Living Live!
The new art exhibit Living Live at The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center experiments with the representation of what we live and what we are told is “live.” What is “live”? For instance, “live television” is not live; there is a delay for both technical reasons and producers are given a chance to edit content so that everyone is positively represented. Reality television’s entire concept is perhaps the biggest failure when grasping for live moments as cast members are lead certain directions to fulfill a certain “character” and when we go to a “live” performance we know that it is, in fact for the most part, a rehearsed and well crafted spectacle. You can think of many other instances to illustrate the discrepancy of defining “live” however consider that to be “live” is to be spontaneous, unpredictable, and take an active role in creating one’s life. This ‘live-ness’ is always tempered by routine, by the reenactment of cultural norms and performances, and the expectations put upon actions and people by others.
The concept has a special bearing in the LGBT community, which often hangs in a limbo between forging a new “live” identity and place and re-creating societal gender norms While the exhibition does feature queer artists, it also takes aim at a larger goal: to reveal and explore the distance between what we live and what is imposed, between merely living and “living live.”
If nothing else, the exhibit reminds us ditch mundane routines and be open to the cloud of surprises and moments in life.
EXHIBITION
January 27, 2011 through Monday, February 28, 2011
Opening Reception, Thursday, January 27, 2011, 6:30PM – 8PM
EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS
