Video and performance art event in Times Square tomorrow, reception at JLG to follow!
Tomorrow, December 17th, there will be a free public screening across 3 Jumbotron monitors in Times Square, featuring finalist art video entries from the Babelgum Metropolis Art Prize—an international search for the best and edgiest artists, sponsored by Babelgum. The screening will be kicked off by Isabella Rossellini, the iconic actress/video artist who served as head judge for the contest. In a rare, public appearance, she will debut an outrageous new art video short of her own!
Jonathan LeVine Gallery will be hosting the reception with an awards presentation for winners of the competition following the Times Square event. The event will feature a live, interactive 3D VJ performance by multimedia artists : Sweat Shoppe. Please RSVP to : metropolis@babelgum.com
Thursday, December 17th, 2009
7—8 pm : SCREENING
Times Square — Duffy Square
47th and Broadway (adjacent to TKTS Booth).
Screens featuring the art videos include: Fox News Corp (43rd + Bdwy), MTV (Bdwy between 46th + 47th) and Clear Channel / CNN (47th + 7th Ave).
8—10pm : RECEPTION
Jonathan Levine Gallery
529 West 20th Street, 9th floor
New York, NY 10011
For further info, please click visit:
http://www.babelgum.com/metropolisartprize
Please join us!
