no!rnewyork

CONCEPT NO!R MAY 2011

Our special thanks to ABSOLUT VODKA, REDBULL, PERRIER, and REGATTA GINGER BEER for providing the open bar

Many thanks to Abiri Ward @ Gild Hall (The Thompson Hotel Group) for hosting this event

Thank you Ana Tzvetkova @ Perelin for camera work and Jennifer Samuel @ Pritheeva for editing

Thanks to Yanek Che & Julien Boudet for photography
http://yanekche.blogspot.com/2011/05/concept-nor-digital-art-experience.html

Thanks to Jason Greendyk for his editorial contribution

Mirrors. Meeting with the imagery of self. The reflection of collective subjectivity fragmented in the digital mind confronts its digital presence ecstatic, out of self, out of time, existence flickering on itself. No home to enclose thy flickering grace. The greatest challenge is to not exist. The aura of space an embraced enclosure, we need to resurrect the belief…

http://www.zonisphere.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=409%3Aconcept-nor-a-digital-art-experience&catid=43%3Aevents&Itemid=68

NO!R

THE EVENT

DJ VINCENT

DJ OSORE

Photographs courtesy of Julien Boudet

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NO!R NEW YORK

NO!R NEW YORK is a recurring nocturnal event fusing art, film, fashion and music. It is unique in its expansion of individual thought united through a collective vision. It is art selected with taste. It is a live platform for expression. It is the opportunity to create a bridge between emerging artists and buyers and collectors; to create partnerships between the burgeoning and the established

CURATED BY

EZRA MABENGEZA

ADAIR LENTINI

Ezra Mabengeza is an actor, a photographer and all around creative trailblazer. Born, in Nelson Mandela Bay in South Africa, Ezra declares that, survival under apartheid was only manageable due to his strong family structure. It was through their incredible, against all odds sacrifices, made on his account that he believes he is where he is today, living in this dynamic city of New York, pursuing his dreams.This former model that has appeared in campaigns for the likes of Etro, Vivien Westwood, Diesel Jeans to name just a few. His acting credits include the hit TV show E.R., Miracle at St. Anna, directed by Spike Lee, Darfur, alongside Billy Zane, Beyonce Knowles' video Ring the Alarm and most recently Ezra worked on Clint Eastwood's Invictus. This Fall, Ezra had his first taste of Broadway in ‘A Season in the Congo’ a play, written by the legendary late Aime Cesaire, directed by Rico Speight, where Ezra starred as the lead, Patrice Lumumba shown at the Lion Theatre, on Theatre Row, New York City.

His passion for the arts and humanity has culminated in the vision to establish the FR55DOM Institute of the Arts and Leadership Academy in South Africa. This initiative can be viewed at:

www.fr55dom.org

Adair Lentini is the sales representative for Frieze Magazine for the Americas and Canada. She began her career in the art world three years ago after graduating from Villanova University with a major in Art & Art History and minors in Business and Italian. For two years she worked at the Susan Sheehan Gallery and developed her curatorial experience. To gain a broader perspective on the art market, Adair moved to Modern Painters where she worked as the Sales Director, visiting numerous galleries and attending art fairs such as The Armory, ADAA, IFPDA, Art Basel Miami, Pulse, Scope, Volta. Adair is enrolled in NYU's Appraisal Certificate program in Fine and Decorative Arts and is certified under the 2011 edition of USPAP. She has started an art consulting company; Adamari Fine Arts, which offers appraisal, consulting and curatorial services.

http://adamarifineart.com/

NOIR! EDINBURGH

Noir! was first founded in Edinburgh by Anna Freemantle, a Dutch model and her husband, Jonathan Freemantle, a South African painter. More info and images of previous events at:

www.noiredinburgh.blogspot.com

NO!R NEW YORK SUBMISSIONS

We welcome all works of distinct original art, from the entire spectrum of disciplines. From Writing, Visual Arts, Digital Arts to Fashion, Music and Cinematography. Ours is to create a moving, exciting, operative collaboration of united existence!

CONTACT

newyorkcitynoir@googlemail.com