MATTRESS FACTORY HOLDS SPECIAL ART AND…WITH ARTIST PATTE LOPER AND MUSICIAN ANDREW RANAUDO
(PITTSBURGH, PA October 2019) – Factory Installed 2019 artist Patte Loper will be joined by musician Andrew Ranaudo for a special Art And…, on Friday, November 22, from 6-8 pm. The Wexler Room in the museum’s Monterey Annex will be transformed into a lounge activated by video and special effects by Loper and featuring a performance by Ranaudo.
Collaborating on a special audiovisual experience, Loper and Ranaudo are creating connections between the anthropological and the extraterrestrial. As a reflection of the artists’ mutual interest in seeking philosophical answers to human contributions to climate change, the effort is meant as a joyful celebration of the HOPE humans can bring to large issues.
In the intimate space of the Wexler Room at Mattress Factory's Monterey Annex, the hour-long performance will create a communal and meditative environment for all.
Tickets are $10 / FREE for MF Members and can be purchased here: https://www.showclix.com/event/art-and-with-patte-loper. Members can email members@mattress.org for their discount code.
About Patte Loper
Patte Loper is a painter who experiments with sculpture and video. She was born in Colorado and grew up in Tallahassee, Florida. She currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY and Boston, MA where she is on the faculty of the School of the Museum of fine Arts at Tufts University. She has shown her work in numerous exhibitions internationally, including the Drawing Center in New York; The Bronx Museum; The Licini Museum in Ascoli Piceno, Italy; LMCC's Art Center on Governor's Island New York; and the Zuckerman Museum in Atlanta, GA. Her work is in the collections of the Rene di Rosa Foundation, the Microsoft Corporation and the Hirshhorn Museum. She has participated in residency fellowships at the Millay Colony, Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts and Lower Manhattan Cultural Center’s Swing Space. Loper was a participant in the Drawing Center's Open Sessions Program 2014- 2016 and is currently a member artist of the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts Studio Program. https://www.patteloper.com/
About Andrew Ranaudo
Pianist. Teacher.
An award winning performer, composer, and teacher, Andrew Ranaudo has played as a recitalist and collaborative musician across the USA and Europe. With a focus on contemporary avant-garde music and eclectic artistic partnerships, his credits include performances at The Neue Galerie, Scandinavia House, The French Woods Festival for the Performing Arts, Webster Hall, Glasslands Gallery, Dixon Place, Garfield Artworks, and numerous other venues. His original music has been used by MOMA PS1, and his recordings have appeared at The Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences of West Virginia and on the soundtrack for the film Jumpstart, among many other contexts. https://andrewranaudo.studio/
About the Mattress Factory: Hailed as the best museum for installation art in the United States, the Mattress Factory invites visitors to experience “art you can get into.” Over the past 42 years, the Mattress Factory has presented and commissioned new installation and performance works by over 750 artists, both established and emerging, who have challenged themselves and their audiences through the support of the museum’s exceptional residency program. The Mattress Factory’s outreach programs serve more than 30,000 students, teachers, adults, and families annually, and its activities as a visitor attraction, educator and employer continue to invigorate Pittsburgh’s North Side. For more information, call 412.231.3169 or visit mattress.org.