FLOPHOUSE
A SIX-WEEK FESTIVAL OF
DURATIONAL PERFORMANCE ART
Organized by Lauren Hartman
Liz Harvey Barbara T. Smith Marcia Jones
Franc Baliton and Michael Morrissey Kristina Faragher
Nao Bustamante Johanna Went
Rochelle Fabb and Michael Sakamoto Bastard Company
Ichiro Irie and Michael Rathjen Marcus Kuiland-Nazario
Crazy Space invites you to attend Flophouse, six weeks of experimental and
durational performance featuring new artists and performance founders. Every
Friday and Saturday night, beginning June 1 through July 7 an artist will
take a risk on a new work, performed either alone in collaboration. An
eclectic festival, Flophouse features work ranging from performance
installation, overhead projections and funky-ass sounds, spelling bees,
gossip, performance painting, video installation performance and more.
All performances are free and most are continual, so you can come any time.
No reservations required. Don't forget the closing party hosted by club
Claudine on Saturday July 7! Crazy Space is located at the 18th Street Arts
Complex, 1629 18th St., #2 in Santa Monica (cross street: Olympic). Gallery
phone: (310) 829-9789. For more information during the week, call (323)
666-7993
For a schedule events, please see below. For more information about the
artists, check out the Performance Art Front website at
Click on "Performances". Also see listings of other artists and venues there!
FLOPHOUSE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
OPENING WEEKEND:
Friday, June 1, 7-9M
LIZ HARVEY June 1, 7-9PM
Inspired by murder ballads, Harvey weaves violin performance into her
body-referent sculpture. Continual performance.
Saturday June 2, 7-9PM
BARBARA T. SMITH
Founding performance artist Barbara T. Smith does "Am I Blue" Out of body
Yves Klein. Continual performance.
Friday June 8, 7-9PM
FRANC BALITON AND MICHAEL MORRISSEY in
"Francenmichael" Fun! Fun! Fun! Continual performance.
Saturday June 9, 7-9PM
MARCIA JONES
New York performance painter creates "Visual Emotions." Continual.
Friday June 15, 7-9PM
KRISTINA FARAGHER
"Orange Crush"--a colorful penetration into the art historical canon.
Continual.
Saturday June 16, 7-9PM
NAO BUSTAMANTE
Internationally recognized performance pioneer solos. Call for more
information.
Friday and Saturday, June 22-23, 7:30-9:30
JOHANNA WENT
"Soiled Bedding" with Johanna Went performing live! Sound installation by
Mark Wheaton.
Bed down with Johanna Went and a bevy of transient souls and wallow in an
evening of dissonant slumber. Cyclical performance. Come any time!
Friday June 29, 7-9PM
ROCHELLE FABB AND MICHAEL SAKAMOTO
Fabb does "Mother/Mothra"--An experiment in time, memory, and terror with
wings
Sakamoto does "Watch Me Suck"--Just an experiment
Saturday June 30, 7-9PM
BASTARD COMPANY
"Cansado by Tramp"--Banging on symbols, spelling bees, and screens. Continual.
Friday July 6, 7-9PM
ICHIRO IRIE AND MICHAEL RATHJEN
"P.J" --Aural and visual liquid hallucinations. Continual performance.
Saturday, July 7, 7-9PM
MARCUS KUILAND-NAZARIO
"Have The Faith to Know Where You Are Going When You Get There, or Fear Is
Fun in Disguise" + CLOSING PARTY with club Claudine. Continual.
Lauren Hartman Crazyspace172@...
