"But it doesn't stop there, as there is also a viewing room that contains a video installation created by Kelly that reflects the timetable of the tale. The video also presents original music, a collaboration between Carol Lipnik and Kelly. On Feb. 12, Kelly will become part of the memoir and video, performing original music at the gallery that arises from the works on exhibit."
"At the training session before the performances, before the premiere, I fell from a trapeze, and I broke my neck. Kelly recounts. I was laid out at St. Vincent's overnight on a Friday night, 15 hours, not knowing if I needed surgery, x-rays, CAT scans, MRIs. I was laid out, no water, no aspirin, just staring at the ceiling all night."
John Kelly is a multidisciplinary artist—musician, songwriter, performance artist, dancer, visual artist, and actor—who presents A FRIEND GAVE ME A BOOK, 2016-2025, at Tribeca's P.P.O.W. gallery. The show features an epic 182-panel hand-illustrated graphic memoir depicting a life-threatening period and a viewing room with a video installation that follows the memoir's timetable. The video includes original music co-created with Carol Lipnik. A performance on Feb. 12 will integrate Kelly into the memoir and video through original music. A book about Caravaggio inspired an obsession, a planned performance, and a training accident in which Kelly fell from a trapeze and broke his neck, leading to hospitalization and vivid accounts of the hospital experience.
Read at www.amny.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]