20: "Chicago Bauhaus in July" (Saturday, July 25)
Chicago Bauhaus / Neu Bauhaus
Bau - Chicago - Haus
Baucago Chihaus
Saturday, July 25 (3-6 p.m.)
Acme Art Works
St Paul’s Cultural Center
2215 West North Ave.
Chicago, IL 60647
"Chicago Bauhaus in July" featured poetry and micro-fiction readings, an art talk, musical performances, a discussion about the Michael Reese Hospital, a "Metallic Fest" workshop, and a conversation about a new Cairo-Chicago project initiative. The purposes of "Chicago Bauhaus in July" were to creatively explore the Bauhaus spirit, and to raise awareness about the current effort to preserve the buildings on the Michael Reese Hospital campus.
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Al DeGenova, Jamie Kazay, Charlie Newman, and Larry Sawyer read selections of their poetry.
David Boykin performed a set of solo percussion.
Amanda Marbais read several micro-fiction pieces.
Grahm Balkany, from the Gropius in Chicago Coalition, gave a presentation about the ongoing campaign to preserve the buildings designed by Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius, on the Michael Reese Hospital campus.
performance by Amalgamating --
Paul Hartsaw -- tenor saxophone
Dan Godston -- trumpet
Alex Wing -- drums
Jerome Bryerton -- drums
Bert Stabler gave a talk about how his artwork has been influenced by Bauhaus artists Paul Klee and Laszlo Moholy-Nagy.
"Metallic Festival" workshop
In 1929, the Bauhaus hosted a Metallic Festival, during which participants dressed up in metal outfits. Part of the impetus behind that was the Bauhaus' insistence that industrialization could be playful. Also, Bauhaus artist/choreographer Oskar Schlemmer created "Metal Dance," which explored metal as a material that has remarkable light-reflecting properties. Participants of the "Metallic Festival" workshop designed metal costumes, and had the opportunity to make hand-sculpted metal objects (such as hats and miniature buildings).
This event was hosted by the Near Northwest Arts Council at Acme Art Works, and it was co-organized by the Borderbend Arts Collective and the Gropius in Chicago Coalition.
Please click on the links below to listen to audio of performances from "Chicago Bauhaus in July" --
introduction: http://www.zshare.net/audio/72683518ff4e0c00/
Amanda Marbais -- http://www.zshare.net/audio/7268459870963aa5/
Al DeGenova -- http://www.zshare.net/audio/726837732ff31083/
Jamie Kazay -- http://www.zshare.net/audio/7268554920a13ee2/
Charlie Newman -- http://www.zshare.net/audio/72684634bf9dfd4f/
http://www.nnwac.org/
http://www.gropiuschicago.org
http://requitedjournal.com/index.php?/masthead/
http://www.myspace.com/davidboykinexpanse
http://www.myspace.com/zootsuitbeatnick
http://metastablesound.com/
http://www.milkmag.org/
http://www.bertstabler.com
http://www.myspace.com/alexwing
http://www.myspace.com/jeromebryerton
