Making Holes In Time April 9, 2010

WILLEM WILHELMUS, ADINA BIER, QUINN DUKES
[HELSINKI, BROOKLYN]
FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 9:00-11:00 PM; $5 Donation requested
Tomasz Szrama's video works(Finland)
+ live music by a Medieval Band:A.O.I.

WILLEM WILHELMUS
Since 1999 he presented ca. 100 distinctive works at international art and performance events in Europe, North America and Asia. His work is based on a strong physical presence set in a clear visual context.Since 2002 he teaches body awareness and performance art at art institutions in Finland, Estonia, Spain and Sweden.Since 2004 he curates the monthly “ArtContact” events for experimental live art in Helsinki, Finland. In 2006 he received a one year personal grant from the “Finnish Cultural Foundation.” www.willemwilhelmus.com

ADINA BIER
Adina Bier graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from The School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA), in affiliation with Tufts University, in December of 2007, and is now performing internationally. Her work as a performance artist incorporates a wide variety of visual and conceptual art, including sound, movement, body, and texture. Her use of the body is a focal aspect of her performances. Thematically, Bier’s work continuously suggests her relationships with health, feminine roles, and belief systems. Her most recent work focuses on physical limitations of the body/mind and socially constructed confines that we as individuals face on a daily basis. www.AdinaBier.com

QUINN DUKES
Originally from Ohio, Dukes graduated from Watkins College of Art & Design in 2007 with a BFA in Fine Art. In an effort to further expose the community to the visual arts, Dukes aids in forming independent, emerging artist groups. She is the Co-Founder of the Independent Artist Collaborative, Off The Wall Art Group and has also received recognition by various publications including that of NY Arts Magazine. During her undergraduate studies, Dukes concentrated on installation, sculpture and sound. Experimentation often lends these combined mediums to act as a theatrical backdrop for her performances. Human interactions within forced ecological and social scenarios are often primary tenets within Dukes’ work. Performance provides a platform in which Dukes’ metaphorical re-interpretations of personal relationships can exist, perish, grow and morph. Dukes currently lives and works in Brooklyn,New Yorkwww.quinndukes.com

TOMASZ SZRAMA
Tomasz Szrama graduated in 1998 from Fine Art Academy in Wroclaw, Poland. Since, he has been living in Helsinki, Finland. Tomasz shifts between multiple disciplines, including video, installation and performance. He uses a variety of appropriated platforms to disseminate his practice including the web, the gallery space and the found public venue. As of 2005 Tomasz has been co-organizing a monthly performance art platform in Helsinki called Art Contact.

DIRECTIONS:
J-M-Z train to Flushing or Myrtle & walk 3 blocks east from Flushing,or 3 blocks west from Myrtle to#840 Broadway, 2nd Floor (btwn. Ellery St. & Park Ave.)entrance left of liquor store - ring top buzzer.
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