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Jackson Tupper, A Most Peculiar Mind, Acrylic on Wood.

 

FRIDAY

Tonight marks the opening of the First Look series presented by the Museum of the Moving Image. This annual showcase for international cinema is your first preview of the films that will change the game in 2013. To buy tickets click here.

Relive your favorite childhood pastime and join artist Ann Hamilton for her latest installation, “The event of a thread.” Featuring 42 swings, one curtain, and endless entertainment–it’s your last chance to catch it at the Park Avenue Armory.

Alan Gilbert’s Late in the Antenna Fields has inspired artists and writers alike–join them for a night of intermedia work offering “a take on the poetics that have influenced and surround Gilbert’s book.” Participants include BOMB’s own Monica de la Torre, Paul Chan, and the man himself, Alan Gilbert, among many more! For more information click here.

SATURDAY

The Kitchen and COIL co-present Inflatable Frankenstein by the Brooklyn-based performance group Radiohole. “Brimming with whims, technological absurdity, and bodily fluids”–don’t miss this strange tribute to Mary Shelley.

Begin the new year right with music by the Ben Tyree Trio. Bringing you “sci-fi jazz funk fusion,” BT3 promises to deliver a highly imaginative, head-bobbing set at BAM. Admission is free.

SUNDAY

Cyber-bullying and corporate intrigue takes center stage in Chinese director Chen Kaige’s Caught In The Web. Lincoln Center’s Film Society will be screening Kaige’s latest thriller tonight at 7 PM.

Watch filmmaker James Benning’s “remake” of Easy Rider at the Museum of the Moving Image. Join Benning as he tours the original location sites making for a road trip unlike any other. It begins tonight at 5 PM.