September 14–December 8, 2012
Hunter College Art Galleries
The Bertha and Karl Leubsdorf Art Gallery
Southwest Corner of 69th Street and Lexington Avenue
New York, NY
Hours: Tue–Sat, 1–6pm
www.timessquareshowrevisited.com
Curated by Shawna Cooper with Karli Wurzelbacher
The Hunter College Art Galleries is pleased to announce a full schedule of free public programming presented in conjunction with the exhibition Times Square Show Revisited, on view through December 8, 2012 at the Bertha and Karl Leubsdorf Art Gallery.
October 9, 2012, 7pm
Lang Recital Hall, Room 424 Hunter North
Film screening: Tighten Your Belts, Bite the Bullet
A film by James Gaffney, Martin Lucas and Jonathan Miller
48 minutes, color, 1980
Focusing on the 1970s fiscal crises in New York City and in Cleveland, Tighten Your Belts, Bite the Bullet looks at the root causes of fiscal crisis in American cities, and the political responses to it. Using animation, news footage, and exclusive interviews, the film is an enlightening history of a difficult period. Screened at the 1980 New York Film Festival, Tighten Your Belts, Bite the Bullet provides rare insight into the economic and political environment in which the Times Square Show was produced. Martin Lucas, Department of Film & Media Studies, will introduce the film.
October 12, 2012, 6:30–8pm
Room 1527, Hunter College North Building
Panel discussion: Reconsidering the Times Square Show: Once Considered the “First Radical Art Show of the ’80s”
Charlie Ahearn, Diego Cortez, Jane Dickson, and Robin Winters discuss the Times Square Show and its impact across disciplines and over time. Moderated by David E. Little, Curator of Photography & New Media at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Refreshments provided.
October 31, 2012, 8pm
Lang Recital Hall, Room 424 Hunter North
Film screening: The Last House on the Left
Wes Craven (1972). 84 minutes
This screening of the landmark New York-centered horror film will be introduced by Adam Lowenstein, professor of film studies at the University of Pittsburgh and author of Shocking Representation: Historical Trauma, National Cinema, and the Modern Horror Film (Columbia University Press, 2005). Lowenstein will also lead the audience in a discussion after the screening. Refreshments provided. Organized by Isabel Pinedo, Department of Film & Media Studies.
November 8, 2012, 6–8pm
11th Floor Critique Room, Hunter College North Building
Workshop with ICI, LMCC, and NYFA
Taking cues from Colab’s success in realizing projects through public funds and fellowships, representatives from Independent Curators International, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, and the New York Foundation for the Arts will coach students on maximizing resources available to them as emerging professionals in their fields. Refreshments provided. Presented with the Department of Art’s Art History M.A. Student Organization (MASO) and M.F.A. Student Organization (MFASO). Email Annie Wischmeyer [email protected] by November 1 to reserve a spot.
The Hunter College Art Galleries is grateful to the Keith Haring Foundation Inc. for making the educational public programming presented in conjunction with Times Square Show Revisited possible. We thank the Solo Foundation for their support of the panel discussion and express our appreciation to the individuals and organizations participating in these events, with special thanks to Andrew Lund, Department of Film & Media Studies.
Times Square Show Revisited is made possible through the generous support of Diane and Arthur Abbey, Richard Anderman, The Bershad Exhibitions Fund, Hester Diamond, Barbara Grodd, Keith Haring Foundation Inc., Nancy Kuhn and Bernard Nussbaum, Tony Shafrazi, the Solo Foundation, Sunberry’s Café, and an anonymous donor.
