BE THEREFlex Your TextilesPresented by John Connelly Presents July 28, 2006- July 30, 2006Reception: July 28, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmAntony, Matteah Baim, Ronnie Bass, Jay Battle, Bianca Beck, Chris Bogia, Susie Brandt, Nancy Brooks Brody, AK Burns, Ann Burton, Sarah Cain, Michael Capotosto, Donnie Cervantes, Lea Cetera, Lynne Chan, Chicks on Speed, Leidy Churchman, Diana Dart, Jocelyn Davis, Davina Drummond, Keltie Ferris, Discoteca Flaming Star, Rhis Gaitano, Liz Glyn, K8 Hardy, Ryan Harman, Arlo Hoffman, Onya Hogan Finlay, Donna Huanca, Einat Inver, Paul Kopkau, Samara Kupferberg, Michael Magnan, Clar Mapes, Mores McWreath, Hazel Meyer, James Morrison, Ulrike Mueller, Will Munro, Jeanine Oleson, Aurora Pellizzi, Sheila Pepe, Michael Powers, Pat Reese, Emily Roysdon, Matt Savitsky, Sarah Saltzman, Savior Scraps, Jen Smith, Kant Smith, Shinique Smith, The Third Leg, Abby Walton, Kristine Woods, Andrea Zittel
Flex Your Textiles Is a coming out. With both historically humble and ornate, masterful style, we are re-invigorating textile traditions and creating our own. What is your process? What are your techniques? How do you map your desire in sequins? What do you do with your menstrual blood, ropes, cast-off fabric, dyes, napkins, and felt when you are alone. What rhythms do you create with your crochet? Whose ghost is being evoked? What ancient weaving tradition is having a revival in your kitchen studio? Flex Your Textiles happened for the first time in a vacant apartment in Williamsburg in the Spring of 2006. This weekend exhibit at John Connelly Presents is the second offering put forth by Travis Boyer and Ginger Brooks Takahashi. There will be performances on the opening night, July 28th, 6-8 pm by Edie Fake & Dewayne Sleightweight and Will Munro. Edie Fake and Dewayne Slightweight invite you to join a forest, a chorus of thrift and drift, a treasure of error and wonder, an adventure down into the deep and dirty magical feminist now. Combining xylophone tones and bones and beats and musical beards, along with the videographical transmissions of the spectral figures of onion kings and weeper-leapers, this is the mix that we feast on, and so you will feast on us. Let's make what happens, friends, and spread Radical Happiness. ***Saturday July 29th, 1-6 pm, we will host the Pon-a-thon, a participatory craft action open to the public. ***Sunday July 30th, 1-6 pm, a radical quilting bee will also take place at the gallery. All are welcome to join.
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