Pictorial: Evil Is Interesting @ antena

Featured here is a collection of eleven photographs, text, and additional links which in combination help to document the otherwise ephemeral, multimedia presentation of "Evil is Interesting" at antena gallery in Pilsen, Chicago, between March 23 and April 21, 2012.

Below: Four photographs taken during a live theatrical performance of Michael Workman's "A Conversion," an art play in five acts, featuring Heather Marie Vernon, Sarah Weis, Katerina Papadatos, Snorre Sjønøst Henriksen and Heather Lynn, 8:30 PM, opening night, March 23, 2012.






Below: Six photographs taken during a live sonic performance by Lady Rollins, featuring Jess Speer, Peter Speer, Caroline Picard, and Devin King, 9:30 PM, closing night, April 20, 2012.








Below: The "False Love" zine by AA Bronson, Michael Workman, Dan Gleason and others, available at the gallery in limited edition:



"Evil Is Interesting"
March 23 - April 21, 2012
antena
1765 S. Laflin St.
Chicago, IL 60608

Curated by Michael Workman/Antidote Projects

Artists: Frank Pollard, Mike Lenkowski, Lorna Mills, Sarah Weis, Bill Talsma, Elizabeth Suter, Jody Oesterreicher, Micki Tschur, Sarah Legow, Industry of the Ordinary, Holly Streekstra, Samantha Ocasta, Jeffrey Grauel, Tony Kapel, Computers Cult, Maitejosune Urrechaga and others.

See also: Jason Kreke in Newcity Art,
http://art.newcity.com/2012/03/27/review-evil-is-interestingantena-gallery/

See also: Jon Brozdowski in The Chicago Weekly,
http://chicagoweekly.net/2012/04/04/a-vile-attraction/

See also: antena gallery's own information,
http://antenapilsen.blogspot.com/2012/04/vile-attraction.html

- Paul Germanos

Pictorial: Second Annual Lyp Sinc Show @ Defibrillator

An exposition of local performance art in thirteen acts, and a fund-raising event for "Rapid Pulse," an international performance festival scheduled to run at the gallery during the upcoming Summer of 2012.




Above: Mikey McParlane




Above: Jillian Soto


Above: Happy Collaborationists


Above: Sofia Moreno


Above: Joseph Ravens


Above: Taisha Paggett


Above: Jake Myers


Above: Robin Deacon


Above: Ben Foch

Full roster of performers: Happy Collaborationists, Ben Foch, Sasha Hodges, Mikey McParlane, Sofia Moreno, Jillian Soto, Courtney Macandanz, Rosé Hernandez, Robin Deacon, Taisha Paggett, Jake Myers, Sharon Lanza, Monica Panzarino

"Second Annual Lyp Sinc Show"
April 1, 2012 @ 7:00 PM
Defibrillator
1136 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago, IL 60642
http://www.dfbrl8r.com/

"Defibrillator (a.k.a dfbrL8r or dfb) is a non-profit arts organization under the fiscal sponsorship of Fractured Atlas. Part studio and part gallery, dfb provides a gathering place to conceive, present, and promote performance art and other ephemeral forms of expression."

See also: Zachary Whittenburg and Chandler West's coverage of the event in Time Out Chicago,
http://timeoutchicago.com/arts-culture/15225161/the-lyp-sinc-show-at-defibrillator-review-photos

- Paul Germanos

Pictorial: Force Majeure @ Defibrillator & New Capital

A two-part performance on March 4, 2012:

(1) At 6:00 PM, Marek Choloniewski presents a large-scale, interactive, four-channel video installation which incorporates GPS technology and digital imagery created from a Chicago automobile driver's POV. Dan Dehaan, Katie Young, and Ryan Ingebritsen provide improvised, electrified sound in accompaniment.

Marek Choloniewski: http://www.studiomch.art.pl/

(2) At 7:00 PM, members of NON GRATA, an international performance collective, transport and then engage audience members in the destruction of an American-made sedan.

NON GRATA: http://www.nongrata.ee/






Above, NON GRATA hosted by:
New Capital Gallery
3114 W. Carroll
Chicago, IL 60612
http://newcapitalprojects.com








Above, Marek Choloniewski, et al, hosted by:
Defibrillator Gallery
1136 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago, IL 60642
http://www.dfbrl8r.com

See also: Zachary Whittenburg's Feb 24, 2012, Time Out Chicago interview with NON GRATA,
http://timeoutchicago.com/arts-culture/15128441/al-paldrok-of-non-grata-interview

- Paul Germanos

Pictorial: Firsts And For Most @ Defibrillator Gallery

"Two nights of performance work by School of the Art Institute first year graduate students..."
7:30 PM, February 25 & 26, 2012
1136 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago, IL

Featuring: Stephanie Acosta, Moe Beitiks, Aundrea Frahm, Autumn Hays, Li-Hui Huang, Natalia Nicholson, Sabn Reed, Hillary Schofield, Chun Shao, Daviel Shy, Jae Wook Song, Elena Tejada-Herrera, Hannah Verill



Above: Autumn Hays in Degeneration, a durational piece in Defibrillator's storefront window.



Above: Meghan Moe Beitiks in Rambox, a 15 minute solo performance.



Above: Natalia Nicholson in Nature Under Deconstruction Part 2: Lament for Redwing Blackbird, a 15 minute performance with collaborators: Li-Hui Huang, Hee Ran Lee, Hsinyan Wei, Diandra Miller, and Emily Nowell.





Above: Li-Hui Huang in Across the Universe, a 30 minute audience-engaged performance at gallery exit, closing the evening.

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Organized by the Performance Exchange; funded by the SAIC Student Association; hosted by Joseph Ravens. The images above are posted in chronological order, as taken on the February 26, 2012, convocation.

SAIC's Department of Performance:
http://www.saic.edu/degrees_resources/departments/perf/index.html

Defibrillator Gallery:
http://www.dfbrl8r.com/

- Paul Germanos

Pictorial: Splay @ Roxaboxen

"SPLAY: An International group exhibition that explores sexuality as a platform for self-reflexivity. Through painting sculpture, video, performance and site specific installation, each artist questioned her/his own subjectivity in the face of her/his desires."[1]

Photographs (below) taken on opening night, between 7:00PM & 10:00PM, August 26, 2011.





















Featuring: Madeleine Baily, Steven Frost, Yasi Ghanbari, Elise Goldstein, Rachel Lowther, Ivan Lozano, Brian Maller, Alison Rhoades, Tessa Siddle, Fritz Welch, and Synvia Whitney, as curated by Marissa Perel

"Splay" runs till September 18, 2011
Roxaboxen
2130 W. 21st Street
Chicago, IL 60608
[1] http://www.roxaboxenminicastle.com

See also Bert Stabler's review in Newcity Art: http://art.newcity.com/2011/08/30/review-splayroxaboxen-exhibitions

- Paul Germanos