Monday, June 6, 2016

Yoga + Circle of Animals / Zodiac Heads at Carnegie Museum of Art this summer.



The Carnegie Museum of Art will hold three yoga sessions in the Hall of Architecture, surrounded by Ai Weiwei's traveling exhibition Circle of Animals / Zodiac Heads, on June 26, July 31, and August 28. Registration is required and can be done online. The cost is $18 for members and $20 for non-members. Both Circle of Animals / Zodiac Heads and Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei at The Warhol Museum run through August 28.

Cafe 33 Taiwanese Bistro coming to Squirrel Hill.



Cafe plus number in the name? Check. Bistro? Check. Garage door patio? Check. Signage went recently up for Cafe 33 Taiwanese Bistro, a new Taiwanese place coming to an old laundromat in Squirrel Hill. The restaurant, to be run by a former chef at Rose Tea Cafe, will open at 1711 Shady Ave. (map), behind the Starbucks.

Friday, June 3, 2016

Signage up for Zen Noodle House in Oakland.



Signage went up today for Zen Noodle House in Oakland, the "Asian Noodle Bar" which has had a "Coming Soon" sign since November 2014. It is located at 3531 Forbes Ave. (map) in what was last the Pittsburgh Pretzel Shop.

Thursday, June 2, 2016

1974 Japanese martial arts movie The Streetfighter (激突!殺人拳) at Row House Cinema, June 10 - 16.



The Row House Cinema will show the 1974 Japanese martial arts movie The Streetfighter (激突!殺人拳) as part of its Four Degrees of Tarantino film series from June 10 through June 16.

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry at The Warhol, June 3 through August 28.



The 2012 documentary Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry will play at The Warhol Museum daily from June 3 through August 3. The movie's official site summarizes:
Ai Weiwei is China's most famous international artist, and its most outspoken domestic critic. Against a backdrop of strict censorship and an unresponsive legal system, Ai expresses himself and organizes people through art and social media. In response, Chinese authorities have shut down his blog, beat him up, bulldozed his newly built studio, and held him in secret detention.

AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY is the inside story of a dissident for the digital age who inspires global audiences and blurs the boundaries of art and politics. First-time director Alison Klayman gained unprecedented access to Ai while working as a journalist in China. Her detailed portrait provides a nuanced exploration of contemporary China and one of its most compelling public figures.
The movie will play at 2:00 pm each day of the Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei exhibition through August 28. The Warhol is located at 117 Sandusky St. on the Northside (map). It's open every day but Monday, and adult admission is $20.

"In Discussion: Ai Weiwei and Eric Shiner" in Oakland, June 2.

The Carnegie Music Hall will host "In Discussion: Ai Weiwei and Eric Shiner" with The Warhol director Eric Shiner on June 2.
The conversation explores themes in The Warhol’s upcoming exhibition Andy Warhol / Ai Weiwei, such as the influence of these two artists on modern and contemporary life, focusing on the parallels, intersections, and points of difference between their practices. This discussion is presented in conjunction with Andy Warhol / Ai Weiwei on view at The Warhol June 4–August 28, 2016, and with Ai Weiwei’s Circle of Animals / Zodiac Heads on view at Carnegie Museum of Art May 28–August 29, 2016.
The talk starts at 6:00 pm and costs $10. The Carnegie Music Hall is located at 4400 Forbes Ave. in Oakland (map).

Sunday, May 29, 2016

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette profiles Joyce Bender and her advocacy for disabled workers in Korea.


Joyce Bender during an April visit to Daegu, via Newsis.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette profiles Joyce Bender, of Pittsburgh-based Bender Consulting Services, today and her recent work for disabled workers in South Korea.

Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei at Warhol Museum, June 4 - August 28.


via ArrestedMotion and Ai Weiwei's Instagram.

The Andy Warhol Museum will host an exhibition on the influence of Andy Warhol and Ai Weiwei, titled Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei, from June 4 through August 28.
Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei, developed by The Warhol and the National Gallery of Victoria, with the participation of Ai Weiwei, explores the significant influence of these two artists on modern and contemporary life, focusing on the parallels, intersections, and points of difference between their practices—Warhol representing 20th-century modernity and the “American century,” and Ai representing life in the 21st century and what has been called the “Chinese century” to come.

At The Warhol, the exhibition creates a dialogue between the artists, throughout the seven floors of the building. Visitors experience more than 350 works in drawing, film, new media, photography, painting, sculpture, wallpapers, and publishing, including some of the major contributions by both artists, each of whom is as famous for his artistic persona as for the work he produced.
A traveling Ai exhibition, Circle of Animals / Zodiac Heads, is on display at the Carnegie Museum of Art through June 4.

The Warhol is located at 117 Sandusky St. on the Northside (map). It's open every day but Monday, and adult admission is $20.

The Secret World of Arrietty (借りぐらしのアリエッティ) at Row House Cinema, July 1 - 7.



The Row House Cinema will show the 2010 Studio Ghibli film The Secret World of Arrietty (借りぐらしのアリエッティ) from July 1 through July 7 as part of its Fantastical Adventures series.

Friday, May 27, 2016

Pittsburgh Bonsai Society Bonsai Show, June 4 and 5.



The 35th annual Bonsai Show will be held at Phipps Garden Center in Shadyside (map) on May 30 and 31. It's presented by the Pittsburgh Bonsai Society and is free and open to the public from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm on Saturday the 4th, and from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on the 5th.

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