Become a part of this workshop and engage in a nonverbal exchange, communicating solely through objects. Each person will receive an object and be invited to express their thoughts through interaction to explore the narrative autonomy of objects and their ability to convey meaning beyond language.

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Join Sasha Fishman for a hands-on workshop sculpting with living mycelium dough — a blend of reishi mycelium, clay, and paper pulp — developed by Sasha in collaboration with Lera Niemackl. After a brief presentation on mycelium’s role in sustainable design and construction, participants will shape dynamic, growing forms to take home or keep as they are in the gallery space.

Door at 5:00 p.m.
Performance at 6:00 p.m.

Maya Gurantz presents Endurance Performance Proposition #2 (Lenny Bruce Live at Carnegie Hall), a durational engagement reanimating the raw volatility of Bruce’s infamous 1961 performance, interrogating the friction between comedy, free speech, and bodily limits. Lucia Shuyu Li’s SING!SING!SING! explores vocal endurance as both rebellion and release of body movement and functionality.

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Exhibition Trembling Grounds: Push-Pull Practice dismantles and reconfigures the boundaries of art-making. The show spotlights nine artists — Deborah Castillo, Roman Sheppard Dawson, Sasha Fishman, Elli Fotopoulou, Maya Gurantz, Scott Keightley, Lucia Shuyu Li, Andrew Luk, and Yuhan Shen — whose works delve into multi-centered discourses and span disciplines including performance, video, interdisciplinary sculpture, and site-specific installation. By bringing together these constantly evolving practices, Trembling Grounds examines the concept of "crossing" as a transformative act — crossing subjects, media, languages, physical walls, restrictions, and so on. Crossing is not merely a movement but a rebellion, an active, dynamic force that traverses media and unsettles the familiar.

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