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Body Politic
Gowanus Ballroom at the National Arts Club
March 7–17, 2013

The National Arts Club
15 Gramercy Park South
New York, NY 10003
National Arts Club

Gowanus Ballroom resident curators Kristin Kunc and Courtney Jordan have been invited to curate an exhibition at the National Arts Club. Body Politic aims to upset the status quo of figurative art by showing the unexpected, peculiar, haunting, and carnal interpretations of the human body. Featuring works by more than twenty established and emerging artists:

Larissa Bates
Sarah Berez
Margaret Bowland
Saskia Ozol Eubanks
Christian Fagerlund
Renee Foulks
Robyn Frank
Jane LaFarge Hamill
Alex Kanevsky
Steve Ketchum
Oh Joon B. Kwon
Jerome Lagarrigue
Allison MaletzNat Meade
Jenny Morgan
Jeff Muhs
Ethan Murrow
Reuben Negron
Scott Noel
Tim Okamura
Holly Ann Sailors
Melanie Vote

 

 

 

CIRQUE DE IDIOTAROD

Despite mother nature’s efforts, awesome is not hard to come by at Gowanus Ballroom. On January 26th, we will prove that fact yet again, hosting a Save the Gowanus Ballroom extravaganza with all the proceeds going to keep our art and performance space alive. You’ve helped us survive the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, but we’re not out of the woods yet.

Come on out to show your support, help us keep the lights on, and have some good old fashioned fun. We’ll be joined by some amazing performers, including Morgan O’Kane, Imaginary Weapons, Big Volcano, Matthew Silver the Great Performer, and others, extreme aerialists, silliness, dirtiness, food, drink, and of course, fire. As a bonus, this iteration of the Save Gowanus Ballroom series will double as a post-event celebration for a certain group of shopping cart-wielding, costume-wearing, race-running friends. If you know what we mean…then you know what we mean. And be sure to watch your head as shopping carts fly through the air courtesy of our homemade Cart-A-Pult.

Get all the info via facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/events/398777493539877/

Go ahead and clear your calendar because you are going to be ours aaaaaaaaall night. See you there!

Featuring:

7:00pm – Hungry March Band

8:00pm – Big Volcano

9:00pm – Morgan O’Kane

10:00pm – Universe

11:00pm – Imaginary Weapons

12:00 Midnight – Sullied Accolades

1:00am – Charming Disaster

With performances throughout the night by:

Matthew Silver, The Great Performer

Panoply Performance Laboratory

Dr. Adventure and his Continuing Adventures

Flambeaux Fire

Aerial flying acrobatics

A riot of mobile artforms

The soon-to-be famous “Cart-a-pult”

Projectile Fire Sculpture by Dan Glass

Saturday, January 26th

6pm-2am+

$10 before 8pm

$20 after 8pm

Race wristbands get in for FREE

Bar all night (incl. 50 gallons of Hot Cider!)

Food 6-10pm

Charity Drive to support Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts in the Rockaways, organized by the Rockaway Renegades! We’ll be collecting the following goods, please consider donating:

- Bottled water

- Cleaning supplies (bleach, antibacterial cleaners, mops, brushes, paper towels, etc.)

Please note: we do NOT need food donations, but are desperate for water and cleaning supplies.

OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT THE GOWANUS BALLROOM:

- Donate via PayPal!

Finally, thank you to the dozens of friends and family who have already donated their time, money, energy, and support towards our recovery! We couldn’t do it without you.