Friday, September 16: NOISE BODY MUSIC exhibition curated by Eames Armstrong opening party presented in collaboration with SelectDC Homosuperior (DC) https://homosuperior.bandcamp.com/ queercore punk transcore dreamcrusher (@drencrome  (Brooklyn)) https://dreamcrusher.bandcamp.com/ nihilist queer revolt musik Fire-Toolz (Chicago) https://fire-toolz.bandcamp.com/ psychedelic avant-garde electro-industrial vapor-rave cyber-noise blackened-laptop rainbow-drenched drip mental music Antibody Corporation (Chicago) http://www.antibodycorp.org/ Antibody Corporation is a mission based organization specializing in mind-body integration. Founded in 2009, Antibody creates trans-disciplinary performance works spanning dance, music, and language. Kaplan Gallery at VisArts, Rockville, MD 155 Gibbs Street, Rockville, MD 5 minute walk from Rockville Metro on red line, VisArts is an accessible space, the live performances will be loud FREE and open to the public 7pm reception in gallery 7:30 artist/curator talk with Amy kc Oden (Homosuperior) 8-11 performances exhibition artists: Michael Schiffer & Nate Alex Lewis, Farrah Skeiky, FK Alexander, Antibody Corporation, Fire-Toolz, dreamcrusher, Amy kc Oden, Homosuperior, and participants from a teen workshop Exhibition on view September 7 - October 16, 2016 Closing party Sunday, October 16, 2-4pm with performance by FK Alexander (Glasgow, Scotland) http://fkalexan.de/r/ 2016 VisArts Emerging Curator Program Noise Body Music brings together works by both musicians and visual artists that explore how who we are shapes sound, and how sound informs how we relate to the world. Glasgow-based performance and noise artist FK Alexander will perform at the closing reception. The exhibition includes video, audio, unique artworks, and ephemera from queercore band Homosuperior, Luwayne Glass (dreamcrusher), Angel Marcloid (Fire-Toolz), and trans-disciplinary performance group Antibody Corporation. There will be a selection of works by local photographer Farrah Skeiky. "From the Back of the Room," a documentary on female involvement in DIY punk by Amy kc Oden (of Homosuperior) will be screened continuously. Washington, DC-based artists Nate Alex Lewis and Michael Schiffer collaborate for the first time on a participatory installation, part of their work will be presented at the Sonic Circuits Festival of Experimental Music, which takes place September 9-11 at Logan Fringe Arts Space in Washington, DC. Sakeenah Nasser, Ilana Maiman, and Jasmine Taylor participated in a workshop for teens in conjunction with the exhibition; the pieces they developed will be on view. Noise Body Music is curated by Eames Armstrong as part of the 2016 VisArts Emerging Curator Program, under the guidance of Jacqueline Maria Milad. Special thanks to VisArts, Jackie Milad, Susan Main, and Frank McCauley SelectDC http://selectdc.tumblr.com/ Jeff Surak / Sonic Circuits Festival of Experimental Music September 9 - 11, 2016 http://dc-soniccircuits.org/festival/2016/ contact: [email protected] for more information visit: https://www.visartsatrockville.org/more/event/2016-visarts-emerging-curator-noise-body-music/ About the Emerging Curator for the 2016 VisArts Emerging Curator Program: Eames Armstrong (they/she) is an interdisciplinary artist and curator. They received a B.F.A. from The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in 2010 with emphasis on painting, writing, and performance. Eames recently received an M.F.A. in studio art at George Washington University in Washington, DC. www.eamesarmstrong.com About the VisArts Emerging Curator Program: The VisArts Emerging Curator Program pairs an emerging curator with an experienced mentoring curator to produce new exhibitions and related programming. The program is generously funded by the Windgate Charitable Foundation. The 2016 VisArts Emerging Curator Program features Curator/Artist Jacqueline Maria Milad as the 2016 Mentoring Curator and Emerging Curator/Artist Eames Armstrong as the 2016 Emerging Curator. Jacqueline Maria Milad curated Bend and Hold at VisArts May 6 – June 12, 2016.
