Thanks Fairfield County Look for taking photos at our last reception!
We had our second meeting of the Digging Deeper component of the upcoming Strange Invitation show March 3.. thanks everyone for your creative conversation and work on this project. Great collaborations afloat!
Andrew Beccone talk on the Reanimation Library at the Ferguson Library (March 2) followed by a reception at Franklin Street Works. Thirty five very engaged people joined us for the events.
Book Hunting for Franklin Street Works’ Reanimation Library Branch as part of our next exhibition, Strange Invitation (April 6 - June 16). Book Barn in Niantic, CT. Charming with 17 cats too!
Visit to Fairgate Farms as part of our research for Digging Deeper, one component of Franklin Street Works’ next exhibition, Strange Invitation. Thanks Bill Callion for the hospitality and tour!
Installation Photos of our current exhibition, Your Content Will Return Shortly, on view through March 24.
Strange Invitation is our next exhibition (April 6 - June 16). The show has three components: Digging Deeper, Flint Public Art Project, and Reanimation Library branch. Digging Deeper involves urban gardening, a farm stand and an exhibition that features artists who are inspired by environmentalism and related phenomena. This is the photo from our first Digging Deeper meeting.
Adventures in book hunting with Andrew Beccone, founder of the Reanimation Library. Franklin Street Works will have a branch of his library during our “Strange Invitation” exhibition, opening April 4. This is one of the first of several outings in CT to find uniquely illustrated books! The branch will also include works by Pradeep Dalal! Special thanks to Fairfield and Pequot libraries for their hospitality.
Bibbe Hansen and Sean Carrillo hosted a live, streaming performance by the artist collective Second Front. This event was exhibition programming for Franklin Street Works current exhibition “Working Alternatives: Breaking Bread, Art Broadcasting, and Collective Action” on view through January 13.
Founded in 2006, Second Front is a seven-member troupe that includes Patrick Lichty (US), Scott Kildall (US), Liz Solo (Canada), Bibbe Hansen (US), Yael Gilks (UK), Gaz (Italy), and Doug Jarvis (Australia). The group has performed extensively in galleries and museums all over the world. The artists perform remotely while their performance is screened in a venue where one or more members may be physically present. Their performances have been streamed live in New York, Los Angeles, Moscow, Brussels, Berlin, Vancouver and many other cities. They have been written about in publications including ArtForum, Art in America, Realtime Arts (Australia), Exibart (Italy) and Digital Art, Second Edition (by Christiane Paul).
For Franklin Street Works’ free, public event, Second Front member, Bibbe Hansen was on site. Bibbe Hansen is a performance artist, actress and musician. She is the daughter of Fluxus artist Al Hansen, and the mother of pop musician, Beck. A longtime participant in avant-garde contemporary art communities, Hansen participated in her father’s “Happenings,” and Fluxus performances. She was Pop artist Andy Warhol’s youngest “Superstar,” starring with Edie Sedgwick in Warhol’s film “Prison.”
