Philadelphia Weekly

Garbage World 5

Adding to its already expansive schedule of exhibitions, gallery talks, lectures and related programming, Vox Populi is now launching a new experimental monthly performance series, Second Saturday. Hosted in the gallery’s live arts venue, AUX, the event will showcase a revolving mix of performance, film, video and sound works by national and international artists, both emerging and established. The official debut of the series is technically the re-launch of a similar performance series founded in Chicago back in 2009. Developed over the course of four installments, Garbage World focused on artists committed to an intentional use of the body and self as the primary medium. Its final installment was actually a three-day festival featuring a total of 24 performances. Making the trip here all the way from the Windy City for its reincarnation are mixed-media artist Sofia Moreno and interdisciplinary artist, dancer and witch Jose Hernandez. While Moreno’s work often highlights expressions of the divine and profane, Hernandez, performing under his “shamanic doppelganger” Ishtar Bukkake, explores various apocalyptic futures and their affect on the human condition. Meanwhile, local artists Beth Heinly and Maureen Cummings will be presenting a piece titled “Knife Fight,” a choreographed knife influenced by snuff consumers with an underlying narrative focusing on girls and female friendships. The two, who are real-life besties, have actually collaborated on a number of projects and performances through their imaginatively unhinged comic book series, The 3:00 Book. So needless to say, be prepared for a raw and provocative evening of human expression. —Nicole Finkbiner

8pm. Free. Aux Space, 319 N. 11th St. 215.238.1236. voxpopuligallery.org

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WHEN
Saturday, February 09, 2013
Recurring: ONCE

TIME & PRICE
8pm. Free.

WHERE
Aux Space , 317 N. 11th St., Philadelphia, PA
One time only on 02/09/2013. .

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