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Haber Space at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow Street, New York, NY, United StatesLynn Sures: Catalunya
OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St, New York, United StatesImage: Lynn Sures, Montserrat 4, 2015. Pigmented abaca pulp painting, 47 x 69 inches First Solo Exhibition in New York! Curated by Jennifer Riddell In Catalunya, Maryland artist Lynn Sures exhibits twenty six works in her new series, "Montserrat". Catalunya is Catalonia, a region in northeast Spain. The mountain Montserrat is located there, and its...
old Tech new Tech
Haber Space at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow Street, New York, NY, United Statesold Tech new Tech September 9 - November 1, 2015 Opening Reception: Thursday, September 17, 6-8pm Curator: Maddy Rosenberg Here at CENTRAL BOOKING, we have previously avoided technology exhibitions in order to concentrate on the pure sciences. But in the spirit of embracing all branches of thought and practices in the art and science realm,...
Art & Science Panel Series – Wonder and E-motion: the Aesthetic Use of Old and New Tech Media to “Move” Us
OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St, New York, United StatesIn this panel moderated by Deborah and Glenn Doering, DOEprojekts.org,in conjunction with the old Tech new Tech exhibition at CENTRAL BOOKING, we will explore emotional and intellectual motivations for using both old and new technologies in creating aesthetic objects and experiences.
Then and Now
OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St, New York, United StatesAkuaTM Inks is proud to present its second exhibition, "Then and Now." This exhibition features works from (10) selected artists, one representing their past work and one specifically created for inclusion in this exhibition.
Buy the Book Fair
CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St., New York, United StatesAfter the success of its inaugural year, CENTRAL BOOKING, the Lower East Side gallery specializing in artist’s books, is bringing back Buy the Book Fair as a yearly event. As an official event of the New York Fine Art Print Week, organized by the International Fine Print Dealers Association, Buy the Book Fair features print and the artist's book, with exhibitors from around the country and the world in an intimate gallery setting.
The Origin & Role of Consciousness in the Universe
OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St, New York, United States"The Origin & Role of Consciousness in the Universe" Panel Discussion and Book Launch
Figure/Ground
OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St, New York, United StatesFigure/Ground John Baber and Maddy Rosenberg John Baber's recent paintings and collages reflect contemporary events, life and relationships. The exploration of painterly space and perspective is demonstrated in his portraits as he integrates real and imagined interiors. Images from the media including newspaper, vintage magazines, television and movies are brought into the picture...
Twisted Data
Haber Space at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow Street, New York, NY, United StatesMisinterpretation of scientific findings seems to be a dangerous enough practice but the prevalence of beliefs in pseudo-sciences can have even a more devastating effect when they “prove†cultural prejudices. Participants: Brandstifter, Charley Friedman, Noah Fuller/Jack Tchen, Bram Harris, Todd Herman, Patricia Olynyk, Geraldine Ondrizek, Jeffrey Allen Price, Barbara Rosenthal, Rosary Solimanto, Sarah Stengle, Melissa Stern
Poren Huang: The Dogs Notes
OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St, New York, United StatesPowen Gallery, Taiwan, presents the first New York solo exhibition of the work of noted Chinese artist Poren Huang, The Dog's Notes.
Humanizing the Dehumanized: the Legacy of Eugenics and the Relevance Today
OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St, New York, United StatesThis panel will explore the legacy of Eugenics and the ways that "scientific" data has been used to justify atrocities.
Paper Monument
OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St, New York, United StatesOpening Reception: February 11, 6-8pm Performance: Soda, February 20, 7pm Curator: Stephanie Young Participants: Billy A.B., Marcy Brafman, D. Derek, Robyn Ellenbogen, Scott Fulmer, Daniel Herr, Jacob Hicks, Annaday Hiser, Karen Kunc, Nina Kuo, Sarah Rose Lejeune, Kurt Lightner, Christopher Manning, Becky Margonelli, Debora Oden, Tony Orrico, Jennifer Deppe Parker, Ricardo Roig, Lynn Sures, Abby...
Diana Wege: Nine Lives
CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St., New York, United StatesSolo Exhibition
Insecta
Haber Space at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow Street, New York, NY, United StatesOpening Reception: February 11, 6-8pm The earth is teaming with microcosms of millions of crawling and flying insects, each building their own worlds while inhabiting ours. These artists reveal to us a bit of the life of these miniature neighbors of ours who exist and flourish. Their daily lives are explored through intense examination and...
Pablo Helguera: An Atlas of Commonplaces
OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St, New York, United StatesPablo Helguera
An Atlas of Commonplaces
a notebook for artists
Jorge Pinto Books, NY 2016
Join us in a performative reading of Pablo Helguera's new book, An Atlas of Commonplaces, with excerpts read by Pablo Helguera and Laura Lona
Visitor to Planet Six-Legs
OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St, New York, United StatesThis panel in collaboration with the Insecta exhibition brings together artists and entomologists to discuss the whats: what first drew their attention to their insect subjects, what they most enjoy about working with insects, and what they hope to achieve with their projects.
SERIOUS FUN – 2nd Annual Performance Fair Fundraiser
CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St., New York, United StatesCome Celebrate with us – And support CENTRAL BOOKING!
New Century Artists: New Awakenings
OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St, New York, United States(Animal, Vegetable)…Mineral
Haber Space at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow Street, New York, NY, United StatesMineralogy is a scientific discipline that catches the eye. We can all appreciate the multi- colors and forms that are firmly beneath our feet- and space exploration constantly opens up more possibilities and variations. We may admire the shine or find fascination with the richness of color or the form but it is more than a visual wonderland, beneath the surface lies clues to all our origins.
WOVEN Presents: REJECT VIOLENCE
The Library at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow Street, New York, NY, United StatesReception September 7 6-8pm The nonprofit organization "We Oppose Violence Everywhere Now" (WOVEN) is having an opening reception at The Library at CENTRAL BOOKING. WOVEN's goal is to end violence. The collective employs varying methods to deter violence including community gatherings, discussion, public messages, art and media. The REJECT VIOLENCE street ad campaign will be on...
Talk Talk
Haber Space at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow Street, New York, NY, United StatesReception: September 22 Performance: Sunday, October 30, 4:30pm, Patrick Coyle - Babel Curator: Maddy Rosenberg In a world of sounds, the first one that travels through our consciousness is our own. We can experience the process, the vibrations, the positioning of the mouth to create sounds that communicate our desires, pain, joy. The words are...
Polish Impact: Ha!wangarda Festlab 2016 in New York
OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St, New York, United StatesLiberature, Book Art, E-literature Exhibition Opening and Launch of Festlab Thursday, September 22nd, 6-8pm 7 pm, Organizers' Talk: Maddy Rosenberg, Katarzyna Bazarnik, Piotr Marecki Ha!wangarda: Liberature, Book Art, and E-literature exhibition kicks off Polish Impact: Ha!wangarda 2016 in New York City, an international festival of avant-garde and experimental writing, organised in Krakow since 2010....
DESCENDANTS of LIGHT and MUD co-created paintings by Linda Storm & Pablo Perea
OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St, New York, United StatesOpening Reception: October 6th-3p-6p Closing Reception: October 15th-3p-6p
TYMOTEUZ: Earth on Fire
The Library at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow Street, New York, NY, United StatesNew Century Artists, Inc. Presents: Envision The Dream
OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St, New York, United StatesThe “Talk Talk” Talk
Haber Space at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow Street, New York, NY, United StatesArt & Science Discussion Series The "Talk Talk" Talk Thursday, October 20, 2016 at 6:30 PM Admission: $5 Moderator: Robert Zott Panelists: Suzanne Dikker, MJ Caselden, Anne Gilman OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING hosts the latest panel in our Art & Science Discussion Series on Thursday, October 20 at 6:30 pm. The "Talk Talk" Talk...
Performance: Patrick Coyle “Babel”
For 'Babel', Patrick Coyle will deliver a new performance alongside his sculpture 'Babel (Milk Crates)'. Originating from an association between a stack of milk crates and the biblical description of the city of Babel, Coyle will explore different translations of the narrative and its contemporary implications using experimental compositional techniques. Patrick Coyle is a British...
Buy the Book Fair 2016
CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St., New York, United StatesBuy the Book Fair 2016 Preview: Friday, Nov 4, 6-9pm November 5 and 6, 12-6pm CENTRAL BOOKING, the Lower East Side gallery specializing in artist's books, has the pleasure of hosting once again the Buy the Book Fair as a yearly event in our space. As part of New York Print Week organized by the...
Artshare for Heartshare
OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St, New York, United StatesOpening Reception: November 10, 2016, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. ArtShare for HeartShare is proud to host its eighth exhibition of artwork at Central Booking. Our art is created by HeartShare program participants-children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The artists' repertoire includes drawings, paintings, collages, photographs, prints and hand-crafted jewelry. Through ArtShare, individuals with...
In Harm’s Way
Haber Space at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow Street, New York, NY, United StatesIn Harm's Way November 17-January 22, 2017 Reception: November 17, 6-8pm Curator: Maddy Rosenberg Participating Artists include: Adrienne Moumin Tammy Nguyen Margaret Craig Carolyn Oberst Larry Aarons Mary Ting C Bangs Susan Hoenig Lauren Evans Sarah Haviland Sarah Stengle Alan Rosner Ilse Schreiber-Noll Cindy Kane Robynn Smith Julia Paul
Ornament
OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St, New York, United StatesReception: Saturday Nov 26th, 6-8p Holiday Garage Sale Weekend: Dec 10-11, 12-6p This holiday season we're gearing up for a fun-filled show at OffLINE in Nov/Dec. Co-curated by Stephanie Young (Vellum Magazine) and John Coulter (Sharks Eat Meat), it will feature many different talents presenting work under 10" x 10". These parameters set the tone...
Nancy Campbell: SUDDEN SMILE QUICKLY GONE
The Library at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow Street, New York, NY, United StatesNancy Campbell SUDDEN SMILE QUICKLY GONE December 1, 2016 - January 22, 2017 Gallery Closed: Dec. 19 - Jan. 4 Reception: December 8, 2016, 6-8 PM A solo exhibition of screenprints entitled "Nancy Campbell: Sudden Smile Quickly Gone" will be presented in The Library at CENTRAL BOOKING, 21 Ludlow Street, New York NY...
Zamler-Carhart/Rauh/Greenberg Band + Guests
OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St, New York, United StatesOffLINE @ CENTRAL BOOKING presents: An exceptional evening of Music, Poetry and contemporary Dance, built on the artistic collaboration between composer/singer Sasha Zamler-Carhart and choreographer/dancer Ngo Thanh Phuong during their residency at the Rockefeller Estate. Sasha's improv band Zamler-Carhart/Rauh/Greenberg will perform repertoire from their European tour as well as the NYC premiere of new music...
ORNAMENT’S Holiday Garage Sale Weekend
OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St, New York, United StatesJoin Us for Ornament's Holiday Garage Sale Weekend! Saturday, December 10 and Sunday, December 11 12:00 - 6:00 PM Ornament's Holiday Garage Sale Weekend will feature loosely curated tables of items normally found at backyard garage sales. Participants include Soda's Crafty Chaos, Rob's Toys, Steph's Merch and Shinobi Ninja's pop-up shop. It promises to be...
Slippery When Wet: Amanda Dow Thompson
OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St, New York, United StatesPlease join Causey Contemporary and host OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING as we celebrate artist Amanda Dow Thompson's newest creations. Amanda Dow Thompson sees her intriguing detailed, visceral, hand carved wood sculptures as odes to female strength, perseverance, and capability. Amanda sees these sculptures as a way to explore womanhood, motherhood, and the art of passing...
Us and the Animal Other: Art and Science Panel Discussion
Art and Science Discussion Series "Us and the Animal Other" Friday, January 13, 2017 at 6:30 PM Admission $5 Moderator: Aviva Rahmani Panelists: Reiko Matsuda Goodwin, Susan Hoenig, Aimee Morgana, Hope Sandrow OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING hosts the latest panel in our Art & Science Discussion Series on Friday, January 13, 2017 at...
Week Of Protest
CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St., New York, United States"WEEK OF PROTEST" A Happening at CENTRAL BOOKING January 19 - January 22, 2017 In the tradition of 'happenings' of the 1960's, CENTRAL BOOKING is holding a Week of Protest against the incoming presidential administration during our scheduled gallery hours (noon to 6:00 PM) from Thursday, January 19 through Sunday, January 22. Organized...
Icons in Ash, Death in Art
OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St, New York, United StatesCurators: Maddy Rosenberg and Heide Hatry Participating artists include: Roberta Allen, Dianne Bowen, Theresa Byrnes, Kathline Carr, Jennifer Elster, Maxwell Gimblett, Heide Hatry, Richard Humann, Julia Kissina, Gregg Lefevre, Kate Millett, Jim Peters, Herbert Pföstl, Michelle Ross, Sigrid Sarda, Carolee Schneemann, Aldo Tambellini, Linda Weintraub The exhibition is devoted to a multiplicity of visual engagements...
The Wasteland?
Haber Space at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow Street, New York, NY, United StatesThe Wasteland? February 9- March 26, 2017 Reception: February 9, 6-8pm Curator: Maddy Rosenberg Participating Artists include: Aviva Rahmani Carolyn Oberst Margaret Craig Adrienne Moumin Russell Webb Nina Kuo Robert Mirek Karen Klein Barbara Rosenthal Marisa Benjamim
Carl Caivano
The Library at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow Street, New York, NY, United StatesThe title "Translocations" comes from an astronomy dictionary and refers to relative movement from one place top another in relation to a planetary surface. In this case as one moves by these artworks, the color shifts and changes through optical mixture. Carl Caivano combines various macro- and micro-scaled elements into a single, unified expression. Influences...
Trump Off- Not My President’s Day
OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St, New York, United States“Icons in Ash” Book Party
OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St, New York, United StatesConversations, Readings, Spoken Word Performances and Music Conversations and Readings by: Linda Weintraub, Sigrid Sarda, Jennifer Elster, Heide Hatry. Spoken Word Performances and Music by: Danielle Blau and Nora Fox, Jane LeCroy, Dusty Wright, Robert Brashear, Aimee Hermann, David Lawton, Peter Spagnuolo Linda Weintraub is a curator, educator, artist, and author of several popular books about...
Art & Science Panel: Vanishing Green
OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St, New York, United StatesArt and Science Discussion Series “Vanishing Green” Thursday, March 2, 2017 at 6:30 PM Admission $5 Moderator: Aviva Rahmani Panelists: Mary Mattingly, Anne Percoco, Patricia Watts, Greta Zarro The panel is in conjunction with The Wasteland?, Part II of our Haber Space exhibitions on endangered species, with a particular focus on plant life and...
Vellum Magazine Presents: NYC
OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St, New York, United StatesCENTRAL BOOKING's Vellum Magazine is very pleased to present NYC, which will run from March 2nd to March 19th in OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING. New York City has always been a melting pot of not only people but ideas, hopes and dreams. What is captured through the work of these fourteen artists is a...
Bonnie Ford Woit
The Library at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow Street, New York, NY, United StatesNatura Mathematica
Haber Space at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow Street, New York, NY, United StatesReception: April 6, 6-8pm Curator: Maddy Rosenberg Participating Artists: Cynthia Back, C Bangs, Caroline Blum, MJ Caselden, Erik Demaine and Martin Demaine, Beverly K. Duncan, Gerhild Ebel, Robyn Ellenbogen, Steven Gawoski, Susan Happersett, Amber Heaton, Jeanne Heifetz, Helena Kauppila, Lorin Roser, Martha Willette Lewis, Geraldine Ondrizek, Gerhard Mantz, Eva Mantell, Alan Rosner, Simona Soare, Sarah...
Freebird: The International Gender Free Film Festival
OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St, New York, United StatesSummer Minerva curates FREE BIRD: the intl GENDER FREEDOM film festival, a night of diverse short films featuring filmmakers and characters that identify as queer, genderqueer, gender fluid and/or transgender. The Free Bird Fest is a space that validates gender fluidity within all humans, and to create a platform for this freedom to be explored and honored.
Benevolent Bazaar Performance Fair Fundraiser
CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St., New York, United StatesIt's time for CENTRAL BOOKING's 2017 Performance Fair Fundraiser on Wednesday, April 26, 6-9pm!
Just a $25 donation to CENTRAL BOOKING gains entrance for one to Benevolent Bazaar. For $150, it's an unlimited night of food, fun and performances just for you. And you get to support an art space like no other.
In Memory
OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St, New York, United StatesOpening Reception: May 6th, 3p-6p
Art & Science Panel – Underlying Structure
OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St, New York, United StatesUnderlying Structure Moderator: Kathy Strauss Panelists: Dr. R. Clarissa Howison, Susan Happersett, Amber Heaton, Lorin Roser According to the physicist Richard Feynman* the language Nature - or God - talks, is calculus, or more broadly, mathematics. This panel will explore some of the chapters in Nature's math book, as illuminated through the aesthetics of artists....
Artist-Craftsmen of New York
Opening Reception Thursday June 1st, 5p-8p.
Monika Lin: “From the Bones of the Fish”
OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St, New York, United StatesThe fairy tale form is deeply entrenched in our collective psyche and exists across the globe, making it one of the most powerful image distribution systems in existence today. As a means of defining "Beauty" and the myth of its social necessity, fairy tales function on a number of different levels of which representations of...
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CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St., New York, United StatesPlant Cure
CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St., New York, United StatesIn collaboration with the New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM), a project including an exhibition in Haber Space, the Library, and OffLINE with our 5 artists in residence at NYAM joined by artists whose work involves the subject of medicinal plants. Curated by Maddy Rosenberg. Artists: Cynthia Back, C Bangs, Marisa Benjamin, Gaby Berglund-Cardenas, Nancy...
Brown Bag Artist’s Talk
Featuring the New York Academy of Medicine Artists in Residence - C Bangs, Nancy Campbell, James Martin, Susan Rostow and Mary Ting joined by Curator Maddy Rosenberg in a lunchtime informal discussion. Monday, September 18, 12-1pm at The New York Academy of Medicine
Art & Science Discussion Panel, The Roots of Plant Cure
CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St., New York, United StatesAdmission: $5 Moderator: Anne Garner, Curator, The New York Academy of Medicine Panelists: Dr. Ina Vandebroek, James Walsh, Mary Ting New York, NY (LES): OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING hosts the first panel of the season in our Art & Science Discussion series on Friday, October 13 at 6pm. What is the cultural framework in...
Medicinal Elixirs Workshop by Jena Min
CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St., New York, United StatesHow can you use natural plant remedies to enhance your daily wellbeing and health? Make your own hemp elixirs and learn about the multitude of ways you can easily benefit from their therapeutic effects. This workshop will cover the basics, the not-so-basics, and we'll even send you home with a wellness goody bag! Jena Min...
Art & Sci/Tech Collector’s Club
OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St, New York, United StatesTonight’s guest speakers are Dr. Greg Matloff, a leading expert in possibilities for interstellar propulsion, especially near-Sun solar sail trajectories that might enable interstellar travel, and C Bangs, whose art investigates frontier science combined with symbolist figuration and is a participant in Plant Cure.
Highlights of IRIDESCENCE
OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St, New York, United StatesAn exhibition of art holograms Presented by the Hologram Foundation (Paris) with the Center for the Holographic Arts (New York) Six artists selected through an international competition to produce new holograms. Michael Bleyenberg, Patrick Boyd, Lana Briscella, Pascal Gauchet, Setsuko Ishii, Fred Unterseher Art holograms are rare, in part due to the skills and technology...
Available Light
The Library at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow Street, New York, NY, United StatesRecent paintings and collages based on observed and imagined spaces in a neighborhood park, featuring work from an ongoing site-specific commission in Sacramento, California. Media Contact: Jessica Robinson at jrobin8583@gmail.com
Garden of Earthly Delights
Haber Space at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow Street, New York, NY, United StatesOpening Reception: Thursday, November 9, 6-8pm Nicole Antebi, Bitsy Bentley, Carlos Cuellar Brown, Cynthia Back, Pamela Casper, Yoon Cho, Catherine Clover/Viv Corringham, Gerhild Ebel, Leslie Fry, Anna Geerdes, Shelley Haven, Susan Hoenig, Nina Kuo/Lorin Roser, Scott McIntire, Barbara Rosenthal. Curator: Maddy Rosenberg.
An evening of Dance
OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St, New York, United StatesJennifer Muller/The Works performs Blossom
Art + Sci/Tech Collectors Club
OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St, New York, United StatesThe Art and Science of Holography Dr. Martina Mrongovius, the Creative Director of the Center for the Holographic Arts will speak on the art and science of Holography. Hologram inspires new ways of thinking about composition and to captivate viewers. Yet art holograms are rare, in part due to the skills and technology involved in...
Art & Science Panel
OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St, New York, United StatesSymbiotic Relationships in the Garden, Moderator: Scott McIntire Thursday, November 30, 6:30pm Moderator: Scott McIntire Panelists: Nicole Antebi, Carlos C. Brown, Tupper Thomas Scott McIntire will lead a panel with Tupper Thomas, Carlos C. Brown, and Nicole Antebi to discuss their artistic practice in relation to gardening and organic cultivation. With sources ranging from Long Island backyards,...
Holiday Extravaganza
OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St, New York, United StatesJoin us in this one-of-a-kind holiday shopping experience where you can find a unique and special gift for the woman, man, or children on your holiday shopping list. Enjoy the fun filled holiday fair full of special items and fun activities (that happen to be healthy, too) the CENTRAL BOOKING way! + Holiday Fair Launch...
Art + Sci/Tech Collectors Club
OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St, New York, United StatesHoward Bloom on Perception, Art and Science (Why Art and Science are One) Howard Bloom is author of The Lucifer Principle: A Scientific Expedition Into the Forces of History, Global Brain: The Evolution of Mass Mind from the Big Bang to the 21st Century, The Genius of the Beast: A Radical Re-Vision of Capitalism, The...
Holiday Artist Closing Party
OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St, New York, United StatesSarah Plimpton: Prints & Artist’s Books
The Library at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow Street, New York, NY, United StatesHoward Bloom in conversation and book signing
OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St, New York, United StatesHoward Bloom and Danny Goldberg will present Bloom's new book How I Accidentally Started the Sixties Simon Constable in Forbes says: "Make your life better reading Howard Bloom. By any standards, Howard Bloom has achieved great things. Scientist, publicist, and author barely begin to describe it. His latest book, How I Accidentally Started The...
Artist’s Performances
OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St, New York, United StatesPlant Joke Book Launch Performance Cue and Hey Game for a Prize Performers: Barbara Rosenthal, Lehman Wechselbaum, Jeffrey Cyphers Wright Based on the Plant Joke book produced by Barbara Rosenthal with contributions by Lehman and Jeff, the three will circulate and take the stage to hand out free cards with Plant Jokes (riddles) on them,...
Reading: Sarah Plimpton & Rachel Hadas
CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St., New York, United StatesAdmission: $5 Sarah Plimpton was born in New York City and divides her time between New York and France. She attended Smith College, Harvard Medical School and Pratt Institute in Manhattan. She works in several media; oil painting, printmaking, and artists' books, and is also a poet. Two Galleries show her work on a regular basis...
A Valentine to CENTRAL BOOKING
OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St, New York, United StatesA gallery promoting experimentation where art meets science is both rare and valued by many inspired by art that strives to move beyond commercialism. Exchange of ideas as well as virtuosity and experimentation became a platform for engaging art/science panels, performances and activism politically and culturally. In this spirit, Farhana Akhter recounts the continuous dialogue...
Fossil Tales
Haber Space at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow Street, New York, NY, United StatesReception: Thursday, February 8th, 6-8pm Curator: Maddy Rosenberg Participating Artists: Desirée Alvarez, Doug Beube, Yoon Cho, Ursula Clark, Deborah Doering/Glenn Doering, Gerhild Ebel, Steven Gawoski, Shelley Haven, Liz Hubler, Frank Ippolito, Sue Karnet, Nina Kuo/Lorin Roser, Patricia Olynyk, Maddy Rosenberg, Marilyn R. Rosenberg, Barbara Rosenthal, Alan Rosner, Sarah Stengle, Kathy Strauss, Lynn Sures
Art + Sci/Tech Collectors Club
OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St, New York, United StatesSETI: an exploration of scale with Scott Guerin SETI (the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) is increasingly in the news given recent exoplanet discoveries, the large object Oumuamua which passed through our solar system from interstellar space, and the Breakthrough projects which listen and look for evidence of technological civilizations. Guerin will present and discuss a...
Margot Niederland: Assemblages
The Library at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow Street, New York, NY, United StatesArt + Science Panel
Friday, March 2nd, 2018 @6:30-8:30 An Imperfect Messenger Moderator: Frank Ippolito Panelists: Nina Kuo, Lorin Roser, Carl Mehling, Shelley Haven Time travelers from an alien world, fossils have passed through hell and back again to arrive into our hands an imperfect messenger. Whether they are shells emerging from an ancient sandstone shore, insects frozen within hardened...
The Telltale Project
OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St, New York, United StatesThe Telltale Project March 8-25, 2018 TellTale Project Podcast  Digital Archive from Tranistory Museum of Pfyn The Telltale Project is an exhibition in the OffLINE space, featuring the Transitory Museum of Pfyn. It will show art works by Swiss artists Alex Meszmer / Reto Mueller and Mark Staff Brandl consisting of a wall installation arrangement...
The Telltale Project Event
OffLINE at CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St, New York, United StatesTales from a village, the Titanic and 6000 years Installation from Swiss artists Alex Meszmer /Reto Mueller and Mark Staff Brandl Stories and history have been the center of Alex Meszmer and Reto Mueller's art for years. The center of origin and vital reference point for the artists is the village of Pfyn and the...
Past & Future – Performance/Party
CENTRAL BOOKING 21 Ludlow St., New York, United StatesSay goodbye to 21 Ludlow St! Say hello to CENTRAL BOOKING's latest transformation over 9 years! Part a night of performance, written especially for CENTRAL BOOKING by Alyson Pou, and celebratory party that also doubles as a fundraiser to help CENTRAL BOOKING into the next step. Come for one, come for both! Buy tickets here...
Art + Science Panel
Watch on Panel Youtube The collaboration of CENTRAL BOOKING with the Brooklyn Botanic Garden on the project Plant Cure/Brooklyn continues with the opening of the exhibition of the five visual artists-in-residence, Desirée Alvarez, Agnes Murray, Maddy Rosenberg, Amanda Thackray, and James Walsh in the Conservatory Gallery. The exhibition focuses on the artwork produced and a...
Art on Paper Fair
March 5 - 8, 2020 Visit us at booth G04 Preview Thursday, March 5: 6-10pm Friday, March 6: 11am-7pm Saturday, March 7: 11am-7pm Sunday, March 8: 12-6pm ============================ Featured Artists: Desirée Alvarez C Bangs Don Burmeister Margaret Craig DOEprojekts, Deborah Adams Doering/Glenn N. Doering Anne Gilman Susan Happersett Martha Hayden Eunkang Koh Despo...
Sakura Matsuri Cherry Blossom Festival
Event cancelled due to COVID-19 For more information
Homecoming Harvest Festival
Join artist Susan Rostow for a workshop on animating nature! For more information
2021 Contemporary Artists’ Books Conference (CABC)
Content through Structure: the Critical Focus on the Artist’s Book as Object Feb 27, 12:00 pm Maddy Rosenberg is moderating, with art critic John Haber and artists Pablo Helguera, Miriam Schaer and Mary Ting also participating. With an artist’s book, content and form are interwoven. This panel will provide critical focus to the artist’s...
Art on Paper Fair 2021
Pier 36, Downtown Manhattan 299 South Street, New YorkView footage from Art on Paper 2021 on our YouTube channel! CENTRAL BOOKING is at Art on Paper from September 9 to 12, 2021. Come visit us at Booth F07! Featured Artists: C Bangs Eunkang Koh Despo Magoni Max Marek Maddy Rosenberg Susan Rostow Sarah Stengle If you can't make it to the fair, you...
Opening Reception: On the Waterfront, A View from the Coast (Line)
Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition 481 Van Brunt Street, Door 7, Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesCatalog Press Release
From Clipper Ships to Solar Sails
Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition 481 Van Brunt Street, Door 7, Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesEvent Press Release Exhibition Press Release Catalog From Clipper Ships to Solar Sails with C Bangs and Greg Matloff Saturday, March 11, 2023, 3pm at BWAC 481 Van Brunt Street, Door 7 Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY 11231 C Bangs and Greg Matloff take you from the 19th century Clipper Ships...
The Equity, Ecology, and Economy of the Sixth Borough, New York Harbor
Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition 481 Van Brunt Street, Door 7, Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesEvent Press Release Exhibition Press Release Catalog The Equity, Ecology, and Economy of the Sixth Borough, New York Harbor Moderated by Tim Gilman-Sevcik, RETI Center Panelists: Debra Bach, Eymund Diegel, Ellen K. Levy, Sabra Booth Thursday, March 16, 2023, 6-8pm Special Preview Performance with Margaret Craig 5-6pm at BWAC 481 Van Brunt...
The Creature from the Bleached Lagoon
Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition 481 Van Brunt Street, Door 7, Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesEvent Press Release Exhibition Press Release Catalog The Creature from the Bleached Lagoon Margaret Craig Saturday, March 18, 2023, 4pm at BWAC 481 Van Brunt Street, Door 7 Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY 11231 In the tradition of Japanese kaiju films such as Godzilla and Hollywood B movies, Margaret Craig presents...
Ecopoetry Reading
Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition 481 Van Brunt Street, Door 7, Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesEvent Press Release Exhibition Press Release Catalog Ecopoetry Reading Desirée Alvarez, Alonso Llerena, Stephen Massimilla, Thea Matthews, Jo Sarzotti, and Elizabeth Zuba Saturday, March 25, 2023, 3pm at BWAC 481 Van Brunt Street, Door 7 Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY 11231 Poets read poems relating to the sea and its creatures,...
Discovering the Birds of the Brooklyn Waterfront
Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition 481 Van Brunt Street, Door 7, Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesEvent Press Release Exhibition Press Release Catalog Discovering the Birds of the Brooklyn Waterfront Heather Wolf Sunday, April 2, 2023, 2pm at BWAC 481 Van Brunt Street, Door 7 Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY 11231 Join author and photographer Heather Wolf for a bird talk and walk! She will discuss the...
Moving Through Brooklyn, a stop-motion animation collaboration
Pioneer Works 159 Pioneer Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesEvent Press Release Exhibition Press Release Catalog Moving Through Brooklyn a stop-motion animation collaboration Special Presentation for Second Sundays at Pioneer Works Susan Rostow Sunday, April 9, 2023, 1-4pm Offsite: Pioneer Works 159 Pioneer Street Brooklyn, NY 11231 Discover how to give life-like movements to toys, drawings, and photographs with...
Liberty’s People: Red Hook in the Eighties
Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition 481 Van Brunt Street, Door 7, Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesEvent Press Release Exhibition Press Release Catalog Liberty’s People: Red Hook in the Eighties in conjunction with Kentler International Drawing Space exhibition Focus on the Flatfiles: Views from Red Hook Maureen McNeil Sunday, April 16, 2023, 3pm Reading: BWAC, 481 Van Brunt Street, Door #7 Reception: Kentler International Drawing Center, 353 Van...
An Accordion Book Song for Our Waterfront
Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition 481 Van Brunt Street, Door 7, Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesEvent Press Release Exhibition Press Release Catalog An Accordion Book Song for Our Waterfront Elena Berriolo Sunday, April 23, 2023, 3pm at BWAC 481 Van Brunt Street, Door 7 Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY 11231 Elena Berriolo presents an interactive performance with sewing machine including the making of an accordion...
Annan History Town Festival
St. Andrew's Church Hall Bank St, Annan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United KingdomPresenting Sandstone Steps Project Meet Hugh Bryden and Maddy Rosenberg at the Annan History Town Festival. They will be introducing Sandstone Steps a transatlantic collaborative project with the theme of the sandstone quarries at the center. Exploring and celebrating the cultural flux through the artistic, literary, and musical influences that crossed and re-crossed the Atlantic through the...
The Smithy 113-115 High St. Dumfries
The Smithy, Dumfries High Street 113-115 High St, Dumfries, United KingdomSandstone Steps Pop-Up Show Featuring CENTRAL BOOKING and Roncadora Press Artists and Writers in Residence Showcasing artworks for sale and an opportunity to learn more about our transatlantic collaboration Sandstone Steps from the artists and writers themselves... August 16th to 18th - 11am to 4pm
Kirkcudbright Galleries, Mitchell Gallery
Kirkcudbright Galleries St. Mary Street, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, United KingdomSANDSTONE STEPS PROJECT A transatlantic collaboration to produce a multi-disciplinary cultural event Showcasing the work of CENTRAL BOOKING (NEW YORK) and RONCADORA Press (Dumfries), this exhibition launches the Sandstone Steps proiect. An exhibition that revolves around an artist's book in the form of a sculptural box, incorporating visual art, poetry and music through a...