The Kitchen Presents A Collection of Works by A.Bandit

By: Oct. 05, 2011
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Tonight and Thursday, October 6, The Kitchen will present a performance by A.Bandit, an experimental performance art group featuring Los Angeles-based visual artist Glenn Kaino and magician Derek DelGaudio. Titled Experiments from The [Space] Between, the show mixes magical experiments with elements of music, film, and video. A.Bandit will be joined by special guest China Chow. Performances will take place at 8:00 PM at The Kitchen (512 West 19th Street). Tickets are $12.

Forming an unusual alliance between art and magic, A.Bandit explores what "imaginative space" is and could be, and how to create it. The duo will lead the audience through a series of hybrid performances that double as exciting and challenging artistic propositions. The show opens with a large-scale illusionpiece that Kaino and DelGaudio first performed at Art Los Angeles Contemporary. From there, the night proceeds onto magic trick-laced works like The Mistake Room, The Tyranny of Vision, Don't Bring A Game Boy To A Gun Fight, and more. With video gamer iNcontroL and DJ Rhettmatic, who are at the top of their respective fields, the group presents a musical performance designed to re-invent a magical engagement with technology, and the night concludes with a special appearance from actress China Chow.

A.Bandit is an experimental performance art group consisting of conceptual artist Glenn Kaino and magician Derek DelGaudio. Formed as an extraordinary alliance with the intention of creating a New Medium somewhere between art and magic, A.Bandit has performed their psycho-spatial interventions at venues like Soho House in Los Angeles, Art LA Contemporary in Santa Monica, and LA><ART Annex in Hollywood, where they have taken residence for six months, operating their "conceptual magic shop" called The (Space) Between. More information: www.abanditship.com

Glenn Kaino is internationally recognized as one of the leading contemporary artists of his generation. Kaino has an upcoming solo show with Honor Fraser Gallery in LA in January 2012. Solo exhibitions include Glenn Kaino: Safe|Vanish at LA><ART (2011); Honor Among Thieves at Performa09, with Creative Time (2010); Transformer: The Work of Glenn Kaino at The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh (2008); The Burning Boards at the Whitney Museum of American Art at Altria (2007); and Laws Were Made For Rogues, part of the Cerca Series, Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego (2006). Group exhibitions include: Role Model-Role Playing at Museum der Moderne Mochsberg, Salzburg, Germany (2011); The Artists' Museum at The Museum of Contemporary Art, LA (2010); We Are Time: Seven Installations as part of the Impakt Festival, Utrech, The Netherlands (2009); and Disorderly Conduct: Recent Art in Tumultuous Times at the Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA), NewportBeach, CA (2008). In 2004, his work was included in the California Biennial at OCMA and the Whitney Biennial.

In addition to major music, television and digital media projects, Kaino has created various experimental platforms for the production and dissemination of contemporary art including Deep River, an artist-run gallery in LA that was open from 1997-2002. Most recently, he co-founded The Mistake Room, an itinerant platform for exhibitions, publications and situation-specific artist projects. More information: www.glennkaino.com

Derek DelGaudio is a magician,sleight of hand artist and creative consultant. Widely considered one of the most gifted magicians of his generation, his performances have ranged from command performances for British and Saudi Royalty to a secret theater show in Spain. Recently, he received praise from his peers for his show #derekshowlive, a magic show performed solely on Twitter. In 2011, the Conjuring Arts Research Center appointed DelGaudio their Director of Contemporary Conjuring as a result of his groundbreaking work as an interdisciplinary artist. DelGaudio is currently nominated to be the 2010 Close-up Magician of the Year of The Academy of the Magical Arts (AMA) at the world-famous Magic Castle in Los Angeles. More information: www.derekdelgaudio.com

Funding Credits

This program is made possible with support from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.

About The Kitchen

The Kitchen is one of New York City's oldest nonprofit performance and exhibition spaces, showing experimental work by innovative artists, both emerging and established. Programs range from dance, music, and theatrical performances to video and media arts exhibitions to literary events, film screenings, and artists' talks. Since its inception in 1971, The Kitchen has been a powerful force in shaping the cultural landscape of this country and has helped launch the careers of many artists who have gone on to worldwide prominence.

For General Information Contact:
The Kitchen
512 West 19th Street
New York, NY 10011
www.thekitchen.org



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