July 28 and 29, 2:00pm at Queens Museum of Art
On July 28th and 29th, artist Chin Chih Yang will present his interactive performance art piece, “Kill Me or Change”, at the Queens Museum of Art. Buried by 30,000 aluminum cans that will be dropped on the artist in a provocative and playful project that examines the effects of over-consumption in modern society.
Chin Chih Yang suspends 30,000 aluminum cans—the average number of cans one person throws away over a lifetime—contained in a mesh net suspended 30 feet above ground in a crane which hovers over the audience. As the finale to each performance, the contents of the net will be released onto Yang’s head, in a colorful and overwhelming display of aluminum waste. By showing, quite literally, the suffocating effects of one person’s personal polluting, Yang hopes this piece will serve as a call to action, and that audience members and the public at large will examine their habits of personal consumption.
“Kill Me or Change” will be presented at the Queens Museum of Art, located at the New York City Building in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, on Saturday, July 28 and Sunday July 28 at 2:00pm. More information can be found by calling 718.592.9700 or by visiting www.queensmuseum.org
About the Artist:
Multidisciplinary artist Chin Chih Yang was born in Taiwan, and has resided for many years in New York City, where he studied at Pratt Institute and Parsons School of Design. Among other honors, he has been a recipient of fellowships from the New York State Council on the Arts, the New York Foundation for the Arts, Franklin Furnace, and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s “Swing Space” residency on Governor’s Island.