Above: From “Eddie Martinez Whistles While He Works” by Wesley Miller & Nick Ravitch, being screened tonight at the Big Screen Plaza.

A new moon is rising, waxing to full on Tuesday night. But if you look skyward tonight at 6^th Avenue and 29th Street, the stars of ART21’s New York Close Up series will be screened at the Big Screen Plaza at the Eventi Hotel.

From 6 to 8:30 pm, the plaza becomes an art-centric summer boardwalk complete with bistro tables, a tiki bar, and fish/burger shacks. A full retrospective of New York Close Up films will be presented on the 30-foot-wide LED screen, including new work by Diana Al-Hadid (Syria); David Brooks (United States); Josephine Halvorson (United States); Liz Magic Laser (United States); Eddie Martinez (United States); Alejandro Almanza Pereda (Mexico); Mika Rottenberg (Argentina & Israel); and Erin Shirreff (Canada).

New York Close Up is Art21’s documentary film series devoted to artists in the first decade of their professional career, living and working in New York City. Artworks by these artists advance fresh approaches to disciplines such as painting, sculpture, photography, performance, film, and video, while often blurring boundaries between art, dance, movies, music, and design. Films explore themes of collaboration, improvisation, impermanence, personal autobiography, history, and political responsibility. Stories are told through a variety of cinematic genres and styles including day-in-the-life, biopic, concert film, and investigation.

The Armory Show and Art 21 present, 6-8:30 pm: ART21 | New York Close Up. Big Screen Plaza, behind the Eventi Hotel, 6^th Avenue between 29-30^th Streets, NY, NY. Information. Free.

This Just In from 20x200: 20% off sale of all prints until 11:59 pm tonight. Information.

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