Beef: Cattle that is reared for its meat (Documented)

Multimedia installation at The Kenmore at Box 13 ArtSpace

October 1st 2011, Houston Tx

Ingredients: Raw beef, Manwich Barbecue Sauce, milk carton, egg beaters

VCR head cleaners, stolen footage, heavy rope, plastic sheets, cutting saw, beefy specimen,

obsession, lust.

Images captured by Hilary Scullane 

Images captured by me

Beef Installation, Featuring Craig Christie

Beef: Trailer for The Film, (Shown inside milk carton)

Stay tuned for the release of the full length film in this blog.

Click below to read a review of "Beef" and other installations at Box 13 that night

by Hank Hankcock in The Houston Press.

Box 13 Brings a Snuggly Temple-Fortress, A Stinking Kenmore Icebox and a Horror Show

Special thanks to Emily Sloan, Rowdy Tidwell and Craig Christie

Beef: Cattle that is reared for its meat

Artist Jonatan Lopez will unveil a new multimedia installation examining his physical attraction towards "Beefy Men" at The Kenmore, located in Box13 ArtSpace, with Beef: Cattle that is Reared for its Meat. This one night only event will take place on October 1, 2011 from 7:00pm to 9:30p.m.

For this work, the artist has immersed himself in an arduous examination of his physical attraction towards "Beefy Men." He has selected a few bulls from the herd incessantly pursuing them without their knowledge, luring them, acting out his desires, and using his own body as a research tool in an attempt to solve the mystery behind his obsession. His installation at The Kenmore invites us to enter the secret room of his darkest fantasies, a place where lust and transgression reign. Ingredients: voyeuristic footage, found organs, stolen photos, beef derived products, obsession.

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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Jonatan Lopez is an interdisciplinary artist. His works examine issues of debate within social and personal realms, often using empirical observation as research method. His performances and installations become surveys and social experiments that open valuable community discussion.

Jonatan has exhibited in numerous venues in Houston, from alternative art spaces like Project Row Houses and DiverseWorks Art Space to more traditional venues like Bayou City Art Festival. He enjoys curating and collaborating with other artists.

He currently lives in the Houston Heights with his partner and their three lab dogs.

ABOUT THE KENMORE 
Not just another white cube, The Kenmore is a small, cold exhibition object measuring approximately 36" x 24"x 24". The Kenmore's mission is to keep ideas fresh through the opportunity of a unique exhibition context and the experience of collaboration.

The Kenmore at Box 13 ArtSpace, 6700 Harrisburg Blvd. Houstoon, Texas 77006

MEDITATION LOUNGE by Continuum

 

Blessing the Water (Detail) by Julia Wallace, Photo Courtesy of Hilary Scullane

For Immediate RELEASE:

With the desire for creating an oasis for the students of HCC Northeast Campus and for the general public to escape the daily routine, Continuum, a new performance art group in Houston, has developed a series of interactive installations called "Meditation Stations" to be on view and functioning at the campus gallery, which is situated in the first floor, dead center in the middle of the building. Some of the stations feature written and audible instructions, allowing the participants to immerse themselves into a state of deep relaxation and self awareness.

The Meditation Lounge will be open to the public Monday through Thursday 8am to 8pm, from June 20th to July 14th 2011. There will not be an opening reception because such an event would defeat the purpose of this exhibition. However, Continuum will hold a BYOP (Bring Your Own Performance) event in the Lounge, in which they will hold initiation rituals for their new members. If you are interested in witnessing these special occurrences, or performing at the event, please email juliaintherye@aol.com.

Location HCC Northline Gallery, 8001 Fulton, 77009

Gallery Hours: Monday through Thursday, 8am-8pm June 20th-July14th
Curated by Jonatan Lopez
Facilitated by Continuum
Special thanks to Tina Kotrla
Above Image: Blessing the Water (Detail) by Julia Wallace, Photo Courtesy of Hilary Scullane

Continuum's participating members:

Meghan Carey, Koomah, Jonatan Lopez, Raindawg, Hilary Scullane, Julia Wallace, Sway Youngston.

In “A Cleansing Ritual,” Julia Wallace shares a personal practice that she uses before she enters meditation. At the entrance to the Meditation Lounge, Julia offers special water that has been infused with powerful, positive energy through a group performance. Guests are given suggested directions for using the water ritualistically to prepare themselves to meditate.

"In-TENSE-ity" by Sway Youngston aims to completely relax the subject by tensing each muscle group in the body, recognizing the tension that already exists there, and completely releasing it. The subject will then be guided through mental tension liberation wherein negative emotions are acknowledged and released. “In-TENSE-ity” is a guided meditation delivered via audio recording. Subjects will lie on the cushions provided, put on headphones, and drift away.

Zen of Childhood, by Koomah, is a guided meditation that invites people to see the world through the eyes of a child. Video images include playing in a sandbox, bubbles, and washing hands. Accompanying music guides performers into a meditative relationship with the child-self.

 In Tea Bliss, Raindawg employs a collection of teacups, stones, wind, and chimes to invite you on a trip to inner space. When you place a stone in a teacup, the sound of wind and chimes will carry you to a place to which there is no road.

 

 Sink Into Flowers, Julia Wallace and Jonatan Lopez

MENditation

 

 Meditation Lounge

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