The War Show: Invasion
August 28 - September 8, 2006
Art of This
322 Bloomington Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55407
www.artofthis.net
612-721-4105
http://www.artcodex.org/thewarshow/invasion
The War Show: Invasion is a battle between artists from Brooklyn, NY and Minneapolis, MN. Coerced by rising rents and lack of affordable real estate, the Brooklyn artists will invade the artofthis space on Aug 28, 2006.
For the first week, both groups will focus on constructing fortifications (i.e. FORTS) while engaging in strategics, intimidation, espionage and propaganda on the side.
The war will begin at 7pm, Friday, September 1, 2006. Battles of cunning, creativity and force will take place in an atmosphere of direct and active combat. Audience participation will be encouraged.
For the last week of the show, documentary footage of the preparation and battle stages will be on view, along with recovered artifacts and texts.
Participating Artists:
MPLS: joAnn Blohowiak, Kevin Loecke, John Marks, and Daniel Palahniuk.
BKLN: Jennifer Berklich, Glen Einbinder, Mike Estabrook, Brian Higbee, Vandana Jain, Manny Migrino
For more information please contact Vandana Jain or joAnn Blohowiak.
The War Show is a premise to bring together two groups of artists into direct collaboration in the guise of a war. One group of artists finds a city where there are artists who want to engage in this project, and arranges to travel there as a group. The host artists provide a space to conduct the war, as well as provide housing and support for the visitors. Rules are decided upon between the two groups, and a war is fought, collectively or individually, between the two cities.
The first ever War Show (Tactics) took place between Brooklyn and Manila-based artists. A future one is being planned for Germany.
