Featuring 401 Projects, DiVA Streets, Amalia, and Alt.Oscar.
Last week it was Britney, this week it’s all about Oscar: Bald is in.
ART
Eerily beautiful and haunting, Mark Seliger’s 401 Projects presents James Nachtwey’s The Sacrifice. If it’s been a while since your last reality check, this B&W photo essay showcasing the changed lives of American soldiers in Iraq will bring you back to Earth. Now through April 8.
401 Projects, 401 West Street, (212) 633-6202, 401projects.com.
Ten shipping containers-cum-video art galleries invade Chelsea for the DiVA Streets: An Urban Art Project, part of the Digital & Video Art Fair 2007. Select locations encompassing 6th to 11th Avenues between 23rd and 26th Streets host these amazingly orchestrated interactive galleries. Now through Saturday (2/24).
Consult divafair.com for more information.
EAT
Named after Sigmund Freud’s mother and set in a 19th century carriage house that’s been Baroquely modernized by the team behind Marquee and Butter, Amalia nuances the late 1800’s. House-made liqueurs will unleash your subconscious, while too much smoked Berkshire Pork Porterhouse and Niman Ranch calves’ liver could put you on the couch.
Amalia, 204 West 55th Street (at Broadway), (212) 245-1234, amalia-nyc.com.
DRINK
Yes, there really is more to tequila than lime and salt. Take in a tasting of five of Sauza’s best tequilas tonight (2/22), from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. $20.
The Village Pourhouse, 64 Third Avenue (at 11th Street), (212) 979-BEER, pourhousenyc.com.
CRASH
Do you really want to spend another Oscar night on the couch with Joan and Melissa? Head to the most outrageous Oscar party in town, Alt.Oscar, affectionately known as “the Alties”. Make your red carpet entrance in a celebrity costume to enjoy dinner, drinks, dancing, contests, and of course, the Academy Awards on multiple screens. Sunday (2/25), 5 p.m. - 2.a.m. $10 advance tickets online.
Alt.Oscar Party at Mannahatta, 316 Bowery (at Bleecker Street), (212) 253-8644 altyawards.com.
READ
The talented, provocative David LaChapelle stops by the Taschen store to autograph a copy of his latest book, Heaven to Hell. Tonight, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Taschen, 107 Greene Street (between Prince and Spring Streets), (212) 226-2212, taschen.com.
MORE ART
NYC’s best art show comes to town with The Armory Show. From 2/23 to 2/26 at Pier 94.
Consult The Armory Show.
