Build It: A John Chamberlain Kids Craft

Mana Contemporary Jersey City 888 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ, United States

Kids and Families join us for a John Chamberlain Craft activity at Mana Contemporary entryway, pending any inclemant weather. Supplies Provided    

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OPEN HOUSE

Mana Contemporary Jersey City 888 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ, United States

Join us for our June 11th Open House. Open House Schedule:   12-2 p.m. Kids activity Build it! 2-3 p.m. Anonymous Architectures: Meet the Artists 3 p.m. MM Serra's new curation of Jonas Mekas films, POETIC VISION OF JONAS MEKAS. RSVP Required. A shuttle from...

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Poetic Vision of Jonas Mekas

Jonas Mekas Studio and Cinema 888 Newark Ave, 5th fl gallery, Jersey City, NJ, United States

Jonas Mekas, Sleepless Night Stories (2011), color, sound, 114 minutes. “For two hours we stroll with Jonas Mekas through New York nights, through apartments, studios, backstage rooms, bars and clubs. We meet old acquaintances like Yoko Ono, Patti Smith, Carolee Schneemann, Marina Abramovic, friends, brothers and sisters,...

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Open Book: Aimée Beaubien

Monira Foundation Chicago 2233 S Throop St, Chicago, IL, United States

Unfurl Unfold: the touch of a leaf, the page in a book felt Spudnik Press Cooperative This project is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency, a state agency.     Join us for an Open Book session on zoom hosted...

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Community Dance Class

Monira Foundation Chicago 2233 S Throop St, Chicago, IL, United States

Join Ariel Rivka Dance company members for an open-level, community dance class to explore the physicality of dance and self-expression. The class will begin with a modern dance-based warm-up, followed by opportunities to connect to our imagination, practice movement patterns, and move through space. Artistic Director,...

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Community Dance Class

Monira Foundation Chicago 2233 S Throop St, Chicago, IL, United States

Join Ariel Rivka Dance company members for an open-level, community dance class to explore the physicality of dance and self-expression. The class will begin with a modern dance-based warm-up, followed by opportunities to connect to our imagination, practice movement patterns, and move through space. Artistic Director,...

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NEW POETRY for NEW PEOPLE

Monira Foundation Chicago 2233 S Throop St, Chicago, IL, United States

Join us! Featuring artists: Art Jones (VJ) Chihiro ITO (Poetry) Mica Scalin (Poetry) Sally Beauti Twin (Video Poetry) Guidance (Video Poetry)

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Meet the artists: Anonymous Architectures

Mana Contemporary Jersey City 888 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ, United States

Meet the artists: Alexa Hoyer and Lauren Silberman Exhibiting their work at Anonymous Architectures 888 Newark Ave (6th fl gallery) Jersey City 07306 July 9, 2022. 1-5pm   Alexa Hoyer: With a background in sculpture, Alexa Hoyer now works mainly in photography and has recently...

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WE DO NOT WANT ROSY FILMS, WE WANT THEM THE COLOR OF BLOOD

Jonas Mekas Studio and Cinema 888 Newark Ave, 5th fl gallery, Jersey City, NJ, United States

Jonas Mekas, Awards Presentation to Andy Warhol (1964) B&W, Sound, 12 min Photographed by Jonas Mekas and Gregory Markopolous. “The Independent Film Award for 1964 is presented to Andy Warhol. We see Andy among his leading stars, Baby Jane Holzer, Gerry Malanga, Ivy Nicholsen, and we see...

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Who has your attention? (and how can you reclaim it?)

Monira Foundation Chicago 2233 S Throop St, Chicago, IL, United States

The Attention Lab Supported by Monira Foundation The third installment in a pilot series of ATTENTION LABS dedicated to the collective practice and reclamation of radical human attention. These Labs are our response to the predation of the “Attention Economy,” a trillion-dollar industry that seeks...

Open Book: Matt Austin

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Photo by Phil Dembinski Join us for an Open Book session on zoom hosted by SY Lim Featuring: Matt Austin Matt Austin is an arts worker, bookbinder, designer, and publisher who is in the midst of relocating to Los Angeles and is also still learning. He...

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Pip Chodorov, a dear friend of Jonas and devoted member of “the Gang.”

Jonas Mekas Studio and Cinema 888 Newark Ave, 5th fl gallery, Jersey City, NJ, United States

This month’s program is curated by Pip Chodorov, a dear friend of Jonas and devoted member of “the Gang.” He is founder and director of Re:Voir, a Paris-based company that publishes and distributes DVDs of classic and contemporary experimental cinema. Their catalogue includes over seventy titles: films...

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Michael Heizer: Hollywood 24 exhibition tour and screening

Mana Contemporary Chicago 2233 S Throop street, Chicago, United States

Please join us for an special tour about Heizer's unique works for HOLLYWOOD 24 followed by a screening of the  documentary film: Troublemakers, The Story of Land Art, 2015  

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A glimpse into the installations of Jonas Mekas

Jonas Mekas Studio and Cinema 888 Newark Ave, 5th fl gallery, Jersey City, NJ, United States

The 491 Broadway Installation at Galerie Krinzinger, Vienna, 2013.   An afternoon featuring three installations by the late poet, filmmaker and artist, Jonas Mekas (1922-2019).   Lithuania and the Collapse of the USSR (four-channel video installation, 2009) The original film (289 min.) "is made up...

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Illuminated Flora and Its Magical Surroundings

Monira Foundation Chicago 2233 S Throop St, Chicago, IL, United States

Join Peruvian Artist: Ernesto Carozzo for a presentation of his book and series: Illuminated Flora and its magical surroundings   About the artist: Ernesto Carozzo (1979 Lima, Perú) Completed his studies in Photography at the Centro de la Photography of Lima in 2007. From the beginning...

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Open Book, New York Textile Month

Monira Foundation Chicago 2233 S Throop St, Chicago, IL, United States

Join us for an in person Open Book session to celebrate New York Art Month, featuring the works for the artists: Ernesto Carozzo Helga Palina Brynjolfsdottir Ingiridur Odinsdottir Svanborg Matthiasdottir    

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Curatorial Talks: Ellen Tani and Nolan Jimbo

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In an ongoing series of virtual conversations, Mana Contemporary and Monira Foundation invite leading curators, artists, writers, and art professionals to discuss and comment on the arts and culture at large.  This month, Nolan Jimbo hosts curator Ellen Tani in a discussion of their work....

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Friends, Friends, and more Good Friends

Jonas Mekas Studio and Cinema 888 Newark Ave, 5th fl gallery, Jersey City, NJ, United States

    Join us for an afternoon celebrating Jonas and his friends through poetry curated by Charity Coleman. With the contribution of:  Anselm Berrigan, Charity Coleman, Luba Drozd, Bradley Eros, Gabriela Galvan, Christy Gast, Masha Godovannaya, Will Heinrich, Brenda Iijima, Evan James, Hollis Melton, Nathlie Provosty,...

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Right Time Right Place

Monira Foundation Chicago 2233 S Throop St, Chicago, IL, United States

Join us for the Opening exhibition: Right Time Right Place, curated by Katharina Gruzei   Public space has become a highly contested territory in the past decades. The term itself is a fluid concept that is constantly being redefined by its intricate cultural, historical, ecological,...

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Right Time, Right Place: What is the right time, right place for public art?

Austrian Cultural Forum New York 11 East 52nd Street, New York, United States

Melanie Kress, Associate Curator at High Line in conversation with Katharina Gruzei, artist-curator of Right Time, Right Place Ysabel Pinyol Blasi, Executive director & curator at Monira Foundation and participating artists: Eginhartz Kanter, Ann Messner, Nancy Nowacek, and Stefanos Tsivopoulos.    This talk is hosted in...

Elevate Chicago Dance 2022

Join us for an afternoon of dance and performance with Monira Foundation and High Concept Labs FREE REGISTRATION Doors open at 6:00pm “Extended Play” by Christopher Knowlton “Raíces to Roots (excerpt),” by María Luisa Torres and Luis Tubens “The F____, the Fawn, and the Boss...

Monira Fridays: EMERGE

Mana Contemporary Jersey City 888 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ, United States

💥 Hosted by Sara Munjack & Diego Roq 💥 Presented by: Monira Foundation x ROQ Initiative x Jersey City Reads Poems presents: Join us for an evening of poetry featuring Jiaoyang Li, Emily Luan, and Rashad Wright followed by musical performances by JaeFrmJerz, Larry Crack,...

$15.00

A.I.R. at 14C Art Fair

Jersey City Armory 678 Montgomery Street Jersey City, NJ 07306 678 Montgomery Street, Jersey City, NJ, United States

Our booth at 14C features works from Monira artists-in-residence Miriam Parker, Andrew Moeller, Mara De Luca, Heechan Kim, and Kevin Quiles Bonilla.   Click here to register for your free ticket

Attention Lab

Monira Foundation Chicago 2233 S Throop St, Chicago, IL, United States

Image courtesy of Nancy Nowacek The Attention Lab Supported by Monira Foundation
 in collaboration with Katharina Gruzei and participating artists of Right Time, Right Place.   Sunday, November 13th 10:30am—2:30pm 888 Newark Ave, ste 440. 07306 Jersey City, NJ Lunch is included!   Over the...

Nojo Hotel

Jonas Mekas Studio and Cinema 888 Newark Ave, 5th fl gallery, Jersey City, NJ, United States

Jonas Mekas Studio and Monira Foundation presents: Nojo Hotel with performances by Dalius Naujo, Michael Coleman and Kenny Wollesen Opening set by Panagiotis Mavridis

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Jonas Mekas VIP reception

Mana Contemporary Chicago 2233 S Throop street, Chicago, United States

Join us at Mana Contemporary Chicago (2233 S. Throop) from 2:00PM to 5:00PM before THE BRIG screening - show any ticket to a program in Jonas Mekas 100! at the Film Center and enjoy complimentary snacks, wine and music, and learn about our upcoming Jonas...

A.I.R. 2022

Monira Foundation Chicago 2233 S Throop St, Chicago, IL, United States

The Monira Foundation is pleased to present AIR 2022, a selection of recent works of the current cohort of artists-in-residence: Patricia Ayres Mara De Luca Kevin Quiles Bonilla Andrew Moeller Miriam Parker Visiting hours: T-F 11-5pm and by appointment  

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NEW POETRY FOR NEW PEOPLE

Monira Foundation Chicago 2233 S Throop St, Chicago, IL, United States

Art Jones Chihiro ITO Matt Mottel with NJCU Digital Media Ensemble Mica Scalin Sage Ó Tuama Sally Beauti Twin Devon Narine-Singh ...and more.   Curated by Chihiro ITO

Requiem, 2019 by Jonas Mekas

Jonas Mekas Studio and Cinema 888 Newark Ave, 5th fl gallery, Jersey City, NJ, United States

Jersey Art Book Fair

Monira Foundation Chicago 2233 S Throop St, Chicago, IL, United States

Illustration by Martin Flores Come visit us at JAB, we will be featuring our Open Book artists as well as exhibiting our Jonas Mekas chapbook and limited edition silk-screen "Good Mood Good Mood". Book artists, zine makers and small press publishers across genres and subjects....

Monira Fridays: EMERGE

Mana Contemporary Jersey City 888 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ, United States

💥 Hosted by Diego Roque and Cara O'Brien 💥 💥Presented by: Monira Foundation x ROQ Initiative in collaboration with Adam Echa. 💥 Join us for a new MONIRA FRIDAYS EMERGE || A film noir themed event hosted by Diego Roq and Cara O'Brien, in collaboration...

$10.00 – $20.00

Jonas Mekas: Open Archives

Mana Contemporary Chicago 2233 S Throop street, Chicago, United States

Jonas revisiting with his brother their first home in New York, where they lived together on the corner of Union and Meserole in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, from October 29 to November 1949. Photo: Adolfas Mekas, 1974.   Monira Foundation proudly presents Jonas Mekas, Open Archives, a...

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A Night to Remember

A Night to Remember takes you to the formal event you’ve watched on tv all your life. Whether you’ve always wanted to attend a private screening, reminisced about your high school prom, or simply just love exclusivity and an excuse to go out; we invite...

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Open Book : Marjorie Welish

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Join us for: Oaths? Questions? by Marjorie Welish, James Siena Granary Books, 2009. Item #GB_145 7 x 11 in., 32 pp., cloth over boards with Plexi slipcase. Commissioned by Granary Books to create an innovative book-object, Marjorie Welish conceived it on a graphical / lexical nexus...

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In Retrospect / Bad Mirror

Monira Foundation Chicago 2233 S Throop St, Chicago, IL, United States

A two-part exhibition presented by Monira Foundation in partnership with The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts EFA Studios and Monira Foundation are pleased to present a show in two parts highlighting the breadth of contemporary practices and links between their resident artists. The first part,...

Discovering AYN: Rammellzee

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Monira Foundation presents Discovering AYN: Rammellzee (RAMM:ΣLL:ZΣΣ) Discovering AYN is a monthly program presented by Monira Foundation that welcomes the public into AYN Foundation long term presentations at Mana Contemporary to further learn and experience the practice of their featured artists through the scope of other artists...

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Attention Lab & Discovering AYN at Monira Foundation

Monira Foundation Chicago 2233 S Throop St, Chicago, IL, United States

ATTENTION LABS are community-based, youth-oriented workshops that focus on the power, beauty, and potential of human attention — and on the new challenges that confront us in a world of increasingly financialized attentional resources (and the algorithms that “frack” our eyes and minds). A non-profit...

Discovering AYN: Rammellzee Curated Tour

Mana Contemporary Jersey City 888 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ, United States

Monira Foundation presents Discovering AYN: Rammellzee (RAMM:ΣLL:ZΣΣ) Discovering AYN is a monthly program presented by Monira Foundation that welcomes the public into AYN Foundation long term presentations at Mana Contemporary to further learn and experience the practice of their featured artists through the scope of other artists...

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Discovering AYN: Rammellzee Interactive Program for Families

Mana Contemporary Jersey City 888 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ, United States

Monira Foundation presents Discovering AYN: Rammellzee (RAMM:ΣLL:ZΣΣ) Discovering AYN is a monthly program presented by Monira Foundation that welcomes the public into AYN Foundation long term presentations at Mana Contemporary to further learn and experience the practice of their featured artists through the scope of other artists...

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Monuments

NoMad Common 146 west 29th street, New York, NY, United States

Monira Foundation is pleased to present the exhibition MONUMENTS. Anne Muntges.   Monuments is a thought-provoking installation that challenges our perception of beauty and waste, offering a unique visual experience where the discarded and the exquisite come together. Set against a backdrop of ornate, luxurious wallpaper,...

Between Two Breaths

Mana Contemporary Jersey City 888 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ, United States

Monira Foundation is pleased to present the exhibition Between Two Breaths by artist David Benarroch. The exhibition, "Between Two Breaths", consists of a group of sculptures and drawings that reveal traces of physical impact on material, and focuses on Benarroch's ongoing research and process, and how we...

Inner Mirror

Mana Contemporary Jersey City 888 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ, United States

Monira Foundation is pleased to present the exhibition Inner Mirror. Linda K. Alpern.    This photography exhibition is part of the Discovering Public Program in connection with the photography long-term presentation of John Chamberlain and developed in collaboration with the AYN Foundation. In her photographs, Alpern...

overhearings Conversation

Monira Foundation Chicago 2233 S Throop St, Chicago, IL, United States

A Discussion with Regina Martinez and Mary Hennen Presented by the Monira Foundation and Experimental Sound Studio   Mana Contemporary has been a nesting site for Peregrine Falcons since 2000. The population of once-endangered falcons throughout Illinois is overseen by Mary Hennen of the Field...

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Chicago Open Studios

Mana Contemporary Chicago 2233 S Throop street, Chicago, United States

Join us October 26th from 4-8pm. 2233 S Throop Street Chicago, IL 60608   Mana Contemporary Chicago and Monira Foundation are pleased to announce our Fall Open Studios. We invite you to tour the current exhibitions, meet our studio artists, and attend our presentations! This...

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Open Book: Ann Messner

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Join us for a new Open Book premiere of body double (annotated atlas), by Ann Messner. In body double (annotated atlas), 2022, two world atlases are altered—cover to cover— creating a Rorschach-like pigmented imprint. Each page (the introduction with its graphings of global information, 122...

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dance dance otherwise we are lost

Nimbus 329 Warren St, Jersey City, NJ, United States

Monira Foundation is pleased to present the exhibition dance dance otherwise we are lost; Miriam Parker and Arielle Austin.  dance dance otherwise we are lost is an evocative exhibition that explores the captivating interplay between Arielle Austions’s paintings and the Miriam Parkers abstract photography. Inspired by...

dance dance otherwise we are lost

Nimbus 329 Warren St, Jersey City, NJ, United States

Monira Foundation is pleased to present the exhibition dance dance otherwise we are lost; Miriam Parker and Arielle Austin.    Firmament Gallery + Boutique Nimbus Art Center, Jersey City NJ 07302 Nov 2 - 30, 2023  Opening: Nov 2, 6 pm   “Dance, Dance, Otherwise...

Artist Tour: David Benarroch

Join artist David Benarroch for a tour of his exhibition Between Two Breaths. This is the last week to view the exhibition!  

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Monira Fridays: EMERGE NOIR

Mana Contemporary Jersey City 888 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ, United States

Hosted by Diego Roque and presented by: Monira Foundation x ROQ Initiative Revel in the 1940s film noir world: Live performances, art displays, vendors, and curated installations all with a jazzy noir ambiance. Evoke the spirit of classic Hollywood, a Gatsby night, cloaked in mystery and...

Open Book: Linda K. Alpern

Mana Contemporary Jersey City 888 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ, United States

Monira Foundation is pleased to present Open Book with Linda K. Alpern. This exhibition of archives, photography and notes from conversations with Linda K. Alpern was created as an annex project to the exhibition Inner Mirror, Linda K. Alpern. In this presentation, visitors can get a...