Contributors, subscribers and friends of Esopus gathered to celebrate the release of Esopus 15: Television, a special issue of the magazine devoted exclusively to TV and featuring contributions from Norman Lear, Lisa Kudrow, Michael Patrick King, Dara Birnbaum, Alex Bag, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Keith Arnatt, John Kelly, Louis Menand, Buck Henry, Stephin Merritt, Devendra Banhart, Johan Grimonprez, Judith Barry, Trenton Doyle Hitchcock, Charles Renfro, James Schamus, Liam Gillick, David Carr, Lili Taylor, Laura Mulvey, and 30 other artists, writers, filmmakers, and musicians. The event also served as an opening reception for “TV/Video,” an exhibition of selected videos by Alex Bag, Dara Birnbaum, and Johan Grimonprez. VIEW MORE PHOTOS