“Life As Art,” an exhibition on performance art, will be presented at the Vlepo Gallery, 36 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, New York October 7^th through October 28^th,2004.  The opening reception will take place October 9^th, 2004 from 3-6 p.m. 

Curated by performance artist Milenka Berengolc, the exhibition is an eclectic mix of works by seminal artists of the seventies, such as Linda Montano, Geoffrey Hendricks, Hannah Wilke, Joan Jonas, Suzanne Lacy, Alex Grey and Mierle Laderman Ukeles, as well as local and emerging artists.

In these lifelike performances documented here is the recuperation of the ordinary.  It is art in the context of everyday activity, whether the impetus is self exploration or a search for social change.  The performances in “Life as Art” emphasize mindfulness in everyday living.

“Life as Art” is dedicated to Allan Kaprow.  Kaprow, renowned for his “happenings” of the fifties and sixties, wrote of the blurring of life and art and was to coin the term “lifelike art.” 

There will be live performances at the opening reception. On Saturday, October 23,2004, Linda Montano will perform her recent work, “Conversations with My Father” for the closing.

This project is made possible in part by a Premier Grant from the Council on the Arts and Humanities for Staten Island (COAHSI) with public funding from the New York City  Department of Cultural Affairs.