Goings On | 12/09/2019 - Franklin Furnace

Goings On: posted week of December 09, 2019

CONTENTS:

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1. Linda Sibio, FF Alumn, at totallyblown.us and crazyforaday.com now online
2. Julie Tolentino, FF Alumn, at Performance Space New York, Manhattan, Dec. 9
3. Dennis Adams, Hans Haacke, Margia Kramer, FF Alumns, at Galeria MPA, Madrid, Spain, thru Jan. 25, 2020
4. Stephanie Brody-Lederman, FF Alumn, at MM, Southhampton, NY, thru Jan. 19, 2020
5. Grace Roselli, FF Alumn, at Zurcher Gallery, Manhattan, Dec. 15
6. Lady Pink, FF Alumn, in the New York Times, now online
7. Donna Henes, FF Alumn, at New York Open Center, Manhattan, Dec. 12, and more
8. John Cage, Suzanne Lacy, Ana Mendieta, Yoko Ono, FF Alumns, in The New York Times, now online
9. Seung-Min Lee, Tracie Morris, FF Alumns, at Hauser & Wirth Books, Manhattan,
10. Mendi & Keith Obadike, FF Alumns, in Neural, Spring 2019
11. Gigi Otálvaro-Hormillosa, FF Alumn, in Open Space, SF MOMA
12. Pat Steir, Robin Winters, FF Alumns, at Jeffrey Deitch, Dec. 10
13. Kal Spelletich, FF Alumn, at City Lights Bookstore, San Francisco, CA, Dec. 10
14. Hector Canonge, FF Alumn, at Chashama, Manhattan, Dec. 13, and more
15. R. Sikoryak, FF Alumn, at Dixon Place, Manhattan, Dec. 14
16. Alice Aycock, Christa Maiwald, FF Alumns, at Lululemon, East Hampton, NY thru Dec. 31
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1. Linda Sibio, FF Alumn, at totallyblown.us and crazyforaday.com now online

Who: Linda Sibio of Sibio/Crazy for a Day is collaborating with Cody Montgomery of Totally Blown fame. Cody got his start in fashion on a tree farm in Iowa while Linda Sibio went to the Fashion Institute of Technology for two years on a scholarship. Both were drawn to social themes in fashion and art. Sibio has explored psychosis throughout her career as a contemporary artist which has also emerged in her socially prolific t-shirts which include meditation for the oppressed and mental health stigmas which affect society as a whole. Cody’s passion is gun violence. His shirts are created by the chaotic images that emerge when the fabric is destroyed by his excellent marksmanship. A portion of the profits from his line go to three organizations against gun violence.

What: In the collaboration between the two artists/designers Montgomery took t-Shirts from Sibio’s line Octa Root and Hip Madness and used his magic in deconstructing the imagery in the shirt. Out of the black shirts emerge earthy brown tones and Right Concentration turns into Soft Focus. Images are enhanced by the process of dyeing the shirts and shooting them that create a new vision entirely. While Sibio’s hand is focused on details and anti-symmetric shapes Cody looks for subtle nuances to pull his vision together. The results are ten powerful T’s that look like Jackson Pollock had some say in the design.

When: The collaboration takes place on two internet shops: www.totallyblown.us
More information at @totally—blown and at www.crazyforaday.com @crazy4aday.com
We are launching our collaboration on Monday, Dec. 2, 2019.

Artist Bios:

Totally Blown was founded in 2012 by Cody Montgomery while living in a remote cabin off the grid on his family tree farm in Iowa called the Danger Shack. While Cody was living in this humble setting a mouse got into his clothing and chewed all these little holes in one of his T-shirts. The shirt became Cody’s favorite piece of clothing and he began innovating and testing new ways to recreate this chaotic effect. One day it clicked, and Cody found himself out behind the cabin blasting holes in his clothing with his brother’s 12 gauge shotgun and there it began. Shortly after, Cody relocated to Joshua Tree, California where he found a desert aesthetic that matched the look and wildness conducive to launching Totally Blown. Since 2013, Cody has been blasting holes in clothing in order to recreate the incredible aesthetic of the original inspiration, but over the years the focus has turned more and more to addressing gun use and gun violence with his work. Now a portion of the profits from Totally Blown goes directly to Everytown For Gun Safety, March For Our Lives, and Mom’s Demand. These are three of the leading organizations spearheading common-sense gun laws, educating people on gun violence, doing extensive research, and mobilizing the charge to create a safer world for us all to enjoy. This unique combination has created a brand that is socially active, encourages a dialogue, makes wearable art objects that are radical and thought-provoking, and challenges people to consider their own role in ending gun violence

Sibio’s obsession with clothing began in early high school when she made most of her own clothes. Instead of going to graduate school she went to F.I.T. where she learned to make textile art. She re-invested her interested in fashion while living in Los Angeles where she collected and wore vintage clothes from the fifties. After moving to the desert friends gave her clothing from thrift stores, the trash, and give-a-ways. Her fine art wasn’t financially paying off so she started her business “SIBIO/Crazy for a Day” and was fortunate enough to have her T’s at the Hammer Museum (part of pop-up shop with Andrea Zittel). Her socially prolific T’s have been written up by Andrew Asch at Apparel News. Read more here.

This year she did two shows in New York City at the Andrew Edlin Gallery and curated by Martha Wilson of Franklin Furnace fame, “Economics of Suffering” is an installation centered on elements of economics that affect people psychologically. It explores the oppression of the 99%ers and how the 1% gets unfair tax advantages while the poor cannot find food to eat or a place to sleep. Sibio also performed “Emotional States of Zero” which exemplifies the horror of Wall St. and the effects the economy has on the psyche. Linda Sibio was the only female and artist on a panel called “Unusual Brains: Neurodiversity and Artistic Creation” hosted by the New Museum in New York City and a part of the Outsider Art Fair. She was an invited guest to an exhibit put on by Franklin Furnace at Pratt Institute of Design this year called “Label This.”Linda just came back from Columbus, Ohio, where she taught her class; The Insanity Principal at VSA Art.
A portion of Linda’s profits goes to the Non-profit Bezerk Productions.

Our mailing address is:
SIBIO
56925 Yucca Trail #343
Yucca Valley, CA 92284-7913

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