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In the Shadow of No Towers in Performance

On September 11, 2008 the Issue Project Room will host a live performative reading from Art Spiegelman’s In the Shadow of No Towers. Eric Bogosian will read from Spiegelman’s book with live musical accompaniment “featuring Marco Capelli and Elliott Sharp and several other surprise guests.”

Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn carries more information about the production: “An animated film and graphic menagerie based on Art Spiegelman’s graphic novel In The Shadow of No Towers, in which [he] relates his personal experiences during the September 11th attacks, this multifaceted piece will be accompanied by a live experimental soundtrack interwoven with spoken word.”

The event takes place at 8pm; admission costs $15.

Baumgold to Host Burns Exhibit in September

The Adam Baumgold Gallery announces an upcoming exhibit of work by Charles Burns. Running September 5 through October 12, the exhibit will be Burns’ first solo show in New York City. The Gallery’s website hosts an online preview of work that will be displayed.