News from Denmark
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.
Sonya Schönberger
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.
Postage stamp, something to write home about
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…
Blow-by-blow
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.
Flux Death Match: Art & OWS
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
A.I.R. Time is a dynamic array of work made by spring residents at the continually evolving Flux Factory.
Flux Box Set’s Ward Shelley print is famous
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 receives a grant from A Blade of Grass!
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!
Public Broad Fluxing: Infamous Outpost
Jaime Iglehart has been documenting the construction of the Flux embassy in Aarhus, Denmark for the project, The Infamous and Only Somewhat Ambassadorial Outpost of the Semi-Legitimate Nation of Flux. She's captured Fluxers in the wild, as they scavenge for materials to build a replica Flux inside the gallery of Spanien 19c and weave together an exaggerated Flux history. Watch this video to see Flux Artistic Director Jean Barberis explain the crest he designed to symbolize Fluxhood.
Flux Thursday: March 8, 2012
Date: March 8th, 8pm+ Location: Flux Factory, 39-31 29th Street, Long Island City Flux Thursday is our monthly potluck dinner and art salon, where artists can present their recently completed projects or works-in-progress to a receptive audience. Join us for presentations by Flux Artists-in-Residence Lehna Huie, and Adrian Owen, plus friends-of-Flux Juan Fernando Morales and Nick Cregor.