Elisa "Pooper" Harkins is a Native American composer and artist originally hailing from Miami, Oklahoma. Her music, animation, paintings and paper mache sculptures investigate Native American stories, rituals, and spirituality through a the lens of someone raised on pop culture and computer games.
Ioanna Gouma's work is influenced by microcosm and macrocosm. A starting point is often the observation of the natural environment - rhythms and routes that she discovers in the landscape.
The Danish press loves us because we photograph so well in gold hot pants! Take a gander at some of the press we have received so far for the projects we've debuted in the lovely town of Aarhus, Denmark.
In her current work, Sonya Schönberger is meeting eyewitnesses from the time of World War II and conducts personal interviews with them, exploring the cultural memory of the German society. She follows these witnesses and memory-keepers into the everyday life of the Third Reich.
Date + time: March 27th, 2012, 7 pm Location: Flux Factory, 39-31 29th Street, Long Island City, Queens Postage stamp, something to write home about is a performance by Nooshin Rostami. In her work she studies the threats of habituation…
Our very first Flux Death Match gladiator-debators got in the pugilistic spirit well before convening at the Flux gallery on March 21st for an historic art world melee.
Date + time: March 21, 8pm Location: Flux Factory, 39-31 29th Street, Long Island City Flux Factory is pleased to present Flux Death Matches, a new initiative that takes online debates into real-space at the Flux gallery. Watch the unruly argument unfold as Paddy Johnson, Hrag Vartanian, William Powhida, and John Powers debate over the strategies artists use to engage with OWS.
A.I.R. Time is a dynamic array of work made by spring residents at the continually evolving Flux Factory.
Ward Shelley's current exhibition of timeline paintings provide a people's history of everything from the development of alternative lifestyles to the evolution of teen culture. Included in the show is Bohemian Tree V1, a version of the silkscreen on vellum piece included in Flux Factorys' Box Set (which are still available for purchase!)
Flux Factory is thrilled to be one of the initial recipients of a grant from A Blade of Grass. This year we have been awarded a one-time grant of $20,000 for general operating costs and capacity-building initiatives. Drinks are on us!