Were you blindfolded?
dal 20/12/2001 al 21/12/2001
Segnalato da
20/12/2001
Were you blindfolded?
The Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh
Find out what was happening on the other side of the blindfold with the video documentation of "Circumsubstantial Playing & Blindfolded Tourism." The video will explain the entire experience of the evening and provide further information about where tENTATIVELY, a cONVENIENCE took 70 blindfolded people. The evening will also include a performance by Guitarists Anonymous.
...AND TAKEN TO A SECRET LOCATION?
(PITTSBURGH)... Were you blindfolded and taken to a secret location on August 10, 2001, as part of the Mattress Factory's Music, Improv, Noise, Art series?
If so, on December 21, 2001, from 7-10 p.m. find out what was happening on the other side of the blindfold with the video documentation of "Circumsubstantial Playing & Blindfolded Tourism."
The video will explain the entire experience of the evening and provide further information about where tENTATIVELY, a cONVENIENCE took 70 blindfolded people.
tENTATIVELY, a cONVENIENCE and friends will also debut a 30-minute documentary, "Think Tank VIII: Automobile: Re:Vision: Saab Story". In June of this year, for two weeks, a group lived in a small former transformer building without a roof and disassembled a Saab to build musical instruments out of the parts. They performed with the instruments in a few locations, including the Mattress Factory's Garden.
The evening will also include a performance by Guitarists Anonymous. In addition to tENTATIVELY, a cONVENIENCE two other noted guitar addicts will participate: Daryl Fleming (formerly of "Watershed 5tet") and Greg Pierce (formerly of "Wa shinakereba, Narimaseng").
Tickets are $5 and free for members of the Mattress Factory.
To purchase tickets call the museum at 412-231-3169.
Tickets will also be sold at the door.
The Mattress Factory is a research and development lab for artists that commissions
new site-specific works in a wholly supportive environment for artists.
Located on Pittsburgh's
North Side since 1977, the Mattress Factory is hailed as the best facility for installation art
in the United States.
For more information about the Mattress Factory and the museum's
upcoming 25th Anniversary exhibition Into the Light: James Turrell please contact the museum
at 412/231-3169 or visit the web site.
December 21, 2001, from 7-10 p.m.
The Mattress Factory
500 Sampsonia Way
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
15212.4444
T: 412.231.3169
F: 412.322.2231