MACTO SUBSTANTIA GRISEA!!!! Grace Exhibition Space's first benefit party! with a participatory performance in the spirit of Non Grata
Fri, February 1, 2013
8:00 PM- 11:00 PM
Tickets $20
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Grace Exhibition Space proudly presents Macto Substantia Grisea*, the first annual benefit to support our upcoming programs. On this evening we introduce the opportunity for membership, and an exclusive opportunity to preview the new installment of The Alice Chilton Gallery in Grace Exhibition Space!!
New York City has seen a renewed interest in the art of performance with the Performa Biannual, the Marina Abramovich retrospective at MOMA, and the resurgence of venues offering new practices in performance art curating. Brooklyn is poised to stand with Boston and Chicago as performance art capitals in the United States.
This season we offer up a highlight of contemporary performance artists that live in the United States of America, as well as presenting a selection of international artists. Grace Exhibition Space maintains a purpose of glorification and support of performance art. Among the American artists featured are EJ Hill, Lopi LaRoe, Rafael Sanchez, Faith Johnson, Rebecca Jampol, Whitney V. Hunter, and Matthew Silver as well as Raquel Loloya [Philippines] and Moe Saat [Myanmar/Burma] .
* Macto Substantia Grisea is latin for Glorify the Gray Matter. Grey matter (or gray matter) (lat. Substantia grisea) is a major component of the central nervous system. Grey matter contains neural cell bodies, in contrast to white matter, which does not.
Tribute to Non Grata Group
There will also be a performance by New York based members of the collective Non Grata, making all participants of the benefit participants of the performance.
In Non Grata there have been more than 300 members during last 12 years from all over the world. The main characteristics is anonymity in group work, ignorance of local art world and mass media. Group has performed in Asia, Europe, South and North America with street actions, chaotic space and context specific performances and long lasting ghetto marathons.
BENEFIT DESSERTS PROVIDED BY: CANTINA ROYAL, BROOKLYN
BENEFIT WINE PROVIDED BY: BROOKLYN OENEOLOGY
ABOUT GRACE EXHIBITION SPACE
182 AVENUE C NEW YORK, NY 10009
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GRACE:
Grace, n. - simple elegance or refinement of movement
Grace Period - an extended period granted as a special favor
The Three Graces (Greek Mythology) - charm, grace, and beauty
Opened in 2006, Grace Exhibition Space is devoted exclusively to Performance Art. We offer an opportunity to experience visceral and challenging works by the current generation of international performance artists whether emerging, mid-career or established. Our events are presented on the floor, not on a stage, dissolving the boundary between artist and viewer. This is how performance art is meant to be experienced and our mission is the glorification of performance art.
Grace Exhibition Space presents over 30 curated live performance art exhibitions each year, showcasing new work by more than 400 performance artists from across the United States and the world since 2006.
Grace Exhibition Space for International Performance Art Space IRS tax-exempt 501(c)3 status in 2015.
Grace Exhibition Space follows the We Have a Voice Collectives Code of Conduct to Promote Safe(r) Workplaces in the Performing Arts For more information and resources, visit: www.wehavevoice.org
