Machine Project

June 9 – July 15: A selection of events curated by Amy Garofano

Blurring the line between performance and exhibition, this series of events uses the Machine Project Project Space for Projects as a container for both actions and the effects of those actions. Each artist in this series will create an event that doubles as an opening. During the event the work will be in flux. The aftermath of the event will remain in the space to operate as a monument, remnant, diary entry, time capsule, or trace. In the days following the event, visitors can experience the aftermath from the storefront window as a kind of forensic tableau.

As a finale to this series, Kristin Cammermeyer will be working in the space July 11th – 15th to produce a sculptural collage that uses materials from each of the performances and initiates the physical collapse and deconstruction of the Machine Project Project Space itself. Abstracted video documentation of the performances will be layered with dislocated walls and materials collected from the events. The work will serve as an archive and compression of the past performances with the real-time condition of the site at which they transpired. Closing party July 17th, 8-10pm.

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Rabble is an imprint of Insert Blanc Press dedicated to the publication of innovative critical writing in pamphlet form. The evening will include readings, performances, and other occasions of rabble rousing by Myers, Timmons, Alexandra Grant, Doug Harvey, Tyler Stallings, and others.

http://www.insertblancpress.net/

Beloved of occultist, nationalists, conspiracy theorists, and celebrity watchers, The Stars Down to Earth will present a performative meditation on the history, interpretation and geometry of the humble, five-pointed star.

www.michaelcarterstudio.com

In this live performance, three brothers – criminals on the run from the law – enact violence on each other in a series of subverted slapstick actions.

www.dorothyhoover.com

Fresh Hot Dogs is a performance and installation by Lindsay Preston Zappas. After grabbing a freshly grilled hot dog, viewers will be invited to enter the installation – a brick flanked motif that will house a series of sculptures, live performers, a video projection, and a series of photographs and drawings.

www.lindsay-preston.com

Sweat and sway with Dj Sharkey

Snack

Drinks

Paintings

BYOB is ok too

Sweat pants recommended

Friday, May 23rd, 8-10pm: Marcel Alcalá | Crusin’ for a Brusin’

An exhibition of paintings and drawings will coincide with a performative video shoot in collaboration with Young Anthem aka Bird Monet and Peter Luber.

A look into a public bedroom performance between two “best friends”.

Preview of a coming work. Ephemeral sculpture.

Sasha Bergstrom-Katz and Sam Kahn showcase three original works from their ongoing mixed-media collaboration Conversations. In four ninety-minute sessions the artists will work with theater actors in a state of rehearsal and revision to stage autobiographical scenes they have written.

3:00pm – 4:30pm “No Point in Fighting,” text by S. Bergstrom-Katz

5:00pm – 6:30pm “Across Town,” text by S. Kahn

7:00pm – 8:30pm “Avocado Shaker,” text by S. Bergstrom-Katz

A musical sculpture comprised of familiar objects.

A brisk declaration to bland, contemporary space, the obsessive pop performer, and the strange in-between.

Join Lucas Wrench & Erica Reiss for an evening exploring induced emotional states through laughter yoga and assorted eye irritants.

Zahastra Morningstar will present two separate artists talks, drawing parallels between seemingly unrelated topics. A powerpoint accompanies the talk but does not explicitly supplement the lecture. Each talk runs ten minutes or less.

An experiment about gaze and public body image transformed into an introspective look at an aging form.

February 22nd-March 8th: Optical Illusion Ping Pong – an installation by Adrienne Adar