Knockdown Center

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BICEP LIVE GLOBAL STREAM II Feb 26, 8:30pm EST from Saatchi Gallery London Stream link: bit.ly/bicep-live2

Bicep returns to Knockdown Center, this time for a live set on May 30th. Tickets on sale this Thursday, Feb 20th at 12pm EST. RSVP: BICEP LIVE Resident Advisor: http://bit.ly/BicepLiveRA

Amelie Lens will be joined by fellow LENSKE artist Farrago and New York's very own underground staple Rachel Noon at Knockdown Center on March 21st. Tickets: http://bit.ly/AmelieLensKDC RSVP: Amelie Lens

We're excited to present the next work in the FiftyTwo Ft. series! Quad Relay by Laurel Sparks is the artist's largest work to date and its compositional logic is derived from the sestina, a complex form of mathematical poetry, to generate a kinetic irregular grid that shimmers across the wall. RSVP: Openings for Catalina Ouyang / Dakota Gearhart / Laurel Sparks More info: https://knockdown.center/event/fiftytwo-ft-laurel-sparks/

Join us Friday March 27 for a program in conjunction with Caralina Ouyang's upcoming exhibition "it has always been the perfect instrument" (opening Feb 29) with writers Mia Kang, Paul Legault, K-Ming Chang, Maryam Ivette Parhizkar, LA Warman, and Yanyi. The writers will be sharing their poetic translations contributed to Ouyang's ongoing project [Conclusion and Findings]. RSVP: Conclusion and Findings - Readings More info: https://knockdown.center//conclusion-and-findings-readings/

April 18 // BLACK is a curation of raw, boundary-bending artists across the spectrum of sound and visual art. Eight DJs. Four rooms. All night. Visual Art announcement to come. Tickets: https://www.black-nyc.com/ RSVP: BLACK New York 2020

Knockdown Center's official statement regarding the COVID-19 virus.

Feb. 29, 2020 | Photos by Taylor Brown // Instagram: @taylorbrown1

Horse Meat Disco returns to Knockdown Center for a special event during NYC Pride 2020 - tickets are on sale now! Tickets: http://bit.ly/HMDkdc2020 RSVP: Horse Meat Disco NYC Pride 2020

We are currently seeking proposals for group exhibitions in our gallery space, solo projects and installations in our gallery space, and short-term main space projects! More info: http://bit.ly/OpenCallSpring2020

Tickets for Bicep Live with HAAi on May 30th are on sale now! Tickets: http://bit.ly/BicepLiveKDC RSVP: http://bit.ly/BicepLiveFB

Join us Sunday, March 29 for a program in conjunction with Dakota Gearhart's upcoming exhibition "The Sextant of the Rose" with artists Eva Davidova, Mo Kong, and Cori Olinghouse. Through lecture, video and performance, the artists will unravel some of the conceptual threads within Gearhart’s exhibition like environmental collapse, digital and material promiscuity, and embodied absurdity. RSVP: Pixelated Petals: Eva Davidova, Mo Kong, & Cori Olinghouse More info: https://knockdown.center/event/pixelated-petals/