2014: Lucha Clara @ Defibrillator

Above: Christian Cruz performing in Defibrillator's storefront window on March 29, 2014.

Lucha Clara, Christian Cruz and Aliajhane
An interactive, public exhibition of performance art from 7:30-8:30 PM
March 29, 2014
Defibrillator
1136 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago, IL

http://luchaclara.com/

http://www.dfbrl8r.org/

"Lucha Clara (MEXICO/US) has a hybrid identity stemming from her cultural upbringing in Mexico City and the United States. She draws upon cliche, kitsch, Mexican folklore and her love of sensuality. Clara fetishizes and gestures toward not only cultural objects, but also herself as a cultural object. Through seduction and humor, she struggles to navigate the various roles of her cultural upbringing and the ones set upon her by society."

Quotation above from: http://www.dfbrl8r.org/exhibit/balancing-on-the-edge-age

"Defibrillator performance art gallery (a.k.a dfbrL8r or dfb) is a non-profit 501c3 arts organization that contextualizes performance within the visual art realm. dfb provides a gathering place to conceive, present and promote performance art and other ephemeral forms of expression."

Quotation above from: http://www.dfbrl8r.org/about

Above: Aliajhane performing in Defibrillator's storefront window on March 29, 2014.

Above: Lucha Clara performing outside Defibrillator on March 29, 2014, foreground; Joseph Ravens, background.

Above: Christian Cruz performing in Defibrillator's storefront window on March 29, 2014.

Above: Lucha Clara performing outside Defibrillator, interacting with attendee, on March 29, 2014.

Above: Aliajhane performing in Defibrillator's storefront window on March 29, 2014.

Above: Objects in Lucha Clara's storefront window installation at Defibrillator on March 29, 2014.

Above: Lucha Clara (with wig) performing outside Defibrillator, interacting with attendee, on March 29, 2014.

Above: Lucha Clara (without wig) performing outside Defibrillator, beneath attendee, on March 29, 2014.

Above: Lucha Clara, left, and Aliajhane, right, performing in Defibrillator's storefront window on March 29, 2014.

Above: Defibrillator's storefront window on March 29, 2014.

Above: Aliajhane performing in Defibrillator's storefront window on March 29, 2014.

Above: Lucha Clara performing in Defibrillator's storefront window on March 29, 2014.

Above: Christian Cruz performing in Defibrillator's storefront window on March 29, 2014.

Above: Aliajhane performing in Defibrillator's storefront window on March 29, 2014.

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Images (1-15) March 29, 2014;
Copyright Paul E. Germanos.