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This Week's Events at The New Museum

1. Fatima Al Qadiri: Genre-Specific Xperience Release Party and Screening Fri, Oct 21, 2011 7:00 PM New Museum Theater Al Qadiri collaborated with Kamau Patton, Tabor Robak, Leilah Weinraub, Sophia Al-Maria, Ryan Trecartin, and Rhett LaRue to create original music videos for her new EP Genre-Specific Xperience. The videos premiere on the twenty-first, followed by a discussion with Al Qadiri and Patton about the process of creation for the GSX project. $12 New Museum Members, $15 General Public 2. Alpha’s Bet Is Not Over Yet: Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts and Hilton Als Thu, Oct 20, 2011 7:00 PM Museum as Hub: 5th Floor Free In conjunction with the exhibition “Museum as Hub: Steffani Jemison and Jamal Cyrus: Alpha’s Bet Is Not Over Yet,” Jemison and Cyrus have invited guests to read and interpret their favorite selections from the periodicals on display. 3. The Young Man Was (Part 1: United Red Army) Thu, Oct 20, 2011 7:30 PM New Museum Theater $6 Members, $8 General Public Dir. Naeem Mohaiemen, 67 minutes, 2011 4. Altered Zones: Presented by PITCHFORK in collaboration with the NEW MUSEUM Sat, Oct 22, 2011 7:30 PM New Museum Theater, Lobby, and Sky Room $20 Members, $25 General Public This event takes as its starting point the mission of Pitchfork’s sister site Altered Zones—to highlight one of the more overlooked narratives in contemporary music: the proliferation of home-recorded sounds, small-scale releases, and pockets of underground activity all over the world. [Photos via email]