May 8, 6–9 pm | Cocktails with Curator Andrea Karnes
Stop by at 6 pm to enjoy a beer or glass of wine in the Grand Lobby* before Curator Andrea Karnes leads a private tour of Framing Desire: Photography and Video from 6:30-7 pm. After the tour, return to the Grand Lobby for drinks, light bites and live music until 8:30 pm by The Boss Level. Members receive two complimentary drink tickets; cash bar available.
Seghesio and Pine Ridge 5-Course Wine Dinner
with Guest Speaker Eric Swindel from Crimson Wine Group
Reception:
Seghesio Costiera White Blend
Course 1:
Fried Oysters, Yuzu Kosho Aioli, Serrano Peppers, Lemon
Paired with Pine Ridge Chardonnay, Carneros Napa Valley
Dance On Camera: Dance Shorts
Saturday July 18; noon
Modern Auditorium/ admission free
Catch the local premieres of short films from the 2015 Dance On Camera festival of New York City. This 45-minute program includes some content which would be the equivalent of a PG-13 rating:
Well Contested Sites (Amie Dowling, USA, 2012; 13:27) - Developed and shot on Alcatraz Island, this film explores the issue of mass incarceration and the complex experience faced by the incarcerated.
July 21 – Tiny Furniture, 2010
98 minutes
“Why do I feel such affection for Tiny Furniture? It’s a well-crafted film, for one thing. . . . It shows a command of style and purpose; Dunham knows what she wants and how she needs to get it, and succeeds. Her character Aura is not charismatic or glowing or mercurial or seductive or any of those advertising adjectives, but she believes she deserves to be happy, and we do, too.” Roger Ebert
For sixty years, Queen Elizabeth II has met with each of her twelve Prime Ministers in a private weekly meeting. This meeting is known as The Audience. No one knows what they discuss, not even their spouses.
From the old warrior Winston Churchill, to the Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher, Tony Blair right up to today's meetings with the current incumbent David Cameron, the Queen advises her Prime Ministers on all matters both public and personal. Through these private audiences, we see glimpses of the woman behind the crown and witness the moments that shaped a monarch.
Red, White, and Blues at the Modern
Celebrating the 35th Anniversary of the Film Cult Classic The Blues Brothers
(Rated R)
Friday, July 3; 7:30 pm
Bring a blanket and let's celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Film Cult Classic
The Blues Brothers. Join us for an Outdoor screening by the Modern’s reflecting pond.
July 28 - Films by Mario García Torres
Mario García Torres, a conceptual artist known for work that addresses the ways in which art and information are constructed over time, was featured this spring in the Modern's FOCUS: Mario García Torres. The exhibition included the video The Schlieren Plot, a signature work in that, as explained by the exhibition's curator Alison Hearst, it uses unrealized Texas-based projects by the late artist Robert Smithson as a springboard for broader topics.
June 30 – The Dance of Reality, 2013
130 minutes
Alejandro Jodorowsky’s film The Dance of Reality, 2013, was recommended by recent Tuesday Evenings lecturer Sina Najafi, editor-in-chief of Cabinet magazine and the editorial director of Cabinet Books, who presented a special project based on the work of Gordon Matta-Clark.
