BUBBLY CREEK PERFORMANCE ART ASSEMBLY
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Three days of Live Art in Bridgeport FRI 08 > SUN 10 JUNE | 2018 | FREE!
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DAY 03 | re.GENERATION | SUN 10 JUNE | 6PM
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featuring performance art by:
Rebirth Garments | Heeran Lee | Maryam Taghavi | Eunjin Choi
The cheerful sounding “Bubbly Creek” is the south branch of the south fork of the Chicago river and forms the western border of Bridgeport. It derives this nickname from gases bubbling out of the riverbed from decomposing animal waste dumped into the river a century ago by the Union Stockyards. It still bubbles to this day. Brought to notoriety by Upton Sinclair in his exposé on the American meat packing industry entitled The Jungle, the contaminated river is a revolting reminder of the harshness of industrial capitalism, exploitation of [often immigrant] labor, and disproportionate concentrations of wealth in America. From the Haymarket Affair in 1886 fighting for workers' rights, to the Pullman railroad strike in 1894 over corporate greed and poverty, labor issues were at the forefront of late 20th century social concerns and are [obviously] still relevant today. This project celebrates the Bridgeport neighborhood and is an homage to Chicago’s rich labor history and how it relates to and influences the local art community.
Curatorial Statement by Joseph Ravens:
“Defibrillator recently relocated from West Town to Bridgeport. Like most others, when I first heard the nickname, Bubbly Creek, I thought it was cute. Then I learned of the origin of this moniker and was disgusted and delighted by the euphemism. Rooted in and inspired by locality, Bubbly Creek Performance Art Assembly draws a parallel between the river’s oxymoronic epithet and the perception and experience of performance art: contradictory, strange, and [ultimately] fascinating. Carl Sandburg's poem, "Chicago" refers to Chicago as the "City of the Broad Shoulders," referencing physical strength and the idea that Chicagoans could seemingly take on any difficult or demanding task. I believe these qualities define the art community in Chicago. Our relationship and appreciation for labor is exemplified by practitioners of performance art who, working in an ephemeral and non-commodifiable medium, tend to value, by choice or circumstance, process [labor] over product [wage], thereby challenging value driven art production and capitalist systems. These are the associations and inspirations behind our three day micro-festival.”
BUBBLY CREEK PERFORMANCE ART ASSEMBLY
Three days of Live Art in Bridgeport
FRI 08 > SUN 10 JUNE | 2018 | FREE!
DAY 01 | Cross-Contamination | FRI 08 JUNE | 6PM
a collaboration between Bubbly Creek Performance Art Assembly & PLANTS & ANIMALS: On Monsters, Cyborgs and Other Hybrid Creatures, curated by Rebecca Ladida | In/habit roving art series
performances oscillate between RAW SPACE [alley just east of Morgan at W 33rd Place] & LEARNING MACHINE [3145 S Morgan Street]
featuring performance art by: Rebecca Ladida | Benji Morino | Carole McCurdy | Caroline Joy Dahlberg | Erin Delaney | Julia Mellen | Michelle Lacombe | Ryan Greenlee | Holly Oakley | Whit Forrester
DAY 02 | DE_composition | SAT 09 JUNE | 6PM
guerrilla street performances in bridgeport
featuring performance art by: Forced into Femininity | b0t | Rebecca Ladida
DAY 03 | re.GENERATION | SUN 10 JUNE | 6PM
ZHOU B ART CENTER | 1029 W 35TH ST
featuring performance art by: Rebirth Garments | Heeran Lee | Maryam Taghavi | Eunjin Choi
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