10.27.2008

Alexis Bhagat

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Date/Time: 27/10/2008 12:00 am


Bhagat, Alexis
Born 1974, New York
Lives in New York
Alexis Bhagat is a sound artist and writer from New York. His work is dedicated to dismantling authorship and authority through the cultivation of new forms of radically poly-vocal sound, the transmission of promiscuous conversation, and obsessive, never-ending correspondence. He speaks and writes on anarchism, prisons, and sound art, and is a founding member of the August Sound Coalition. Bhagat is intrigued by the “lecture” as a form ripe for intervention. Lecture on Democracy as Word and Brand, presented on December 2, is a multi-channel sound performance resulting from recordings made during a design charrette that the artist will have conducted in the gallery with New School students.
CHARRETTES
Monday, October 27
Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Gallery
Charrette with Alexis Bhagat and Parsons class: 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Open to the public
Alexis Bhagat discusses issues and concepts relating to democracy and branding. The recordings of these conversations that occur in both small and large groups of students will then be incorporated into the live performance piece, Lecture on Democracy as Word and Brand, presented in the gallery on December 2.
This charrette is hosted by Eugene Lang College faculty member Jesal Kapadia.
PERFORMANCES
Lecture on Democracy as Word and Brand, 2008
Tuesday, December 2
Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Gallery
Performance: 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Open to the public
New work, commissioned by Parsons for “Ours”
Lecture on Democracy as Word and Brand is a multi-channel sound performance by Alexis Bhagat, generated in parts from recordings made during a design charrette that the artist conducted with New School students on October 27.
General Information:
Sheila C. Johnson Design Center
Parsons The New School for Design, 66 Fifth Avenue at 13th Street, New York
Gallery hours: M-F, 10 AM-8 PM; S-S, Noon-6 PM
Admission: Free
Info: Please contact 212.229.8919 or visit www.parsons.newschool.edu/events