Oh, wait. I have a web presense? I throught that was all just part of a nasty dream along with W winning, me not being wealthy and famous, and the earth revolving around the sun [...]
Motivation, as you can well tell, has been minimal in this whole 'blogging' vein as going out and living, not to mention readin' n' writin' [aka grad school] have been eating at me like red-staters on a bag of fried pork balls*.
So, for now, I can only suggest this; RSVP right now to tara mateik's performances (curated by Lauren Cornell as part of DARE) at Foxy Production on 12/11, 12/16 or 12/18. His work is really amazing and deals in physical form with a lot of the issues that I try and write about. On top of that he is funny and hot. _do_ _not_ _sleep_ on this. Full press release and RSVP info after the jump.
*yea, I know I am not supposed to be derisive, but it is really, really hard.
IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
DARE #1: A PERFORMANCE BY TARA MATEIK
CURATED BY LAUREN CORNELL
December 11, 16 and 18, 2004 - 7.00 pm. Please RSVP for limited seating,
Tel: 212 239 2758 or email “dare@foxyproduction.com”.
The performances are free.
Foxy Production presents Dare # 1 by Tara Mateik, a performance taking place December 11th, 16th and 18th. Dare # 1 inaugurates The Dare Series, a program of new performance curated by Lauren Cornell.
Dare #1 assumes the form of an orientation meeting for the organization SBI (Society of the Biological Insurgents). Though SBI's mission - “to overthrow institutions of compulsory gender" - implies a certain gravitas, the actions waged by this self-described "embryonic cell organization" are equal parts critical consideration and humorous send-up of historical standards of sexual normalcy. Tara Mateik, SBI's founder, will deliver a performative lecture that integrates power point with performed examples of SBI interventions both live and on video. These interventions range from Situationist inspired pranks, as in SBI's sandpaper book-marks equipped to erase all textual references pathologizing gender deviance, to revivals of outmoded sexual innuendoes such as the infamous "Hanky Code". Each commands a moment of rupture in popular views of gender and sexuality to question the influence of clinical and biological discourses.
Tara Mateik (1974, Leominster, MA) holds a BA in Film and Video from Hampshire College and an MFA in Integrated Electronic Arts from Rensselaer Polytechnic. Selected exhibitions include: FACT/The Liverpool Biennial, UK (2004); Laboratoria Arte Alameda, Mexico City (2004); Participant, New York; Women In the Director's Chair (WIDC), Chicago, IL; Anthology Film Archives, New York (2003); Center for Contemporary Art, Vilnius, Lithuania (2003); and Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York (2003). Publications include: GRIP: Society of Biological Insurgents (SBI) Code of Operations (RPI Press 2004); LTTR: A Feminist Art Journal (LTTR 2001); and FELIX: A Journal of Media Arts and Communication (Semiotext(e) 1999). Mateik was the Coordinating Director of Paper Tiger Television (1998-2002).
For further information or high resolution images, please contact Michael Gillespie or John Thomson: t 212.239.2758 e (info@foxyproduction.com)
FOXY PRODUCTION
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