Rubble Kings is a documentary about the NYC city street gangs of the late ‘60s / ‘70s and their influence on hip-hop culture.

Filmmaker Shan Nicholson's previous documentary, Downtown Calling, explored NYC’s music and art scene in the late 70s.

DOIN’ IT IN THE PARK explores and celebrates pick-up basketball in NYC.

Filmmaker Bobbito Garcia is leading a discussion with Stretch Armstrong as part of our current exhibition "NYC 1993" on Friday 2/22: http://bit.ly/Y8h5XK

We can't wait to play with this!

Family and Playlab are the superstars behind the Festival of Ideas' beautiful/functional/fun "Worms" tents (check them out: http://www.flickr.com/photos/festivalofideasnyc/5791393740/in/photostream) Their new project is killer. We want to swim in the +Pool!

This exhibition documents an extraordinary earthwork by Adam Purple that once spanned five city lots in our neighborhood, Manhattan’s Lower East Side.

The Garden of Eden was featured in "Come Closer: Art Around the Bowery 1969-1989." http://bit.ly/RosXnA

New Museum Store alumnus Ari Seth Cohen is the man behind Advanced Style. We find these ladies so inspiring, and can't wait to see them on the big screen!

This project supports a feature-length documentary about artist Arleen Schloss, who has been at the forefront of downtown performance for three decades.

Her work was featured in "Come Closer: Art Around the Bowery 1969-1989." http://bit.ly/RosXnA

Elastic City lead a series of "solar alignment" walks with artist Neil Freeman as part of the Festival of Ideas for the New City.

Help support another wonderful season of conceptual and poetic walks!

Our amazing neighbors (and Festival of Ideas collaborators) at FAB are expanding their ArtUp program, and bringing art to underutilized spaces around the East Village / Lower East Side.

Help bring the world’s first underground park to our neighborhood!

Clayton Patterson is an artist, activist, and Lower East Side historian.

This ambitious project brings together 160 contributors over 3 volumes and 1,000 pages.

We loved partnering with Eyebeam to bring artists Kaho Abe and Maria Michails to the Bowery during the Festival of Ideas: http://www.festivalofideasnyc.com/program#event-1203

Help them transform their public space in Chelsea!

This performance celebrates the life and vision of La MaMa founder and Lower East Side hero Ellen Stewart.

We got to work with the lovely folks at Electric Literature during the Festival of Ideas last May (http://bit.ly/Hv3NP1). Their new project sounds like a terrific way to discover new fiction!

We sure do love festivals. Help make this one happen!

The Asian American Arts Alliance is matching artists with spaces to help explore what sacredness means to all of us through dance, music, film, visual arts, and lots more.

Bayete Ross Smith and The Laundromat Project brought this incredible boombox tower to the Bowery during the Festival of Ideas for the New City: http://on.fb.me/pOUN91

This project supports the creation of a huge, new tower in rural Minnesota.

Genesis Breyer P-Orridge was a friend and an acolyte of Brion Gysin. S/he met Gysin in the 1970s, and was deeply influenced by him (particularly his Cut-Up Method), and gave a talk in conjunction with Gysin's exhibit last year: http://www.newmuseum.org/exhibitions/422

Gregory Markopoulos was a central filmmaker in the New American Cinema scene in Downtown NY in the 1960s. Jack Smith, Andy Warhol, and living LES legend Taylor Mead are all in his films.

ABC No Rio supports an incredible community of artists in the Lower East Side. This project documents their original building before it's demolished to make way for their new facility.

Congrats to Triple Canopy on their new space! Can't wait to check it out.

Look for peaceBOMB at our store, http://www.newmuseumstore.org.

peaceBOMB also took part in the Festival of Ideas' StreetFest on Saturday, May 7 2011.

We love this project by Ches Perry, who's been a sign painter since 1968. Great video, great rewards, and a great skill to keep alive!

Help get The Silent Barn back on its feet!

Following a recent and massive theft, Silent Barn organizers need your support to ensure the viability of a permanent all-ages venue for independent and experimental music, games, and art.

The incredible story of one couple's love of art continues!

From the filmmaker: "Their collection is now spread throughout US, reaching areas where contemporary art was previously inaccessible. The impact of Herb & Dorothy’s gift to this country is simply immeasurable."

We'll be at the Festival Saturday, 9/22! Join us for free, hands-on art workshops and an outdoor reading room. 1-5 PM, Mulberry Street between Houston and Prince.

Big ups to the FAB ladies from Fourth Arts Block, who helped to organize the Festival of Ideas' StreetFest on Saturday, May 7 2011. Their artist-run cafe offered MUD coffee, snacks, and limited edition art objects. http://www.festivalofideasnyc.com/

A documentary (and Rhizome commission!) about Chris Crocker, a video blogger from a small town in Tennessee.

The film traces a line through a tapestry of web comments, response videos, fans, and haters to map the controversial rise of an internet folk hero.

Loving this LA-based project - it really mirrors the Festival of Ideas' belief in the power of collaboration. (http://www.festivalofideasnyc.com)

Pie in the Park represented at Kickstarter's Community Pop-Up, part of the Festival of Ideas' StreetFest on Saturday, May 7 2011. http://www.festivalofideasnyc.com/

Check out their latest project with Kickstarter here!

We loved working with DoTank:Brooklyn to bring LIGHT to the Festival of Ideas! 20+ artists invited the public to discover, drift and linger along re-configured public spaces, installations and performances: http://www.festivalofideasnyc.com/program

The Lower Eastside Girls Club brought their girl-made robot pets to the Festival of Ideas' StreetFest on Saturday, May 7 2011. http://www.festivalofideasnyc.com/

Truck Farm took part in the Festival of Ideas' StreetFest on Saturday, May 7 2011. http://www.festivalofideasnyc.com/

Brooklyn Grange took part in the Festival of Ideas' StreetFest on Saturday, May 7 2011. http://www.festivalofideasnyc.com/

Contrail took part in the Festival of Ideas' StreetFest on Saturday, May 7 2011. http://www.festivalofideasnyc.com/

FEAST took part in the Festival of Ideas' StreetFest on Saturday, May 7 2011. http://www.festivalofideasnyc.com/

Sam Hillmer is a Get Weird alumnus (http://www.newmuseum.org/events/297) who creates life-sized mazes featuring installations and live music.

OurGoods took part in the Festival of Ideas' StreetFest on Saturday, May 7 2011. http://www.festivalofideasnyc.com/

We've been lucky to work with the lovely and talented folks at StoryCorps on a number of projects, from the Festival of Ideas to the exhibition "The Last Newspaper." We can't wait to see their animation special in 2013!