to watch and work out your voguing skills, runway, and realness performance before you dare to actually walk in one of the major balls. And if you’re not quite […]
