Monday, September 30, 2013 (8)

Sep 30, 2013
September 2, 2013
Monday
September 6, 2013
Friday
  • Méditation Calligraphique : L’Art Conscient de Thich Nhat Hanh

  • Sep 6, 2013 to Dec 31, 2013
  • Location: ABC Home
  • Description:

    Le 7 septembre prochain l’institution new yorkaise ABC Home, ouvrira ses portes pour la première fois aux Etats Unis aux oeuvres calligraphiques de Thich Nhat Hanh, à travers l’exposition Calligraphic Meditation: The Mindful Art of Thich Nhat Hanh

    Tich Nhat Hanh, maître du Bouddhisme Zen, fervent défenseur de la non violence lors de la guerre du Vietnam fut soutenu par Martin Luther King lors de sa nomination pour le prix Nobel de la Paix en 1967. Il est considéré par le New York Times comme le deuxième personnage le plus important du Bouddhisme après le Dalai Lama.

    Son histoire est intimement liée à celle de la France, où il trouva refuge en 1972 après avoir été expulsé des Etats Unis. Son opposition à la guerre du Vietnam le contraint à l’exile alors qu’il enseignait à Princeton et Columbia. En 1982, il fonda dans le Périgord un monastère qui allait devenir la plus grande communauté bouddhiste d’Occident. Son enseignement et ses écrits ont depuis atteints des millions de personnes à tr

  • Created by: Francois Servranckx
September 8, 2013
Sunday
  • 3 Seasons in Congo

  • Sep 8, 2013 at 11:00am to Sep 30, 2013 at 3:00pm
  • Location: RIO PENTHOUSE GALLERY 10 Fort Washington, NY, NEW YORK 10032 (between 159TH and 160TH STREET)
  • Description:
     
     
    ''3 Seasons in Congo'' The artwork, by Ghislaine Sabiti, in this exhibit tell the story of daily life for Congo Women. These paintings showcase the resilience, strength, and importance of women in Congo. Come and discover the beauty these women posess in the midst of everyday life including oppression, economic crises, and tribal warfare.

    at Rio Penthouse Gallery 

    From september 8th to september 30th

    Opening  Reception 

    Sunday Septembre 8th, 2013

    3pm-5pm

     

     

     
  • Created by: ghislaine sabiti
September 10, 2013
Tuesday
  • Exhibition: Columbia Maison Française Centennial 1913-2013: Celebrating a Century of French Culture and Ideas at Columbia University in New York

  • Sep 10, 2013 at 6:00am to Oct 30, 2013 at 1:00pm
  • Location: Buell Hall, Columbia University
  • Description:

    Exhibition opening reception on September 10, 6 to 8 p.m. Exhibition on display through October 30.

     

    Exhibition curated by Shanny Peer, and co-organized by the Maison Française and Rare Book & Manuscript Division of Columbia Libraries

     

    This exhibition celebrates the 100-year anniversary of the Columbia Maison Française, founded in 1913 and the first French academic and cultural center on an American campus.  It presents a wonderful collection of unpublished photographs, documents, program materials, and AV archives. These are woven into a narrative celebrating the rich history of the Maison Française and the role it has played in exposing Americans to notable French thinkers and artists, disseminating French and Francophone culture and ideas in the U.S.,  and nurturing strong ties between Columbia University, France, and the Francophone world.   

     

    The Centennial Exhibition is on display at the Maison Française in Buell Hall. It is free and open to the public from September 5-October 30, M

  • Created by: Columbia Maison Francaise
 
  • Vanida Amiot's Vivacious Art At Agora Gallery

  • Sep 10, 2013 at 7:00am to Oct 1, 2013 at 2:00pm
  • Location: Agora Gallery
  • Description:

    The ethereal, enchanting images of Vanida Amiot are displayed in a mesmerizing solo exhibition at Agora Gallery this September. Although she is firmly abstract in her art, eschewing representational images, Amiot also takes care to engage the imagination of her audience, often giving works titles that reference something as specific as it is conceptual. This, combined with her skillful, delicate touch when it comes to composition, color and brushstrokes, means that every work seems to speak directly to the viewer with a message of importance and interest. Subtle yet assertive, this is artwork that exudes a sense of presence as impossible to ignore as it is to deny. The exhibition will begin on September 10, 2013 and run until October 1, 2013, with an opening reception on the evening of Thursday, September 12, 2013 at 6-8PM. Entrance is free and anyone seeking some inspiration to start the fall season is encouraged to attend.

  • Created by: Lee Eagle
 
  • Vanida Amiot's Vivacious Art At Agora Gallery

  • Sep 10, 2013 at 7:00am to Oct 1, 2013 at 2:00pm
  • Location: Agora Gallery
  • Description:

    The ethereal, enchanting images of Vanida Amiot are displayed in a mesmerizing solo exhibition at Agora Gallery this September. Although she is firmly abstract in her art, eschewing representational images, Amiot also takes care to engage the imagination of her audience, often giving works titles that reference something as specific as it is conceptual. This, combined with her skillful, delicate touch when it comes to composition, color and brushstrokes, means that every work seems to speak directly to the viewer with a message of importance and interest. Subtle yet assertive, this is artwork that exudes a sense of presence as impossible to ignore as it is to deny. The exhibition will begin on September 10, 2013 and run until October 1, 2013, with an opening reception on the evening of Thursday, September 12, 2013 at 6-8PM. Entrance is free and anyone seeking some inspiration to start the fall season is encouraged to attend.

    About the Artist

    Vanida Amiot’s ethereal abstract paintings tur

  • Created by: Lee Eagle
September 20, 2013
Friday
  • SHAKESPEARE'S SISTER , or LA VIE MATÉRIELLE

  • Sep 20, 2013 at 3:30pm to Oct 6, 2013 at 1:00pm
  • Location: La MaMa ETC
  • Description:

    We would like to invite you and your community to join us for an upcoming La MaMa event -- with a special discounted offer.

    SHAKESPEARE'S SISTER , or LA VIE MATÉRIELLE
    Adapted and directed by Irina Brook from Virginia Woolf "A Room Of One's Own" (1929) and Marguerite Duras "La Vie Materielle" (1986), the production centers on a fantasy dinner party where Duras and Woolf and three other women prepare a meal live on stage while singing, dancing, and discussing the condition of women in society.

    Featuring a diverse ensemble including:
    Obie-award winner Winsome Brown as Virginia Woolf;
    former French Vogue editor Joan Juliet Buck as Maugerite Duras;
    actress Nicole Ansari; concert violin soloist Yibin Li;
    and British singer/songwriter Sadie Jemmet.

    http://vimeo.com/dreamtheatre/laviematerielle

    This fall, La MaMa is introducing a new initiative, 10@$10, through which ten $10 tickets will be available to every performance on a first-come, first-served basis. Hurry and plan your vis

  • Created by: A. Surratt
September 30, 2013
Monday
  • French Literature in the Making: Joy Sorman in conversation with Olivier Barrot

  • Sep 30, 2013 at 3:00pm
  • Location: La Maison Française of NYU
  • Description:

    Monday, September 30th, 7:00 p.m.

    Florence Gould Event

    Joy Sorman
    It is less than a decade since Joy Sorman stopped teaching philosophy and turned to writing. In that short span, she has secured an important place not only as a writer of fiction but also as one of the leading spokespersons for an assertive, demanding brand of feminism. Her first book, Boys, Boys, Boys, a manifesto for a “virile feminism” was awarded the prestigious Prix Flore (2005) and immediately earned her a place as a major voice among the younger generation. Among her other books are L’Inhabitable and Paris Gare du Nord (both 2011); Comme une bête (2012), as well as two works written in collaboration, 14 Femmes, pour un féminisme pragmatique (2007) and Parce que ça nous plait : L’Invention de la jeunesse (2010). She has also won the Prix Georges Brassens as well as the “Prix Liste Goncourt : le choix polonais” 2012. Joy Sorman has worked on many cultural programs for French television and radio. 

    Olivier Barrot
    Writer

  • Created by: La Maison Française of NYU