In the Studio: Giovanni's Room Installation

Today Jed helped me put the finishing touches on my Gionvann's Room installation. Here are some shots of it. More pics are available on my flickr account.

In the Studio: Giovanni's Room

I'm working on an installation based on the 1956 James Baldwin novel, Giovanni's Room. My version of Giovanni's Room will be uniquely contemporary, corporate, and odd. In the novel's conclusion Giovanni is accused of murdering a wealthy and flamboyant bar owner. My installation takes place right after the police have come to take Giovanni. My staging of Giovanni's Room draws from the language of window displays. Today I started installing a printed wall pattern for the piece.

Openings: Another 'What If' Senario @ Heaven Gallery

I'm participating in a performance tomorrow night organized by SAIC MFA Sound student, Ben Chafeee.

Waveforms at Heaven Gallery, 1550 North Milwaukee, 2nd floor, Chicago Illinois 60622.

Installations open at 6 PM and the performances start at 9 PM.

Benjamin Chaffee, Joseph Carr, Steven Frost and Becky Grajeda,

ANOTHER 'WHAT IF' SCENARIO OR HOLDING A POSITION FOR LONGER THAN IS NECESSARY TO PROVE A POINT

For this performance we will be using the follow essays:

• Boris Groys, 'Self Design and Aesthetic Responsibility', Frieze Art Fair, London, England, October 2008.
  
• Michel Foucault, 'Discourse and Truth, Part 1', University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, April 1983.
  
• Liam Gillick, 'Berlin Statement', The National Gallery Hamburger Bahnof Museum of Contemporary Art, Berlin, Germany, February 2009.
  
• Richard Rorty, 'What's the Use of Truth?', University of Paris-Sorbonne, Paris, France, November 2002.

Waveforms also features:
Installations by Chris Bradley, Ryan Dunn, Joseph Grimm, Dorian McKaie, and Kim Walker.
Performances by Joey Carr, Bethany Childs and Rebecca Simmons, Ryan Dunn, Joseph Grimm, Joseph Kramer, Monica Panzarino, Aaron David Ross, and Michael Vallera

In the Studio: Test Video Screen Shots

I'm developing a video piece relating to sexy violence applied to a queer aesthetic. The piece has emerged from drawings, embroideries, and objects I constructed over the last two months. I've made a lot of screen tests and am working on pulling out some shorter sequences. Here are screen shots from my first cuts.

Openings: SAIC MFA Open Studio Night Wrap-Up

Open Studio was fantastic. I had a chance to see work by many of my colleagues. Guests to my studio space were treated to gay porn or pink buttons (they went fast). I'm posting a few highlights from my tour of the other departments. There are more pictures and information on the pieces below on my Flickr page.






Carly Silverman
Travis Wyche



Benjamin Lipkin

David Murray


Jesse Harrod

In the Studio: Studies for Photos and Video