It’s official! It’s long overdue! The 2024 King Neptune and Queen Mermaid of the Coney Island Mermaid Parade will be (drumroll, please)…their royal highnesses Joe Coleman and Whitney Ward! See you on the boardwalk on Saturday, June 22. Y’all know the best way to view the parade is from the exalted position as a judge, […]
To celebrate the publication of Joe’s massive new monograph “Doorway to Joe”, Carlo McCormick will interview Joe and Joe will sign copies of the book at Rizzoli Bookstore on Thursday, May 16 · 6 – 8pm. 1133 Broadway New York, NY 10010 Tickets recommended. Get them HERE
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On March 30th, 2024 Joe discussed “True Crime, Wax Museums, and Vice in Coney Island” with filmmaker Heather Buckley at the Coney Island Sideshow. This was followed by a Burlesque show curated by Joe featuring acts by Jo “Boobs” Weldon, Jonny Porkpie, Gal Friday, Cheeky Lane, Tigger!, Aurora North, Faux Pas LeFae and musical guest
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This No-Wave classic by Ari Roussimoff is back in circulation after 30 years. The Museum of Modern Art in NYC will screen this film daily October 5-11 2023. A story of suicidal obsession, conceived as a work of “contemporary horror,” Shadows in the City was the last major work of New York’s 1980s No Wave
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Saturday, April 8, 2023 6:30 PM 8:00 PM Live interview with author and sideshow historian D. B. Denholtz, as part of The Congress of Curious Peoples. Coney Island USA 1208 Surf Avenue Brooklyn, NY, 11224
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Jan 29, 2021 02:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada) Featuring Michael Bonesteel, a leading author and expert on Henry Darger, art dealer Marion Harris, who has brought the work of Morton Bartlett to international acclaim, and renowned artist Joe Coleman, this panel, moderated by critic and curator Carlo McCormick, will present a risky
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Thursday, December 12th 6 – 8 pm Eight years in the making, How Dark My Love is a film that documents the story of artist and muse, at the core of which smolders an enduring love story between Joe Coleman and Whitney Ward, husband and wife of 20 years. Near complete, excerpts will be screened
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On Halloween 2019 Joe will perform with King Khan and many others. More info: http://www.newyorknighttrain.com/
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New York Night Train and Scenic present JOE COLEMAN & THE SHADOW SELF CELEBRATION SUNDAY, OCT 27, MARKET HOTEL 8PM – JOE COLEMAN & THE SHADOW SELF (performance) – TANDOORI KNIGHTS (KING KHAN, BLOODSHOT BILL, NADEEM KHAN, & JOSHUA JOHNSON) – WOLFMANHATTAN PROJECT (KID CONGO POWERS, MICK COLLINS, BOB BERT) – FLASYD – JONATHAN TOUBIN
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Joe’s solo show at Andrew Edlin gallery opens October 25 and runs through December 7 2019. This is the first Coleman exhibition in New York City in almost a decade and will feature new works. More info HERE
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