September 6-30, 2018 at Flux Factory / October 28 – December 2, 2018 at Queens Museum
Saunter Trek Escort Parade…(S.T.E.P.)
Curated by Christina Freeman, Emireth Herrera and moira williams
S.T.E.P… is the first of its kind; a walking-based art exhibition featuring an inter-generational group of artists representing more than ten countries, many bodies and abilities plus walking events. Our exhibition seeks to be an overlapping convergence and entanglement of walking, walk-based works and programing, mobilizing throughout New York City. S.T.E.P… is open to all people of all abilities.
Opening and Curators’ tour, September 6, 2018 from 6 – 9PM at Flux Factory,
39-31 29th Street Long Island City, NY 11101
The first part of the exhibition and related events will continue through Sunday, September 30 in and around Flux Factory with gallery hours on Saturdays & Sundays from 1-6PM, and by appointment. A special Flux Thursday will take place on September 13 as part of S.T.E.P….
The second part of the exhibition will take place at the Queens Museum, October 28 to December 2. Performances and walks will take place October 28, November 11 and December 2.
Participating Artists/Collaborators:
Ariel Abrahams + Tal Gluck, Francheska Alcantara, Artcodex (Mike Estabrook + Vandana Jain), Annie Berman, Tom Bogaert, Becky Brown + Annette Cords, Compassionate Action Enterprises (Joan Giroux + Lisa Marie Kaftori), Xenia Diente, Magali Duzant, Katie Etheridge + Simon Persighetti, ray ferreira, Gudrun Filipska + Carly Butler, Alexander Freeman, Angeline Gragasin, David Helbich, Claire Hind + Gary Winters, Lisa Hirmer, Maya Kaminishi Jeffereis, Walis Johnson + Paul Sue-Pat, Federico Jordan, Kyla Kegler, Kubra Khademi, illesha Khandelwal , Dominika Ksel, gil lopez, Mary Magsamen + Stephan Hillerbrand, Coralina Rodriguez Meyer, Lisa Myers, Kristyna and Marek Milde, Sara Morawetz , Clare Qualmann, Morag Rose + The Loiterers Resistance Movement, Julie Poitras Santos, Marcos Serafim + Jefferson Kielwagen + Steevens Simeon, SleepWalks (Lee Pembleton + Andrea Williams), Camille Turner , Geert Vermeire + Stefaan van Biesen + Simona Vermeire, Jevijoe Vitug plus WalkingLab ( Stephanie Springgay + Sarah E. Truman).
Support
Saunter Trek Escort Parade… (S.T.E.P….) received support from Queens Museum, the Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts, The National Endowment for the Arts, in-kind support from Materials for the Arts, ART WORKS arts.gov, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo, and the New York State Legislature.
All events were free and took place throughout New York City.
