i'll Sleep When I'm Dead: April 5th

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead @ the White House , April 5th

OPENINGnight!!!DOORS: 7PM

 $5 cover, 5$ drinks

“I.LL SLEEP WHEN I.M DEAD” is a proclamation of great living. 

There’s just not enough time in a day to do all of the things we’d like to do. 

By sacrificing sleep, we get those extra nocturnal hours 

to experience it all and see the day til the very end. 

But there’s also a flipside. 

Staying awake all night can cause 

disorientation, 

mania, 

tears, 

and even mild hallucinations!

“I.LL SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD” is a statement on being reckless.

CURATOR'S NOTES 

FROM THE LORAXX

"as far as the theme goes, 

i like picking things that are vague enough to allow for imagination 

but are also familiar to everyone. 

not having enough time to sleep, 

or just not wanting to, 

is definitely one of those things. 

the goal for this one is to create a frantic visual environment, 

to give people the feeling that they're walking into someone's sleep-deprived head - 

whatever that looks like is really up to the artists involved.

 there's also video work,

i'm excited to be able to incorporate that.

despite the name, it's a very positive show 

if you can only sleep when you're dead 

it means you must have a pretty busy & full life.

there's 21 artists in this show

which is a lot. usually there's about 12 of us

 but it's being held at the white house

& the space allows for more contributors

  i've never really believed in the sanctity of white wall space
 there won't be room for the typical distances between works 
& they'll act together to subvert that formality
I.LL SLEEP WHEN I.M DEAD is about the chaos of all-nighters  
it just makes sense that the way it's all displayed 
would be a continuation of that theme.

the point of any show, i think, 

should be to get people together.

the message is secondary. 

individuals aren't that much without communities to inspire them 

it sounds tacky but it's true.

 there's so much about the artist, 

it's egotistical. 

anyone can make art! 

the belief that art is just for "other people" 

is bullshit.

21 artists, 

mostly local, 

exhibit work in video, 

painting, 

illustration 

and photography."

images//video

ANTOINE KILLIN

ANTHONY RANDALL

BEN LAIRD

BETH MACDONALD

DANIELA ZAHLNER

DENESSEE GRAY PAUL

FILIPE RODRIGUES AFONSO

HEATHER GABRIEL SMITH

ILYSE KRIVEL

IVA WEBER

JENN WOODALL

LAURA DOBSON

LORETTE C. LUZAJIC

MAI ISMAIL

MARIO GUZMAN

MICHAEL ARCHIBALD

QUANG LE

ROGER ANDREWS

RUSSELL SAKAUYE

SKY FAIRCHILD-WALLER

TIM HUNTER

performance//

THE GOOD CHILDREN

David Jones & Cassandra Witteman

bands//

THE GREATEST SHAM

NOBLE SAVAGE

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