K2 Friday Nights

 

 

Time to Ascend

Admission to the galleries is free from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m.

K2 Lounge
Every Friday night the Café @ RMA becomes the K2 Lounge, offering a special Pan Asian Tapas menu to accompany the evening's DJ and unique thematic gallery tours and programs.

Reservations
The K2 Lounge accepts group reservations, subject to availability, from 6:00 p.m. until closing. Please contact Special Events team via email Special Events.

Live Music
At 7:00 p.m. enjoy the museum's celebrated music series Naked Soul and
Harlem in the Himalayas.

Films
At 9:30 p.m. be sure to catch Cabaret Cinema, where movies and martinis mix. Each film is introduced by a notable guest to provide context. Past presenters have included Liv Ullmann, Brian Cox, Vito Acconci, and Alan Cumming.

Artists on Art

Contemporary artists lead informal, topical talks within the museum's galleries on Friday nights at 6:15 p.m.

In conversation with Curatorial Fellow Beth Citron, speakers from New York and international contemporary art scenes interact with and informally discuss the rich artistic traditions of the Himalayas and surrounding regions in relation to their own practices and processes.

 

Comic Artists Spin the Wheel of Life

The Comic Artists Open Studio Series is a three-part program to complement the exhibition, Hero, Villain, Yeti: Tibet in Comics. Eight comic book artists will be chosen to visually interpret a segment of the Wheel of Life, a representation of Buddhist beliefs about life, death, and rebirth.

In the first part of this program series, each artist will take part in ‘Artists on Art’ where they will lead an informal talk with Assistant Curator, Beth Citron, and explore the galleries for inspiration to create preliminary sketches of their segment of the Wheel of Life.

For the second part of this series, the artists will begin creating live sketches in an open studio setting based on their inspiration from the talk and the galleries. During the open studio, the artists will have the opportunity to share their creative process with the public and to showcase their latest work. The artist will then be given some time to work in their own studios to create a final work of art from these sketches.

As a finale to the series, the completed segment from each artist will then be combined and exhibited as a whole in the Rubin Museum of Art.

Comic Artists Include:
Steven Guarnaccia, Friday, February 10
Katie Skelly, Friday, February 17

Josh Neufeld, Friday, February 24

 

K2 Lounge Artists

Monthly Resident DJs  DJ Tyger Lilly Tyger Lilly's unconditional love for music was passed down from her grandfather, well-known jazz musician Jarius Elliott. She is constantly influenced by her surroundings, and such greats as Miles Davis, Nina Simone, and Fela Kuti. Tyger is one of the few artists to successfully blend the core of hip-hop and house with the glamour of mainstream. More...

DJ Kamala DJ and music stylist, Kamala has played professionally at many of New York City's best venues, underground parties, and special events for over a decade. Best known for her deep soulful house music sets, her musical taste spans many genres and eras including Global Lounge, Nu-Soul, as well as R&B, Soul, Salsa, and Dance classics from the 70's and 80's. More...

Regular Guest DJs DJ Don Cerati DJ/Producer Don Cerati is an extremely eclectic man when it comes to life and music. His sets consist of House, Latin, Funk, Brazilian, Afrobeat, Disco, Reggae, World Lounge, Cumbia, Dub, Tropical Bass, and everything in between. More...

DJ Eddie STATS Edwin STATS Houghton is a full-time DJ and music journalist who has been instrumental in bringing international sounds—from Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, and South Asia—into the urban domain. More...

DJ Small Change $mall ¢hange (aka James Dier) is a musical addict who's been collecting and DJ-ing for over 15 years. He has played in every conceivable downtown venue you can think of such as APT, Nublu, Hiro, Supreme Trading, Cielo, and Pianos. More...

DJ KindB Trained as a classical pianist, DJ KindB crossed-over into the DJ circuit over 10 years ago. KindB’s style has resulted in a wide range that spans global electronic music, from Brazilian and Afro-Latin beats to Arabic and Asian grooves. More...

**Schedule subject to change, due to holidays or other events. Please consult the Calendar for the current month's schedule.   Talkingstick The Rubin Museum Guides join professional storytellers from the Talkingstick collective to uncover the many layers of Himalayan art.