MYK HENRY: IN PERFORMANCE
[DUBLIN, IRELAND]
"JOLT!
SENSUAL PERFORMANCES, EXPLODING WATERMELONS AND FREE BEER!"
Fri, June 4, 2010
8:00 - 11:00
$5.00
These are public participation performances,
That will jolt you into confrontations you never expected
First part of a two-part exhibition:
on June 11 this show will move to the Alice Chilton Gallery in Williamsburg
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MYK HENRY
Myk Henry was born in Dublin, Ireland and moved to Williamsburg in 1986. He quickly became involved in the bohemian art scene and was responsible for organizing many large scale multi-media warehouse extravaganzas during Williamsburg�s pre-gentrification �Golden Era�. Henry was a pioneer of the �immersionist� movement which encouraged the public to touch art and discover their own creative abilities through experimentation.
In 1994 he moved to Geneva, Switzerland where he lived for 10 years and obtained a MFA from L'Ecole des Beaux Arts de Geneve (the school of visual arts) in 2002. He has won many of Switzerland�s top awards for contemporary art.
Mediums such as new media installation, sound sculpture, video and performance are used by Henry to engage the public and bring them to a heightened level of awareness about their own personal values and viewpoints. Provocation is used as a tool to jolt the spectator out of their normal comfort zone which creates an arena where various political issues, social stigmas, and stereotypes are questioned.
His performance work often requires the participation of the public. Henry believes that it is important for both the artist and spectator to be directly involved in the questioning process. He is especially interested in the thin divide between public and private space and through his artwork investigates the gauge of this boundary.
Myk Henry will be presenting a retrospective show at Grace Exhibition Space which will encompass a wide range of video installations, performance documentation and several intriguing live performances for the opening on June 4th. This show will then move to the Alice Chilton Gallery where it will re-open on June 11th and remain on display until July 4th.
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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
