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The Long Conversation
September 12 – October 26, 2013
Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 12:00–6:00 PM
Opening Reception & 39th Birthday Block Party: Saturday, September 21, 4:00-10:00 PM
Amy Balkin, Renée Gertler & Josh Greene, Cliff Hengst, Rhonda Holberton, David Ireland, Bessma Khalaf, Paul Kos, Pawel Kruk, Tony Labat, Mike Lai, Lynn Hershman Leeson in collaboration with Mark Hellar, Jennifer Locke, Nathan Lynch, Whitney Lynn, Mads Lynnerup, Mail Order Brides, Tom Marioni, Jim Melchert, Lucas Murgida, Christian Nagler, Rigo 23, Moira Roth & Anne Walsh, Jon Rubin, Alice Shaw, Peter Simensky, Anne Walsh, Michael Zheng
The Long Conversation presents artwork and a performance series by current and former Bay Area artists whose practices are rooted in the strategies of the West Coast, alternative, idea-based, experimental and time-based artwork pioneered in the 1970s. Organized in conjunction with Southern Exposure’s 39th Birthday, the exhibition features actions, videos, performances, installations and events presented both on and off-site.
This cross-generational project includes artists working in the Bay Area since the 1970s as well as a new generation of artists staking a claim within experimental, conceptual and engaged methods. Their post-studio practices are often performative, endurance-based or centered around a displaced object or action. With the current proliferation of cultural producers and images, along with the disruptive and quickly changing character of the region, The Long Conversation revisits the strategy of thinking as a premise for making.
Event & Performance Schedule
Monday, September 16, 2013, 6:00-9:00 PM
Water: Posing as Sculpture (Auditions)
Casting Call, After Work Drinks and Talk Around the Water Cooler for Young Professionals, an event by Tony Labat
Saturday, September 21, 2013, 4:00-10:00 PM
Southern Exposure’s 39th Birthday Block Party and Opening Reception for The Long Conversation
Performances by Cliff Hengst, Pawel Kruk, Lucas Murgida, Peter Simensky and Michael Zheng
Thursday, September 26, 2013, 7:00 PM
Tom Marioni, Jim Melchert, Mike Lai and Jennifer Locke
Saturday, October 12, 2013, 7:00 PM
Mail Order Brides
Friday, October 25, 2013, 7:00 PM
Anne Walsh & Moira Roth and Christian Nagler
Ongoing
Pawel Kruk longs to sing a song for you in person. Contact him at 415-484-9076 to schedule a time and place to listen.
