LIVE from the NYPL is a series of conversations and performances hosted at the
New York Public Library
The New York Public Library (NYPL) is a public library system in New York City. With nearly 53 million items and 92 locations, the New York Public Library is the second largest public library in the United States (behind the Library of Congress ...
. Since 2005, guests such as
Seymour Hersh,
Tina Brown,
Spike Lee,
Umberto Eco,
Jay-Z
Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and founder of Manhattan-based conglomerate talent and entertainment agency Roc Nation. He is regarded as one of ...
,
Salman Rushdie,
Bernard-Henri Lévy,
Werner Herzog, and many others have appeared in the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building to talk about subjects such as
literature, art,
popular culture,
philosophy
Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. Some ...
, and
music. LIVE has partnered on programs with
PEN World Voices Festival,
The Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars & Writers, Maison Française of
Columbia University, and Muslim Voices: Arts & Ideas Festival, among others.
LIVE is directed by
Paul Holdengräber
Paul Bernard Holdengräber (born March 15, 1960) is an American interviewer, curator and writer. He was director of the New York Public Library's public programming and organized literary conversations for the NYPL's public program series, ''LIVE ...
, whose metaphorical goal for the program is to make the library's stone lions "roar."
See also
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92nd Street Y
92nd Street Y, New York (92NY) is a cultural and community center located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City, at the corner of East 92nd Street and Lexington Avenue. Founded in 1874 as the Young Men's Hebrew Association, the ...
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Paul Holdengräber
Paul Bernard Holdengräber (born March 15, 1960) is an American interviewer, curator and writer. He was director of the New York Public Library's public programming and organized literary conversations for the NYPL's public program series, ''LIVE ...
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Celebrity culture
References
External links
LIVE from the NYPL - Official WebsitePast LIVE Programs
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Performance art in New York City
New York Public Library