Plato's Porno Cave presents: THE NEW WORLD
A Trailer for Plato's Porno Cave: The New World (filmed on March 2, 2013 by Ross Brubeck)
The inspiration for the exhibition is derived from Plato’s Republic and his model for Utopia in the city Kallipolis (or “beautiful city”). In this text, Socrates defines a good city as a city where justice is its main virtue. By combining these ethics with other creationist myths such as the Mayan text, the Popol Vuh, and a surreal month of programming, Plato’s Porno cave seeks to create a mythology for a truly new world.
On Saturday, March 2nd participants will be born again, entering a realm of wonder and radical opposites. Introduced upon them by the Visionaries of the Twin Beard, who created The Machine to Move the Sun, participants will be led through various orgone accumulators, sacrificing the hardships of their past in order to accept the pleasures of the present. The exhibition will be an experiment in economics, science, language, and physical reality and will stand as a stationary structure and event space throughout the month of March as a testament to the New World.
On Saturday, March 2nd participants will be born again, entering a realm of wonder and radical opposites. Introduced upon them by the Visionaries of the Twin Beard, who created The Machine to Move the Sun, participants will be led through various orgone accumulators, sacrificing the hardships of their past in order to accept the pleasures of the present. The exhibition will be an experiment in economics, science, language, and physical reality and will stand as a stationary structure and event space throughout the month of March as a testament to the New World.
at Little Berlin Gallery |
March 2-29, 2013 |
Philadelphia, PA |
a collaboration with Augustus Depenbrock
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Marshall James Kavanaugh describes the installation "Seer of Hands":
The Machine to Move the Sun
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Sacred rocks, a Sun Dance, and the sacrifice of Lords will be presented to the Sun Machine. The Twin Beards will activate the machine through a series of kinetic operations, gear turnings, and musical fastenings to finally awaken the Sun Lord. The Lord’s appearance will welcome a new era upon the world of man in a single stream of climatic blinding light.
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The Lord of MotionThe Lord of Motion will transport newcomers into the new world. He is one of many guides and gatekeepers who will interact with participants in exchange for gifts that can be acquired throughout the gallery.
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The Twin BeardsThese masked performers bound by their facial hair oversee the new world from atop their thrones. Participants can challenge them in a gambling game over prized rocks. At the end of the night they will conduct sacrifices to trigger the machine to call forth the Sun.
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Cast/Crew for Opening Night:
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Curated and Constructed by
Augustus Depenbrock and Marshall James Kavanaugh Creative Assistance Jason Depenbrock Caitlin Martin Jon Shapiro Costume Design Katie Coble A Augustus Depenbrock Casting Zac Palladino The Lords Daby Byrne Kennedy Candra A Augustus Depenbrock Christopher Depenbrock Howard Howell Jaime Maseda Mark McCloughan Andy Moholt Zac Palladino |
The Seer of Hands
Jess Marino Jon Shapiro Alex Walcroft Sun Dance - Trapeze Mariana J. Plick Rush Rabble Rousers Zach Eggleston Jesse Engard C.B. Derek McNew Jarmel Reitz Yann Gallouet Schutter Tea Tinctures designed by Zya S. Levy and Rebecca Goldschmidt Art and Mural by Kelsey Bohlinger, kelseybohlinger.com Video Loop Matt Fraatz |
Schedule of Events:
March 2 – Opening Night
March 6 – Archival Film Night – Richard Kern and other art pornographers
March 9 – A performance by Adam Rose and Jose Hernandez, co-curated by Eileen Lillian Doyle of Garbage World
March 13 – Archival Film Night – Henry Miller and Anais Nin in film
March 15 – Music Performance by fractal-folk troubadour Marian McLaughlin with support by Charmaine’s Names
March 20 – Archival Film Night – New Wave Cinema
March 21 – Visionary Birthday Celebration
March 22 – “The 7-Person Chair Pyramid High Wire Act”, a play written by Donna Oblongata of The Missoula Oblongata theater group in Baltimore
March 23 – Erotic Word Exchange
March 29 – “Cirque Skeletique”, a play written by Mariana J. Plick. Performances include sword swallowing, contortion, aerial acrobatics, juggling, freakshow acts, dancing, stilt walking, knife throwing, and even more unique innovations on traditional circus.
March 6 – Archival Film Night – Richard Kern and other art pornographers
March 9 – A performance by Adam Rose and Jose Hernandez, co-curated by Eileen Lillian Doyle of Garbage World
March 13 – Archival Film Night – Henry Miller and Anais Nin in film
March 15 – Music Performance by fractal-folk troubadour Marian McLaughlin with support by Charmaine’s Names
March 20 – Archival Film Night – New Wave Cinema
March 21 – Visionary Birthday Celebration
March 22 – “The 7-Person Chair Pyramid High Wire Act”, a play written by Donna Oblongata of The Missoula Oblongata theater group in Baltimore
March 23 – Erotic Word Exchange
March 29 – “Cirque Skeletique”, a play written by Mariana J. Plick. Performances include sword swallowing, contortion, aerial acrobatics, juggling, freakshow acts, dancing, stilt walking, knife throwing, and even more unique innovations on traditional circus.
performance by Charmaine's Names inside The New World:
performance by Ishtar Bukake during "Ritualized Transformations"
video shot by Tyler Kline
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