Cold Water
| Nov ’09 |
| 7 |
| 1:00 pm |
| Nov ’09 |
| 22 |
| 1:00 pm |
Opening reception Nov. 7, 6-9pm
Singer-songwriter and performance artist Justin Bond and New Yorker theater critic Hilton Als curate “Cold Water” at LaMaMa La Galleria, a unique exhibition of works by artists who are also performers rooted in the East Village, downtown, CBGB’s, La MaMa scene.
Think of “Cold Water,” as performers-on-paper. The performers listed are known as just that–performers–but we’d like to showcase them as visual artists, which they are as well. Participating “performers-on-paper” include: Kate Bornstein, Theo Kogan, Caden Manson, Thurston Moore, Jemma Nelson, Lady Rizo, Tilda Swinton, Chris Tanner, Leslie Thornton, Darryl Turner and Rufus Wainwright.
Curated by Justin Bond and Hilton Als. Presented by LaMaMa.
Hilton Als (Brooklyn, NY, 1960) Theater critic for The New Yorker, former staff writer for the Village Voice, and former Editor at large at Vibe. Hilton was awarded a Guggenheim fellowship in 2000 for creative writing and is the winner of the 2002-2003 George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism. He is also a contributor to the New York Review of Books.
Justin Bond (Hagerstown, Maryland, 1963) gained attention for his role in the musical act Kiki and Herb, performing at venues such as Carnegie Hall, The Sydney Opera House, London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall. In drag Bond played Kiki, a vitriolic, aging, alcoholic chanteuse, who served up humor and heart with cover songs. The artist regularly emcees the performance series Weimar New York, and has made guest appearances in many on and off Broadway productions as well as in several films. In 2007, Bond was nominated for a Tony, and has been honored with an Obie, a Bessie and an Ethyl Eichelberger Award. Most recently the artist released a five track EP, Pink Slip.
Gallery hours: Thurs.-Sun. 1-6 through December 6.
FREE
