THE TELEVISUAL TOUR: E.S.P. TV COAST TO COAST
In April 2015, E.S.P. TV hosted its first coast-to-coast US tour. Complete with a fully outfitted ENG mobile broadcast van, the project covered over 7,000 miles and 13 cities in the continued effort to collaborate, record, and broadcast performance, sound, and media-based works of art.
Our tour encompassed live taping events, exhibitions, screenings, and artists talks in partnership with museums, galleries, project spaces, and DIY venues. Over 50 artists participated in this televisual project, creating new works focusing on transmission and simulation. In addition to live performances, we put together a traveling video program and have invited additional guest curators to program select events on the tour. Each unique interaction has been documented, archived, and released as an episodic series on our cable access program in Manhattan, as well as on our website.
Venues included: The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA; MOCAD, Detroit, MI; Marfa Public Radio, Marfa, TX; Human Resources, Los Angeles, CA; Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA; and Arizona State University Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ.
Participants included: The Institute For New Feeling, Bill Shannon, Come Holy Spirit, Laura Jean Kahl, Robin Vote, Sabrina Ratté, Jeremy Couillard, Jeremy Rotsztain, Peter Burr, Rachel Bowditch, Angela Ellsworth, Adriene Jenick, Body of Light, Fern Silva, Tidal Channel, Gonzalo Lebrija, Cashiola Brothers, Rae Anna Hample, Erica Nix, Future Blondes, Total Abuse, Daniel Hippolito, Lauren Klotzman, Sebastian Turner, Olivia Warner, Shana Moulton, Nick Hallet, Karma Moffett, Jennifer Juniper Stratford, DVA Damas, Zumi Roscow and Cole Alexander, Elena Bajo, Experimental Half-Hour, Suzy Poling, MSHR, Matt Carlson (Golden Retriever), Ashby Lee Collinson, HITS ( Lisa Schonberg), Marcus Estes, Michael Sommers, Savage Young Taterbug, Adam Caillier, Dreamweapon, Tendermeat, Chris LeBlanc and Mach Fox, ONO, Nick Ciontea, Thomas Dexter and Heather-Dewey Hagborg, Matchess, Mothergirl, Dave Jones, Jassie Rios, Martin Zeilinger, Jason and Debora Bernagozzi, Cary Loren, Duane the Brand New Dog, Nate Young and Alivia Zivich, Leslie Rogers and Nelly Kate, Nicola Kuperus and Adam Lee Miller of ADULT, Michaela Mosher, Bailey Scieska, Joseph Bernard, Anthony Marcellini.
