MYTHO-LOGICKING:  Logic, Sound, and the Body 10 April 2021 – 6 pm EDT How does rationality feel? Can analytic abstraction touch our flesh? Can it be sensed? Working with sound, artist/scholar Anya Yermakova stages somatic encounters with non-Aristotelian logic. Join Monira and the Friends of...

Monira Foundation Virtual Stage presents Pegasus: The Orchestra’s Fourth Season, Baroque and Beyond.    Virtuoso pianist-composer Vyacheslav Gryaznov performing his own piano transcriptions spanning 300 Years of music of Monteverdi, Bach, Mahler, Grieg, Debussy and Ravel and finishing with the monumental Liszt’s transcription of Beethoven’s 1st Symphony.  ...

You are invited to our Jonas Mekas Pocket Gala Thursday May 6th at 7pm. This virtual event will feature an intimate evening with the Jonas Mekas Studio. Presented in partnership with Sebastian Mekas and Phong Bui, from the Brooklyn Rail, you will get a chance...

Artist, musician, and writer Lex Brown makes work that cycles and recycles our data-worlds, dramatizing the ways information conditions our bodies and our language. Her installations and performances conjure new kinds of humor, disorientation, and awareness from the compulsive ecologies of perpetual mediation. Join us...

Join Pegasus’s concertmaster—Eiko Kano (violin) and principal – Moran Katz (clarinet) with founder and artistic director Karén Hakobyan (piano)—for a creative program inspired by Folk Music. Listeners will be swept from the intricate Spanish folk melodies of de Falla to the raw and energetic Romanian...

Gianna Badiali, D. Graham Burnett, Claudia Claremi, Terrance Daye, Sofia Camargo Hoyos, Alyssa Loh, Lane Stroud Twelve Theses on Attention   Drafted by the Friends of Attention, the Twelve Theses on Attention call for the creation of ‘attentional sanctuaries’, spaces to foster a new politics of astonishment...

Pegasus presents some of the iconic works of American classical music. From Bernstein’s clarinet sonata to Heifetz’s fascinating transcriptions from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess to John William’s famous arrangement of Gardel’s “Por una cabeza” finishing with Schoenfield’s Trio, Freylakh, a modern take on Klezmer. Program will...

D. Graham Burnett, Joanna Fiduccia, K MacBride, Hermione Spriggs. Vigils and Vigilance   Subtitled ‘Attention, Duration, Subjectivity’, Vigils and Vigilance is a panel discussion with artists and researchers working on problems of sustained attention.   Departing from the pioneering research of Norman H. Mackworth, whose discovery of...

Morphosis Proliferation is a body of work that the artist Lorenzo Brusci is presenting for CADAF as part of his ongoing project Morphosis : Proliferation 2015-2021. For this specific occasion, Monira is exhibiting the "selection/pauses" made by curator YPB - prototypical selector - out of...

D. Graham Burnett, Grace Caiazza, Stevie Knauss, Sal Randolph The Dance of Attention   Research associates of the ESTAR(SER) continue to sift their idiosyncratic archive for key artefacts and documents that bear on the history of attentional practices. For Glasgow International, Sal Randolph and Stevie...

All CHOPIN PROGRAM & WORLD PREMIERE – Piano Series   International Concert Pianist, Asiya Korepanova, is known for her touching artistry and astounding virtuosity and has been featured by prestigious concert series and orchestras throughout the world. A true 'polyartist', Asiya's numerous compositions and transcriptions...

THE TROUT – Chamber Series    Pegasus String Principals join forces with Karen Hakobyan at the piano to perform Schubert’s monumental Trout Quintet. The program will also feature Hakobyan’s thought-provoking composition for Piano Sextet “Cras, Es Noster” (Tomorrow, be ours).   *Stream Premiere Date –...

Home is an idea we tell ourselves about who we are and who and what we want to be. What can a home become when it is no longer a place but an idea of where we belong and what secures us in the world?...

RACHMANINOFF – Chamber Series    2007 international Tchaikovsky competition gold medalist Sergey Antonov joins pianist Karen Hakobyan to perform Rachmaninoff’s beloved cello sonata among other works.    *Stream Premiere Date – Thursday August 12th, 2021 8:00 PM *Will stay active for 2 weeks to subscribers,...

An artists conversation and closing toast of the exhibit My Home Your Home at Nathalie Karg Gallery. The conversation will be among the exhibiting  artists: Lorenzo Brusci, Anne Muntges, Regina Parra and Rashad Wright.

Monira Foundation Virtual Stage Presents Pegasus: The Orchestra’s Fourth Season   FOREVER CHILDREN: THE BEAUTY AND HEARTBREAK OF BEING ALIVE - Piano Series Pegasus presents, award-winning pianist Konstantin Soukhovetski in a special program available only to FULL SEASON subscription holders. Konstantin's recital features an overarching narrative that...

BACH BRANDENBURG CONCERTI – Orchestra Series    For the Season Finale – Pegasus: the orchestra performs Bach’s Brandenburg Concerti No. 2, 4 and 5 conducted by Karen Hakobyan from the harpsichord. *Stream Premiere Date – Thursday, September 23rd, 2021 8:00 PM *Will stay active for...

A Milcom Room Attention Program   Scandal! On the eve of the publication of ESTAR(SER)’s new book, In Search of the Third Bird (London: Strange Attractor, out in November), it would seem that a pre-press copy has fallen into the hands of wicked critics and...

BEETHOVEN APPASSIONATA – Piano Series   Karen Hakobyan performs a recital as part of Beethoven’s 250th celebration. Program will include Corigliano’s fascinating Fantasia on an Ostinato (inspired by Beethoven’s 7thSymphony), Beethoven’s “Appassionata” Sonata No. 23, Mendelssohn’s Variations Sérieuses, Op. 54 and Liszt’s Two Concert Etudes...

Join us for the opening of Artists As Subject, An Exhibition Of Contemporary Portraiture.   This exhibition is made possible with the collaboration of Eileen S. Kaminsky, Doron Sebbag, Monira Foundation, Ethan Cohen and KuBe.

Join us for the opening of Artists As Subject, an exhibition of contemporary portraiture. This exhibition is made possible with the collaboration of Eileen S. Kaminsky, Doron Sebbag, Monira Foundation, Ethan Cohen and KuBe.

Join us, virtually, on Saturday afternoon for an unprecedented double-openhouse-Zoom-spectacular! Live from Mana Contemporary, Jessica Palinski (curatorial director of the Milcom Room) will offer a SNEAK PEAK of the new installation, and a glimpse of the Fall Openhouse.  AND AT THE SAME TIME, philosopher Justin...

LIWAYWAY: BALIK TANAW (The Dawn: Looking Back), is a cultural event showcasing art, music, and performances inspired by the Filipino people’s vision of a new tomorrow. LIWAYWAY is being held to commemorate Andres Bonifacio Day celebrated at the end of November in the Philippines. Bonifacio,...

Spend a Saturday afternoon slowing things down....way down... with this yoga-inspired movement class. Class will begin with a vinyasa warm-up, and then hone in on durational sun salutations. In a long-term quest to extend a single round of surya namaskar A + B for 108 minutes, Meagan invites...

Connection through Movement Open Class all ages 5+ Class by Heather Warfel-Sandler In this open and playful class, we will spend time putting our bodies in motion to music in different ways, recognizing the potential in all of us to dance. Following a warm-up and...

Join us for the opening of Longing For Something, curated by Cydney Williams. On View November 13, 2021 to January 2, 2022   Monira Foundation Presents Longing for Something is an exhibition of 21 artists united by work which contemplate moments of anticipation, yearning, and...

Monira Foundation, in collaboration with ROQ Initiative, presents a free open-mic night of music, spoken word, laughs, and art from local creatives! Work, network, and share your passion with the community. Sign-up for open mic starts at 530P. Hosted by Diego. 5PM Doors Open 530PM...

In Good Company, a Mana Contemporary Chicago Community Exhibit. Artist Opening Reception December 10th 6-8pm, RSVP below General opening December 13th. Monday - Friday 11-5. RSVP to follow.

ATTENTION AS APPLIED SENSUALITY The ESTRAS Files 11 December 2021 – 2 pm EST The word “ATTENTION” comes from Latin roots that mean something like “a stretching toward.”  Can that stretching reach? Can it touch?  On the occasion of the US release of In Search...

End of the New Media Artists Residency Exhibition in partnership with SAIC on view at MFVS.

CANCELLED - Due to concern  over the Omicron variant we will be putting of celebrating together until is safer for all to gather in the new year. The Monira Foundation is full of joy this season and would like to invite you to a HOLIDAY...

Readings from “The Finding Aid Folder” A Milcom Room Attention Program Join us, virtually, on Saturday evening for another scintillating ESTAR(SER) “Scenes of Attention” whatnot! To kick off 2022, the inimitable text-conjurer JAC MULLEN will crack the spine of In Search of the Third Bird,...

Hosted by Katerina Belmatch, as part of the Monira Performance Residency with SMUSH. Open to the public, masks and proof of vaccination is required to attend.Please consider making a donation to help support the program: Proceeds will go directly to supporting the artist. $10 suggested...

Join Kate Meadows for a virtual visit of the Andy Warhol presentation by AYN Foundation at Mana Contemporary. * Please consider making a donation to help support the program.

“Pop Art took the inside and put it outside, took the outside and put it inside,” were the words written by Warhol at the beginning of his memoir with Pat Hackett, POPism: The Warhol Sixties.   January’s virtual tour provided a chance to view the...

Please join us for the opening of this year long exhibit Michael Heizer: HOLLYWOOD 24   Michael Heizer: HOLLYWOOD 24 is a presentation at Mana Contemporary Chicago of a group of unique screen prints produced in 1975 by this renowned American artist and are part...

Join us for a night of music, popcorn, and visuals directed by Juan Diego Roque featuring performances from the artists whose music videos will also be screened! Screening skits from Diego and music videos from artists: Olawumi, Adam Exha, Giordano Taylor, lvlalachi, Lue Beige.  ...

A Milcom Room Attention Program with Natilee Harren.   Join us, virtually, on Saturday afternoon for a special ESTAR(SER) “Scenes of Attention” program. Special guest Natilee Harren, a professor of contemporary art history at the University of Houston (and author of Fluxus Forms: Scores, Multiples,...

Jonas Mekas has always been known as a filmmaker making sketches, notes and portraits. In the 1990s, he started to exhibit photographic blowups of frames from his 16mm films presenting portraits of his friends cinematically imprinted in his life. Pretty rarely, however, one can see...

Join us for the opening if the exhibition: Ten Years Later, Highlights of the Mana Collection. Curated by Karline Moeller and Ysabel Pinyol Blasi

Please join us for a talk with Mashonda Tifrere, founder and director of Art LeadHER, in conversation with a special guest.

Join us for another iteration of Monira Fridays hosted by ROQ Initiative and in collaboration with Monira Foundation! From 5:30-9:30 pm on 3/4 join us for more extraordinary performances by Kyle Blvd, Rio the Messenger, and Yaya.  This time we're also featuring the photography of...

Every month, Open Book focuses on highlighting artist book makers around the world.  Please join us for: Sahand Heshmati Afshar on Mahbubeh. Mahbubeh is an artist book that turns a collection of narratives from touching a plant to ancient history, from tablets to amputated bodies after...

The program:  Jean Genet’s Un Chant d'Amour (1950, 26 min) preceded with a video introduction by Jonas Mekas (9 min) Jack Smith’s Flaming Creatures (1963, 45 min)   A true supporter of freedom of artistic expression, in the early sixties Jonas Mekas fiercely fought some...

A Milcom Room Attention Program with Madeline Hollander ESTAR(SER) and the Monira Foundation are delighted to host artist Madeline Hollander for this month’s Second Saturday “Scenes of Attention” program. Jump on Zoom for a brisk and lively conversation about attention to the body, to missing...