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Untitled Document
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
June 2007
PRESS CONTACT: Sarah Ryhanen
212-966-7745 x 15 /sarah @exitart.org
TROPICAL AREA
- geography, the influence of climate over behavior, geopolitics of Cuba, exotic
nature of tourism, positive and negative impact of isolation, the will to reach
beyond borders -
Performances by Trickster Theater
Saturday June 16, 8-10 pm
Saturday June 23, 8-10 pm
Exit Art and Trickster Theater present Tropical Area,
two evenings of live performances by Trickster Theater, directed and conceived
by Papo Colo.
Artists:
Rob Andrews, Eun Woo Cho, Saeri Kiritani, Jolie Pichardo, Carolina Puente, Pasha
RA, Rafael Sanchez, and Mark Stafford
Tropical Area
explores geography, the influence of climate over behavior, the geopolitics
of Cuba, the exotic nature of tourism, the positive and negative impact of isolation,
and the will to reach beyond borders. The audience will emotionally experience
all these ideas throughout the evening as the artists perform simultaneously
as they assume characters that provoke the constant heat of the tropics.
Rob Andrews will
perform as the Minotaur, the half man-half bull monster that resided at the
center of a labyrinth.
Continuing
her Red Skirt series, begun in 2002, Eun Woo Cho questions
the possession of the female body in Korean culture.
Saeri Kiritani uses
the body to draw a parallel between Japan, the island of her birthplace, and
Cuba. Suspended in a hammock that becomes a cocoon, she explores notions of
physical and mental separateness.
In tribute to Manuel Mendive's body
art performances influenced from Yoruba religion, Carolina Puente
performs as the deity Oshun. The performer's entire body is painted Mendive
style as she dances Afro-Cuban folklore in front of a mirror, never looking
at the audience.
Pasha RA uses similar
themes by conjuring the earthbound, organic roots of the human body to challenge
the constructed political and social realms that often trap us. He ritualistically
cuts each piece of his clothing in half and pins it to the wall behind him,
effectively mapping a new political identity.
Rafael Sanchez explores
the process of emmegration from Cuba by submerging himself in extremely hot
water that over time becomes freezing through the addition of ice to his bath.
Thinks about memories that become frozen when one emmegrates to a new country.
Jolie Pichardo wears
a gigantic red skirt that symbolizes communism. Elevated on a ladder, she cut
pieces off her skirt while reciting Guillermo Cabrera Infante's Three Trapped
Tigers, creating a metaphor of the communist regime in Cuba.
Performances will take place simultaneously
on two separate evenings at Exit Art. Although each artist addresses the specific
topic in his/her own unique performance, the pieces function collectively as
one theatrical presentation.
Tropical Area is produced by Trickster
Theater and Exit Art and directed by Papo Colo.
Tropical Area takes place in conjunction
with Killing Time, a group exhibition at Exit Art that focuses on the subjects
of time, process and transition in Cuba through different media through July
28.
Exit Art has a long history of presenting
performance art projects. From the seminal exhibition ENDURANCE (1995),
that traced the history of performance work dealing with physical, spiritual
and mental endurance from 1914 to the present, and traveled for five years around
the U.S. and Europe. To Terra Bomba (1997), an exhibition of young
visual and performance artists who performed every Saturday in their constantly
evolving installations. To prayingproject (2005), a vision of the contemporary
state of performance art in relation to new spiritual practices. Now with Tropical
Area, Exit Art focuses on the contemporary issues that surround one of
our most precious and endangered natural resources.
About Exit Art
Exit Art is an interdisciplinary laboratory for contemporary culture that explores
the rich diversity of voices that continually shape art and ideas. Since it’s
founding in 1982 by Directors Jeanette Ingberman and Papo Colo, Exit Art has
presented over 2,500 artists and has grown from a pioneering alternative art
space, bringing attention to the work of under-recognized artists, into a model
cultural center for the 21st century. With a substantial reputation for curatorial
innovation and depth of programming in diverse media, Exit Art’s exhibitions,
performances and programs respond to culturally resonant themes, empowering
artists to redefine their artistic sensibility. Exit Art is internationally
recognized for its unmatched spirit of inventiveness, commitment to supporting
artists, and consistent ability to anticipate the newest trends in the culture.
A place where different disciplines and audiences converge and cross-pollinate,
it is a key site for excavating the unwritten histories of contemporary art
and culture.
Exit Art is located at 475 Tenth Avenue at 36th Street. Exit Art is open each
Tuesday through Thursday, 10 am – 6 pm; Friday, 10 am – 8 pm; Saturday,
noon – 8 pm Closed Sunday and Monday. There is a suggested donation of
$5. For more information, the public may call 212-966-7745 or visit www.exitart.org.
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