 Credit : Juan Santos Garanton, “Horny Pet”, Mixed media sculpture, $1375 St. Petersburg, Florida. On October 8th, through the end of the month, the Warehouse Arts District Association (WADA), hosts a themed show featuring nine contemporary, local artists entitled: “Dada @ Wada”. Participating artists are: Andrea Pawlisz, Mark Mitchell, Gianna Pergamo, Saumitra Chandratreya, Hardison Collins III, Juan Santos Garanton, Wasil Bakowicz, Neverne Covington and Paul LeRoy Gehres. Important dates at the ArtsXchange Campus: Oct.8, 5 – 9pm: Opening Reception, open to the public, 6pm: Live piano painting by Andrea Pawlisz at Tully Levine Gallery, featuring an instrument petting zoo. The piano is courtesy of The Florida Orchestra. Oct.16, 3pm: Performance by sound poet Jaap Blonk from the Netherlands, presented by EMIT, ticketed event. Tully-Levine Gallery. Oct.19, 6.30pm: Dada Talk with Peter Tush from the Dali Museum, ticketed event, free for WADA members About Dada @ Wada: The new show revisits a concept that originated in central Europe 100 years ago as a response to World War I. While the absurd, irrational, or humorous elements are often in the foreground, Dadaism many times takes aim at the prevalent political and cultural narratives. Repurposing the mundane, creating collages, twisting perceptions and expectations, are all tools of expression that artists have used in this style. As such, the live visual transformation of an old piano, becomes an act of ‘Dada’, and the genre bending performance by one of the world’s leading sound poets, Jaap Blonk, is an experience that encapsules ‘Dada’. The selected works of the participating artists on display at the Tully-Levine Gallery highlight their individual takes on the theme. The exhibit is shown at the Tully-Levine Gallery at the ArtsXchange Plaza located on the historic Deuces corridor, 515 22nd Street South in St. Petersburg. The gallery is accessible for people with disabilities, wheelchairs, and strollers. Visit the website at www.warehouseartsdistrictstpete.org, and find WADA on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. |