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Wednesday, November 11, 2020
RICHEY PMVI AVANT-GARDE ROOTS Jason Bischoff-Wurstle: FACTORY Weekly ep. 4 - PMVI- The Papier Mache Video Institute
"PMVI- The Papier Mache Video Institute, New Haven’s premier DIY avant-garde artists collective that hosted the legendary “1984” exhibition, the largest Elm City underground art show in the 1980s." New Haven Museum
Special Thanks to Jason Bischoff-Wurstle the curator of this exhibit at the New Haven Museum, with the support of Bill Kraus and Gorman Bechard Director of the soon-to-be-released documentary film "FACTORY" exploring the history of the Hamilton Street Clockworks building.
CURT PARDEE SHARES MEMORIES OF HIS EXPERIENCE AS AN ARTIST IN THE 1984 SHOW
LIVE FACEBOOK POST OF PHOTOS FROM THE ORIGINAL EXHIBIT:
Over fifty photos with information links from the One Night Only 1984 Show on FB platform.
"First Show of 1984" based on George Orwell's novel
Co-Directed by Beverly Richey and Paul Rutkovsky
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS (in reverse alphabetical order as appeared on the Iconic invitation designed by Curt Pardee (seen in this video)
MICHAELVUKSTA DELIGHTWORTHYN BENWESTBROCK ANDREAROSSI BEVERLYRICHEY CURTPARDEE SUSANORANGE BOBLEHMAN JANETLEHMANN DENISELEGTERS JAMESHERSEY BETSYHAYNES JACKHARRIETT TIMFERESTEN JOEFEKIETA MAGGIEENS BEVERLYELIASOPH REBECCADOUGHTY MARQUED'OR MARIDEPREDO PHILLIPCHAMBERS ROBERTACHAMBERS ANNABRESNICK DAVIDBRENNAN
Sadly Beverly Eliasoph, Susan Orange, and Ben Westbrock have passed away.
They are missed.
Sunday, January 26, 2020
THE BUILDING; the institute, the gallery, the space
PAPIER MACHE VIDEO INSTITUTE133 HAMILTON ST., NEW HAVEN, CT 06511, USA
I'm defining THE BUILDING as an alternative space for lack
of a better definition. The Institute is not commercial
but certainly encourages the sale of art work.
The events(performances, visual arts, community meetings
etc.) that will take place in and around THE BUILDING have
no established location in the greater New Haven area. I
know this through first hand experience at the Institute,
presently at 133 Hamilton St. There are individuals in
the region (and around the country) who work, produce, and
even exhibit outside the traditional commercial gallery
context. These people do not represent a sub-culture;
they have become (and in some instances are the status
quo) a viable and substantial part of the contemporary
cultural scene. There are several institutions of this
sort in Hartford (Montevideo, Artspace, Real Art Ways,
Craftery) and in every major, and not so major, city in the
United States. when I exhibit my work I inevitably must
go outside the New Haven area, unless I show at the Institute.
New Haven can support a space such as I'm proposing. Why
it does not exist at this time is a perplexing question.
The artists are here, and the public (audience) certainly
is, but THE BUILDING is not.
PAUL RUTKOVSKY
FB ARCHIVE LINK: PMVI HISTORY POST


