July 2010
Artist Walkthrough and Performance with Maxi Kim: The Principle of North Korean Charity
2pm: Artist/writer talk with Maxi Kim (open to the public) 4pm: Performance with Maxi Kim and Robbie Hansen, plus a short video by Gina Clark About The Principle of North Korean Charity No State is a state without an idea. If we examine many of today's visual art practices by and about East Asians - from Ai Wei Wei's process oriented antics to Yoshitomo Nara's interactive environments - the general trajectory appears to lack any concern or significant relevance to…
Find out more »Unnatural Acts
July 21, 2010 Presented by Les Figures Press, 21 - 24 July Taking its name from the historic collaborative writing marathons led by Bernadette Mayer and others in NYC during 1972-73, Unnatural Acts will explore the themes of hunger, war, and desire through public acts of collaboration. Beginning with two days of installation and performance by Amina Cain and Jennifer Karmin, a group of ten writers/artists will gather on the third day to write together over the course of eight…
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WWW | World’s Worst Words: Engaging People in Social Change through Performance with Slanguage
WWW | World’s Worst Words: Engaging People in Social Change through Performance with Slanguage This workshop, led by Karla Diaz from Slanguage, asks audiences to engage in examining performance by guiding students to explore negative words in contemporary pop culture. Diaz will introduce drop-in audiences to a variety of performance techniques that Slanguage members use to critically explore content and context in an effort for social change. Participants will learn and practice performance techniques based on theater practices and spoken …
Find out more »Not Content: Performance 3
Not Content: Performance 3 with Johanna Drucker, Mathew Timmons, Yedda Morrison Johanna Drucker, Yedda Morrison, and Mathew Timmons performing from I AM WORDLE, DARKNESS and CREDIT! These three are the next writers, curated by Les Figues Press, to perform with Not Content, a series of text projects that investigate the ways in which language functions within public and private spheres and within the tenuous and transitory space between these real and imagined realms. Johanna Drucker is an artist and writer who…
Find out more »September 2010
Hollywood MerchmART! Jazzle Session
Micol Hebron & the LA Vajazzlers PLUS a final John Kilduff Performance Get ready for a Friday night out on the town at the Hollywood MerchmART! Micol Hebron and her entourage of fabulous vajazzlers will offer on-site vajazzling or penazzling for visitors who feel that they could use a little more disco in their pants! Made famous by Jennifer Love Hewitt, vajazzling offers pantyline decor for people who want to honor their fabulous 'bits' with rhinestones and sparkle. Friday's Vajazzler team…
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