Art
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EAST AND WEST A curator at the Nagoya City Art Museum in Japan, Hinako Kasagi, discusses the role of women in Japanese and international arts and culture. Filmmaker Shelley Silver is a featured guest. Tonight, 6:30 p.m.,apexart,291 Church St., between Walker and White streets, 212-431-5270, free.
BLACK ART The Daniel Aubry Gallery presents an evening to celebrate the career of painter Purvis Young, including a screening of “Purvis of Overtown,” a documentary about the self-taught artist’s life-changing stint in jail, where he discovered the work of van Gogh and Rembrandt. A number of Mr. Young’s pieces are available for purchase. A reception follows. Tonight, 8:45 p.m., Society Coffee, 2104 Frederick Douglass Blvd. at 114th Street, 212-222-3323, free. RSVP to scirkiel@pitchcontrolpr.com.
