James Franco’s ‘The Seagull’ inspired art exhibit will be on display in NYC next weekend

This week James Franco posed with fans outside David Letterman’s studio in NYC before (and after) his appearance on the show, but that’s not all he has going on in New York right now.

In addition to working on his new movie True Story, James has another art exhibit coming up at MOMA PS 1. “Bird Shit” is being described as a “multi-media performance piece…under the guidance of James Franco.”

Check out all of the details regarding Franco’s upcoming show and more Letterman photos below:

Inspired by Chekhov’s The Seagull with elements of Ginsberg’s Kaddish, Bird Shit is a multimedia performance piece that combines theater, dance, video, live and prerecorded music, and a few surprise elements. The Seagull, one of Chekhov’s most celebrated plays, follows: the romance, conflicts and follies of a playwright, Treplev; Nina, an aspiring starlet; Trigorin, a famous writer; and Treplev’s mother Arkadina, a fading actress. Inserted into the performance, is Kaddish, a reflection on mourning. The combination of both works culminates in an experience contemplating on questions of love, art and death.

Bird Shit has been commandeered by artist and musician, Nina Ljeti, choreographer, Chloe Kernaghan, and NYU Graduate Film students Joshua Richards, Zach Kershberg and Tine Thomasen, under the guidance of James Franco.

Sunday, April 7, 2013
2:00 PM to 7:00 PM

TICKETS: $10 in advance, $12 day-of the event
Purchase online: 2 PM Showing, 5 PM Showing

You can see a preview of the performance and donate to the collaboration at Indiegogo.

Thanks to Denise for the photos!

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