Editors’ Picks: 13 Virtual Art Events Not to Miss This Week, From the Debut of Ibrahim Mahama’s Latest Project to Studio Visits With NADA

Each week, we search for the most exciting and
thought-provoking shows, screenings, and events. In light of the
global health crisis, we are currently highlighting events and
exhibitions available digitally. See our picks from around the
world below. (Times are all EST unless otherwise noted.)

Monday, May
25

1. “Netflix Party: Uncut
Gems” at the Museum of Arts and Design, New
York

Uncut Gems, the 2019 insta-classic neo-noir by the
Safdie Brothers, is making its Netflix streaming debut in the US
today. If you haven’t seen it yet, or simply want to revel again in
its many meme-able moments, the Museum of Arts and Design’s watch
party is your chance to do so. Register on the museum website,
download the Netflix Party extension for Chrome, and you’re all
set.

Price: Free with registration
Time: 8 p.m.

—Taylor Dafoe

2. “The World’s What You’re Wanting to See” at @temp.img

If you’re interested in collecting works by some of the most
desirable emerging artists of the day but want to stay within
budget, @temp.img is a great place to begin. Lauren Hirshfield
started the project as a reaction to the pandemic in mid-April in
an attempt to help artists make sales and “keep revenue flowing.”
This is the third sale in the series and showcases three works each
by Theresa D’addezio, Maria Stabio, and Erika Somogyi. All of the
works offered are under $500 and are on sale until June 5.

Price: Free
Time: 11 a.m.

—Neha Jambhekar

Tuesday, May
26

3. “A Virtual Walk-Through of ‘Vice & Virtue’” at
Christie’s

Join Christie’s in conversation with contemporary art
specialists Paola Saracino Fendi and Isabella Lauria, who will be
discussing the auction house’s current online thematic sale,
“Vice & Virtue.” This Zoom
webinar explores the dual impulses of seeking beauty through
creative escape, and the human inclination toward hedonistic
indulgence. Christie’s Education director Marisa Kayyem will
discuss works by Jean Dubuffet, Andy Warhol, Damien Hirst, Hannah
Wilke, and contrast those with offerings by Pictures Generation
queen Barbara Kruger, sharp jokester Richard Prince, and
consumerism commentator KAWS, among others.

Price: Free with RSVP
Time: 5 p.m.–5:30 p.m.

—Eileen Kinsella 

4. “American Beauty: New Antiquarians Visit the Philadelphia Show“

This event will feature the next generation of specialists in
American fine and decorative arts. It’s a great primer for anyone
interested in learning about American-made objects, with a
particular focus on starting a collection, and will include helpful
guidance from a panel of young dealers and collectors. Hosted by
New Antiquarians cofounder Michael Diaz-Griffith and Ben Miller,
director of research at exhibitor Shrubsole, the event also
includes exhibitors Laura Adams of Avery Galleries; Matthew
Imberman of Kentshire; and Kevin J. Tulimieri of Nathan
Liverant & Son.

Price: Free with RSVP
Time: 6 p.m.–7:30 p.m.

—Eileen Kinsella 

Wednesday, May
27

5. “Wellness Wednesday: Art in
Architecture” at the Serpentine Galleries and Therme
Art

Hans-Ulrich Obrist, the Serpentine’s artistic director, and
Mikolaj Sekutowicz, curator of Therme Art, will moderate a panel on
the relationship between art and architecture for Therme’s ongoing
Wellbeing Culture Forum. On the panel will be
architects Stefano Boeri, Frida Escobedo, Junya Ishigami, and
Sumayya Vally, and artist Torkwase Dyson.

Price: Free with registration
Time: 9 a.m.–10:30 a.m.

—Sarah Cascone

6. “How to Build a Parliament With a Literal Pool of
Ideas” at Coronet Theatre,
London

Each week, London’s Coronet
Theatre debuts new creative projects developed by leading
contemporary artists. This week, the organization will hand the
stage over to Ibrahim Mahama, one of Ghana’s most closely watched
young artists, who is debuting a new film, How to Build a Parliament With a Literal Pool
of Ideas. The film takes
its name from Parliament
of Ghosts, an
installation originally shown at the Whitworth Art Gallery in 2019.
The 20-minute video documents the meticulous process of
reconstructing the parliament structure at Mahama’s new studio and
art space in Tamale, Ghana. Even if you can’t leave home, at least
you have the chance to peek inside an art studio halfway around the
world and watch a leading mind at work. 

Price:
Free
Time: 12 p.m.
BST

—Julia Halperin

Thursday, May
28

7.
“Art History From Home: Domestic Aesthetics” at the
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York 

In this ongoing series, the
Whitney’s teaching fellows bring art history into our homes through
smart, jam-packed, 30-minute conversations elucidated by works from
the museum’s collection. For this chat, the museum takes
inspiration from the themes of its exhibition, “Making Knowing: Craft in Art, 1950–2019″ (which was still on view when the
museum closed) and will look at the practices of artists including
PaJaMa, Andy Warhol, Tina Barney, and Deana Lawson, for whom the
home is both subject and medium rich in nuance. 

Price: Free

Time: 12 p.m.

—Katie
White 

8. “Deep Future: Building
Lateral Institutions” at the New Museum, New York

Artist Jonas Staal has dedicated his practice to reshaping the
world as a radical democracy, offering stateless groups the
opportunity to gather in unofficial parliaments through projects
such as New World Summit (2012–ongoing)
and New World Academy (2013–16). He’ll talk
about his practice with Laura Raicovich, interim director of New
York’s Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art.

Price: Free with registration
Time: 2 p.m.

—Tanner West

Wednesday, May
27

9. NADA Studio Visits at
FAIR

Last week, NADA launched an online
viewing platform called FAIR, and it’s actually more likeable
than many of the digital expos you can find around the internet
these days. One cool feature is that the tranches of content are
spaced out over the course of three weeks, so as to not overload
the bleary eyed viewer. And in addition to the “booths,” there are
also some fairly delightful videos that take you inside the studios
of a few artists who have works in the fair. The first week shows
us the working lives of artists Shannon Lewis, Samuel Jablon, and
Florencia Escudero along with her collaborator Rosana Cabán.

Price: Free
Time: 10 a.m.

—Nate Freeman

10. “Palastgespräch: Angelika Kauffmann” at
the Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf

This is the fourth chapter of a new series of German-language
Facebook Live talks from curators at the Museum Kunstpalast in
Düsseldorf. In this live-streamed episode, the director of the
Gemäldegalerie, Bettina Baumgärtel, will take viewers on a journey
into the world of the Swiss Neoclassical painter Angelika
Kauffmann. The talk coincides with the exhibition “Angelika Kauffmann: Artist,
Superwoman, Influencer,” on view at the Kunstpalast through
July 12.

Price: Free
Time: 6 p.m.–6:45 p.m. CET (12 p.m.–12:45
p.m. EST)

—Naomi Rea

Friday, May
29

11. “Abraham Cruzvillegas on
Setting New Patterns—Paris, France” at the Aspen Art Museum

Artist Abraham Cruzvillegas dials in from his seclusion in Paris
as part of the Aspen Art Museum’s virtual program Slow Look Live,
hosted by Rachel Ropeik. The conversation is part of a weekly
program, hosted every Friday on Instagram Live.

Price: Free
Time: 4 p.m. MT, 2 p.m. EST

—Caroline Goldstein

Saturday, May 30

12. Paul B. Preciado Reading
and Book Launch of An Apartment on Uranus. Chronicles of
the Crossing at HAU Hebbel am Ufer,
Berlin

The philosopher, curator, and queer-studies pioneer will be
launching his latest book. The streamed event will include readings
by Preciado, actor Susanne Sachsse, multidisciplinary artist Black
Cracker, and artist Margarita Tsomou. The book explores his
transition from Beatriz to Paul, as well as stories of social
change, including the Greek economic crisis, the refugee crisis,
and the Catalonian independence movement.

Price: Free
Time: 3 p.m. on HAU’s Youtube
Channel.

—Kate Brown

Sunday, May
31 

13. “Live Virtual Q&A With
Ursula von Rydingsvard and Filmmaker Daniel Traub” at Film
Forum, New York

National Gallery of Art curator Molly Donovan will moderate a
conversation between acclaimed sculptor Ursula von Rydingsvard and
Daniel Traub, the director of Ursula von Rydingsvard: Into
Her Own. Premiering on Friday, May 29 (after which point it
can be streamed through Film
Forum), the documentary chronicles the artist’s unlikely,
arduous journey from her early childhood in a German camp for
displaced persons, to her current status as one of the most
celebrated and fearless sculptors in contemporary art. Reinforcing
this designation is the film’s artistic centerpiece: the creation
and installation of Uroda (2015), a monumental
work of hand-pounded copper plates commissioned by Princeton
University, which von Rydingsvard described as the most complex and
challenging work of her career.

Price: Free Q&A; film can be streamed
for $9.99 (with half of rental cost benefiting Film Forum)
Time: 5 p.m.

—Tim Schneider

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