[inter/meta/trans] Parris Patton Live Art at Dangerous Curve March 24, 2007
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Mon Mar 19 03:45:06 EST 2007
"Because I Can't Be Beethoven"
live art by Parris Patton
http://www.becauseicantbebeethoven.com
at Dangerous Curve
http://dangerouscurve.org
an Experimental Exhibition and
Live Art/Visual Art Performance Space
Voted 5th Most Popular Art Gallery
Best of Alternative L.A. Readers' Choice:
http://www.laalternative.com/index.php/2006/06/30/best-of-la
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Noon to 10:00 p.m.
Noon to 3:00 p.m.: delivering the piano
3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.: breaking the ice
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.: setting the fire
(Times are approximate.)
1020 East Fourth Place
(500 Molino Street #102)
Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Los Angeles, CA, March 3, 2007 - If you saw Parris Patton splitting glass and wood in a bullet-proof box in his piece "Splinter" at the Dangerous Curve Art LA booth http://www.dangerouscurve.org/artla07/artla0702.html this year, you already know about his upcoming live-art endurance piece at Dangerous Curve, "Because I Can't Be Beethoven" http://www.becauseicantbebeethoven.com, where he's going to sledge-hammer a piano out of a 27,000-pound block of ice. The whole thing starts at noon on Saturday, March 24, 2007, with the delivery of the piano, and goes to 10 p.m., by when the piano will have been completely consumed. All this takes place outside the gallery, wherein Mark Creegan's http://markcreegan.com sculpture show "New Paint Things" (a Flavorpill pick! http://la.flavorpill.net/92173) continues.
We're located at 1020 East Fourth Place, between Molino and Mateo Streets, in the back of the 500 Molino Street Lofts, #102, between the Fourth Street Bridge's (on the LA River side of downtown) two on/off ramps. See our website http://dangerouscurve.org for directions, pictures, and updates.
More about the Artist and "Beethoven"
At this year's Art LA http://www.artfairsinc.com/artla/2007, some people on the other side of the wall from Parris Patton's live art installation were taking a duck-and-cover stance whenever he broke one of his 3-inch-thick pieces of glass. For three whole days and an evening, Patton was ensconced in a bullet-proof box, constantly splitting wood and breaking glass, building a sculpture inside the box with the results. Patton's endurance piece was a real crowd pleaser, with the chopping sounds drawing in people to the Dangerous Curve booth located in the art fair's project room. He'd received a standing ovation at the end of every day, when he'd emerge from the box soaked and exhausted.
Patton acquired the piano for "Because I Can't Be Beethoven" http://www.becauseicantbebeethoven.com through Ebay, from a musician for whom the piano was his first instrument. The musician's grandmother bought it off the Seattle Sherman and Clay showroom in 1924. It was the musician's family's instrument for years, and he inherited it from his grandfather. By the way, the musician is thrilled his family heirloom is coming to such a spectacular end.
Nothing energizes performance as complete physical engagement. Patton does not quail from physical endurance tests. In fact, he's been practicing chopping ice in his backyard (see http://becauseicantbebeethoven.com/icebreak.html), to test his mettle and his tools before the big event. He won't disappoint. Be there!
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Upcoming Dangerous Curve events:
More good things being added by the moment. Check http://dangerouscurve.org for updates/changes and subscribe to our email list to get announcements.
New Music Series:
Friday, March 23, 2007, 8:00--10:00 p.m.
Devin Sarno www.devinsarno.com and Celer www.myspace.com/celersite:
"Symphony 19: Duet for Improvised Low End & Electronics" www.symphony19.com
GE Stinson http://codedsource.com and Steuart Liebig http://stigsite.com
Sunday, March 25, 2007, 4:00 p.m.
Mark Trayle http://music.calarts.edu/~met and Marc Sabat http://www.plainsound.org
Lewis Keller http://www.lewiskeller.com and Cat Lamb http://catlamb.com
Albert Ortega http://resontropic.com
Friday, March 30, 2007, 8:00--10:00 p.m.
Z'EV http://www.rhythmajik.com
Two solo sets of acoustic phenomena
Sunday, April 1, 2007, 4:00 p.m.
XDUGEF http://www.xdugef.com
Jeff Boynton http://www.blankstare.biz
Daniel Park http://www.soundclick.com/bands/daniel_park
Saplings (San Francisco) http://www.myspace.com/saplings
Sunday, April 8, 2007, 4:00 p.m. (Easter)
Bobb Bruno http://myspace.com/bobbbruno
Peter Kolovos from Open City http://www.thinwrist.com/www/Opencity.htm
William Harrington http://www.myspace.com/urbanelectronicmusic, http://www.urbanelectronicmusic.com, http://www.myspace.com/williamcharrington
Sunday, April 15, 2007, 4:00 p.m.
New Llano Quartet (Christa Graf, Orin Hildestad, Cassia Streb, April Guthrie) play premieres from Martin Iddon and L. Scott Price, plus John Cage, "String Quartet in Four Parts" for Lou Harrison (1949-1950).
Ellen Burr http://www.ellenburr.com/eburrmusic.html, Tom McNally http://www.myspace.com/tommcnalley, and Sara Schoenbeck http://www.myspace.com/saraschoenbeck
OGOGO performs "Tax Funeral" http://igorogogo.com
Sunday, April 22, 2007, 4:00 p.m.
Missincinatti (Jessica Catron www.myspace.com/jessicacatron and Jeremy Drake http://www.jeremydrake.com)
Liam Mooney http://www.calarts.edu/~lmooney/index.html
Hans Fjellestad http://www.hansfjellestad.com, http://www.myspace.com/hansfjellestad, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Fjellestad
Sunday, April 29, 2007, 4:00 p.m.
Warm Climate http://www.myspace.com/warmclimate
Mike Pride http://www.mikepride.com/home.asp and Marcos Fernandes http://marcosfernandes.com (myspace.com/accretions)
Jim McAuley http://www.paristransatlantic.com/magazine/interviews/mcauley.html
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Also:
Dangerous Curve can print your wide-format (up to 44") archival prints for you. We print on canvas, too. We also do museum-quality framing and other art services. Call 213 617 8483 for information on affordable pricing. We also can frame your art: museum-quality and archival.
Kathryn Hargreaves teaches Body Awareness classes, incorporating Kundalini Yoga and actual artmaking, at Dangerous Curve for all types of artists: visual artists, writers, performers, musicians, dancers, you name it. A new class is starting up on Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m., just after the Arts District neighborhood walk. Call (213) 617-8483 if you need more information.
Take a look at our column, Dangerous Blurb, on http://eyespyla.com, where we write occasionally about art collecting and other things art-related.
Artists, submit your art for art-in-windows installations in Los Angeles County. Dangerous Curve sometimes curates for Phantom Galleries LA http://phantomgalleriesla.com. See the website for submission information. This is an ongoing open call for installation art, sculpture, video or new media, 2D visual art, and even live art/visual art performance.
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