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Ilya Kabakov and the Rubbish Heap of History

Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia 19 University Place, 2nd Floor, New York City

The current success of Ilya and Emilia Kabakov as internationally renowned installation artists builds on Ilya Kabakov’s work in the Soviet Union. In this talk, Komaromi will explore Kabakov’s artistic relationship to both the Russian and Soviet cultural legacy and the western gaze. Specifically, she will show how Kabakov’s work with found “trash” objects in the 1980s is distinct from…

Adventures in Italian Opera with Fred Plotkin

Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò (NYU) 24 West 12th Street, New York City

A Conversation with Mark Rucker The fifth Adventure in Italian Opera with Fred Plotkin of this season features Mark Rucker, the stalwart American baritone who has sung leading Verdi roles at the Met, London, Vienna, Berlin and elsewhere, and is also one of the most important opera educators of our time, ably passing on his knowledge to future generations of singers. In ENGLISH. From the Casa…

Talk: Julie Urbisova, My Home in NOLA

Bohemian National Hall 321 E 73rd St., New York

Friendly gathering with Czech journalist Julie Urbisova who lives in New Orleans. In her new book "My home in Nola" (in Czech language) she not only captures the everyday life of an European woman in the center of American South, but mainly covers typical NOLA and Louisiana topics such as Mardi Gras, jazz or fine cuisine. Julie Urbisova is a…