Ladders in the Desert

Poster design: Phil McCollam

PUEBLO, CO – Ellen Mueller exhibits her recent videos, photographs and installations in her exhibition, "Ladders in the Desert," at the Colorado State University-Pueblo Fine Art Gallery, March 9th-April 6th, 2012, showing Monday-Friday, 10am-4:30pm. The opening reception is Thursday, March 15, 2012, 5-7pm. The CSU-P Fine Art Gallery is located at 2200 Bonforte Blvd, Pueblo CO 81001. Admission is free.

This exhibit includes installations, prints, and satirical performances inspired by the western landscape, historical westward expansion, and human infringement on America's natural resources.

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Cost: Free
Date/Time: Mar 9 - Apr 6, 2012; Monday-Friday, 10am-4:30pm
Reception: Mar 15, 2012, 5-7pm
Location: CSU-P Fine Art Gallery, 2200 Bonforte Blvd, Pueblo CO 81001

Pecha Kucha Pueblo - Apocalypse Preparation

Image Credit: Phil McCollam

Don't miss Pecha Kucha this coming Thursday, Jan 26, 7pm at the CSU-Pueblo Fine Art Gallery, ground floor of the Arts/Music Building, (click for the CSU-Pueblo Campus map).  Suggested contribution of $5; CSU-Pueblo students - free (no-one turned away, though!).  Check out their Facebook page and like them!

I'll be doing a Practical Preparedness presentation on the impending Apocalypse of 2012.

Here are the presenters:

Brian Spillman, B.Vant.Garde
JoLynn Westerholt, Keyhole Lingerie and Harlequin Aces Burlesque
Ye (Charlotte) Ming, Photographer
Sam Sumeracki, Raconteur
Gilbert Ortiz and Dena Abeyta, Pueblo County
John Wark, Airphoto
Mathias Valdez, LastLeaf Print and Design
Ellen Mueller, Artist-in-Residence
David Bemis, Chemist
Jacqueline Stroud, Historian

Live Footage from Performance Art Institute

This live performance of "Navigating a Riot" at "Micromanagement," an evening of performance curated by Sean Fletcher and Isabel Reichert, took place October 15, 2011 at the Performance Art Institute in San Francisco, CA.

The performance consisted of a PowerPoint presentation covering step-by-step instructions for navigating any riot situation, an instruction card for each audience member, and audience participation. I performed as the helpful “Practical Preparedness” guide from my series of videos of the same name. After viewing the presentation, I told the audience to take up their instruction cards, and follow along with basic movements as we went through the top ten tips for navigating a riot.

This body of work focuses on the fear generated by a chaotic world of non-stop technological revolution, impending global climate change, and hyperactive news media. I use humor and absurdist situations as a method for dealing with these challenging topics in an indirect way, resulting in an element of escapism.

Paradoxes in Video moves on to Tehran

Turns out "Paradoxes in Video," which was shown in San Diego earlier this year, has moved on for a brief 1 week engagement at the Mohsen Gallery in Tehran, Iran.



Wednesday at 4:00pm until Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 8:00pm

Sazmanab Project, Tehran | Mohsen Gallery
Mina Blvd., Farzan St., Nadji St.
Zafar, Tehran, IRAN

"Paradox" investigate the contradictions between documentary and performance, fact and fiction, order & chaos. What is real and what is staged? The absurdity of real life, the ambiguity of movement and the enigma of space are some of the perceptions raised in "Paradox".

...Curated by Larry Caveney and Sohrab Kashani
Organized in collaboration with Sazmanab Project, Tehran; and The Garage, San Diego

Artists:
Krista Caballero, Arthur Tuoto, Ellen Lake, Ellen Mueller, Eric Knowles, Ezra Wube, Kim Engelen, Mel Edelman, Nisha Duggal, Richard Gleaves, Toby Kaufmann Buhler, John Anthony, Yoni Goldstein & Meredith Zielke, Angela Washko, Neil Ira Neddleman, Cara Marisa Deleon, Benjamin Funke, Shahar Marcus, Lauren Marsden, Juan José Herrera

Third Strike: 100 Performances for The Hole

If you're in the San Francisco area, you won't want to miss "Third Strike: 100 Performances for The Hole."  I'm collaborating with Victoria Skelly on a presentation of one of my Practical Preparedness videos for the hole ("How to Use the Hole in Case of Emergency").

If you're wondering what an array of such brief performances might look like, check out this video.

December 10, 2011, 5:58pm–midnight

SOMArts Cultural Center

934 Brannan Street,
San Francisco, CA 94103