Art-a-Porter: 48 Hours of Live Art
From September 7 through September 11, nightlife icon Susanne Bartsch will launch Art-a-Porter as part of her bARTsch in Fashion Series. Located in Times Square, performance artists will partake in 48 hours of live art happenings, like a surrealist picnic in a glass box.
New York City's golden goddess of nightlife, Susanne Bartsch is curating a 4 day series of art installations in Times Square, Art-a-Porter. The multi-installation, multi-venue, multi-artist show runs through out fashion week, from September 7th to September 11th. Knowing Ms. Bartsch, expect to experience something part runway, part MoMA, and part Salvador Dali acid trip.
Nightlife icon Susanne Bartsch is known throughout New York—and beyond—for her avant-garde parties where art, fashion, and excess come together in a glamorous explosion. Earlier this summer, she corralled all of the incredible artists who inspire her and set them up at the Hotel Chelsea Storefront Gallery for the first Bartsch Inspiration show.
Now, she’s doing it again with Art-a-Porter, albeit a little differently. “This time it’s more visuals than buying and selling art on the wall,” says Bartsch. “The art is off the wall. The last [Bartsch Inspiration] had as much art on the wall as there were live performances and art installations. This doesn’t. Everybody that’s participating is the art.” ...
Chashama is pleased to present Art-A- Porter, a group show highlighting a fusion of fashion, theater, performance and visual art. Scheduled to take place over a period of six days during New York Fashion Week, 50+ artists will be presenting multi-media presentations in two locations in Times Square ...
"Susanne Bartsch, an international Nightlife/Style Impresario and New York legend, is merging Art with Fashion. Susanne always delivers the WOW factor. If you missed her latest one night only event, at the Chelsea Hotel, you can watch this exclusive video and find out all about her new venture she is curating called "bARTsch Inspiration"."
"JUNE 26, SUSANNE BARTSCH PRESENTED AN OPENING RECEPTION AT THE HOTEL CHELSEA STOREFRONT GALLERY, WHICH ATTRACTED HUNDREDS OF HER MANY FOLLOWERS, INCLUDING A LEGION OF PERFORMANCE ARTISTS." - BILL CUNNINGHAM
New York City nightlife impresario Susanne Bartsch has been a legend within the scene for decades, playing an integral part in the evolution of its culture since the 1980s and helping to sustain life after dark during the hyper-regulated years of Rudy Giuliani's mayorship.
Now, Bartsch is embarking on a new endeavor outside of nightlife that centers around the talents of five artists who play integral roles in her regular events. Called "bARTsch," the one-night group exhibition at the Hotel Chelsea Storefront Gallery this Thursday will feature sculptures, paintings, photos and performances from this group of artists whose work crosses conceptual lines of gender and media, body and audience, visual art and performance ...
The Pride edition of Susanne Bartsch’s wildly popular Brooklyn party Kunst, co-produced by Dreamhouse, is taking things to the next level with live performances by La’fem Ladosha, Light Asylum’s Shannon F., Bunny Michael, and Jonté Moaning. The boys, girls, and everyone in between of Brooklyn will be dancing to music by Juliana Huxtable, Honey Dijon, Disco Smack, and Mandy Graves & Jools Palmer. Avery Noyes will be setting the scene with crazy cyber video art as a plethora of nightlife beauties host, including Gage of the Boone, Amanda Lepore, Trey LaTrash, Domonique Echeverria, Gerry Visco, One-Half Nelson, and others ...
NYC was out in full-force on Saturday night for Susanne Bartsch + Dreamhouse’s new Brooklyn party KUNST! at Verboten in North Williamsburg. The massive former metal shop was packed with familiar faces, and the rainy night didn’t stop anyone from having fun. Highlights from KUNST! included a DJ set from our friend Michael Magnan and a performance by the one and only La’Fem Ladosha ...
Last Friday marked the second coming of Susanne Bartsch’s raucous party, Kunst. “Kunst,” of course, is German for “art,” so it makes all too much sense that the evening was one of the most artistically captivating parties to hit New York nightlife in quite some time ...
New York legend Susanne Bartsch crossed the East River again last friday for the latest installment her new monthly party KUNST at Verboten in Williamsburg ...
Nightlife doyenne Susanne Bartsch proved once and for all that the party is wherever she says it is. Last Friday, she threw one of her famous glitter-and-leather-doused extravaganzas at mmhmmm. The event featured performances by Joey Arias and Amanda Lepore, plus LA mainstays Phillis Navidad, James St James, The Boulet Brothers, and World of Wonder rounded out the epic fête with New York’s W. Jeremy and Los Angeles’ Josh Peace bi-coastal blitz at the decks ...
RuPaul's web series "RuPaul Drives...." is still going strong and last week the Supermodel of The World took a drive with none other than New York City nightlife icon Susanne Bartsch.
During their ride the pair discusses Ru's roots in New York nightlife, and both of their roles within the 1980s and '90s NYC nightlife scene. The pair also highlight the changing face of New York economically, and the way that impacts the ability to make a name for oneself in nightlife today.
"There's incredible people still. I have an amazing new crew that are all going to be very big and famous and successful," Bartsh tells Ru. "I'm actually in the middle of creating something new that's like the art and fashion are fused into one."
New York nightlife icon Susanne Bartsch (famous for grand Thursdays at the Copacabana in the late '80s) crossed the bridge last night to throw her first-ever party in Brooklyn, and her first on a Saturday night ...
Susanne Bartsch and Dreamhouse put on KUNST! on Saturday, March 29, 2014 at Verboten (54 North 11th Street) in Brooklyn ...
The nightlife legend Susanne Bartsch is still going strong and there’s no sign that she’s going to stop creating some of the most exciting parties in NYC. This Saturday she launches Kunst at this new space in BK, Verboten, with a great sound system. It’s “equal parts warehouse, gallery and dance club,” It’s Susanne’s first party in Brooklyn: “I decided to do a promo shoot for the party on the L train, there I was in full Punk Ball gown regalia and ran into about 15 people I know and admire...If I had any doubts about Brooklyn, that confirmed that I’m going in the right direction...I think it’s gonna be a stellar crowd.” ...
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In a swirl of extravagant costumes, tiara-crested drag queens and disco records, Susanne Bartsch and David Barton hosted their annual holiday toy drive at the Soho Grand Hotel on Tuesday night
“It feels good to help the underprivileged, the kids in the hospitals and shelters,” said Ms. Bartsch, the clubland impresario. She presided over the party in a nude-colored gown. “It ends my year on a perfect note.” ...
This year, Halloween was a non-stop party session with events starting as early as Friday night. Our first epic gathering was the annual chic event in the ballroom located at the top of the Standard called Saints & Sinners. Our grand finale was last night, the 31st, on the exact day of Halloween. Who else could close out a marathon weekend better than the longstanding queen of nightlife, Susanne Bartsch? Here’s a few snapshots to illustrate the fierceness of each guest as they toasted drinks near an art installation containing living doves. See more photos in our gallery.
We can happily report that the highlight of the evening was the grand dance-off between Susanne Bartsch & Amanda Lepore. Together on stage, they were performing the Tots.
As we all know, New York City is one of the best places in the world to celebrate Halloween, and if it lands on a weeknight, traditionally the night to do it up is the Saturday before the 31. With that in mind, there was a lot of pressure to pick the right party to hit up this past weekend.
But when Susanne Bartch announced she was throwing an Auntie Mame-themed Halloween bash at Budakan, the decision was easy! Bartch has ruled Halloween for decades. Reigning over the scene, she really is like the Auntie Mame of New York City’s nightlife—always choosing fun and fantasy over practicality and order. Granted, using a space that is not (comparatively) huge, had us a bit skeptical. Plus, she has had a history of Halloween parties being shut down by the cops. Was this going to be a huge dragsaster, or a night to remember? ...