2rd Annual Rap Round Robin Totally Rules

The Second Annual All Rap Round Robin, which took place at the Copy Cat Annex kicked it up a notch with some amazing sets (constructed by Emily Slaughter, Sara Seidman, Alex Ebstein, Annie Gray, Sarah Matson, Tim Paggi, and friends), and some seriously stepped up performances.

Space

Under the sea

Arctic

Sara Seidman and Emily Slaughter posing with the rad sets

Micky with Height and Aran Keating

AK SLAUGHTER at the space station

Check out them sets, and pick up a copy of AK SLAUGHTER's new EP "A Personal Matter"

Photos by Sara Seidman and Alex Ebstein

Artscape is Coming! Check out the Sculptures!

Adrian Lohmüller working on his public shower

In the few weeks before Artscape, sculptures have been springing up along the MICA medians as part of the Outdoor Lounge, curated by Michael Benevento.

Andrew Eklund's porch, in progress

Team Pants-Ramp, working on the baddest skate ramp in Baltimore:

Steve Santillian and me, working on the boot

Steve and Sara Seidman, building a knee

Michael Benevento helping with the transport

Steve and Jordan Bernier, sitting on the waist

Jordan Bernier and John Bohl digging holes.

The Written World @ Copycat Annex

In Evan Moritz’s new play, The Written World, we are shown an apocalyptic portrayal of spiritual abandonment; the ultimate freedom. This original work touches on the idea of a world where God has given up on people. The main character is the Deacon of the Church of God Reworded (played by Tim Paggi). He is the last living human. His lonely existence is plagued by the ghosts of his past; memories that retell the demise of the world. In this work we meet the Reverend (played by Chris Shivers), the creator of the new bible, who believes he made God disconnect from society. We also meet St Katherine of Pittsburgh (played by Kaitlin Murphy) who inspired the mass suicide that destroyed the rest of the living world. Living a life filled with nothing but beauty and pleasure, mankind became bored and that ultimately became the downfall of a perfect society. God created a sonic race (voiced by Rusty Burke and Becca Cohn) to bring beauty and joy to humans, but after years as the last human, the Deacon was annoyed by them.

Over all the play was enjoyable, though confusing. Upon entering the performance space, everyone was handing a glass of wine and was told to wait until “the right time” to drink it. This interactivity was very satisfying as the audience was able to partake in the symbolic drinking of St Katherine’s blood.

The set was very impressive with stacks of books and pages plastered to the walls, as well as an installation by Michael Farley. Music by Owen Gardner. The costumes created by Grace Bedwell were very appropriate, with wild patterns paired with subtle earth tones. Their worn looking construction evoked a utopian time fading and a transition to dissolution of minds and bodies. We only wish that the costumes worn by the Voices were eventually shown to the audience because they were also fantastic.

Installation by Michael Farley:

Written by Sara Seidman and Sarah Matson

Photos from MICA Thesis Exhibiton III Opening April 25th

Ten Tigers' number one freelance reporter, Sara Seidman, went to the MICA Thesis III opening on April 25th and provided me with this extensive description: awesome!

The first two rooms (of sculpture and typography) were less impressive than the heart of the show, which featured elaborate bread dioramas by Dominic Terlizzi, and nautical illustrations by Justin Storms. Dominic created carefully-crafted (despite their humble material) viewing boxes containing scenes in dough and bread, varying in size from a beer box to a partial room installation. In some instances, viewer had to use only one eye to see the hidden images within their containers.










Justin Storms considers his images to be "whaletopian," depicting a fictitious interpretation of whale society.


Photos by Sara Seidman

Maryland Art Place Out Of Order Preview

Emily Slaughter and Chris hang Emily's piece

Artists of all ages and disciplines brought their work down to M.A.P. for their Out Of Order event today. Here is a sneak peek of Friday's show:

Ballsy

Sara Seidman hangs her photograph next to my hot dogs

amazing.

Sara, admiring work in the front room

Believe it or not, thats a painting, not a photograph

Emily Slaughter's hair net

Rex Stevens and Sofia Silva @ C. Grimaldis

Photos from the opening (April 2)

Sara Seidman Contemplates a Rex Stevens print

Rex Stevens the chair of MICA's GFA program exhibited his large-scale digital collages along with the quiet, suburban, panoramic photographs of Sofia Silva. Stevens' prints reflect his painter's background, but the digital form adds a visual texture that puts a modern spin on the classic craft. His subject matter ranged from still-life to retroactive, pop-culture iconography which seemed to indicate an emotional disconnect.
Silva's images, although familiar, offered a unique look at the industrial spaces that fill our day. They felt desolate, and strange, despite recognizing where many were taken. She successfully created an alien atmosphere in places through which we all travel daily.

All in all, a gallery success, however Sara Seidman was disappointed with the lack of a trash can. In the gallery, not the work.

With additional reporting input by Bonner Sale and Sara Seidman