BACK FROM CHINA, And the 10TH OPEN INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE ART FESTIVAL, BEIJING
www.open10.com

"this event is in WILLIAMSBURG - at the new Acg Gallery! (not at Grace Exhibition Space)"
"An exhibition of Limited Edition Prints

the first of two exhibitions featuring the artists who participated in Week 5 of the 10th Open Art International Performance Art Festival"


Saturday, October 31
7:00 - 9:00 pm

ACG/Alice Chilton Gallery, W'burg: Opening Saturday October 31: an exhibition of limited edition prints

147 Roebling Street, W'burg


Grace Exhibition Space. Bushwick:Opening Saturday, November 21: a full exhibition of works by the participating artists

AUGUST-SEPTEMBER WITNESSED THE LONGEST AND LARGEST PERFORMANCE ART FESTIVAL EVER
Organized for 10 years by Chen Jin - at the OPEN Realization Gallery. 798 Art District. Beijing China.

JILL MCDERMID, CURATOR - WEEK 5, SEPTEMBER 4-6, 2009: A weekend in Beijing with the excitement of a New York City night, through the works of international performance artists from North America, Europe and South Asia.
with Assitant curator, Peter Dobill

The 10th OPEN International Performance Art Festival in Beijing, China is the largest performance art festival, with over 300 artists participating from around the world. Lasting two months, August thru September, the festival included different independent curators each week:
www.open10.com

Featuring:

From China: Xue Liming, Performance: Main theme Gao Yuan, Perfromance: About Two Square Meters, Hu Junqiang, Performance: Disease of the Red Loudspeakers, Ma Yi, Performance: One, Wen Zhu, Greetings, Xiao Maizio, Performance: King, Zhang Xianmin Performance: Died But Still Alive Tang Cheng Performance: Mummy

From the United States: Rodney Dickson [USA/Ireland], Peter Dobill, Myk Henry [USA/Ireland], Erik Hokanson, Marni Kotak, Jill McDermid, Sarah Paulson & Holly Faurot, Mark Lawrence Stafford, Yoko Toda, Matt White

Plus: Chumpon Apisuk [Thailand], Nezaket Ekici [Germany/Turkey], La Congelada de Uva/Rocio Boliver, [Mexico], Mideo M. Cruz (Philippines], Peter Kastner [Germany], Raquel De Loyola (Philippines], Ly Hoang Ly [Vietnam], Non-Grata [Estonia]

Performance Art is a striking and bold visual art, which emanates from the body alone or from its relationship with other materials. It is a live visual art that comes from painting and sculpture.


Manifesto:

We feel that performance art is the perfect medium for hard economic times. Expressing the challenges people face on a daily basis through freedom of expression combined with minimal material needs. Work that is direct in its approach, grounded in daily rituals and not overly academic. We appeal to bring performance art to a wider public, and we look forward to seeing what happens.


Contact info: Jill McDermid, Executive Director Grace Exhibition Space and the Alice Chilton & Grace (ACG) Gallery
Phone: 646-5783402
Email: gracexhibitionspace[at] yahoo.com /gallery.acg[at] gmail.com


Grace Exhibition Space forLive Performance Art: www.grace-exhibiition-space.com

EDIT MASTER!

Nicholas O'Neal Blume edited the videos of performances to a shortened version to be shown at the opening!

3 cheers for Nick Boom! Blume !!!!!!!