Thursday, June 3, 2010, 6-9pm

Dia at the Hispanic Society of America
Broadway between 155th and 156th Streets, New York City
Take number 1 train to 157th Street and Broadway
212 989 5566 www.diaart.org

Admission is free.

As part of Northern Manhattan's Uptown Arts Stroll, a month-long series of cultural events, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster's exhibition chronotopes & dioramas will be open late for the kick-off event held at The Hispanic Society.

Public Tour, 6:15pm
A public tour will be begin at 6:15pm in The Hispanic Society's newly reinstalled Sorolla Gallery followed by Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster's project in the East Gallery Building.

Beverages for the event are compliments of Brooklyn Brewery.

For more information on the Uptown Arts Stroll, click here.

For more information on Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, chronotopes & dioramas, click here.

Image: Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster. chronotopes & dioramas, 2009. Installation view, Dia at the Hispanic Society, September 23, 2009-June 27, 2010. Photo Cathy Carver.

Saturday, June 12, 2010, 11am to 6pm

Dia:Beacon, Riggio Galleries
3 Beekman Street, Beacon, NY 12508
845 440 0100 www.diaart.org

For Dia's series of Community Free Days, residents of neighboring counties Columbia, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Ulster, and Westchester are invited to visit Dia:Beacon free of charge. Please bring a driver's license or other government-issued ID for entry to the museum.

Community Free Day Program

12:00pm
Gallery Talk: Introducing Dia:Beacon
Steven Evans, Managing Director of Dia:Beacon, will discuss the transformation of Dia:Beacon from a Nabisco Box Printing factory to a museum, and introduce key aspects of Dia's renowned collection and distinctive history.

1:00pm
Guided tours of Dia's collection
Tours will include five recently reinstalled galleries dedicated to the work of John Chamberlain, Walter De Maria, Imi Knoebel, Agnes Martin, and Robert Ryman.

2:00pm
Family Tour and Activity
A guided exploration for families through Dia's collection, followed by an activity session in the Learning Lab. Open to children 6 and above accompanied by an adult.

3:00pm
Gallery Talk: The Landscape and Gardens of Dia:Beacon
Naomi Sachs, ASLA, Founder and Executive Director, Therapeutic Landscapes Resource Center, Inc. will discuss the plantings that surround Dia:Beacon. Designed by artist Robert Irwin, Dia:Beacon's landscape masterplan reflects the diversity of the Hudson River Valley and the changing seasons.

All visitors will receive 20% off Dia:Beacon, the publication dedicated to Dia:Beacon and the collection, as well as Hudson Valley-related books and merchandise.

In addition to the café, an outdoor concession will provide seasonal fare.

For more information on Community Free Days, click here.

Image: Exterior view 1, Dia:Beacon, Riggio Galleries. Photo: ©Richard Barnes. Courtesy Dia Art Foundation.

Closing Sunday, June 13, 2010, 12-6pm
(closed 3-3:30pm)

The New York Earth Room, 1977
141 Wooster Street
New York City

The Broken Kilometer, 1979
393 West Broadway
New York City

Admission is free.

This is the last chance to see Walter De Maria's long-term installations The New York Earth Room, 1977, and The Broken Kilometer, 1979, before they close for the summer. The projects will re-open September 15, 2010.

For more information about Dia sites in New York City, click here.

Image: (left) Walter De Maria, The New York Earth Room, 1977. Long-term installation at 141 Wooster Street, New York City. Photo: John Cliett. Courtesy Dia Art Foundation. (right) Walter De Maria, The Broken Kilometer, 1979. Long-term installation at 393 West Broadway, New York City. Photo: John Abbott. Courtesy Dia Art Foundation.

Saturday, June 26, 2010, 3pm

Dia at the Hispanic Society of America
Broadway between 155th and 156th Streets, New York City
Take number 1 train to 157th Street and Broadway
212 989 5566 www.diaart.org

Admission is free. For reservations click here.

This companion volume to the exhibition at Dia at the Hispanic Society includes a photo "atlas" by Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster; new writing by Spanish novelist Enrique Vila-Matas; an essay by curator Lynne Cooke with parallel commentary by Gonzalez-Foerster; and a contribution by author and editor Bradford Morrow. Published by Dia Art Foundation. Distributed by D.A.P.

Book Launch and Closing Celebration

Eduardo Lago will address the continuing multifaceted exchange and collaboration between Spanish novelist Enrique Vila-Matas and Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster.

Eduardo Lago, director of the Cervantes Institute in New York, is a Spanish novelist, translator, and literary critic. His first novel, Llámame Brooklyn (Call Me Brooklyn) won the Premio Nadal award in 2006. For many years, he interviewed North American writers for the literary supplement Babelia in the Spanish newspaper El País. He is currently on leave from teaching Spanish and Spanish literature at Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, New York.

Beverages for the event are compliments of Brooklyn Brewery.

For more information on Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, chronotopes & dioramas, click here.

Image: Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster. Untitled (Atlantic), 2009. Courtesy the artist.

Saturday, June 26, 2010, 1pm

Dia:Beacon, Riggio Galleries
3 Beekman Street, Beacon, NY 12508
845 440 0100 www.diaart.org

Free with museum admission. For reservations click here.

Karina Daskalov is associate director of Marian Goodman Gallery, New York, where she curated the exhibition "Reflecting the Mirror," as well as "Contradicting Architecture" and "Invisible Colors" at Marian Goodman Gallery, Paris. In 2000-2001 she co-curated "Shima/Islands," a one year-long project at the Shigemori Garden Museum in Kyoto. She wrote her M.A. thesis on Gerhard Richter.

For more information and upcoming Gallery Talks, click here.

Image: Gerhard Richter, Six Gray Mirrors No. 884/1-6, 2003. Installation at Dia:Beacon, Beacon, NY. Dia Art Foundation. Photo ©Richard Barnes.