Avant-Garde in the Now is a different class of art collective, one that welcomes up-and-coming visual artists as well as filmmakers, actors, musicians and other talented individual interested in pushing the creative envelope, introducing new ideas to mainstream audiences and making lasting changes to popular culture. This Saturday night, the group hosts its second public art event: Unripe 2. This venture into experimental culture includes performances by acts like Xingu (orchestrated noise), Uh-Oh Spades (film projections combined with electronic, rhythmic noise samples), Ironing (menacing electronica), noWhere, and Distraub (heavy, distorted drum and bass). Christopher Kelly, Angus Shafer and Tony Krol present original art installations alongside a display of works by Jen Moreno and Corie Staub, and in the midst of all the experimental madness, Aubrey Bramble and other area independent filmmakers premiere a selection of short films. Sat., Sept. 30, 7 p.m., Transitions Art Gallery @ Skatepark of Tampa, 4215 E. Columbus Drive, Tampa, free admission, 813-621-6793.
This article appears in Sep 27 – Oct 4, 2006.