We all have that moment where Friday night rolls around and a Netflix binge is the primary “event” option. In order to cure your major case of FOMO, we’ve teamed up with The Mirror Cube, a new happenings site that features events recommended by artists. With their expert panel of visual artists, actors, writers, and directors, The Mirror Cube brings you the lowdown on what shows, screenings, and exhibits you should check out each week in New York and Los Angeles.
NY: Master Mix + Red Hot + Arthur Russell at BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
May 29 & 30 at 7:30 PM
Picked by: Carson Meyer
What: A host of performers, including Cults, Dev Hynes of Blood Orange, Thao Nguyen, and Richard Reed Parry will play the songs of experimental musician Arthur Russell, who died of AIDS in 1992 and whose work has only garnered the attention it deserves in recent years.
Why Go: A rare chance to see contemporary musicians shine a light on the diverse body of work of the late composer, whom Pitchfork called “one of the great geniuses of New York City Music.”
NY: Titanus: A Family Chronicle of Italian Cinema at Film Society of Lincoln Center
May 22-31
Picked by: Mirror Cube
What: A series dedicated to films released by Titanus studios, the iconic Italian company responsible for some of that country’s greatest films of the post-war era.
Why Go: Titanus was at the forefront of Italy’s post-war golden age of cinema, and this retrospective showcases that: it features Oscar winners, new restorations, and some of filmmaking’s superlative artists, including Federico Fellini, Vittorio De Sica, and Michelangelo Antonioni. High points of the series include Luigi Comencini’s Bread, Love and Dreams, Vittorio De Seta’s Bandits of Orgosolo, and Dario Argento’s The Bird with the Crystal Plumage.
NY: II Machines at Knockdown Center
May 2-31
Picked by: Maxwell Hoffman
What: Two large-scale installations from contemporary artists Clive Murphy and Trevor Tweeten will occupy the massive open space of the restored early-twentieth-century factory in Queens.
Why Go: Clive Murphy’s sculptures were designed to highlight the intangible elements of the center’s enormous space, such as light and air. The inflatable “unpretentious and thoughtful” sculpture acts as a perfect balance to Tweeten’s film installation, a work that is grounded in the body’s movement through space, featuring dancer Lydia Chrisman.
LA: Jon Brion at Largo
May 29 at 9.30 PM
Picked by: Ashton Lunceford
What: The Grammy
NY: Master Mix + Red Hot + Arthur Russell at BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
May 29 & 30 at 7:30 PM
Picked by: Carson Meyer
What: A host of performers, including Cults, Dev Hynes of Blood Orange, Thao Nguyen, and Richard Reed Parry will play the songs of experimental musician Arthur Russell, who died of AIDS in 1992 and whose work has only garnered the attention it deserves in recent years.
Why Go: A rare chance to see contemporary musicians shine a light on the diverse body of work of the late composer, whom Pitchfork called “one of the great geniuses of New York City Music.”
NY: Titanus: A Family Chronicle of Italian Cinema at Film Society of Lincoln Center
May 22-31
Picked by: Mirror Cube
What: A series dedicated to films released by Titanus studios, the iconic Italian company responsible for some of that country’s greatest films of the post-war era.
Why Go: Titanus was at the forefront of Italy’s post-war golden age of cinema, and this retrospective showcases that: it features Oscar winners, new restorations, and some of filmmaking’s superlative artists, including Federico Fellini, Vittorio De Sica, and Michelangelo Antonioni. High points of the series include Luigi Comencini’s Bread, Love and Dreams, Vittorio De Seta’s Bandits of Orgosolo, and Dario Argento’s The Bird with the Crystal Plumage.
NY: II Machines at Knockdown Center
May 2-31
Picked by: Maxwell Hoffman
What: Two large-scale installations from contemporary artists Clive Murphy and Trevor Tweeten will occupy the massive open space of the restored early-twentieth-century factory in Queens.
Why Go: Clive Murphy’s sculptures were designed to highlight the intangible elements of the center’s enormous space, such as light and air. The inflatable “unpretentious and thoughtful” sculpture acts as a perfect balance to Tweeten’s film installation, a work that is grounded in the body’s movement through space, featuring dancer Lydia Chrisman.
LA: Jon Brion at Largo
May 29 at 9.30 PM
Picked by: Ashton Lunceford
What: The Grammy