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 Sideshow Happening
Root Division is delighted to bring in the end of the summer with a medley of performative explorations. Sideshow Happening celebrates the links between conceptual art and the carnival, bringing together artists working in a variety of titillating forms, including: stand-up comedy, glass eating, instructive lectures, living sculpture, noise music, snake charming, fantasy travel, film, slideshow, dance, and their infinite combinations. Located on the periphery of the circus, the Sideshow offers an intimate den of intrigue, captivation, and magic; a space of marvels and mysteries that was influenced as much by the emerging Cabinets of Curiosities of the late 19th century (the precursors to the museum), as they were by the rapidly developing public sphere of collective entertainment (vaudeville, varieté, radio). The Happening offers a space for experimentation and evaluation of the experience of art in everyday life, one not limited to products or objects. Sideshow Happening draws on popular culture, natural history, and artistic production to offer a bridge between performing and performance, audience and spectator, sentimental and obscene, constructed and unfolding. The artists in this exhibition explore all these themes in captivating fashion and invite the audience to relish being entertained. Opening Reception: Saturday, August 14th, 7-11 pm Exhibition Dates: August 11th – 28th, 2010 Gallery Hours: Wednesdays - Saturdays, 2-6 pm (or by appointment) All-Ages Artist Reception: 7-8:30 pm
Featuring works by Root Division Resident Artists, student work from our Adult Ed Program, and a select group of performances.
Performance Extravaganza (includes some adult content): 8:30-10:00 pm
A Decent Animal: 10:15 - 10:45pm  Artists:
Michael Barrett Robert Beier Larry Caveney (GMN Projects) Elizabeth Cayne Dustin Ellingboe Ben Estabrook Crisanta de Guzman Clémence de Montgolfier Omer Gal Lauren Hartman Maude Haak-Frendscho Mona G. Hawd/ Maryam Farnaz Rostami Randall Heath Jeremiah Jenkins Niki Korth Dori Latman Katie Latona Krisztina Lazar Maciej Makalowski Nicole McClure Jennifer Odell RKDB Simone Root Greta Schoenberg Craig Summerill Daniel Yovino Kathryn Williamson Ross Waitman Sponsored By:
ROOT DIVISION GALLERY ABOUT ROOT DIVISION: Root Division is an arts and arts education non-profit located in the Mission District of San Francisco. Root Division's mission is to improve appreciation and access to the visual arts by connecting personal inspiration and community participation. We provide subsidized studio space to working artists in exchange for their service in creating shared learning opportunities for the community. Artists develop creatively and professionally by teaching art to underserved youth, leading adult education classes, and producing exhibitions that showcase local emerging artwork. By combining multiple opportunities for creative exchange, Root Division cultivates an artistic ecosystem that enriches life throughout the Bay Area. Root Division is supported in part by grants from Grants for the Arts: SF Hotel Tax Fund & Voluntary Arts Contribution Fund, The San Francisco Foundation, and the Walter & Elise Haas Fund. The Second Saturday Exhibition Series is sponsored by the Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation, the San Francisco Arts Commission through a Cultural Equity Grant/Organizational Project Grant, and the Zellerbach Family Foundation. For further information regarding events and/or press materials, please do not hesitate to contact Selene Foster at 415.863.7668 or events@rootdivision.org.
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