The Brick presents
Social Sculpture by Calx Vida Studio at Brick Aux Gallery – 628 Metropolitan Ave
September 6 – October 4, 2024

Please join us for:

Opening Reception on Friday, September 6, 6-10PM
Social Practice Round Table on Thursday, October 3, 7:30-9:30PM
and
A special immersive Closing Event on Friday, October 4, 6:30-9:30PM

Calx Vida Studio’s latest installation show, Social Sculpture, is a new work comprised of ephemera from the duo’s most recent social sculptures. The artists’ practice can be framed as a response to controversial artist Joseph Beuys’ assertion that “the concept of sculpting can be extended to the invisible materials used by everyone.” Calx Vida’s newest work is a series of mixed-media assemblages that evoke the complexity of a spa community’s social interactions. The show invites viewers to conceive of social processes as both an art form and a way to experiment with our social life.

Calx Vida Studio, a collaboration between Stephanie Beattie and Michael Glen, explores how social processes develop and evolve through written scripts, design choices, and user input. Works on display include the contents of a lost-and-found box, documentation of the referral network used for spa reservations, and select performances of a song cycle centered on transformation.

The opening and closing events will feature an immersive participatory installation and presentation/discussions of social sculpture as it relates to critical design, social theory, and conceptual art.

Calx Vida is Stephanie Beattie and Michael Glen
with contributions from Kyle Depew, Janet Gilbert, Ferva Abidi, Marta Pascual Barea, Morgan Maxwell, Daniel Klag, Thom Ulmer and more

Brick Aux Gallery hours are 12-6PM on weekends, varied hours on weekdays, and by appointment: lydia@bricktheater.com