NancyBuchanan

680 E. Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena

Friday, March 28, Saturday March 29, Sunday March 30
7 to 10 pm

supported by PhantomGalleriesLA

Organized by Nancy Buchanan & Joseph Santarromana

Examining themes of fashion and consumption, we present durational performances and installation works in this former furniture store’s windows. Questions regarding the relationship of art and commerce today are myriad, and while there are no simple answers, most observers agree that there are many troubling implications of the influences of speculation, branding and celebrity on the current climate. Giving away the aesthetic experience through such a temporary event is a return to earlier, more idealistic times, yet placing the work within a shopping district anchors it to the realistic present. We imagine this to be an exciting event which will attract art audiences, as well as provide an unusual experience to passers-by.

Jordan Biren & Corrina Peipon — performance FRIDAY
Nancy Buchanan
Todd Gray & Kyungmi Shin — performance SATURDAY & SUNDAY
Ashley McLean Emenegger
MaryLinda Moss — performance FRIDAY
Danial Nord
John O’Brien
Cielo Pessione
Astra Price — performance FRIDAY
Natasa Prosenc
William Roper & Joseph Santarromana — performance SUNDAY
Evelyn Serrano — performance SATURDAY
Suzanne Siegel

Nancy Buchanan’s “3 Fates” sees myth reduced to marketing; throughout cultural history, sacred and mythic women have appeared in threes, sometimes also merging into one mythic figure. In Greek mythology, the three Fates personified destiny and controlled the thread of life from birth to death (and beyond). The Greek word moira (μοῖρα) translates as a part or portion—and so, one’s fate is the part one is destined to play in life. While their forerunners were draped in white, could the gowns worn by these fashionable “Fates” hint at what lies beyond fashion? Siren-red satin, prison-jumpsuit orange, camouflage (with glitter).

The Generic Remix Project, a series of videotapes made by Erika Suderburg, Astra Price, Pat O’Neill, Eve Luckring, Joseph Santarromana, Hilja Keading, Jocelyn Taylor, Doug Goodwin, Les Leveque, Natasa Prosenc, Tom Leeser, and myself, is screening at the Pacific Film Archives in Berkeley on January 24, 2007.