http://artbabble.org/artist/Ben_Kinsley/feed en http://artbabble.org/video/mocacleveland/end-nigha-new-beginning-imminent-ben-kinsley <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-series"> <div class="field-label">Series:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/series/public-talks-and-performances-moca-cleveland">Public Talks and Performances @ MoCA Cleveland</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-institution"> <div class="field-label">Institution:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/partner/moca-cleveland">MOCA Cleveland</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>On January 20, 2012, artist Ben Kinsley staged the first performance of his work 'The End is Nigh/A New Beginning is Imminent' at MOCA Cleveland. The piece consists of two actors, dressed as soapbox-style street preachers. Each actor broadcasts pre-composed messages with megaphones. One preacher shouts about the end times while the other yells messages about new beginnings. The preachers occasionally hand out zines containing these messages to unsuspecting passers-by.</p> <p><a href="http://artbabble.org/video/mocacleveland/end-nigha-new-beginning-imminent-ben-kinsley" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://artbabble.org/video/mocacleveland/end-nigha-new-beginning-imminent-ben-kinsley#comments Ben Kinsley Performance Art sound Contemporary Art Performance Place MOCA Cleveland http://artbabble.org/sites/default/files/bvideos/bb/bbcdffbab949a8a8/poster-image-01.jpg bbcdffbab949a8a8 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 03:18:37 +0000 Chris Auerbach-Brown 9178 at http://artbabble.org