Open gallery hours: Sat. Aug. 5 & Sun. Aug. 6, 12-5pm

Reception and performance: Sunday Oct. 6 at 8pm

featuring art by:

Abby Garraty, Anna Kain, Nathan Wegner, C. Francis Wossom, Eli Bolender, Estevan Cornejo, Eva Roethler, Jacob Brashers-Krug, Elsa Gustafson, Kate Doolittle, Isaac Smith, Zayne Crysanthemum, Levi Moos, Jet Trouble, Mack Ellis, Mason Esposito, Matt Magill, Bleakz Blanket Fort, Peter Brozene

Born out of love for dabbling and giggling, the Midwestern Bad Art Show is a gallery show and performance curated by Lorelei D’Andriole and Lex Letourneau. Influenced by Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries ART IS A LIVE THAT JUST WON’T DIE., No Wave, Bread & Puppet, and the Museum of Bad Art, Lorelei, Lex, and collaborators will challenge the very existence of “bad art” while celebrating the joy of dabbling in creation. The show will highlight midwestern artists in a way we’ve never seen them, as they’ll be asked to create intentionally bad art in a familiar medium, or create a work in a medium they have no technical facility in.

The works will be housed in the main floor of the PS1 Close House for the duration of the show, closing with performance and reception. This event will be as funny as it is ridiculous, as bad as it is genius, and fun for everyone involved while showcasing local artists and reminding everyone that we are all artists.

“Bad” as low facility: “To be in a band, at least according to the rules of rock in the 1970s, one must know how to play an instrument. But rather than waste time solving that problem, No Wavers ignored it. The point was simply to make music, not to learn how first.” - Lydia Lunch

“Bad” as boring or uninteresting: “If something is boring after two minutes, try it for four. If still boring, then eight. Then sixteen. Then thirty-two. Eventually one discovers that it is not boring at all.” - John Cage