“Dead Reckoning: Michael, Liz and Marlon go to Ohio” imagines the journey three of our most heavenly bodies — Michael Jackson, Elizabeth Taylor, and Marlon Brando — may have taken into America’s heartland in the wake of 9/11.

More details and images coming soon. This group show, curated by Legacy Russell, runs from October 29 – November 6, 2011.

We contributed an interactive installation to this group show, held in a Williamsburg apartment. “In-N-Out” facilitates a gift exchange by simulating the form of a gloryhole. We provided two sets of edible ingredients — sweet and savory — and enabled participants to exchange their food creations through an anonymous portal. The device was installed in Concrete Utopia’s kitchen and hidden behind a purple curtain.

Photo courtesy of Concrete Utopia

Pandæmonium was an evening of music and illusion organized by Eli. Performers included Liturgy, El Topo, Great Mason, Loud Objects and Tamio Shiraishi, with visual effects by Burneverything. At the stroke of midnight, the space was transformed into “The Psychomanteum” — an apparition device rooted in the ancient practice of scrying — by ATDNSHINC and other performers.

Photos by Nick Russell

Poster by Sam / Burneverything

Maia Murphy grew up in Pueblo, CO and moved to New York in 2004.  She received a BA in Art History from Barnard College and has both worked and volunteered for several New York-based arts organizations. Maia currently serves as Program Manager at Recess Activities, Inc.

Eli was born in Toronto, raised in Washington, DC and moved to New York in 2004 to attend Columbia University. After graduating with a degree in anthropology, he has worked as a journalist, editor and cook, while occasionally organizing performances across the city. He is now the Operations Coordinator for Art House Co-op.

Maia and Eli live and work in New York City.