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Where Art and Life Collide:
Ron Athey - Franko B - Vaginal Davis
April 28 - May 5, 2006
www.artofnightlife.net
From April 28 through May 5 2006, Ron Athey, Franko B, and Vaginal Davis come to New York for a series of premiere performances, lectures and events focusing on the unique way in which the work of all three artists challenges the separation between art and life.
In modern societies, the power of private experience is often filtered through the norms of social convention and the repression of difference. Ron Athey, Franko B, and Vaginal Davis challenge these constraints, sharing a commitment to artistic practices which transcend the boundaries of career, or marketplace and move into the space of life, or who they are. All three artists consider themselves marginalized for reasons ranging from race, to class, to sexuality, and have subsequently used their involvement in subcultural movements to develop and propel their work. As an integral part of their performance work, Ron Athey, Franko B, and Vaginal Davis all subject themselves to physical, cultural, and psychological challenges as a means to transform the conditions of the present, thus their work is able to function simultaneously as exorcism and an opportunity for healing.
Performances:
Monday, May 1, 5:00-10:00 PM
Ron Athey will premiere "Incorruptible Flesh: Dissociative Sparkle", a
durational performance.
Artists Space, 38 Greene Street, ($10)
Tuesday, May 2, 4:00 PM-Midnight
Franko B will present his first ever performance in the U.S.
"Aktion 893: Why are you here?"
One-to-one personal performances with the artist by appointment
(212-254-4334).
Participant Inc., 95 Rivington Street, ($10)
Thursday, May 4, 10:00 PM
Vaginal Davis will host a one night only revival of this 1920's themed
showstopper extravaganza of old-timey glamour as "Bricktops Takes
Manhattan," with salons, shacks and speakeasy installations built by
Future
Art Stars from the NYU Department of Art and Art Professions in
collaboration with Obie and Bessie award winning set designer Michael
Casselli. Produced by Earl Dax Presents, with performances by the DJ
Billy
Miller of Straight to Hell, John Blue, Jennifer Miller, Julie Atlas
Muz, and
Surprise Guests.
Siberia, 356 West 40th Street, ($10)
Related Events:
Friday, April 28, 6:00-8:00 PM
PERFORMA founder and director Roselee Goldberg hosts "NOT FOR SALE: WE
ARE
STILL APPALLED" panel discussion with critic C. Carr, Professor Susan
Jarosi, the artist Orlan.
Einstein Auditorium, NYU Barney Building, 34 Stuyvesant Street, FREE
Reception sponsored by the Sullivan Street Bakery.
Saturday, April 29, 5-7PM
Jennifer Doyle will give a reading at a celebration of the release of
her
new book Sex Objects: Art and the Dialectics of Desire, in which she
examines the reception and frequent misunderstanding of highly
sexualized
images, words, and performances, including the work of Vaginal Davis.
NYU Tisch School of the Arts, 721 Broadway, 12th floor, Dean's
Conference
Room. FREE
Wednesday, May 3, 6:30PM
LesbiansToTheRescue presentation of special edition poster project,
followed
by screening of Simeon Hutner's documentary film about Ron Athey,
"Martyrs
and Saints," including Q+A with film maker.
NYU Barney building, 34 Stuyvesant Street, FREE
Friday, May 5, 6:00-8:00 PM
Artist lectures by Ron Athey, Franko B, and Vaginal Davis, followed by
panel
discussion with the artists moderated by Jose Munoz.
Einstein Auditorium, NYU Barney Building, 34 Stuyvesant Street, FREE
Visit www.artofnightlife.net for up-to-date information and a full listing of events
Ron Athey - Franko B - Vaginal Davis
April 28 - May 5, 2006
www.artofnightlife.net
From April 28 through May 5 2006, Ron Athey, Franko B, and Vaginal Davis come to New York for a series of premiere performances, lectures and events focusing on the unique way in which the work of all three artists challenges the separation between art and life.
In modern societies, the power of private experience is often filtered through the norms of social convention and the repression of difference. Ron Athey, Franko B, and Vaginal Davis challenge these constraints, sharing a commitment to artistic practices which transcend the boundaries of career, or marketplace and move into the space of life, or who they are. All three artists consider themselves marginalized for reasons ranging from race, to class, to sexuality, and have subsequently used their involvement in subcultural movements to develop and propel their work. As an integral part of their performance work, Ron Athey, Franko B, and Vaginal Davis all subject themselves to physical, cultural, and psychological challenges as a means to transform the conditions of the present, thus their work is able to function simultaneously as exorcism and an opportunity for healing.
Performances:
Monday, May 1, 5:00-10:00 PM
Ron Athey will premiere "Incorruptible Flesh: Dissociative Sparkle", a
durational performance.
Artists Space, 38 Greene Street, ($10)
Tuesday, May 2, 4:00 PM-Midnight
Franko B will present his first ever performance in the U.S.
"Aktion 893: Why are you here?"
One-to-one personal performances with the artist by appointment
(212-254-4334).
Participant Inc., 95 Rivington Street, ($10)
Thursday, May 4, 10:00 PM
Vaginal Davis will host a one night only revival of this 1920's themed
showstopper extravaganza of old-timey glamour as "Bricktops Takes
Manhattan," with salons, shacks and speakeasy installations built by
Future
Art Stars from the NYU Department of Art and Art Professions in
collaboration with Obie and Bessie award winning set designer Michael
Casselli. Produced by Earl Dax Presents, with performances by the DJ
Billy
Miller of Straight to Hell, John Blue, Jennifer Miller, Julie Atlas
Muz, and
Surprise Guests.
Siberia, 356 West 40th Street, ($10)
Related Events:
Friday, April 28, 6:00-8:00 PM
PERFORMA founder and director Roselee Goldberg hosts "NOT FOR SALE: WE
ARE
STILL APPALLED" panel discussion with critic C. Carr, Professor Susan
Jarosi, the artist Orlan.
Einstein Auditorium, NYU Barney Building, 34 Stuyvesant Street, FREE
Reception sponsored by the Sullivan Street Bakery.
Saturday, April 29, 5-7PM
Jennifer Doyle will give a reading at a celebration of the release of
her
new book Sex Objects: Art and the Dialectics of Desire, in which she
examines the reception and frequent misunderstanding of highly
sexualized
images, words, and performances, including the work of Vaginal Davis.
NYU Tisch School of the Arts, 721 Broadway, 12th floor, Dean's
Conference
Room. FREE
Wednesday, May 3, 6:30PM
LesbiansToTheRescue presentation of special edition poster project,
followed
by screening of Simeon Hutner's documentary film about Ron Athey,
"Martyrs
and Saints," including Q+A with film maker.
NYU Barney building, 34 Stuyvesant Street, FREE
Friday, May 5, 6:00-8:00 PM
Artist lectures by Ron Athey, Franko B, and Vaginal Davis, followed by
panel
discussion with the artists moderated by Jose Munoz.
Einstein Auditorium, NYU Barney Building, 34 Stuyvesant Street, FREE
Visit www.artofnightlife.net for up-to-date information and a full listing of events
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