SPEAKING OF tech/arts things in NYC, this session at the School for Poetic Computation in feb looks amazing http://sfpc.io/codepaper/
"When we fold, we imbue an inert material with pattern, structure, animation, function, and interface; a crease in paper is a re-programming of the material’s memory. Folded structures give us a means to touch and manipulate difficult problems.... With an increased knowledge of folding mechanisms can we build more sustainable, ecologically-aware technology?"