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jUSt how does a PATRIOT ACT
A Response to US Policy at Home and Abroad
Curator : Joella March
October 4th - 26th, 2008
Opening Reception Saturday October
4th 6pm-12am
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Performance art Event:
October 18th from 8
pm to 11 pm. (Free event)
Actress/Director Chloe Webb will MC the performance art night featuring “Letters To The President” a multi-media spoken word performance by M.S.Garvey;
Original performance art by Toni Ivashkov; video/performance
by Daniella Adair and spoken word/poetry performed by local poets, including: D'Lo, Francisco Letelier, John Trudell, Douglas Kearney and special
guest Vietnam Vet/anti-war activist Ron Kovic.
The Grab, Ryan Broughman, 2008
The Exhibition:
“Just How Does A Patriot Act” seeks to create a forum for conversation
and debate, extending beyond the current political climate of denial,
distraction, and dismissal of the public voice and will.
The Artists in this Exhibition:
The artists in this exhibition work in a variety of media including traditional
and new forms : Painting, Drawing, Screen printing, Assemblage, Animated
Neon, Kinetic Sculpture, Installation, Fashion Sculpture, Text Art,
Photography, Sound sculpture, Digital Media, Conceptual Art, Performance
Art and Video. They represent various ages, political, cultural and
ethnic backgrounds and are all answering the call to inquire, investigate,
analyze and create.
Revealing questions, answers and solutions through their own unique
process, as they contemplate and respond to U.S. policy at home and abroad,
(including Abu Grahib, War profiteering, 9/11, Over deployment of U.S.
troops, Public Apathy, Loss of Civil liberties, Accountability, Environment,
Economy Immigration, Homeland Security)
Just how does a patriot act in a changing world?
I invite you all to ruminate upon this query. To begin a discussion that
extends beyond gallery walls. To take an active role in the future of
this nation and the world. To not loss faith in ”the power of the people”
or the ability for one voice to make a profound difference. Knowledge
redefines power, use it or loose it!
“To dissent
is Patriotic” – Thomas Jefferson, founding father
We The Artists:
Andrew Armstrong * Beverly Naidus* Bryan de Roo
Cat Gwynn * Chris Revelle * Clayton Campbell
Dan Van Clapp * Danielle Adair * Dianna Cohen
Douglas McCulloh * Elana Mann * Francisco Letelier
Hillary Mushkin * Hayley Blatte * Jason Chakravarty
Joe Biel * Jody Zellen * John Carr * John Trudell
Karen Atkinson * Karen Fiorito * Lun*na Menoh *
Matthew Bryant * Meekyung Shim * Nabwia El-Soudani
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Nancy Buchanan * Nate Seubert * Nicholas Grider
Noah Breuer * Phil Toledano* Rebecca Lowry
Richard Ankrom * Robbie Conal * Robin Clark
Roman Genn * Ryan Broughman * Sahar Alsawaf
Sheila Pinkel * Stephen Anderson * Suzanne Mejean
Tomas Moreno * Toni Ivashkov * Wayne Coe
William Stone * Zachary Biberstine * Zig Gron
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D'Lo * Douglas Kearney * M.S. Garvey * Ron Kovic
Michael Garvey / Spoken Word Performance Artist
“LETTERS TO THE PRESIDENT”
M.S. Garvey has composed over 130 letters (and counting) to President
George W. Bush. In the mysterious Courtyard’s inner sanctum and under
the watchful gaze of his cat Mr. Pickles, he writes the letters on his
human-powered typewriter and mails the originals to the White House.
The letters express Garvey’s thoughts on topics from administration policies,
the direction of our country and the current wars, to charity, peace
and the power of taking baths. He held the first live readings in the
summer of 2002 at O’Brien’s Pub in Venice, and then went on to perform
selected letters in Los Angeles, Grand Rapids, Chicago and Berlin, as
well as various cities in Romania. M.S. Garvey also participated in the
2004 Republican National Convention by staging readings outside of Madison
Square Garden during convention events.
Over time, the show has evolved into a collaborative performance piece
that defies description, with a rotating cast of accomplished musicians.
Garvey, a charismatic presence and expansive performer, proclaims the
letters against a sonic backdrop of improvised music that beckons the
sounds of old New Orleans, the Kansas plains and the dark bars of Los
Angeles. Full of humor, insight and passion, these rare performances
are not to be missed. In an exclusive two-week engagement (November 29th
to December 9th, 2007), M.S. Garvey’s “Letters to the President”, co-produced
by Ice Hat Creative and the Robert Berman Gallery, was performed with
The Hootenanny All- Stars at the Electric Lodge in Venice, Calif.
“Michael Garvey’s solo show is something
different...in just under an hour he poignantly raises a question familiar to many...creates a welcoming place for the confused and downhearted citizen.”
--The Chicago Reader
Curator:
Joella March is an artist and curator living and working in Los
Angeles. She has exhibited her kinetic sculptures in many galleries including
the Museum of Neon Art. Joella has curated group and solo exhibitions
throughout Los Angeles.
Press Mention:
Atrocity Becomes Art at OCCCA's 'Just How Does a Patriot Act' Show,
OC Weekly, by Greg Stacy, Oct 19th, 2008
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