SculptureCenter Upcoming Member Events for Winter, Long Island City, NY

Posted on December 5, 2008 at 6:20 PM.

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Upcoming Member Events for Winter 2009

Sunday, January 11, 3:30pm
Celebrate the opening of our winter exhibitions with a private viewing of The Space of the Work and the Place of the Object and In Practice. Meet the artists and curators, hear first hand about the works on view and stay and enjoy the opening, 4-6pm.

Saturday, January 31, 12pm
Join SculptureCenter Executive Director Mary Ceruti for a gallery walk through the Lower East Side. Latifa Echakhch at James Fuentes Gallery, Rebecca H. Quaytman at Miguel Abreu Gallery, and Michael Mahalchick at Canada Gallery. The gallerists and artists will be on site to discuss their work with the group.

Saturday, February 21, 3pm
Tyler Coburn takes us through the streets of Midtown!
Performance, technology, and urban poetics join together in Tyler Coburn's In Practice project Medium No. 1 (Manhattan) (2009). Beginning on the first day of the year, Coburn will transmit improvisatory monologues recorded on walks across Manhattan to a thermal roll fax machine in SculptureCenter's basement. Join us for this interactive afternoon, followed with an evening reading of a selection of Tyler's monologues. Bring a guest and enjoy a glass of wine after hours at SculptureCenter.

Thursday, March 5 - Saturday, March 8, 12pm-7pm
SculptureCenter Members receive FREE admission to The Armory Show - International Fair of New Art, The Armory Show Modern, and Volta5. Thursday, March 5 - Saturday, March 7 Noon to 8 pm Sunday, March 8 Noon to 7 pm

Friday, March 13, 12pm
Join us for an exclusive tour of Richard Meier's architectural model studio in Long Island City. The collection on view includes 300 models housed in 3,600-square-foot warehouse, ranging from Meier's residential houses of the 1960's to early versions of his 1997 design for J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles.

Save the Date

Sunday, January 11, 2009, 4-6pm: Opening Reception

The Space of the Work and the Place of the Object
Walead Beshty, Melanie Gilligan, Gabriel Kuri, Michael Rakowitz, Blake Rayne, Karin Schneider, Simon Starling, and Carey Young

New In Practice Projects
Carey Ascenzo, Becket Bowes, Tyler Coburn, Wojciech Gilewicz, Samara Golden, Rachel Mason, Amy Patton, and Peter Simensky

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Our holiday membership offer is here! Give a full year of special events, exclusive access, and inside dialogue.

Join or renew before January 15, 2009 and we will give you a FREE First Dimension membership you can give to anyone you choose.

Memberships start at just $50! Your donation to SculptureCenter is tax deductible. Please refer to our new website's Membership page for details. Join online or by phone, and we will take care of the rest. We will send the membership directly to your chosen recipient, along with a signature SculptureCenter tote bag, and a letter acknowledging your generosity and support of SculptureCenter.

SculptureCenter Membership Benefits:

- Visits to prominent artists' studios
- Tours of private collections
- Gallery walks led by curators
- Members-only previews of SculptureCenter exhibitions with tours led by the artists
- Free admission to all SculptureCenter exhibitions and public programs
- 10% discount on all SculptureCenter publications
- And more!

Thank you for your support! Happy Holidays from SculptureCenter!