
Sam Kissajukian: 300 Paintings
In an unlikely yet somehow successful pairing of visual art and stage performance, Sam Kissajukian, a painter and stand-up comedian based in Sydney, brings his first theatrical performance to Union Square’s Vineyard Theatre. The play recounts his real-life experience of decamping to an abandoned cake factory and setting about making a new painting every day while navigating a five-month-long bipolar manic episode. What transpires over 80 minutes is a touching, amusing and insightful glimpse into how the creative process intersects with the ups and downs of living through this moment. Bonus: there’s an exhibition of the paintings he made in the space.
Jan. 13 – Feb. 23

Krishna Reddy: Heaven in a Wildflower
A major exhibition of Krishna Reddy (1925-2018), arguably one of the most important and innovative printmakers of the 20th century, has just opened at The Print Center of New York in Chelsea. Curated by Sarah Burney, “Heaven in a Wildflower” brings together over 50 prints alongside key sculptures, ephemera, and working materials on loan from the artist’s estate. The goal is to demonstrate Reddy’s material and conceptual approach to the groundbreaking viscosity printmaking technique he developed in the 1950s and ‘60s.” On Saturday, Feb. 8 at 2 p.m., artist Chitra Ganesh will lead a guided tour of the exhibition exploring Reddy’s process and his connections to the natural world, followed by a coffee hour. Admission to the Print Center is always free.
535 West 24th Street
Jan. 23 – May 21

Liz Phillips and Joseph Zeal-Henry: Reclaiming Space through Sound
E-flux, an acclaimed artist-run organization, will host a live performance in Brooklyn by sound art pioneer Liz Phillips (check out her Epicenter podcast here) and a film excerpt by architect Joseph Zeal-Henry. From the organizers:“The evening will explore sound sculptures in public spaces, with special focus on Phillips’ work “Windspun”–a groundbreaking work commissioned in 1981 by Creative Time for the Bronx Frontier Ranch, a community garden in the South Bronx that processed compost which was distributed to the local community. “Windspun” was housed in a windmill tower and used the energy generated by the windmill to produce sound, determined by the wind’s speed, direction, and frequency. In her performance, Phillips will reflect on “Windspun” through the use of analog and digital live processing and synthesis, as well as interaction with the audience. Zeal-Henry will show an excerpt from his film “Dancing Before the Moon” (2023), which originally premiered at the Venice Biennale of Architecture and explores the rituals used by Britain’s diasporic communities to establish spaces, offering new ways of thinking about architecture and the built environment. The event will consider how sound sculptures in public spaces affect the way we experience and interact with our surrounding architecture.”
Saturday, Feb. 8, 5 p.m.
e-flux
172 Classon Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11205
Closing soon:

Epicenter feature artist Azzah Sultan’s solo exhibition at Trotter & Sholer Gallery downtown closes on February 8. Don’t miss it!
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