52nd City

Zen Master Clown

I hate this time of year--winter doldrums. It takes me 20 minutes just to walk from my kettle of hot tea to the cush of my couch and settle in for a nice hour of nothingness. Meanwhile this Tom Brady guy is going to be doing about eleventy kinds of cartwheels over at Mad Art Gallery this weekend.

According to his press release…

“A talented composer, designer, sculptor, photographer, stylist, and performer, Brady conceives, designs, builds, and musically accompanies the installations in which he places himself. He then becomes an acrobat, a zen master, a clown, a body behind a mask, or a nucleus of whirling lights and images. Any of these reduces you, the audience, to a level of helplessness where you can only watch and be drawn into Brady's world. Constantly playing with the level of information that the audience receives, Brady's work sculpts light and shadow to create magical images and reflections on the state of being.”

Maybe he could give me a kick in the pants while he’s at it.

Friday, January 26th and Saturday January 27th, 2007
Doors 7pm / Show 8pm
Admission: $22 for adults; $15 for students.
Tickets available at the door or reservations may be made by calling 314-503-8441.
More info at http://www.madart.com/Exhibitions.htm