The Rubin is transforming. On October 6, 2024, the Rubin will close its 17th Street galleries and transition into a global museum model, continuing to present Himalayan art through traveling exhibitions, digital experiences, and collaborations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and beyond. To mark the transition, join us for a 17th Street Farewell Party and toast to the Rubin’s next chapter. 

• Enjoy free admission, cocktails, live DJ music by DJ Rekha, and a dance party. 
• Visit our 20th-anniversary exhibition, Reimagine: Himalayan Art Now. The Museum-wide exhibition features artworks by over 30 contemporary artists, many from the Himalayan region and diaspora and others inspired by Himalayan art and cultures. The entire Museum is transformed by new commissions and recent works juxtaposed with objects from the Rubin’s collection, inviting new ways of encountering traditional Himalayan art.  The exhibition will travel next to Wrightwood 659 in Chicago, where it will open on November 8, 2024.

About the DJ

DJ Rekha pioneered merging bhangra and Bollywood sounds with contemporary electronic dance music. Her debut album, DJ Rekha Presents Basement Bhangra, features a track with Wyclef Jean and was released by E1 Music. She is the founder of Basement Bhangra and Bollywood Disco and cofounder of Mutiny Club nights. Named “Ambassador of Bhangra” by the New York Times, she has done remixes for artists ranging from Meredith Monk to Priyanka Chopra. Rekha has received numerous community awards, and in 2009 she was inducted into New York City’s People’s Hall of Fame. She has curated events for Celebrate Brooklyn and Central Park SummerStage and has performed at the White House for President Barack Obama as well as  internationally. DJ Rekha was a Grand Marshall of the 9th Annual NYC Dance Parade in 2015. In January 2017 she was one of the official DJs for the historic Women’s March on Washington, DC.

Reimagine: Himalayan Art Now is supported by Bob and Lois Baylis, Barbara Bowman, Daphne Hoch Cunningham and John Cunningham, Noah P. Dorsky, Marina Abramović Institute (MAI), Mimi Gardner Gates, Fred Eychaner, Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation, Jack Lampl, Dan Gimbel of NEPC, LLC, Agnes Gund, New York Life, Matt and Ann Nimetz, Namita and Arun Saraf, The Prospect Hill Foundation, Eileen Caulfield Schwab, Taipei Cultural Center in New York, and UOVO.

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.

The Rubin Museum’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.

This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.

The Rubin is transforming. On October 6, 2024, the Rubin will close its 17th Street galleries and transition into a global museum model, continuing to present Himalayan art through traveling exhibitions, digital experiences, and collaborations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and beyond.

To mark this shift, Museum visitors are invited to a public ceremony, where as many as 2,500 flags of good wishes will be displayed outside the building, echoing the way the Rubin opened the building twenty years ago on October 2, 2004. 

The ceremony is a culmination of the Rubin’s Flag Project 2.0. From September 1 through October 6, Museum visitors cocreated these flags bearing their wishes for the future. The flag templates were designed by five artists whose work is included in the exhibition Reimagine: Himalayan Art Now, including Asha Kama Wangdi, Kabi Raj Lama, Losel Yauch, Shushank Shrestha, and Yangdzom Lama. 

This collaboration between Himalayan diaspora artists and the general public draws upon the prayer-flag tradition of the mountain regions of Himalayan Asia. Prayer flags (dhar ho in Tibetan) are displayed in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition to generate merit and increase one’s life force. 

Reimagine: Himalayan Art Now is supported by Bob and Lois Baylis, Barbara Bowman, Daphne Hoch Cunningham and John Cunningham, Noah P. Dorsky, Marina Abramović Institute (MAI), Mimi Gardner Gates, Fred Eychaner, Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation, Jack Lampl, Dan Gimbel of NEPC, LLC, Agnes Gund, New York Life, Matt and Ann Nimetz, Namita and Arun Saraf, The Prospect Hill Foundation, Eileen Caulfield Schwab, Taipei Cultural Center in New York, and UOVO.

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.

The Rubin Museum’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.

This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.

With Forbidden Songs, Tibetan singer-songwriter and artist YESHE embodies the voice for the voiceless singers and songwriters whose songs are forbidden to sing and perform in today’s Tibet. Singers and songwriters in Tibet have been and are still being imprisoned for writing and performing these songs of identity, social justice, displacement, freedom, and hope for the future and what it means to belong.

This durational performance piece features YESHE’s solo voice joined at times by multiple Tibetan female voices to sing and repeat 10 forbidden songs. By collecting and learning these songs and being in dialogue with the singers, YESHE activates the room with her voice and a set design reminiscent of symbols of the Tibetan flag, merging the past and present, and creating an extension of their voices to tell stories beyond oppression and across time and space.

The forbidden songs are performed live in the theater and can be heard simultaneously via speakers in the spiral staircase and broadcasted on the Marina Abramović Institute’s YouTube channel.

Forbidden Songs is part of the exhibition Reimagine: Himalayan Art Now and was developed under the mentorship of the Marina Abramović Institute. YESHE took part in an in-person week-long workshop along with one-on-one sessions with Marina Abramović, a pioneer in durational performance who has long been interested in art and practices from the greater Himalayan region.

The performance is co-curated by Marina Abramović and Michelle Bennett Simorella, Director of Curatorial Administration and Collections at the Rubin.

YESHE will perform Forbidden Songs on September 8, 15, and 22.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

YESHE (she/her)

b. Baden, Switzerland; lives and works in New York and Zurich

YESHE is a Tibetan singer and artist born and raised in Switzerland, based in New York City and Zurich. YESHE performed recently live at Basel Social Club at Art Basel and the Tang Teaching Museum at Skidmore College.

Together, with the collective xenometok she developed 49 days, a multimedia music and dance performance theater piece, which premiered in 2022 at the Theaterhaus Gessnerallee in Zurich and was presented at L’Arsenic Les Urbaines in Lausanne and at the Kaaitheater in Brussels. YESHE is currently working on her debut album.

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Reimagine: Himalayan Art Now is supported by Bob and Lois Baylis, Barbara Bowman, Daphne Hoch Cunningham and John Cunningham, Noah P. Dorsky, Marina Abramović Institute (MAI), Mimi Gardner Gates, Fred Eychaner, Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation, Jack Lampl, Dan Gimbel of NEPC, LLC, Agnes Gund, New York Life, Matt and Ann Nimetz, Namita and Arun Saraf, The Prospect Hill Foundation, Eileen Caulfield Schwab, Taipei Cultural Center in New York, and UOVO.

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.

The Rubin Museum’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.

This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.

How do you transform your mind and embrace true, unshakeable happiness? Buddhism is rooted in the simple idea that you can train your mind to suffer less and flourish more. In this experiential talk, Cortland Dahl discusses with journalist Adam Davidson the journey through the core principles and meditation practices of the Buddhist tradition.

Premium tickets include a copy of the book. A book signing will follow the program.

This program is presented in association with Shambhala Publications.

About the Book

“A Meditator’s Guide to Buddhism is that rare combination of impressive clarity and warmheartedness, so that we feel invited to our own direct experience of a path to freedom. Reading it, whether you are new to meditation or a more experienced student, will enrich your understanding and inspire you to live these truths.”

—Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness and Real Life

About the Speakers

Cortland Dahl  is a scientist, Buddhist scholar and translator, and meditation teacher. Dahl is the cofounder of Tergar International, a global network of meditation centers, with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche. He studied at Buddhist centers across Asia, including many years living in Nepal and India. Based in Madison, Wisconsin, Dahl is also actively involved in scientific research on meditation and human flourishing at the Center for Healthy Minds. A Meditator’s Guide to Buddhism is his first book.

Adam Davidson is co-founder of NPR’s Planet Money. He was an economics writer for The New Yorker and The New York Times Magazine and author of the book, The Passion Economy: The New Rules for Thriving in the Twenty-first Century. In 2020, he left Brooklyn for Vermont and, a bit later, started meditating seriously.

Lead support for the Rubin Museum is provided by Bob and Lois Baylis, Barbara Bowman, E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, Dharma Joy Foundation, Noah P. Dorsky, Fred Eychaner, Christopher J. Fussner, Agnes Gund, The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Global, the Estate of Lisina M. Hoch, Henry Luce Foundation, The Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation, Mellon Foundation, Matt and Ann Nimetz, The Randleigh Foundation Trust, Shelley and Donald Rubin, Tiger Baron Foundation, and Ellen Bayard Weedon Foundation.

General operating support of the Rubin Museum of Art is provided by the Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, Alex J. Ettl Foundation, Daphne Hoch Cunningham and John Cunningham, Anne E. Delaney, Dalio Philanthropies, Dan Gimbel of NEPC, LLC, The Prospect Hill Foundation, Basha Frost Rubin and Scott Grinsell, Namita and Arun Saraf, Linda Schejola, Eric and Alexandra Schoenberg, Eileen Caulfield Schwab, Jesse Smith and Annice Kenan, Tsherin Sherpa, Tong-Tong Zhu and Jianing Liu, with generous donations from the Museum’s Board of Trustees, individual donors and members, and corporate and foundation supporters.

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.

The Rubin Museum’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.

Join us for an evening with the Buddhist Digital Resource Center (BDRC) exploring the evolution of Buddhist wisdom and knowledge as it is translated and transformed between cultures and across time. The event will include a talk by renowned scholar Donald S. Lopez, a dramatic Buddhist reading by actor and writer Michael Imperioli, music by filmmaker and musician Ngawang Choephel, and a new musical interpretation of a Tibetan Buddhist poem by artist, writer, and vocalist Laurie Anderson. This evening promises to be a celebration on multiple levels.

The program will begin with Laurie Anderson’s debut performance of Between Birth and Death and Death and Rebirth created in collaboration with translators Benjamin Bogin and Dominique Townsend. Professor Lopez will discuss how the translation of Buddhist texts has altered cultures over the centuries and around the globe, focusing on Tibetan texts and the legendary efforts of E. Gene Smith to bring about that transformation. Michael Imperioli will follow with a reading that dramatizes the transformative power of the dharma through translation and the arts. 

The galleries will be open before and after the event. This evening will be one of the last opportunities to visit the Museum at 150 West 17th Street before it closes on October 6, 2024, and transforms into a global museum without walls.

The 25th Anniversary of the Buddhist Digital Resource Center
When the Rubin Museum opened its doors 20 years ago, the Himalayan and Tibetan polymath Gene Smith (1936–2010) played a pivotal role in shaping our vision and scholarship, and his organization, the Buddhist Digital Resource Center, was headquartered at the neighboring Rubin Foundation for a decade. Gene Smith was best known for his 50 years of efforts to reprint and digitize Tibetan Buddhist texts, and BDRC is now the largest digital library of Buddhist texts in the world. The Rubin’s comprehensive collection of Himalayan art saw itself mirrored in BDRC’s library of Buddhist texts from every tradition, and both institutions are dedicated to public access and contemporary forms of engagement. Auspiciously, the Rubin Museum and BDRC are both celebrating anniversaries and embarking on transformative reinventions this fall.

Laurie Anderson (pictured center) is one of America’s most renowned and daring creative pioneers. She is best known for her multimedia presentations and innovative use of technology. As a writer, director, visual artist, and vocalist she has created groundbreaking works that span the worlds of art, theater, and experimental music. Anderson has published seven books, and her visual work has been presented in major museums around the world. In 2002 Anderson was appointed the first artist-in-residence of NASA, which culminated in her 2004 touring solo performance The End of the Moon. Her film Heart of a Dog was chosen as an official selection of the 2015 Venice and Toronto Film Festivals and received a special screening at the Rubin Museum, where Laurie joined in conversation with Darren Aronofsky. 

Laurie has made many appearances at the Rubin, and has been in conversation with Wim Wenders, Mark Morris, Janna Levin, NASA climatologist Gavin Schmidt, Neil Gaiman, and Tiokasin Ghosthorse. She also hosted the premiere season of the Rubin’s AWAKEN podcast.

Donald S. Lopez (pictured right) is the Arthur E. Link Distinguished University Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies at the University of Michigan. He is the author, editor, or translator of a number of works, including Prisoners of Shangri-La, The Madman’s Middle Way, Buddhist Scriptures, and The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism (with Robert Buswell). In 2000 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Michael Imperioli (pictured left) is a New York City-based actor, writer, and musician. In addition to his Emmy-award winning role in HBO’s critically acclaimed Mafia chronicle The Sopranos, he has acted in films by Martin Scorsese, Walter Hill, Hal Hartley, Abel Ferrara, the Hughes brothers, Paul Auster, and Spike Lee, with whom he also co-scripted and co-produced the feature, Summer of Sam. Imperioli is the guitarist and vocalist for the band Zopa and has served as artistic director of Studio Dante, an off-Broadway theater company. He is the New York Times best-selling author of Woke Up This Morning: The Definitive Oral History of the Sopranos (with Steve Schirripa), as well as the novel The Perfume Burned His Eyes, which he is currently adapting as a screenplay. A longtime student of Garchen Rinpoche, he serves on the board of the nonprofit The Pureland Project, and recently recorded the audiobook of Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche’s Living is Dying.

Lead support for the Rubin Museum is provided by Bob and Lois Baylis, Barbara Bowman, E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, Dharma Joy Foundation, Noah P. Dorsky, Fred Eychaner, Christopher J. Fussner, Agnes Gund, The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Global, the Estate of Lisina M. Hoch, Henry Luce Foundation, The Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation, Mellon Foundation, Matt and Ann Nimetz, The Randleigh Foundation Trust, Shelley and Donald Rubin, Tiger Baron Foundation, and Ellen Bayard Weedon Foundation.

General operating support of the Rubin Museum of Art is provided by the Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, Alex J. Ettl Foundation, Daphne Hoch Cunningham and John Cunningham, Anne E. Delaney, Dalio Philanthropies, Dan Gimbel of NEPC, LLC, The Prospect Hill Foundation, Basha Frost Rubin and Scott Grinsell, Namita and Arun Saraf, Linda Schejola, Eric and Alexandra Schoenberg, Eileen Caulfield Schwab, Jesse Smith and Annice Kenan, Tsherin Sherpa, Tong-Tong Zhu and Jianing Liu, with generous donations from the Museum’s Board of Trustees, individual donors and members, and corporate and foundation supporters.

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.

The Rubin Museum’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.

Michael Imperioli’s photo is by Kayla Rocca.

Cocktails, art, and music make a heady mix during K2 Friday Nights, where admission is free every Friday from 6:00 to 10:00 PM. Café Serai becomes the K2 Lounge, offering a special drink menu to accompany the evening’s DJ, R Dubbs.

Join us as we express gratitude to our Himalayan community partners for two decades of close collaboration. We will salute the past 20 years at our 150 West 17th Street location and toast to the future as the Rubin transforms into a global museum.

• Arrive early for 2-for-1 drinks from 6:00–7:00 PM.
• Watch the Reimagine durational performance Per(server)e by Sonam Tshedzom Tingkhe from 6:00 to 7:00 PM.
• Enjoy a sneak peak of Jamyang Norbu’s new book, Echoes from Forgotten Mountains: Tibet in War and Peace, at 7:00 PM.
• Participate in the Flag Project 2.0 throughout the evening.
• Explore all the galleries, dive deeper with an exhibition tour at 7:15 PM, and kick off your weekend with the Rubin.

Coming with friends? Learn about group reservations and tours.

About the DJ

R Dubbs (Robbie Krevolin) loves nothing more than to get you moving to a world of sounds you’ve never heard before, digging deep into the times when genres were blurring, drum machines were plentiful, and systems were made for booming. It’s always love, baby.

About the Author:

Novelist, historian, playwright, and polemicist Jamyang Norbu is known as one of the leading exiled Tibetan writers at work today, principally on account of his numerous books and essays on Tibetan politics and history. His novel The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes won the Crossword Book Award (“India’s Booker”) in 2000, and has been translated into a dozen languages. He is also the author of Illusion and Reality, Buying the Dragon’s Teeth, Shadow Tibet, Don’t Stop the Revolution, and Echoes from Forgotten Mountains: Tibet in War and Peace. Norbu was a member of the Tibetan resistance force in the early 1970s. Norbu currently lives in New York City with his wife and two daughters.

Special thanks to our Himalayan community partners including: Adhikaar, Asian American Federation, Bhutanese Community of New York, Buddhist Council of New York, Business Center for New Americans (Accompany Capital), Center for Universal Peace, The Culture Tree, Dalai Lama Library and Learning Center, Dronchok Tara Center, Endangered Language Alliance, GMIN-Grassroots Movement in Nepal, Himalayan Library, Himalayan  Pantry Inc., India Home, Kushtara, Ladakhi Community of New York, Mero Gaon, Mongolian Connection, Mustang Community of New York, Nepal Hip Hop Foundation, Nepali Youth, New York/New Jersey Tibetan Sunday School, Palyul Dharma Center New York, Sherpa Association, Shijay Center, Regional Tibetan Women’s Association of New York and New Jersey,  Siddhartha School, Tibetan community of New York/New Jersey, Tzuchi Foundation, UN Women USA-NY, Voices of Tibet-Tibetan Oral History Project, WindHorse, YindaYin Coaching Center, and the many artists, filmmakers, musicians, writers, and Buddhist teachers who have collaborated with us over the past 20 years.

Lead support for the Rubin Museum is provided by the Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, Bob and Lois Baylis, Barbara Bowman, E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, Noah P. Dorsky, Fred Eychaner, Christopher J. Fussner, Agnes Gund, The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Global, the Estate of Lisina M. Hoch, Henry Luce Foundation, The Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation, Mellon Foundation, Matt and Ann Nimetz, The Randleigh Foundation Trust, Shelley and Donald Rubin, Tiger Baron Foundation, and Ellen Bayard Weedon Foundation. 

General operating support of the Rubin Museum of Art is provided by Daphne Hoch Cunningham and John Cunningham, Anne E. Delaney, Dalio Philanthropies, Janet Gardner,  Dan Gimbel of NEPC, Inc.,  The Prospect Hill Foundation, Basha Rubin and Scott Grinsell, Namita and Arun Saraf, Linda Schejola, Eric and Alexandra Schoenberg, Eileen Caulfield Schwab, Jesse Smith and Annice Kenan, Tsherin Sherpa, Tong-Tong Zhu and Jianing Liu, with generous donations from the Museum’s Board of Trustees, individual donors and members, and corporate and foundation supporters. 

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.

The Rubin Museum’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of Governor Kathy Hochcul and the New York State Legislature.

Photo by Filip Wolak

Cocktails, art, and music make a heady mix during K2 Friday Nights, where admission is free every Friday from 6:00 to 10:00 PM. 

• Café Serai becomes the K2 Lounge, offering a special drink menu to accompany the evening’s DJ, Roshni Samlal.
• Arrive early for 2-for-1 drinks from 6:00 to 7:00 PM.
• Explore all the galleries, dive deeper with an exhibition tour at 7:15 PM, and kick off your weekend with the Rubin.

Coming with friends? Learn about group reservations and tours.

About the DJ

DJ Roshni Samlal is a New York–based tabla player, DJ, producer, curator, and poet of Trinidadian descent. As a classically trained tabla artist, Roshni performs traditional tabla solos, South Asian classical accompaniment, jazz, and chamber composition. She also uses electronic music production and poetry as contexts to reframe the tabla solo within an experimental narrative lens. She is the lead curator and producer of the Ragini Festival, which spotlights the work of artists engaged in traditional folk and innovative arts within the further reaches of the South Asian diaspora, focusing on Indo-Caribbean heritage. Her DJ sets are rooted in her diasporic heritage as a Trinidadian immigrant during the ’90s, global club, Bollywood, chutney, soca, electronica, dancehall, and dub. Roshni’s work has been supported and showcased at GlobalFest, Ragas Live Festival, Lincoln Center, Celebrate Brooklyn, True/False Film Festival, Brookfield Place, the Rubin Museum, Accordions of the World Festival, Joe’s Pub (Working Group Member 2022–2023), New Music USA, Pioneer Works, and the Brooklyn Museum. 

Lead support for the Rubin Museum is provided by Bob and Lois Baylis, Barbara Bowman, E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, Dharma Joy Foundation, Noah P. Dorsky, Fred Eychaner, Christopher J. Fussner, Agnes Gund, The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Global, the Estate of Lisina M. Hoch, Henry Luce Foundation, The Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation, Mellon Foundation, Matt and Ann Nimetz, The Randleigh Foundation Trust, Shelley and Donald Rubin, Tiger Baron Foundation, and Ellen Bayard Weedon Foundation. 

General operating support of the Rubin Museum of Art is provided by the Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, Alex J. Ettl Foundation, Daphne Hoch Cunningham and John Cunningham, Anne E. Delaney, Dalio Philanthropies,, Dan Gimbel of NEPC, LLC,  The Prospect Hill Foundation, Basha Frost Rubin and Scott Grinsell, Namita and Arun Saraf, Linda Schejola, Eric and Alexandra Schoenberg, Eileen Caulfield Schwab, Jesse Smith and Annice Kenan, Tsherin Sherpa, Tong-Tong Zhu and Jianing Liu, with generous donations from the Museum’s Board of Trustees, individual donors and members, and corporate and foundation supporters. 

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.

The Rubin Museum’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.

Photo by Filip Wolak

Please note that there is no K2 Friday Night on Friday, August 30, 2024. The Museum will close at 5:00 PM. 

K2 Friday Nights will resume on Friday, September 6, 2024.

Cocktails, art, and music make a heady mix during K2 Friday Nights, where admission is free every Friday from 6:00 to 10:00 PM.

• Café Serai becomes the K2 Lounge, offering a special drink menu to accompany the evening’s DJ, Kind B.
• Arrive early for 2-for-1 drinks from 6:00–7:00 PM.
• Explore all the galleries, dive deeper with an exhibition tour at 7:15 PM, and kick off your weekend with the Rubin.

Coming with friends? Learn about group reservations and tours.

About the DJ

Trained as a classical pianist, DJ KindB crossed over to the DJ circuit more than 10 years ago. KindB’s style represents a wide range of genres that span global electronic music—from Brazilian and Afro-Latin beats to Arabic and Asian grooves.

Lead support for the Rubin Museum is provided by the Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, Bob and Lois Baylis, Barbara Bowman, E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, Noah P. Dorsky, Fred Eychaner, Christopher J. Fussner, Agnes Gund, The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Global, the Estate of Lisina M. Hoch, Henry Luce Foundation, The Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation, Mellon Foundation, Matt and Ann Nimetz, The Randleigh Foundation Trust, Shelley and Donald Rubin, Tiger Baron Foundation, and Ellen Bayard Weedon Foundation. 

General operating support of the Rubin Museum of Art is provided by Daphne Hoch Cunningham and John Cunningham, Anne E. Delaney, Dalio Philanthropies, Janet Gardner,  Dan Gimbel of NEPC, Inc.,  The Prospect Hill Foundation, Basha Rubin and Scott Grinsell, Namita and Arun Saraf, Linda Schejola, Eric and Alexandra Schoenberg, Eileen Caulfield Schwab, Jesse Smith and Annice Kenan, Tsherin Sherpa, Tong-Tong Zhu and Jianing Liu, with generous donations from the Museum’s Board of Trustees, individual donors and members, and corporate and foundation supporters. 

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.

The Rubin Museum’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of Governor Kathy Hochcul and the New York State Legislature.

Photo by Filip Wolak

Cocktails, art, and music make a heady mix during K2 Friday Nights, where admission is free every Friday from 6:00 to 10:00 PM.

This program marks the final K2 Friday Night at the Rubin Museum. It will end in advance of the Museum closing the galleries at 150 West 17th Street on October 6, 2024.

• Café Serai becomes the K2 Lounge, offering a special drink menu to accompany the evening’s DJ, Joey Greiner.
• Arrive early for 2-for-1 drinks from 6:00 to 7:00 PM.
• Explore all the galleries, dive deeper with an exhibition tour at 7:15 PM, and kick off your weekend with the Rubin.

Coming with friends? Learn about group reservations and tours.

About the DJ

Joey Greiner has been moving dance floors for over 15 years in his native New York City, across the US, and Europe. He weaves deep and funky grooves with Afro and Latin rhythms to lead you on a journey into your most primal instincts to move your body. His wildly popular Tribal Disco party infuses live instruments and performances with energetic DJ sets, creating an unforgettable interactive experience for the crowd.

Lead support for the Rubin Museum is provided by Bob and Lois Baylis, Barbara Bowman, E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, Dharma Joy Foundation, Noah P. Dorsky, Fred Eychaner, Christopher J. Fussner, Agnes Gund, The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Global, the Estate of Lisina M. Hoch,  Henry Luce Foundation, The Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation, Mellon Foundation, Matt and Ann Nimetz, The Randleigh Foundation Trust, Shelley and Donald Rubin, Tiger Baron Foundation, and Ellen Bayard Weedon Foundation. 

General operating support of the Rubin Museum of Art is provided by the Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation,  Alex J. Ettl Foundation, Daphne Hoch Cunningham and John Cunningham, Anne E. Delaney, Dalio Philanthropies,  Dan Gimbel of NEPC, LLC, The Prospect Hill Foundation, Basha Frost Rubin and Scott Grinsell, Namita and Arun Saraf, Linda Schejola, Eric and Alexandra Schoenberg, Eileen Caulfield Schwab, Jesse Smith and Annice Kenan, Tsherin Sherpa, Tong-Tong Zhu and Jianing Liu, with generous donations from the Museum’s Board of Trustees, individual donors and members, and corporate and foundation supporters. 

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.

The Rubin Museum’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.

Photo by Filip Wolak

Cocktails, art, and music make a heady mix during K2 Friday Nights, where admission is free every Friday from 6:00 to 10:00 PM.

• Café Serai becomes the K2 Lounge, offering a special drink menu to accompany the evening’s DJ, Snkr Joe.
• Arrive early for 2-for-1 drinks from 6:00 to 7:00 PM.
• Explore all the galleries, dive deeper with an exhibition tour at 7:15 PM, and kick off your weekend with the Rubin.

Coming with friends? Learn about group reservations and tours.

About the DJ

Snkr Joe is well known for his contributions as a pioneer in the online sneaker community and as a founder of one of the best all-vinyl, all-45 parties, Mobile Mondays. His passion for DJing dates back to 1992 when he studied the art of mixing records. What started out as a hobby is now a full-time profession as an open-format DJ playing at New York City’s hottest speakeasies, hotels, lounges, restaurants, and bars, such as Nothing Really Matters, Not A Speakeasy, The UES (Ice-Cream Shoppe speakeasy), The Back Room, Mr. Purple (Hotel Indigo), Nina’s x Liquid Lab (NoMo SoHo hotel), and Buddha-Bar Restaurant.

“Setting the vibe for a room that makes people smile, dance, and laugh is rewarding to me. All of these reactions tell me that I have done my job.”

Lead support for the Rubin Museum is provided by Bob and Lois Baylis, Barbara Bowman, E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, Dharma Joy Foundation, Noah P. Dorsky, Fred Eychaner, Christopher J. Fussner, Agnes Gund, The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Global, the Estate of Lisina M. Hoch,  Henry Luce Foundation, The Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation, Mellon Foundation, Matt and Ann Nimetz, The Randleigh Foundation Trust, Shelley and Donald Rubin, Tiger Baron Foundation, and Ellen Bayard Weedon Foundation. 

General operating support of the Rubin Museum of Art is provided by the Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation,  Alex J. Ettl Foundation, Daphne Hoch Cunningham and John Cunningham, Anne E. Delaney, Dalio Philanthropies,  Dan Gimbel of NEPC, LLC, The Prospect Hill Foundation, Basha Frost Rubin and Scott Grinsell, Namita and Arun Saraf, Linda Schejola, Eric and Alexandra Schoenberg, Eileen Caulfield Schwab, Jesse Smith and Annice Kenan, Tsherin Sherpa, Tong-Tong Zhu and Jianing Liu, with generous donations from the Museum’s Board of Trustees, individual donors and members, and corporate and foundation supporters. 

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.

The Rubin Museum’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.

Photo by Filip Wolak

Cocktails, art, and music make a heady mix during K2 Friday Nights, where admission is free every Friday from 6:00 to 10:00 PM.

• Café Serai becomes the K2 Lounge, offering a drink menu to accompany the evening’s DJ, Gigi Gray.
• Arrive early for 2-for-1 drinks from 6:00 to 7:00 PM.
• Explore all the galleries, dive deeper with an exhibition tour at 7:15 PM, and kick off your weekend with the Rubin.

Coming with friends? Learn about group reservations and tours.

About the DJ

A Seattle native with a New York spirit, Gigi Gray blends R&B, soul, funk, reggae, and pop. The DJ, writer, world traveler, and fashion enthusiast is a woman who goes after her dreams and hopes to leave her crowds a little happier than when they first arrived. Prepare to feel good and take a trip down memory lane with Gigi and her sound selection.

Lead support for the Rubin Museum is provided by Bob and Lois Baylis, Barbara Bowman, E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, Dharma Joy Foundation, Noah P. Dorsky, Fred Eychaner, Christopher J. Fussner, Agnes Gund, The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Global, the Estate of Lisina M. Hoch,  Henry Luce Foundation, The Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation, Mellon Foundation, Matt and Ann Nimetz, The Randleigh Foundation Trust, Shelley and Donald Rubin, Tiger Baron Foundation, and Ellen Bayard Weedon Foundation. 

General operating support of the Rubin Museum of Art is provided by the Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation,  Alex J. Ettl Foundation, Daphne Hoch Cunningham and John Cunningham, Anne E. Delaney, Dalio Philanthropies,  Dan Gimbel of NEPC, LLC, The Prospect Hill Foundation, Basha Frost Rubin and Scott Grinsell, Namita and Arun Saraf, Linda Schejola, Eric and Alexandra Schoenberg, Eileen Caulfield Schwab, Jesse Smith and Annice Kenan, Tsherin Sherpa, Tong-Tong Zhu and Jianing Liu, with generous donations from the Museum’s Board of Trustees, individual donors and members, and corporate and foundation supporters. 

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.

The Rubin Museum’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.

Photo by Filip Wolak