CITY GUIDE
New York
Re-construction
Paper
Following an artistic paper trail
Creating art by destroying paper? It sounds
counterintuitive. Nonetheless, that is the
basis for the remarkable and eye-popping
“Slash: Paper Under the Knife” exhibit at
the Museum of Arts and Design. Of course,
the paper is not so much destroyed as reconstructed in myriad ways—cut with knives,
scissors and lasers, or burned, shredded
or torn, then reconfigured as something
altogether new.
A striking example is Alex, a life-size
human figure comprising hundreds of close-
up photographs of the subject, sliced, diced
and reassembled to form a three-dimensional
statue. Another highlight is the clev-
erly named Placebos, a massive wall of
flowers made from the instructional
inserts that accompany prescription
drugs—in this case those used by the
artist’s friends and family. With medi-
cations covering the spectrum from
hay fever to AIDS, this is a poignant
catalog if ever there was one.
back. The seventh
annual staging of
this gastronomic
event, March 15–
25, allows you to
chow down on a
three-course meal
at one of more
than 200 of Brooklyn’s best eateries
for around $25.
Let the gluttony
commence! For a
list of participating
restaurants, go to
visitbrooklyn.org.
FERRY STAVERMAN, 2007
Exhibition a space Odesy in 2007, Weekendgallery
Collection of the artist, courtesy of Bram van Gelderen, Bauke
Broersma and Teun Renes.
A Waistline Grows
in Brooklyn
Spring in New
York’s most pop-
ulous borough
can only mean
one thing: Dine
in Brooklyn is
ave
Date
the
MIDTOWN
Present
Laughter
Through
March 21
Tony- and Emmy-nom-inated stage and screen
veteran Victor Garber
(also of TV’s Alias)stars
in this revival of Noël
Coward’s comedy about
an egotistical actor.
roundabouttheatre.org
UPPER WEST SIDE
Lincoln and New
York
Through March
25
This exhibit explores
the often overlooked
link between Abraham
Lincoln and New York,
starting with the 1860
Cooper Union speech
that kicked off Lincoln’s
presidential run.
nyhistory.org
MIDTOWN
New York
Rangers
Through April 9
Catch the NHL’s own
“true blue” ice hockey
team at Madison Square
Garden. Now coming up
on their 84th year in the
business, the Rangers
are still going strong
as they continue their
quest for the Stanley
Cup. rangers.nhl.com
UPPER WEST SIDE AND
MIDTOWN
New Directors/
New Films
March 24–April 4
MoMA and the Film
Society of Lincoln
Center team up to bring
audiences films from
burgeoning new tal-
ent. Past filmmakers
have included Steven
Spielberg, Spike Lee and
Pedro Almodóvar.
filmlinc.com
MIDTOWN
New York Tartan
Day Parade
April 10
The 12th annual edition
of the parade features
thousands of bagpipers
and drummers musi-
cally meandering down
the street, celebrating
everything from kilts
to Scottish terriers.
tartanweek.com
