DEFIBRILLATOR GALLERY will celebrate their grand re-opening on SATURDAY 7 FEBRUARY from 7-11PM featuring a durational performance with Sharon Hoyer, Chris Puente, Emer Kinsella, and Angela Trakas.
FAT PIG is a celebration of body diversity, especially fat bodies. VERONIKA MERKLEIN takes a keen look at the psychological precariousness we feel when we differ physically from the world around us. Merklein’s overweight/chubby/plus-size/heavy-set body is a catalyst in her mission to redefine fat i...
DEFIBRILLATOR GALLERY will celebrate their grand re-opening on SATURDAY 7 FEBRUARY from 7-11PM featuring a durational performance with Sharon Hoyer, Chris Puente, Emer Kinsella, and Angela Trakas.
FAT PIG is a celebration of body diversity, especially fat bodies. VERONIKA MERKLEIN takes a keen look at the psychological precariousness we feel when we differ physically from the world around us. Merklein’s overweight/chubby/plus-size/heavy-set body is a catalyst in her mission to redefine fat identity. Her works orbit around performance immanent topics, pop cultural and sociopolitical phenomenons, and her own writings about the pure and brutal (inner) life of human beings. Veronika shines a light on those who, because of their bodies, become victims of corporate, political or medical speculation. Her research encompasses obesity and similar issues such as industrialized and capitalist food production, arbitrary dietary criteria, corrupt safety research, faulty monitoring systems, devious marketing strategies, and rampant discriminatory practices regarding weight, health and nutrition.
In her multimedia performance works involving, food, text, photography, object, and installation, VERONIKA MERKLEIN (Germany/Austria) stages herself as a protagonist. Born in 1982, the German artist received degrees from Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and the School of Art and Design Kassel. Currently based in Vienna, she is a Chicago artist-in-residence through the Federal Chancellery of Austria. FAT PIG is made possible by support from the Federal Chancellery of Austria; Austrian Cultural Forum New York; and Radical Root Farm.
In addition to the opening performance there will be regular gallery hours SUNDAY 8 FEBRUARY through SATURDAY 14 FEBRUARY from 12-6PM to view videos, photos, and objects by the artist; and a light brunch and artist talk on SATURDAY 14 FEBRUARY at Noon. A $5-10 donation is requested for most events.