Curator and artist Christina Balch will recreate the gallery as a surreal home and invites the public to experience and interact with performances of the home. Artists in this experimental and experiential exhibit address issues of relationships, organization, politics, and longing in the contemporary home via dance, performance, sound, video, digital media and interactivity.
Gallery visitors turned house guests will have the rare opportunity to be voyeurs of the intimate workings of the home. Relating objects and bodies in the home, Dance group Excavate, Rebecca Henriksen, and Molly Hess explore the physicality of the home space in their respective performances. In Fine China, Andrea Zampitella balances strength and fragility in the home, and transgender artist Jamezie challenges expectations of self-grooming.
The public is invited to experience Performing the Home during four performance events or during quieter, more reflective gallery hours. Most performances will have remnants for viewing afterwards. Interacting with the art and exploring the gallery are encouraged.
Visit the exhibit website at performingthehome.com to experience the show online, and watch the performances after they have been performed.
CURATED BY:
Christina Balch
OPENING RECEPTION:
Thursday, August 18; 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Performances by Jamezie and Excavate with Sharon Kivenko, Bess Paupeck, and Alli Ross
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EXHIBITION DATES:
August 18 – August 31
LOCATION:
Nave Gallery Annex, 53 Chester St, Somerville, MA
GALLERY HOURS:
Thursday & Friday, 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Saturday, 2:00 pm-6:00 pm
Sunday, 2:00 pm-6:00 pm
PERFORMANCE EVENTS:
Saturday, August 20, 2016
6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Performances by Molly Hess and Rebecca Henriksen
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Sunday, August 28, 2016
4:00 pm-6:00 pm
Performances by Andrea Zampitella and Emily Manning-Mingle
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CLOSING RECEPTION:
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Dinner party performance
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ARTISTS:
Christina Balch
Erik Benjamins
Excavate with Sharon Kivenko, Bess Paupeck and Alli Ross
Kristina Durr & Kyle P. Feeley
Rebecca Henriksen
Molly Hess
Jamezie
J.J. L’Heureux
Emily Manning-Mingle
Brooke Scibelli
Patty Simon
Gabriel Sosa
Andrea Zampitella
Furniture by Tossed & Found
ABOUT THE CURATOR:
Christina Balch is an artist and interactive producer interested in the way people define themselves through imagery, especially through the use of mobile technology and self-documentation. Feminism and technology are common themes in her work. Christina’s work has been exhibited in the Boston and Los Angeles areas. She lives and works in Somerville, MA. Learn more about Christina Balch on her website.
