~~~ UPCOMING EVENTS ~~~
OdD SaTuRdaYs
Divine Ecstasy/Abject Terror (2019)
7.27.19 Beyond Language
new work from Chris Skinner
opening reception Saturday 7/27, 7-10pm
new work from Chris Skinner
opening reception Saturday 7/27, 7-10pm
C. Rert super-supporter and good buddy Chris Skinner is our solo artist of Summer '19. He's been hard at work on a seriously introspective and technically complex collection, which I think you'll also agree is just plain lovely to look at.
On the subject matter, here's what Chris has to say:
"The work that I'm doing now has a through-line of obfuscation. Like the limit-experience in critical theory as seen by Foucault & Bataille, the visual language is explosive and erratic from a continual critique of its own self-consciousness and existence. To further explain, the limit-experience could be seen as an event of extreme psychic weight that pushes a person towards madness or, oppositely, towards revelation. Seen by Foucault & Bataille, the limit-experience is that moment when comprehension and, by extension, language breaks down due to a recursive loop, a moebius strip, of understanding imminent within the subject. Language/thought breaks free from its moorings and turns toward itself pointing to its own limitations to communicate, even just within the subject, as in the situation of talking to one's self. This is a moment when the subject (ie. the audience) is faced with the prospect of obtaining some power over their own comprehension through transgressive experience."
Chris will top off the evening with a live performance that will bring the audience closer to the limitations of verbal language for the living body and mind.
On the subject matter, here's what Chris has to say:
"The work that I'm doing now has a through-line of obfuscation. Like the limit-experience in critical theory as seen by Foucault & Bataille, the visual language is explosive and erratic from a continual critique of its own self-consciousness and existence. To further explain, the limit-experience could be seen as an event of extreme psychic weight that pushes a person towards madness or, oppositely, towards revelation. Seen by Foucault & Bataille, the limit-experience is that moment when comprehension and, by extension, language breaks down due to a recursive loop, a moebius strip, of understanding imminent within the subject. Language/thought breaks free from its moorings and turns toward itself pointing to its own limitations to communicate, even just within the subject, as in the situation of talking to one's self. This is a moment when the subject (ie. the audience) is faced with the prospect of obtaining some power over their own comprehension through transgressive experience."
Chris will top off the evening with a live performance that will bring the audience closer to the limitations of verbal language for the living body and mind.
August: Snooze-ville
We have no plans for August except chillaxing as best as we can.
9.7.19 Grown Up Baby Time (7-10pm) - one night only!
Magic Show and Interactive Experience
Magic Show and Interactive Experience
...Save the date for an absurd entertainment experience you do not want to miss...
From the people who brought you "Wet Ball the Musical!", QRSTV, and Something Something, Inc.!
Snacks and crafts included.
From the people who brought you "Wet Ball the Musical!", QRSTV, and Something Something, Inc.!
Snacks and crafts included.
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