DfbrL8r

07/27/2024

Diverse Universe Performance Festival & Printmaking IN Opening is starting next week! DfbrL8r is proud to be participating. If you're in or around Estonia, don't miss this great lineup of artists!

VENUES – Creative City | Suur-Jõe 10/12 – Pärnu Museum | Aida 3 –  Pärnu Library |  Akadeemia 3 – Tartu University Pärnu College | Ringi 35  Tuesday 30 July – 6-7PM Festival of Naked Forms | FNAF (Czech) VIDEO Program. Participants listed below. Curated by Lenka Klodova @ Loovlinnak...

07/09/2024

Fictio Cedit Veritati (Fiction Yields To Truth) is an evolving installation by
international visiting artist Christine M. Schröder (Puerto Rico/Chicago) that culminates in a closing event on Friday 19 July at 7PM (19:00) at Loovlinnak Gallery, Suur-Jõe 10/12 in Pärnu, Estonia. During gallery hours witness the artist create an installation that will develop and grow over the course of two weeks, Monday through Friday from 12:00-16:00 beginning 08 July until 19 July, 2024.

Christine M. Schröder (instagram.com/yarn_artist) is a multidisciplinary artist working with found objects, textiles, fibers and painting to create conceptual sculptures and installations. During her time in Pärnu at the Loovlinnak Artist Residency she will be creating site-responsive installations inspired by Estonian culture as well as working with found materials within the sculpture garden.

At the closing event on Friday 19 July, Schröder will present an artist talk about her process while in Pärnu. There will also be a performance art piece by exhibition curator, Joseph Ravens . Creative City Residency is an initiative of . This exhibition is made possible by Pärnu City, Eesti Kultuurkapital, and Punch Club. Ravens’ project is supported, in part, by a Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grant.

04/25/2024

> u n s t u c k >> ARTIST SPOTLIGHT >>>>Sal Moreno [.art]

title: experiments in free-drumming II. This work is a motion-capture extended reality performance that expands the sonic capabilities of marching-style drums and envisions a post-human version of drumline. The audience will witness a transformation of traditional drum sounds and rhythms, and interact with virtual artifacts via augmented reality. The virtual extension of the performance explores a post-human environment, delving into what a drumline might resemble once its regimented and militaristic roots are stripped away using familiar yet otherworldly imagery and artifacts. 

Sal Moreno is a creative technologist and artist based in Chicago who engages with creative computation, sound, performance, and new media. Sal experiments with free-drumming and emerging technology to dismantle the regimented traditions of marching band and its origins in Western military and music ideologies. His fluency with game engines and motion capture allows him to develop animations, visual effects, particle systems, and generative sounds to re-envision the representation of the human body in virtual spaces. He has shown work at Ars Electronica, EXPO Chicago, Mana Contemporary, and virtual platforms. Sal received the 2021 Excellency in New Media Award by the New Media Caucus. He is an educator at UIC Chicago, Northeastern Illinois, and UC Irvine.

u n s t u c k is SOLD OUT! What a wonderful problem for us to have. But maybe not so wonderful for you if you didn’t get tickets…

u n s t u c k is a live art exhibition that embraces divergent performance practices by artists who, despite feeling the gravitational pull of conventional disciplines, actively resist to find freedom within the interstitial spaces of art forms. Featuring: Ále Campos aka Celeste [.wrld] | Kuba Falk [] | Michelle Kranicke [ | ] | Carole McCurdy [] | Sal Moreno [.art]

SAT 27 APR | 7PM | SITE/less [] | 1250 W Augusta | Chicago

04/23/2024

> u n s t u c k >> ARTIST SPOTLIGHT >>>> Carole McCurdy []

title: DEAD LETTERS. This work is an attempt and a failure to let go of the past. Forgetting is a gift. Gravity is unfaithful. Cleaning is great: it's all about playing in the dirt. Thanks to The Outfield, Paul Escriva, and Red Onion Arts Collective.

Carole McCurdy is a Chicago-based artist whose movement-based work addresses grief and anxiety, duty and resistance, and the absurd mysteries of embodiment. She has performed at spaces including the Chicago Cultural Center, Epiphany Dance, Links Hall, Hamlin Park, High Concept Laboratories, Defibrillator Gallery, and Movement Research [NY]. She received a 2016 Lab Artist award from the Chicago Dancemakers Forum and was a Fall 2016 Sponsored Artist at High Concept Laboratories, Chicago. She created and directed an ensemble piece, WAVER, with support from CDF, HCL, and 3Arts Chicago, and more recently created Just Passing Through [2021–22], a video, installation, and performance shown at Roman Susan gallery.

u n s t u c k is SOLD OUT! What a wonderful problem for us to have. But maybe not so wonderful for you if you didn’t get tickets…

u n s t u c k is a live art exhibition that embraces divergent performance practices by artists who, despite feeling the gravitational pull of conventional disciplines, actively resist to find freedom within the interstitial spaces of art forms. Featuring: Ále Campos aka Celeste [.wrld] | Kuba Falk [] | Michelle Kranicke [ | ] | Carole McCurdy [] | Sal Moreno [.art]

SAT 27 APR | 7PM | SITE/less [] | 1250 W Augusta | Chicago

Photo credits: Aza Greenlee | Even Barr

04/23/2024

u n s t u c k is SOLD OUT! What a wonderful problem for us to have. But maybe not so wonderful for you if you didn’t get tickets…sorry about that...

u n s t u c k is a live art exhibition that embraces divergent performance practices by artists who, despite feeling the gravitational pull of conventional disciplines, actively resist to find freedom within the interstitial spaces of art forms. Featuring: Ále Campos aka Celeste [.wrld] | Kuba Falk [] | Michelle Kranicke [ | ] | Carole McCurdy [] | Sal Moreno [.art]

SAT 27 APR | 7PM | SITE/less [] | 1250 W Augusta | Chicago

04/20/2024

> u n s t u c k >> ARTIST SPOTLIGHT >>> KUBA FALK |

title: Deep Moon, Pluto | This is a performance about the body entangled with technology; about vulnerable male sexuality, voyeurism, openness, and transformation through exposure and subordination. Original music by Falk, special thanks to video artist Zbigniew Bzymek.

bio: is a visiting artist from Warsaw with support of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland. Falk [b. 1984, Poland] is an intermedia artist and performer who creates and interprets “bodytales” - a term the artist uses for performative actions realized in various formats combining text along with other interests including ecofeminist thought, mythology, and rituals. Falk uses provocative gesture, juxtaposing a paradigm of care with the reality of a technocratic dystopia to create sculptural objects, installations, and music. Falk has been featured in numerous festivals and exhibitions including Grace Exhibition Space, NYC; Baryshnikov Arts Center, NYC; WeHo Prose Arts, LA; The Watermill Center, Long Island; Art in Nature Festival, Austria; Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin; National Museum in Krakow; Grey Space Gallery, The Hague; Performance Crossings Festival, Prague; Carbonarium Festival, Kiev; F.a.i.t. Gallery, Krakow; Epipiderme Festival, Lisbon; Espacio OFF Limits, Madrid; Galeria CMTV, Barcelona; Interactions Festival, Poland; Performance Platform Lublin Festival, Poland; and others across Europe and Americas..

u n s t u c k is a live art exhibition that embraces divergent performance practices by artists who, despite feeling the gravitational pull of conventional disciplines, actively resist to find freedom within the interstitial spaces of art forms. Featuring: Ále Campos aka Celeste [.wrld] | Kuba Falk [] | Michelle Kranicke [ | ] | Carole McCurdy [] | Sal Moreno [.art]

SAT 27 APR | 7PM | SITE/less [] | 1250 W Augusta | Chicago

RESERVE TIX on EVENTBRITE > Space is extremely limited!
[www.eventbrite.com/e/unstuck-tickets-865479692057]

photo credit: Courtney Webster + Miao Jiaxin

04/20/2024

Defibrillator Gallery + SITE/less present: u n s t u c k | SAT 27 APR - https://mailchi.mp/69ed16f716e8/unstuck-announcement-2

04/12/2024

We couldn't be more proud of our dear friend Jessica Blinkhorn winning a Guggenheim! has presented at three times and we are so happy that others saw the incredible talent we recognized many years ago. Congratulations dearest one!
Jessica Blinkhorn at Rapid Pulse Festival 2014 curated by Giana Gambino, Steven Bridges, and Julie Laffin. Photo by at Defibrillator Gallery.

04/07/2024

DFBRL8R [] + SITE/less [] present

u n s t u c k
live art that resists the pull of conventional disciplines

SAT 27 APR | 7PM
SITE/less | 1250 W Augusta | Chicago

featuring ::
Ále Campos aka Celeste [.wrld]
Kuba Falk []*
Michelle Kranicke [ | ]
Carole McCurdy []
Sal Moreno [.art]

u n s t u c k is a live art exhibition that embraces divergent performance practices by artists who, despite feeling the gravitational pull of conventional disciplines, actively resist to find freedom within the interstitial spaces of art forms. 
 
u n s t u c k performances occur within an unconventional and ephemeral structure built by David Sundry at SITE/less, a guerrilla storefront positioned as an experimental architecture, movement, and research center. 

* Kuba Falk is a visiting artist from Warsaw with support of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland.

Photo credits: Ále by Talon Cooper, Michelle courtesy of Zephyr Dance, digital portrait by Sal, Carole by Evan Barr, Kuba by Miao Jiaxin.

04/07/2024

DFBRL8R [] + SITE/less [] present

u n s t u c k
live art that resists the pull of conventional disciplines

SAT 27 APR | 7PM
SITE/less | 1250 W Augusta | Chicago

featuring ::
Ále Campos aka Celeste [.wrld]
Kuba Falk []*
Michelle Kranicke [ | ]
Carole McCurdy []
Sal Moreno [.art]

u n s t u c k is a live art exhibition that embraces divergent performance practices by artists who, despite feeling the gravitational pull of conventional disciplines, actively resist to find freedom within the interstitial spaces of art forms. 
 
u n s t u c k performances occur within an unconventional and ephemeral structure built by David Sundry at SITE/less, a guerrilla storefront positioned as an experimental architecture, movement, and research center. 

* Kuba Falk is a visiting artist from Warsaw with support of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland.

Photo credits: Ále by Cori Black, Michelle by Cheryl Mann, Carole by Evan Barr, digital portrait by Sal, Kuba by Courtney Webster.

04/05/2024

DFBRL8R and SITE/less present
u n s t u c k

featuring live art by

Ále Campos [aka Celeste]
Kuba Falk
Michelle Kranicke
Carole McCurdy
Sal Moreno

SAT 27 APR 2024 at SITE/less
- https://mailchi.mp/c133ed90ee7e/unstuck-announcement

03/29/2024

Defibrillator Gallery recommends this PERFORMANCE ART program happening TONIGHT [FRI29MAR] at > Fantastic artists - don't miss it!!!

03/22/2024

This is an exceptional analysis of the viral cultural phenomenon called the Chicago Rat Hole. It includes history [an animated reenactment of what possibly happened!], and references to land art and mark-making. Check it out!

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03/19/2024

Hey! Come improvise with us tonight for one hour from 6-7PM at BUCKINGHAM FOUNTAIN in honor of the SPRING EQUINOX. Participate in our group improvisation! No need to prepare anything [maybe best that you don’t!] - just come and respond to the space, the other participants, and objects. Everyone performs simultaneously, composing images as a group in a wide open space with the dormant fountain and skyscrapers behind.

BRING OBJECTS to experiment with and share. Bright objects are great, also things that activate in the wind. It’s supposed to be windy today! DRESS FOR THE WEATHER! Gloves would be smart. There are no restrooms on site - be sure to plan accordingly.

We put a lot of information on our website - check it out: https://dfbrl8r.org/exhibit/same-but-different

Embracing spontaneity and collaboration, you will have boundless opportunities to explore the body in relationship to time, space, and objects through intentional crossovers and random interactions with other participants.

See you there!

03/18/2024

Defibrillator Performance Art Gallery invites you to PARTICIPATE in

SAME but DIFFERENT
> a global participatory equinox event

TUE 19 MAR 2024 | 6-7PM | BUCKINGHAM FOUNTAIN [chicago]

PARTICIPATE for ONE HOUR, from 6 - 7PM CHICAGO TIME (Central Daylight Time: CDT (UTC-5)), with creative freedom to present actions of any kind within the designated area. You are encouraged to bring materials for experimentation. Embracing spontaneity and collaboration, you will have boundless opportunities to explore the body in relationship to time, space, and objects through intentional crossovers and random interactions with other participants.

Taking place all around the globe on the March Equinox, Same But Different is an international day of public actions for freedom. In the spirit of cosmic equality, this sharing of time and space brings us closer together as a temporary (global) performance art community. Everyone is welcome to participate with openness and in solidarity. Visit www.DFBRL8R.org for more information.

image:: postcard

03/18/2024

Defibrillator Performance Art Gallery invites you to PARTICIPATE in

SAME but DIFFERENT
a global participatory equinox event

TUE 19 MAR 2024 | 6-7PM | BUCKINGHAM FOUNTAIN [chicago]

PARTICIPATE for ONE HOUR, from 6 - 7PM CHICAGO TIME (Central Daylight Time: CDT (UTC-5)), with creative freedom to present actions of any kind within the designated area. You are encouraged to bring materials for experimentation. Embracing spontaneity and collaboration, you will have boundless opportunities to explore the body in relationship to time, space, and objects through intentional crossovers and random interactions with other participants.

Taking place all around the globe on the March Equinox, Same But Different is an international day of public actions for freedom. In the spirit of cosmic equality, this sharing of time and space brings us closer together as a temporary (global) performance art community. Everyone is welcome to participate with openness and in solidarity. Visit www.DFBRL8R.org for more information.

image:: vintage postcard

03/14/2024

SAME but DIFFERENT global participatory equinox event: 6PM TUE 19 MAR 2024 - https://mailchi.mp/53bf1f2b73a6/equinox

03/03/2024

PARTICIPATE! in SAME but DIFFERENT - a global participatory equinox event on TUE 19 MAR at Buckingham Fountain - https://mailchi.mp/bed5aad40caf/samebutdifferent

02/24/2024

Defibrillator Performance Art Gallery proudly presents a CALL FOR PARTICIPATION:

SAME but DIFFERENT
= a global participatory equinox event =
TUE 19 MAR 2024 | 6-7PM
BUCKINGHAM FOUNTAIN [chicago]

PARTICIPATE! For one hour, from 6 until 7PM CHICAGO TIME (Central Standard Time: UTC-6), participants will have creative freedom to present actions of any kind within the designated space. Embracing spontaneity and collaboration, participants have boundless opportunities to explore the body in relationship to time, space, and objects. Frequently, artists begin individual actions that, after time, end up blurring together through intentional crossovers and random interactions.

Taking place all around the globe on the March Equinox, SAME but DIFFERENT is an international day of public actions for freedom. In the spirit of cosmic equality, this event serves as a global connection for people performing together in public. This sharing of time and space brings us closer together as a temporary (global) community through performance art. Everyone is welcome to participate with openness and in solidarity.

Visit www.DFBRL8R.org for more information.

02/24/2024

DFBRL8R recommends this event TONIGHT [SAT24FEB] at > See you there !!

02/04/2024

DFBRL8R recommends this event at TONIGHT Sunday, 6pm. Live to Tell. Barbara DeGenevieve library activation. Performances, Readings, at home clinical STI testing and kits.

Aimee Beaubien Maud Lavin Calvin Forbes Eugene Tang Kat Bawden Alan Labb Charles Pettersson Lisa Wainwright, Graciela Gonlalez, Mallory QIU, and Mark Jeffery. Graphic design by

12/28/2023

Defibrillator 2023 Year in Review + Time to give... - https://mailchi.mp/59675a7d8a7a/time-to-give

12/27/2023

We are saddened by the news that the legendary Pope.L is no longer with us. RIP.