fBorn and raised in New York, Lyonel Feininger (1871–1956) moved at the age of sixteen to Germany, where he became one of the leading practitioners of German Expressionism and the Bauhaus. In the late 1930s, when the Nazi campaign against modern art forced him to flee back to New York after an absence of fifty years, his marriage of abstraction and recognizable imagery made him a beloved artist in the United States.Long acknowledged as a major figure of the Bauhaus, Feininger is renowned for his romantic, crystalline paintings of architecture and seascapes. Less well known are the whimsical aspects of his work: his pioneering Chicago Sunday Tribune comic strips; his figurative, Expressionist compositions; his photographs; and his miniature hand-carved wooden figures and buildings, known as ... Go to event
This exhibition takes its title from the German word ostalgie, a term that emerged in the 1990s to describe a sense of longing and nostalgia for the era before the collapse of the Communist Bloc.
Twenty years ago – after the fall of the Berlin Wall – a process of dissolution led to the breakup of the Soviet Union and many other countries that had been united under Communist governments. From the Baltic republics to the Balkans, from Central Europe to Central Asia, entire regions and nations were reconfigured, their constitutions rewritten, their borders redrawn.
“Ostalgia” looks at the art produced in and about some of these countries, many of which did not formally exist two decades ago. Mixing private confessions and collective traumas, the exhibition traces a psychological l ... 
Film Screening
German with English subtitles
(Caroline Link, 2001)
In 1938, the Jewish family Redlich flees to Kenya from the Nazis. The new life there is rife with difficulties for the parents, which leads to a marital crisis. The daughter feels comfortable on the African farm from the very start. When the father receives a job offer in Germany, it is difficult to bid Kenya farewell.
When: October 5, 2011
Time: 6:30-9:30pm
Where: Goethe-Institut New York
72 Spring Street, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10012
Admission: Free
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WHITE WAVE announces its 6th Annual WAVE RISING SERIES, New York City’s only rising contemporary dancemakers festival, giving 24 companies rare opportunities to present full-length programs in the dance capital of the world. The SERIES spotlights talented dancemakers from all across the United States and beyond. Channel 13 Sunday Arts has praised the SERIES, highlighting it as a “renowned” production featuring an “eclectic range of dance companies.” The New York Times stated that the SERIES presents “a broad variety of work. Tickets are cheap and dancing plentiful, it’s a good mix.” This year, two stellar companies from Korea, Chang Yoo Kyung Dance Company of Daegu and Kim Yun-jung/YJK Dance Project of Seoul/ Germany as well as Korean-born choreographer Eun Jung Choi and her Da.Da. Dance P ... 
We are very pleased to present the inaugural “Dialogue of Culture” International Film Festival.
The festival aims to explore widening the horizons of human society and reuniting different cultures throughout the miracle of cinema.
Moreover, by the diversity of cultures we mean to unite different traditions as the most valuable treasure of humanity by public screening of films from different countries during the festival.
Let us hope that all efforts of the festival to make this new nomadic festival successful and bring a bit of happiness to everyone we are inviting to enjoy its program.
16 full-length feature and documentary films have been selected.
Years of film releases: 2008 – 2011
Countries: Japan, France, Spain, Mexico, Brazil, India, USA, UK, Switzerland, Germany, Bosnia ... 
We are pleased to feature the masterpieces of Oleg Timchenko a Georgian Artist, perhaps best known for his colorful paintings and his meticulous attention to details (His 2011, “Guardian” is one of the best examples of this). He has exhibited on numerous occasions in Georgia, as well Russia, France, Germany, and Switzerland among others.
When: 25 October – 6 November 2011
Opening Reception: Oct 27, 6-9pm
Where: Art Bazaar,
175 7th Ave, NY, NY
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Oktoberfest at Max’s means unusual German/Austrian wines and Bavarian-style polka food. Dust off the lederhosen for this one.
Travel to Italy, South America, Germany, Transylvania, France and end up back home in America.
When: Every Monday through Nov. 28
Time: 6:30-8 p.m.
Where: Max’s Wine Dive, 340 E. Basse Road, Suite 101, San Antonio, Texas.
Contact: 210-444-9547, maxswinedive.com
Cost: $15 general admission, $25 VIP admission, $150 passport for entire tour
Characters as diverse as Mickey Mouse, the historical Buddha, Tomb Raider Lara Croft, and the Green Lama have something in common: Tibet. For more than sixty years Tibet has figured in comic books from around the world, at times creating and at times perpetuating notions of an otherworldly land roamed by the yeti, inhabited by wise and powerful lamas, or full of dark magic.
Hero, Villain, Yeti features the most complete collection of comics related to Tibet ever assembled, with examples ranging from the 1940s to the present. More than fifty comic books from the Belgium, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, and the United States reflect on the depiction of Tibet, tracing the historical roots of prevailing perceptions and stereotypes and their visual and narrative evolution over time.
Tibet ... 
The Ninth Annual San Francisco International Arts Festival (SFIAF) will kick off on May 2, 2012 , with more than 40 performances being presented at multiple venues throughout the city. With its annual theme, The Truth in Knowing/Now: Threads in Time, Place, Culture, SFIAF 2012 will include World Premieres, US Debuts and International Collaborations featuring leading artists from the Bay Area performing alongside their peers from around the world. This year’s festival includes dance, music and theatre with events taking place at the Marines Memorial Theatre, Herbst Theatre, and Yerba Buena Gardens. SFIAF 2012 will feature artists from the Bay Area, Southern California and the countries of Colombia, Cuba, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iran, Japan, the Netherlands, Russia, and Switzerland. ... 
City Winery and American Airlines invite you to embark on an oenological and gastronomical tour of seven countries. Beginning in November 2011, we present one dinner per month showcasing on the wines and cuisine of a fascinating region served by American Airlines. Each evening includes remarks by a leading regional expert, a three-course dinner, and three wine flights highlighting the traditional wine styles of the region.
Grand Prize Drawing for International Airline Tickets At the conclusion of the series, we will hold a drawing for ticket holders from all seven dinners. One lucky winner will receive a pair of international airline tickets courtesy of American Airlines.
The June and last pairing features the wines and cuisinie of Germany!
When: June 19, 6:45pm seating, 7pm show
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