In March and April 2006 I exhibited an installation of puppets, props, set pieces, and video from Growing Up Linda – Birthday Trauma at the Guildford Art Center.
GROWING UP LINDA
BIRTHDAY TRAUMA
Growing Up Linda was an ensemble actor-puppetry performance in which a woman who believes she’s the daughter of a famous ice cream mogul must come to terms with her troubled past.
In Birthday Trauma, a scene from Growing Up Linda, Linda recounts the events of her fifth birthday when she first started communicating with food.
EXHIBITION
Friday March 17, 2006
through
Saturday, April 30, 2006
Opening Reception
Friday, March 17, 2006
5:00PM-7:00PM
Guilford Art Center
411 Church Street
Guilford, Connecticut, 06437
Founded in 1967 (as the Guilford Handcraft Center), The Guilford Art Center presents juried and invitational exhibits of contemporary American art in all media.
The installation was part of Art in Motion: Invitational Exhibition of Puppetry.
CURATORIAL STATEMENT
The Guilford Art Center welcomes 17 puppeteers from across the Northeast exhibiting within the five major puppet styles: shadow, rod, hand, mask or string (marionette). Makers of puppets are artists of wide-ranging skills. Their handmade, sculptural works must function practically in performance yet are often beautiful and intriguing objects. This invitation exhibition focuses on the artistry behind puppets as sculptural objects thereby exemplifying Art In Motion.
EXHIBITING ARTISTS
- Bonnie Berkowitz
- Leslie + Bob Bresnick
- Marsian De Lellis
- Faye Dupras
- Robert Fappiano
- Sarah Frechette
- Michael Graham
- Elisa, Hevia
- Ulysses Jones
- Robin H. McCahill
- Mary Hilderbrand Nagler
- Jim Napolitano
- Bobbie Nitz
- Sarah Beth Parks
- Frederick W. Thompson
- Eric, Brian + Robin Torbek
- Marc Weiner
Foreign Travel Fund
Associate Artist Funding
