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John Q, Memory Flash, April 3, 2010
MEMORY FLASH
Saturday, April 3, 2010, 5 - 9 pm
a series of four installations and performances
by collective John Q


5 pm / Fourth Ward Walk / info
532 Wabash Ave in Old Fourth Ward

6 pm / The Joy Lounge / info
551 Ponce de Leon Ave, adjacent to Ponce Hotel

7 pm / Tomboys vs. Ladies / info
Piedmont Park ball fields, entrance from 14th St

8:30 pm / Lonesome Cowboys / info
Mixx in Ansley Square,1492 Piedmont Road


about

A progressive series of public interventions by artist collective, John Q. Taking its source material from the Atlanta History Center's Unspoken Past Oral History Project and from news reports, particular moments from personal stories or events will be represented using the visual media of performance, installation and projection. These specifically located interventions are meant to create new memories based on Atlanta's LGBTQ past. The interventions are intended as ephemeral, morphing and discursive memorials.


John Q is a new artist collective whose name references "John Q. Public." The "public" is left understood, though the work is considered a kind of public scholarship, and the "Q" is left hanging to reference the group's interest in queer history and politics. The collective consists of Wesley Chenault, Andy Ditzler and Joey Orr.


> Read more about the performances
> Google map with performance info
> More info on John Q website
> Discursive Memorials:
   Queer Histories in Atlanta's Public Spaces



This project is made possible by Flux Projects and is sponsored in part by grants from the Emory College Center for Creativity & Arts and the Lloyd E. Russell Foundation.


Special thanks to the Atlanta History Center, Danneman's Coffee, Georgia Bold, Kibbee Gallery, Daryl Lumpkin and the residents of Wabash Avenue in Old Fourth Ward, Mixx, Michael Page, Piedmont Park Conservancy, Southern Spaces, Square Properties.