Babesta Beat SS17

DON’T MISS | THE GOLDEN THRONE There might be no more apt time in U.S. history for Maurizio Cattelan’s “America”---a functioning golden toilet (18-karat), intended for public use, installedattheGuggenheim Museum.TheItalianartist is no stranger to the Guggenheim, coming off a 5-year sabbatical, after a retrospective of his work in 2011-12. Returning with the ultimate participatory piece, Cattelan shines a satirical light on the American dreamwhile having fun with the excess of the elite. We’re predicting this is one bathroom line (on the 5th floor) you will enjoy waiting in! GuggenheimMuseum, 5th Avenue between 88th & 89th.

AroundTown Springtime brings new beginnings and warmer days so get out of hibernation and embrace all that the city offers. It’s time to get a fresh culture fix (highbrow and lowbrow!), and maybe even find a good reason to get outta dodge for a spell! MAKE A SPLASH | HONG KONG DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL High energy and high stakes keep adrenaline pumping during the 2 days of the 27th annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival. The teams, made up of elected officials, government agencies and corporations, race for charity and prizes. Opening day is punctuated by a parade, and there are booths, traditional Chinese dance and music, and of course, the big race on Sunday. Dragon boat racing began as a way to honor a poet, Qu Yuan, who advocated reforms to help locals in his home state. It continues as a fun family day, celebrating sport and culture Flushing Meadows Park, Saturday August 12th & Sunday August 13th.

JOIN IN| MAKE MUSIC NY Let the music play! Pianos are plunked in the middle of the city for the public to play on the first day of summer. This event, taking place in all 5 boroughs on streets, sidewalks and parks, features over 1,000 concerts. Get into the action by registering ahead. This inclusive event invites amateurs and professionals to grab their instruments and play. June 21, 10am-10pm, Multiple locations across NYC and 700 cities around the world.

Clockwise, photo courtesy of Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival; photo courtesy of Guggenheim; Photo courtesty of Make Music NY; Rei Kawakubo (Japanese, born 1942) for Comme des Garcons (Japanese, founded 1969), “Blue Witch,” spring/summer 2016 Courtessy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art ©Paolo Roversi.

BEHOLD | REI KAWAKUBO AT THE MET The woman behind avant guarde label Comme des Garcons takes the stage at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. Art of the In-Between examines Kawakubo’s work, which is ever unexpected, often “between dualities” of East and West, male and female and past and present. The fantasy fashion imagines a world less rigid and constrained, seeing beauty in that which cannot be defined. May 4 - September 4th, Met Museum, 5th Avenue.

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babesta beat spring/summer 2017

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