NYAB Event - Skewville "Shift Work Disorder"

Skewville "Shift Work Disorder"

Factory Fresh

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On June 5th and 6th, the brothers of Skewville present their newest show, Shift Work Disorder. Inspired by the newest mental disorder hype labeled "Shift Work Disorder," an exhausting insomnia brought on by working irregular shifts at night, Skewville examines this disruption of the body's natural rhythm in their own lives-- making art while surviving in the real world often results in drowsiness, disrupted finances, and irritation with the general public.

Shift Work Disorder will not only include some of Skewville's work from previous years, beef and hype included, but will also show work that goes beyond Skewville's pop-art-reminiscent, farcical pieces, moving into a slightly darker realm. Their new, bold, urban-cubist works, both 2D and in other media, investigate supply and demand on a more personal, figurative scale. Skewville's figures literalize the exhausting dual lifestyle that makes Shift Work Disorder so contagious. With appendages that also function as skyscrapers and parking lots, the bodies speak to the fragmentation of the everyman, and especially the every artist, as they attempt to pursue their interests in an unforgiving economic and industrial landscape. The faces and threats hidden in the blocky, geometric buildings remind us of the darker side to an average lifestyle, and the route to the anxiety behind Shift Work Disorder.

Skewville is as well known for their creative, aggressive questioning of popular street artists' style and choices as they are for their wooden sneaker mission, and their new show will continue that provocative examination, adding the everyman and our routines to their interrogative hit-list. Just as street art began as a way of reclaiming space from the advertising that had overrun it, Skewville reclaims the gallery space to communicate its thoughts on the loss of a counter culture and the rise of consumerism. Shift Work Disorder has nothing to do with what's on the street but rather what's done in our homes, routines, and jobs, the banalities of a very average existence and how to cope--while avoiding excessive side effects.

Are you affected by Shift Work Disorder? Come down to Factory Fresh to find out. Symptoms may include heightened annoyance with your daily routine and difficulty concentrating. Be wary if you're on other medications and/or looking to sell out, and head to Factory Fresh on June 5th for a second opinion.

Media

• Painting
• Installation
• Performance Art

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