No Jokes Allowed: Ikechukwu Ufomadu and Alex Tatarsky

2:00 pm - Ikechukwu Ufomadu
2:30 pm - Alex Tatarsky

As part of the thesis exhibition No Jokes Allowed, Ikechukwu Ufomadu, Alex Forrest, and Alex Tatarsky examine humorlessness and uncanny comedy as a tactic in conversation with artworks from the Marieluise Hessel Collection. The performances—which take place every other Saturday through April and May—allow each performer half an hour to respond to the displayed artworks, which similarly refuse the joke format.

Comedian Ikechukwu Ufomadu takes familiar communication and teases out its unease, combining everyday cadences with nonsensical language. His cheerful deadpan style prioritizes believability over joke-telling.

Stand-up Alex Forrest’s performance Star Wars constructs a character who insists on a worldview to deconstruct their sense of self. The performance includes interventions throughout the museum space.

In Spirit Channel Surfing, clown and artist Alex Tatarsky hosts a Q&A with the displayed artworks in an exploration of material, mime, mimesis, and objecthood.

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition No Jokes Allowed curated by CCS Bard graduate student Olivia Rodrigues.
 

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For more information, call 845-758-7598, or e-mail [email protected].

Time: 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT/GMT-4

Location: CCS Bard Galleries, Gallery 2

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