Metrograph’s film series To Hong Kong with Love pairs old and new films films made by Hong Kong residents, cultivating a first-person narrative of the city and its changes. New York
February 5, 2020 Metrograph’s film series To Hong Kong with Love pairs old and new films films made by Hong Kong residents, cultivating a first-person narrative of the city and its changes. Dan Schindel | Metrograph, through February 29 Event Pick “Happy Birthday, Toni! A Celebration of Black Women” will launch on February 18 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in honor of the late author’s 89th birthday. Hakim Bishara | BAM, February 18–25 SPONSORED News Police immediately closed the 150-foot-tall structure to visitors on Saturday evening. “As veterans of the Gulf War and the ‘Global War on Terror,’ as well as working artists ourselves, this issue is very important to us,” the group wrote in its letter urging for a “realignment of values at MoMA.” Organized by Free CUNY and the People’s Cultural Plan, protesters called to eliminate police presence in schools, subways, and museums. Some 200 boxes have already been recovered and are “very much salvageable,” says museum president Nancy Yao Maasbach. Reviews Now and then, I suspect that an honest art writer might feel as if he or she is losing it. David Carrier | Hill Art Foundation, through February 15 Robert Grosvenor unmasks the anti-democratic, hierarchical forces that go into the making of an impeccable monumental sculpture. John Yau | KARMA, through February 23 Songs in the Dark offers socially engaged vignettes on issues that are of clear personal importance to their makers, some of whom are activists outside of the art world as well. Cassie Packard | Tonya Bonakdar, through February 20 Highlights from this year’s program include films which, both overtly and subtly, deal with how people act when in some way estranged from the society around them. Dan Schindel | MoMA, through February 19 A list of opportunities for artists and creatives you can apply for this month. Get the latest Los Angeles news & reviews from Hyperallergic
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