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The Esopus Foundation Ltd.
532 LaGuardia Place, #486
New York, New York 10012
phone: (212) 473-0919
fax: (212) 473-7212
info@esopusfoundation.org
532 LaGuardia Place, #486
New York, New York 10012
phone: (212) 473-0919
fax: (212) 473-7212
info@esopusfoundation.org
The Esopus Foundation’s main goal is to facilitate a genuine connection between artists and the public. Since 2003 we have organized and/or participated in a number of events, including curated "Evenings with Esopus, launch events, lectures, and arts exhibitions:
UPCOMING
2/02/09: AN EVENING WITH ESOPUS AT THE KITCHENFor our third event at New York City's legendary performance space The Kitchen, award-winning actress Lili Taylor will perform a dramatic reading of "How to Win in Reno" (the short story by Kelly Sandoval that appeared in ESOPUS 13); multimedia artist Neil Goldberg, who contributed a project to ESOPUS 8, will screen one of his short videos, and El May, whose debut CD has just been released, will close out the evening with a set of music, including her superb track "Order in the Nothingness, written for the ESOPUS 3 CD. Our past events at the Kitchen have sold out, so it's worth arriving on the early side (we'd suggest no later than 6:45pm) in order to grab a seat. Event starts promptly at 7pm.
PAST EVENTS (PARTIAL LIST)
11/6/08: TOD LIPPY LECTURES AT SVA
NYC's School of Visual Arts invited editor Tod Lippy to give a lecture to the MFA Design program's students.
11/2/08: ESOPUS AT E/AB FAIR
Esopus participated in the 11th annual Editions/Artists' Book Fair (Oct 31-Nov 2) at the Tunnel in NYC. During the event, we sponsored a site-specific project by Esopus 11 contributor Jason Polan: "100 PEOPLE I SAW AT THE E/AB FAIR." To learn more about it visit Jason's website.
5/15/08: ESOPUS 10 LAUNCH PARTY
Contributors, readers, and friends of Esopus gathered at White Columns in Manhattan's West Village on May 15, 2008 to celebrate the release of our tenth issue. View photos from the event HERE.
11/14/07: "AN EVENING WITH ESOPUS" AT THE KITCHEN
This event at NYC arts institution The Kitchen featured an eclectic mix of participants, including actor/director Tom Gilroy (Spring Forward) reading "A Short Film about Andy Warhol," a screenplay by the late filmmaker and editor (Far from Heaven) Jim Lyons published in Esopus 9 and Brooklyn musical duo High Places, whose track for the Esopus 9 CD was a part of their set of music that closed the evening. The evening also included rare screenings of a short film by Taiwan-based filmmaker Tsai Ming-Liang and a 1991 video by conceptual artist Kay Rosen. View PHOTOS from the event.
11/7/08: TOD LIPPY LECTURES AT USC
Esopus editor Tod Lippy traveled to Los Angeles to speak at USC's Roski School of Fine Arts as part of its Visiting Artist lecture series.
10/30/07: MOMA RECEPTION FOR ESOPUS FOUNDATION DONORS
The Esopus Foundation hosted a private viewing of the exhibition "James Lee Byars: The Art of Writing" for Foundation donors on October 30, 2007 at the Museum of Modern Art. The evening included a lecture by MoMA archivist (and Esopus contributor) Michelle Elligott. See photos HERE.
10/13/07: NEIL GREENBERG AT STOREFRONT FOR ART AND ARCHITECTURE
Neil Greenberg, whose hand-drawn maps were published for the first time in Esopus 8, was invited to speak about his work at the "Performance Z-A" series at the Storefront for Art and Architecture in New York City on October 13, 2007.
5/14/07: ESOPUS 8 LAUNCH PARTY
The Esopus 8 launch party was held at New York City's Center for Architecture. The evening included a special performance of Headlong Dance Theater's Cell piece (featured in Esopus 8) by founding members of the Philadelphia-based troupe. You can find photos of the event HERE.
10/24/06: "AN EVENING WITH ESOPUS" AT THE KITCHEN
Esopus hosted a packed event at legendary NYC arts space The Kitchen in late October 2006. The program featured a panel discussion with cinematographer Ellen Kuras, production designer Thérèse DePrez, and critic Amy Taubin; a reading by playwright Christopher Durang and actress Alma Cuervo of "Medea: A Parody" (written by Durang and the late playwright Wendy Wasserstein); and an audio-visual collaboration between actress Jennifer Jason Leigh, poet Vincent Katz, and artist Alex Katz. (SEE IT HERE) The evening ended with a set of music by Wrens Charles Bissell and Kevin Whelan (and, for one song, 3 audience members). LISTEN TO LIVE TRACKS.
6/7/06: AIGA "FRESH DIALOGUE" PANEL
Esopus editor Tod Lippy participated in a panel discussion about magazine publishing with editors Lisa Farjam (Bidoun) and David Haskell (Topic). James Truman moderated the event, which was sponsored by the NY AIGA chapter. Princeton Architectural Press published a book with a transcript and images from the event in 2007. For more information, visit the AIGA website.
5/5–6/10/06: MARK HOGANCAMP AT WHITE COLUMNS
Esopus 5 contributor Mark Hogancamp's one-person show at NYC's White Columns ran from May 5 – June 10, 2006 as part of White Columns's Other People's Projects. The exhibition was curated by Esopus, and featured 45 recent photographs by Mark as well as a sculptural installation. Read critic Jerry Saltz's Village Voice review HERE.
5/17/06: ESOPUS 6 LAUNCH PARTY
We launched Esopus 6: Process, our first themed issue, at White Columns on May 17, 2006. The evening also included an exhibition of Colter Jacobsen’s “Memory Drawings” project for the issue. You can find photos of the event HERE.
5/11/06: "AN EVENING WITH ESOPUS" AT P.S.1
Esopus magazine presented an evening of readings and performances at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Space as part of the MoMA affiliate's "Fine Print" series. Playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis read "Dear Sissy (#3)," one of the series of letter-monologues he has written for Esopus over the past three years. Poet Suji Kwock Kim read "Generation," her 2002 poem which is featured (along with 21 of its earlier drafts printed in facsimile) in Esopus 6. Finally, folk singer Ruth Gerson performed a set of music, including the public premiere of "Kibby, Zocky Merino, and the Man with the Moustache," a song Gerson wrote for Esopus 4’s "Imaginary Friends" CD. Listen to streaming audio of their performances.
Eventually, the Esopus Foundation plans to bring creative practitioners and their work to areas that otherwise have little or no access to the arts. If you live in a place that lacks a particular artistic resource (for instance, a theater that shows independent films, or a museum or art gallery, or perhaps even a bookstore), please fill out the questionnaire below and send it to us. (We welcome submissions from across the U.S., but please note that presently the Foundation’s event series is limited to New York State.)
2/02/09: AN EVENING WITH ESOPUS AT THE KITCHENFor our third event at New York City's legendary performance space The Kitchen, award-winning actress Lili Taylor will perform a dramatic reading of "How to Win in Reno" (the short story by Kelly Sandoval that appeared in ESOPUS 13); multimedia artist Neil Goldberg, who contributed a project to ESOPUS 8, will screen one of his short videos, and El May, whose debut CD has just been released, will close out the evening with a set of music, including her superb track "Order in the Nothingness, written for the ESOPUS 3 CD. Our past events at the Kitchen have sold out, so it's worth arriving on the early side (we'd suggest no later than 6:45pm) in order to grab a seat. Event starts promptly at 7pm.
11/6/08: TOD LIPPY LECTURES AT SVA
NYC's School of Visual Arts invited editor Tod Lippy to give a lecture to the MFA Design program's students.
11/2/08: ESOPUS AT E/AB FAIR
Esopus participated in the 11th annual Editions/Artists' Book Fair (Oct 31-Nov 2) at the Tunnel in NYC. During the event, we sponsored a site-specific project by Esopus 11 contributor Jason Polan: "100 PEOPLE I SAW AT THE E/AB FAIR." To learn more about it visit Jason's website.
5/15/08: ESOPUS 10 LAUNCH PARTY
Contributors, readers, and friends of Esopus gathered at White Columns in Manhattan's West Village on May 15, 2008 to celebrate the release of our tenth issue. View photos from the event HERE.
11/14/07: "AN EVENING WITH ESOPUS" AT THE KITCHEN
This event at NYC arts institution The Kitchen featured an eclectic mix of participants, including actor/director Tom Gilroy (Spring Forward) reading "A Short Film about Andy Warhol," a screenplay by the late filmmaker and editor (Far from Heaven) Jim Lyons published in Esopus 9 and Brooklyn musical duo High Places, whose track for the Esopus 9 CD was a part of their set of music that closed the evening. The evening also included rare screenings of a short film by Taiwan-based filmmaker Tsai Ming-Liang and a 1991 video by conceptual artist Kay Rosen. View PHOTOS from the event.
11/7/08: TOD LIPPY LECTURES AT USC
Esopus editor Tod Lippy traveled to Los Angeles to speak at USC's Roski School of Fine Arts as part of its Visiting Artist lecture series.
10/30/07: MOMA RECEPTION FOR ESOPUS FOUNDATION DONORS
The Esopus Foundation hosted a private viewing of the exhibition "James Lee Byars: The Art of Writing" for Foundation donors on October 30, 2007 at the Museum of Modern Art. The evening included a lecture by MoMA archivist (and Esopus contributor) Michelle Elligott. See photos HERE.
10/13/07: NEIL GREENBERG AT STOREFRONT FOR ART AND ARCHITECTURE
Neil Greenberg, whose hand-drawn maps were published for the first time in Esopus 8, was invited to speak about his work at the "Performance Z-A" series at the Storefront for Art and Architecture in New York City on October 13, 2007.
5/14/07: ESOPUS 8 LAUNCH PARTY
The Esopus 8 launch party was held at New York City's Center for Architecture. The evening included a special performance of Headlong Dance Theater's Cell piece (featured in Esopus 8) by founding members of the Philadelphia-based troupe. You can find photos of the event HERE.
10/24/06: "AN EVENING WITH ESOPUS" AT THE KITCHEN
Esopus hosted a packed event at legendary NYC arts space The Kitchen in late October 2006. The program featured a panel discussion with cinematographer Ellen Kuras, production designer Thérèse DePrez, and critic Amy Taubin; a reading by playwright Christopher Durang and actress Alma Cuervo of "Medea: A Parody" (written by Durang and the late playwright Wendy Wasserstein); and an audio-visual collaboration between actress Jennifer Jason Leigh, poet Vincent Katz, and artist Alex Katz. (SEE IT HERE) The evening ended with a set of music by Wrens Charles Bissell and Kevin Whelan (and, for one song, 3 audience members). LISTEN TO LIVE TRACKS.
6/7/06: AIGA "FRESH DIALOGUE" PANEL
Esopus editor Tod Lippy participated in a panel discussion about magazine publishing with editors Lisa Farjam (Bidoun) and David Haskell (Topic). James Truman moderated the event, which was sponsored by the NY AIGA chapter. Princeton Architectural Press published a book with a transcript and images from the event in 2007. For more information, visit the AIGA website.
5/5–6/10/06: MARK HOGANCAMP AT WHITE COLUMNS
Esopus 5 contributor Mark Hogancamp's one-person show at NYC's White Columns ran from May 5 – June 10, 2006 as part of White Columns's Other People's Projects. The exhibition was curated by Esopus, and featured 45 recent photographs by Mark as well as a sculptural installation. Read critic Jerry Saltz's Village Voice review HERE.
5/17/06: ESOPUS 6 LAUNCH PARTY
We launched Esopus 6: Process, our first themed issue, at White Columns on May 17, 2006. The evening also included an exhibition of Colter Jacobsen’s “Memory Drawings” project for the issue. You can find photos of the event HERE.
5/11/06: "AN EVENING WITH ESOPUS" AT P.S.1
Esopus magazine presented an evening of readings and performances at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Space as part of the MoMA affiliate's "Fine Print" series. Playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis read "Dear Sissy (#3)," one of the series of letter-monologues he has written for Esopus over the past three years. Poet Suji Kwock Kim read "Generation," her 2002 poem which is featured (along with 21 of its earlier drafts printed in facsimile) in Esopus 6. Finally, folk singer Ruth Gerson performed a set of music, including the public premiere of "Kibby, Zocky Merino, and the Man with the Moustache," a song Gerson wrote for Esopus 4’s "Imaginary Friends" CD. Listen to streaming audio of their performances.
Eventually, the Esopus Foundation plans to bring creative practitioners and their work to areas that otherwise have little or no access to the arts. If you live in a place that lacks a particular artistic resource (for instance, a theater that shows independent films, or a museum or art gallery, or perhaps even a bookstore), please fill out the questionnaire below and send it to us. (We welcome submissions from across the U.S., but please note that presently the Foundation’s event series is limited to New York State.)