Low Lives 2 at Galeria de la Raza April 30, 2010

El Museo del Barrio in partnership with Aljira, Fusebox Festival in partnership with Co-Lab, Galería de La Raza in partnership with ATA Gallery, Diaspora Vibe Gallery, The Temporary Space, Terminal, Obsidian Arts and Studio 304 present:

Low Lives 2
Curated by Jorge Rojas

Friday, April 30th, 2010 8:00 - 11:00pm (EST)

Now in it's second year, Low Lives is a one-night exhibition of live performance-based works transmitted via the internet and projected in real time at numerous venues throughout the U.S.
Low Lives examines works that critically investigate, challenge, and extend the potential of performance practice presented live through online broadcasting networks. These networks provide a new alternative and efficient medium for presenting and viewing performances. Low Lives is about not simply the presentation of performative gestures at a particular place and time but also about the transmission of these moments and what gets lost, conveyed, blurred, and reconfigured when utilizing this medium. Low Lives embraces works with a lo-fi aesthetic such as low pixel image and sound quality, contributing to a raw, DIY and sometimes voyeuristic quality in the transmission and reception of the work.

El Museo del Barrio: 1230 5th Avenue, NYC 8:00 – 11:00pm
Galería de la Raza: 2857 24th Street, SF 5:00 – 8:00pm
Diaspora Vibe Gallery: 3938 North Miami Avenue, Miami 8:00 – 11:00pm
The Temporary Space: 1320 Nance St., Houston 7:00 – 10:00pm
Obsidian Arts: 3501 Chicago Avenue South, Minneapolis 7:00 – 10:00pm
Terminal: Trahern Building, APSU, Clarksville, TN 7:00 – 10:00pm
Co-Lab: 613 Allen St., Austin 7:00 – 10:00pm
Studio 304: 304 Boerum St., Brooklyn 8:00 – 11:00pm

Online: www.ustream.tv/channel/low-lives-2

Contact: Jorge Rojas- keoqui@gmail.com

Official Website: http://galeriadelaraza.org/eng/events/index.php