The Ritual Feast
On the Day of the Dead
1 november 2008
7pm into the night
An Evening of Reverence,
Ritual and Abandon
Artist Dawn Dedeaux
Chef Rocky Barnett
Q Crawl
Spirits Handler Alan Walter
Musical Curators Diego Cortez + Aimee Toledano
Performance curator Koan Jeff Baysa
Event Orchestrator AdrinAdrina
Opera + Performance Through the Night
THE RITUAL FEAST
Join us in observance of the sacred night as we celebrate the opening of the KKProjects New Orlenas Biennial Exhibition.
The Feast, set to candlelight on the Day of the Dead, is a seated dinner for 300 people at one table down the center of an abandoned block between Arts + Music streets in St Roch, New Orleans. Surrounding the table are the illuminated installations of the six KKProjects houses. The evening features the ritualistic presentation of eight courses of divine local ingredients, gives expression to the themes of the exhibition, and is the collaboration of artist Dawn Dedeaux, chef Rocky Barnette, and KKProjects. Drink concoctions are designed by Spirits Handler Alan Walter in hand crafted vessels by artist John Oles. Dawn Dedeaux's long running table, an art installation itself, will be exhibited as still life during the day of The Feast, the opening day of the New Orleans Biennial.
Participants act as living elements of the installation; the evening and set convey reverence, ritual and abandon. The menu selections correspond to the sculpted platters and utensils designed for the night's festivities and every detail gives expression of the larger themes. Throughout the evening, performances erupt in opera, theater and dance. Music and sound work curated by Diego Cortez and performances curated by Koan Jeff Baysa accompany all elements of the night.
In honor of the surrounding swamp and the Louisiana Wetlands, Chef Barnette will be working with the Food & Water Watch to present sustainable gulf coast seafood through the courses of the night's menu.
Special Thanks goes out to the night's executive producer and co- curator of the exhibition, AdrinAdrina.
For further information contact info@kkprojects.org
JOIN THE TABLE
Individual Seats 250
Table of 8 1800
SEAT AN ARTIST
200 dollars sponsors the seat of one of our invited artists
SEAT A NEIGHBOR
200 dollars sponsors the seat of one of our neighbours
PATRONS OF THE EVENING
The Derelict Table 5,000
The Dirt House Table 7,000
The Whitehouse Table 10,000
The Head of the Table at Arts Street 15,000
The Head of the Table at Music Street 15,000
Sponsor of the Sky (the Moon and the Stars) 20,000
Acquire The Table by auction
A silent auction will take place for those wishing to acquire Dawn Dedeaux's long running table, proceeds of which will support future KKProjects exhibitions.
EXHIBITON THEMES
Conceptually, the installations deal with themes of:
Natural Order + Living Systems
The Burial of Care
Farewell Toast to Rational Methods
Mud and Earth
Going Native / The Conversion of the Anthropologist
Playing the Fiddle as the Ship Goes Down
Consumption + Sacrifice
The Bujum- Burning of Ones Own Ships
Dissolving of Self Into a Greater Organism
Being Eaten by Large Animals
Rodents and Luxury Goods
Accommodation of Paradox
Cool with Death
Ocularity and Perception / Plato's Cave
Blood Metals
Transcendental Logic
EXHIBITING ARTISTS
KKProjects St Roch
Mel Chin
Robert Tannen
Peter Nadin
Dawn Dedeaux
Michael Portnoy
Homemade Parachute
KKProjects Elysium
Tony Oursler
Anton Ginzburg
Stephen Collier
Jonathan Traviesa
Elizabeth Shannon
Generic Art Solutions
Kourtney Keller
The Brickyard
George Hargreaves + Associates
AdrinaAdrina
Generic Art Solutions
Alan Walter
Anne Senstad
Louise Riley
Elliott Coon
Homemade Parachute
The French Market
Generic Art Solutions
Tony Oursler
Brian Guidry
The St Roch Market
Tony Oursler
Julia Street
Robert Tannen
Mobile Installations
Marion Wilson
Alan Walter
Generic Art Solutions
Lisa Lozano
Christopher Kane
Performance
Nicole Blackman
Angela Freiberger
Gabrielle Penabaz
John Perreault
Daniel Rothbart
sound + musical performance curated by Diego Cortez and Aimee Toledano
performances curated by Koan Jeff Baysa
fashion curated by AdrinAdrina
The Brickyard exhibition co - curated by AdrinAdrina + Kirsha Kaechele