#art action

[schibborasso]

Niki De Saint Phalle shooting-acion notre-dame, paris, 1963

[bastien-coolashu]

And here I am after... 10 months or more maybe, and guess why ? I’m a dad know ! So I was a little busy.

That’s a wip for a gouache cause I’m too bad to start without making a photoshop one before.

[samebutdifferentchicago]

Thanks to all who showed up on March 19th for same BUT different at America's Courtyard in Chicago on the shore of Lake Michigan. It was really special.

These amazing photos are by Charlie Arsenault.

note: click the first image to open a viewer window for maximum enjoyment.

[samebutdifferentchicago]

Defibrillator Performance Art Gallery invites you to participate in

sameBUTdifferent

[spring equinox edition]

Let's gather together for the last hour of sunlight on the last day of winter.

THU 19 MAR 2026 | 6 PM to 7 PM America’s Courtyard | Museum Campus

sameBUTdifferent  is a one-hour collective performance action marking the final hour of daylight on the last day of winter. Participants gather in public space to improvise gestures, movements, and small actions that reflect balance, presence, and shared space. As the season turns, participants harness the moment to channel the electric energy of the creative act into a shared environment.

Arrive anytime between 6 and 7 pm. Stay for five minutes or the entire hour.

About the Project

Conceived as an international initiative, Same Difference: Equinox to Equinox unfolds simultaneously in nearly twenty locations around the world. At each site, performance artists and participants gather for an informal and unscripted collective improvisation guided by principles of equality, presence, and mutual respect.

The equinox marks a rare moment of balance when day and night briefly exist in equal measure. This action invokes that balance as a metaphor for the fragile right to assemble in public space, a right increasingly contested across the globe.

Participants are welcome to bring simple objects or materials to explore within the collective improvisation. Nothing should be left behind, nothing destroyed, and no one should interfere with the life of the place.

Observation is also participation. You are welcome to simply witness.

To interface with the international network, join the Facebook group: Same Difference: Equinox to Equinox

Participation Guidelines

Arrive ready to experiment. This is a one-hour collective action marking the final hour of daylight on the last day of winter. Participants improvise gestures, movements, objects, or small actions that respond to the moment, the site, and the people present.

Boldness is welcome. Subtlety is welcome. Work at the scale that feels right while remaining aware of the shared space and those around you.

Do not block pedestrian paths, bike lanes, or vehicle access. The action should coexist with the normal flow of the city.

Bring objects, materials, or simple interventions if you wish. When the hour ends, leave no trace. Everything you bring should leave with you.

During the action, allow the space to hold a focused energy. Conversation should be minimal so a collective field of attention can emerge. Think of the courtyard as a temporary creative zone where individual gestures accumulate into a shared moment.

There is no central performer and no audience. Anyone present may participate or observe. The work emerges through the interaction of many independent actions unfolding at once.

Things to Keep in Mind

Restrooms may be difficult to find. There is a beach pavilion nearby but it may not be open during the off-season.

Dress for the weather. One hour can feel like four in rain and cold. We know from experience.

A walkway runs through the earthwork, allowing participants with mobility considerations to access the site and take part.

The Location

America’s Courtyard (1998) by Brazilian artists Denise Milan and Ary Perez is a monumental land art installation near the Adler Planetarium on Chicago’s Museum Campus.

Set against the horizon of Lake Michigan, the earthwork unfolds as a field of granite forms radiating in widening circles that echo the geometry of galaxies and ancient astronomical sites. Composed of fifty-six granite blocks arranged around four central stones, the installation transforms the ground itself into a quiet observatory where visitors move through stone, sky, and light.

Milan and Perez consider America’s Courtyard a democratic and participatory sculpture where visitors have, in their words, “an opportunity to jump, meet, represent their reality, declaim, dream… to transform the simple actions of everyday life into rituals.” The work proposes a metaphor of an America where cultures coexist in harmony through shared space and mutual presence.

This project takes place on land historically stewarded by Indigenous peoples of the Great Lakes region. We acknowledge the enduring presence of Native nations including the Potawatomi, Ojibwe, and Odawa, whose relationships to this land long predate the city that stands here today.

Getting There

America’s Courtyard is located on Museum Campus, just south of the Adler Planetarium and easily reached from the transportation hub at Roosevelt and State.

From Roosevelt Station, take the 146 bus toward Museum Campus (about 10 minutes), or walk approximately 27 minutes along the lakefront.

Museum Campus is an urban oasis with panoramic views where city and water meet. From the site you can see Chicago’s skyline rising to the west while Lake Michigan stretches eastward to the horizon. Accessible pathways connect the monument, the lawn, the waterfront, and surrounding landscape so that the space remains open to all.

About Defibrillator

Based in Chicago, Defibrillator Performance Art Gallery (DFBRL8R) is an international platform dedicated to performance art and other time-based practices. Since becoming itinerant in 2020, DFBRL8R has presented projects wherever opportunities arise, actively contributing to global dialogues surrounding ephemeral and immaterial artistic forms.

By connecting local and international communities, DFBRL8R works to expand awareness, appreciation, and respect for the discipline of performance art.

Links

Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1B2CEmqT8g/

Google Map https://maps.app.goo.gl/6vApggAYgBt4ZCt96

America’s Courtyard Info https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/americas-courtyard-artwork

CTA 146 Bus Tracker https://www.ctabustracker.com/bustime/wireless/html/eta.jsp?route=146&direction=Southbound&id=316&showAllBusses=on

[samebutdifferentchicago]

AUTUMN 2025 !!!

Defibrillator Performance Art Gallery warmly invites you to participate in SAME – but – DIFFERENT, a global performance action marking the autumnal equinox. This one-hour gathering will take place during the final hour of daylight on the last day of summer:

Sunday, September 21, 6–7PM Humboldt Park Boathouse 1301 N Humboldt Dr, Chicago, IL 60622

Conceived as an international project, SAME – but – DIFFERENT unfolds simultaneously in nearly twenty locations around the world. At each site, performance artists and participants gather for a collective improvisation—informal, unscripted, and guided only by the principles of equality, presence, and mutual respect.

This action highlights the equinox as a rare moment of balance, when day equals night, and invokes it as a metaphor for the fragile right to assemble in public space—a right increasingly imperiled across the globe. Participants are encouraged to bring simple objects for use in the improvisation, with the clear directive that nothing is left behind, nothing is destroyed, and no one interferes with the life of the park.

[sheri42]

You are not alone. Democracy is what we do. #saveourdemocracy #democraticvalues

Values of Democracy Again

[sheri42]

Ordered and revised -- easy. #warmup4art #digitalart #Procreate #artaction

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[condomcloud]

CONDOM CLOUD | The original piece circa 1995, performed for the camera (2:36 min)

TEXT by Joseph Ravens:

condom cloud casts a shadow on my sanity stealing satisfaction replacing it with pseudo-safety  condom cloud keeps chasing me something like an enemy promising protection within its rubber walls a snare to catch my liquid lust cannot share will not trust one little tear and i’ll be dust condom cloud come rain come hard love marred by rubber inconvenience a rubber unseen fence: “some things are not allowed beneath the shadow of a condom cloud” condom cloud come rain  come hard come all picnic by my bloodstream beneath the weeping willow watch the world float by red screams into my pillow red screams out loud: “you can find me in a crowd, i’m the one beneath the condom cloud!” condom cloud come rain  come hard come all fall into my bloodstream dive into my shame swim among my fear help me find the blame nothing stays the same condom cloud keeps chasing me something like an enemy promising protection within its rubber walls capture calls i can hear our mothers crying

Photo: CONDOM CLOUD by Joseph Ravens_1995 VHS Still from Video by Mark GE / Joy Farm