About MaryThrough the creation of collage, installation, video and performance art I examine the intersection of ritual, social attitudes and public interaction. A participant in the contemporary Fluxus inspired community and an organizer of Day de Dada events.
Active in the East Village Art scene of the 80's and studio space member at 2B Gas Station (Second Street and Avenue B, NYC), I curated several shows there and created a 6 foot wooden human heart sculpture on the studio grounds. Born in New Britain, Ct, Graduate of Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY. WHAT IS FLUXUS? An international and interdisciplinary group of artists, composers, designers and poets that took shape the 1960s. It valued simplicity and anti-commercialism, with chance and accident playing a big part in the creation of works, and humor also being an important element. WHAT IS DADA? An artistic and literary movement which began in Zürich, Switzerland, and arose as a reaction to World War I. “For us, art is not an end in itself,” wrote Dada poet Hugo Ball, “but it is an opportunity for the true perception and criticism of the times we live in.” WHAT IS DAY DE DADA? NYC fluxus based, dada inspired performance art collective producing events that include experimental & interactive performance art, installations, video, film, music and noise |