Sophie Lewis will expand on her “critical Firestonianism,” clarifying - with reference to the history of family—abolitionism in queer and women's liberation struggles—what abolishing the family means and doesn't mean; and what is at stake in de-romanticizing the labor of care.

Join us at Bar Laika on Thursday, November 7, 9pm as we revist e-flux video rental (EVR), a seminal e-flux project organized in 2004 by Julieta Aranda and Anton Vidokle. This week, we present Dominique Gonzales-Foerster and Yang Fudong.

Metahaven returns to New York with a project comprised of their film installation Hometown (2018), a new series of textile pieces, and an essay in e-flux journal. - Opening: Friday, September 20, 6:30pm Presentation by Metahaven: Monday, September 23, 7pm On view September 20—November 9, 2019 Hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 12–6pm

Join us at Bar Laika for the eleventh edition of Satellite, featuring a live performance by Muqata’a and a DJ set by Bergsonist.

The Financial Times in March 2019 boldly claimed that 2020 will mark the beginning of the Asian Century— a new Asian Age defined in part by Asia being home to half of the world’s middle class and its economies being larger than the rest of the world. Such a claim is symptomatic of a mainstream perception of change in the world order that has followed on the heels of the ascendancy of China as a global power.

Join us at Bar Laika on Sunday, November 17, 9pm for a joint launch of books by Barry Schwabsky and Carol Szymanski.

Join us at Bar Laika on Thursday, November 21, at 9pm for a screening of Ayman Nahle’s Now: End of Season.

The director of the award-winning film So Pretty and the writer McKenzie Wark discuss the concept of the ‘pretty’ as a minor aesthetic category, with possibilities that major aesthetic categories such as the sublime and the beautiful don't allow. They will also investigate the kinetic possibilities of rave culture and how (not) to create art by, for, or about trans people using these aesthetic materials. The discussion will be framed by three brief scenes from the film.

K. Mulhern and Sunatirene will perform work from their recent releases “Silt” and “Queen Sound,” alongside a live performance by Jack Patterson.

Join us at Bar Laika on Wednesday, November 27 at 9pm for a screening of Hito Steyerl’s In Free Fall.

On view: December 6—February 8, 2020 Hours: Tuesday—Saturday, 12–6pm Opening and artist talk Friday, December 6, 2019; opening 6:30pm; artist talk 7:00pm