Paul McCarthy: WS

June 19– August 4, 2013

“…a maverick … a visceral visionary…”
–The Guardian (London)

Influential artist Paul McCarthy applies his signature, irreverent wit to take aim at American myths and icons in his largest work to date. Adding a touch of malice to subjects that have been traditionally revered for their innocence or purity, McCarthy weaves together a massive, fantastical forest of towering trees with grotesque video projections of iconic characters playing out their own fairy tale drama in a replica of his childhood home. More Information

This exhibition contains mature content. Entrance is restricted to visitors over 17 years of age.

The Machine

September 4–18, 2013

“[Playwright] Matt Charman…has had the kind of meteoric rise that usually happens only in the movies.”
–The New York Times

U.S. Premiere
Depicting chess phenomenon Garry Kasparov’s historic defeat against the IBM super-computer and its inventor Doctor Hsu, this new play by Matt Charman is staged in an intensely intimate environment by Donmar Warehouse Artistic Director Josie Rourke to capture every heart-wrenching moment of this epic struggle of man against machine. More Information

Massive Attack V Adam Curtis

September 28–October 4, 2013

“A collective hallucination”
–Robert Del Naja of Massive Attack

“A musical entertainment about the power of illusion and the illusion of power”
–Adam Curtis

U.S. Premiere
An epic experience mixing music, film, politics, and breathtaking moments of illusion created by filmmaker Adam Curtis and Robert Del Naja of music pioneers Massive Attack, with Punchdrunk director Felix Barrett, designer Es Devlin, and the the innovative art and design practice United Visual Artists. More Information

The Life and Death of Marina Abramović

December 12–21, 2013

“5 stars – Stunningly lit with a coruscating soundtrack and a sublimely tender score … flow[ing] gorgeously past your eyes and ears...”
– The Independent (London)

Visionary director Robert Wilson creates a newly restaged version of this intersection of visual art, opera and theater featuring Abramović and Willem Defoe with original music performed by Antony More Information.

Recital Series

Fall 2013

The newly-restored Board of Officers Room is the perfect setting for these intimate performances of classic repertoire by some of today’s leading interpreters: Christian Gerhaher, baritone; Vilde Frang, violin; Anton Batagov, piano. more information

OKTOPHONIE

March 20–27, 2013

“Karlheinz Stockhausen...one of the great visionaries of 20th-century music.” –The Guardian (London)

New York Premiere
Karlheinz Stockhausen’s epic electronic masterpiece gets an exciting new life from acclaimed visual artist Rirkrit Tiravanija. Adorned in white, the audience takes a ritualized musical journey from plunging darkness into blinding light while seated in a lunar environment to fully immerse themselves in the all-encompassing sound. More Information