AC [ Direct ] I / II and AC [ Chapel ] March 19 – April 11, 2009  / Opening: Thursday, March 19, 6-8pm Five new exhibitions: Group Exhibition: Domestic Ann Torke: The Residue Series: Everyday Accumulation Jeff Becker: CapaCity Project Bryan Whitney: Myriad - The Ten Thousand Things Andrew Erdos: Santalope do⋅mes⋅tic  /dəˈmɛstɪk/ [duh-mes-tik] 1. of or pertaining to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family: domestic pleasures. 2. devoted to home life or household affairs. 3. tame; domesticated. 4. of or pertaining to one's own or a particular country as apart from other countries: domestic trade. 5. indigenous to or produced or made within one's own country; not foreign; native: domestic goods. 6. a hired household servant. 7. something produced or manufactured in one's own country. 8. domestics, household items made of cloth, as sheets, towels, and tablecloths. AC [Direct] II presents a group video exhibition, by Rhizome and Perpetual Art Machine (PAM) members,  that investigate the various facets of the definition of “domestic.”  The videos are presented in a home-movie theater atmosphere, including seating and 9ft projection screen. Artists: China Blue, Phyllis Bulkin-Lehrer, Osvaldo Cibils, Erica Clayton, Andrew Erdos, Kristen Galvin, Scott Groeniger, Henry Gwiazda, Jan Hakon-Erichson, Moira Holohan, Ellen Lake, JD McPherson, Jane Philbrick, Elise Roedenbeck, Robert Spahr, and Keith Sullivan.   Curators: Holly Crawford, Sonya Hofer and Christine Licata For additional information about the artists please contact AC [Institute Direct Chapel] at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it . About AC [Institute Direct Chapel] AC’s mission is to advance the understanding of art through investigation, research and education. It is a lab and forum for experimentation and critical discussion.  We support and develop projects that explore a performative exchange across visual, verbal and experiential disciplines. We encourage critical writing that challenges conventional expectations of meaning and objectivity as well as the boundaries between the rational and subjective.  Art Currents is a non-profit 501(c)3.  AC [Institute Direct Chapel] 547 W. 27th St, #519  New York, NY 10001 www.artcurrents.org   email: This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Gallery Hours: Wed, Fri. & Sat: 1-6pm, Thurs.: 1-8pm  5th Floor - #519-529 & North Alcove

Sangbin Im, Eat / Vomit, 2000

Social Soup Wednesday, March 11th, 6-9 PM The EFA Studios’ Members Advisory Committee announces SOCIAL SOUP, an evening of ARTIST PERFORMANCES, FILM SCREENINGS and homemade SOUPS, in memory of Ben Schaafsma (1982 - 2008). THE EVENT: A donation of $10 buys a bowl of soup, and an invitation to an evening of art, entertainment and social interaction. All proceeds from the evening will go toward an award in Ben’s name to be given to an emerging artist. ENTERTAINMENT: The evening will include a screening of Gordon Matta-Clark’s documentary ‘Food’ (1972), as well as other food-related videos curated by Perpetual Art Machine. In addition, there will be performances by Nicolas Dumit Estevez, Lilah Freedland, Pablo Helguera, and Austin Thomas. WHERE: EFA Project Space 323 West 39th Street, 2nd Floor (between 8th and 9th Aves) New York, NY 10018 WHEN: Wednesday, March 11th, 6-9 PM PAM Social Soup Program Jason Zimmerman - Cows - 3:10 Holy Andres and Grace Carter - Brave New Girl - 2:37 Zev Robinson - Eating Patterns in Contemporary Society - 3:00 G.H Hovagimyan - Smart House / Dumb Interactivity - 2:23 Paul Sakoilsky - Cry - 7:24 Jeanne Susplugas - Furby - 4:31 Gautam Kansara - I'm Leaving - 6:00 Raul Vincent Enriquez - Untitled - 1:00 Lee Wells - The Potato Eaters - 7:38 Sang Bin Im - Eat / Vomit - 1:46 Bethany Fancher - Construction and Deconstruction of the 43rd President - 9:30 Cecilie Dahl - Cloths for a Summer Hotel - 6:30 Misato Tachibana - Greetings from New York - 0:37 Alison Ward - Birthday Girl - 5:33 duration: 62 minutes About Ben Schaafsma Ben Schaafsma, an independent curator and art activist, passed away on October 25th, 2008. Schaafsma was an exceptionally ambitious and motivated organizer of the arts community, establishing non-profit art institutions at almost every turn. Perhaps his best-known and longest-running effort was the Institute for Community Understanding Between Art and The Everyday (InCUBATE), founded with Abigail Satinsky and Roman Petruniak. Schaafsma often sought to solve funding issues using creative and non-traditional means. InCUBATE’s Sunday Soup program awarded a monthly grant to an artist from monies earned through a soup subscription. A local artist or activist cooked soup to be sold, and diners voted on who would win the grant. This type of self-supporting endeavor exemplifies Schaafsma’s efforts to build and sustain community. The Social Soup at EFA Studios is the EFAS Member’s Advisory Committee effort to continue Ben Schaafsma’s work and ideas. For further information please contact EFA Studios at (212) 563-5855 ext. 119, or email This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it A special thanks to fellow PAM member Tom Bogaert for inviting us to take part in this important event.