In the Defibrillator Gallery, With a Dresser and a Thread
The title With a Dresser and a Thread implies a certain ease of performance, a symbiotic mode of action that works with objects rather than against them. In the work by Chicago-based artists Elena Katsulis and Erin Peisert, domestic objects like the dresser and thread (really, a rope) become hurdles—weapons, almost—to overcome together. Performing in […]
Two Blue Pills, a Clock and a Glass of Water…
waited patiently by the foot of her bed. At noon, artist Elana Katz entered the performance space of Defibrillator wearing a perfectly pressed pair of white pajamas and proceeded to take the two blue sleep-inducing pills. For the duration of the eight-hour piece “They Said It Was Dry”, Katz remained bedridden, a prisoner to white […]
Jess Dobkin Free Childcare Provided
The Hub (located at 1535 Division) is the central gathering place for artists and volunteers during this year’s Rapid Pulse International Performance Art Festival. On Saturday and Sunday afternoon, however, artists and children alike could be seen occupying the storefront site. In the performance project Free Childcare Provided, artist Jess Dobkin (Canada) transformed the Hub […]