SSB PRESENTS

mural - The Black Paintings by Izhar Patkin

WHATEVER IS GENTLE AND KIND AND GOOD

Izhar Patkin’s street murals offer a preview of a full-scale exhibition of his early work set to open at Howl! Happening in September 2021.

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Steve Jansen Weird-Ass Techno Salon, Abiquiu New Mexico

Steve Jansen’s Sick-Ass Techno

Steve Jansen’s salon performance was a barrage of sound from sources including found cassettes, a palpitating synth, a “pocket piano,” and a drum machine.

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Kennny Fries reads "How Disability Can Save Your Life"

Kenny Fries Reads “Disability Can Save Your Life”

SSB is proud to present a reading by Kenny Fries—“Disability Can Save Your Life”—a timely poetic expression of the wisdom and experience of living a “disabled” life.

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recording artist Steve Jansen comes to SSB Away

SSB Presents Steve Jansen: A Square Peg in a Round Hole

Steve Jansen, coming soon to SSB AWAY, is a sound maker who worked exclusively as a writer and visual artist for more than a decade.

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Izhar Patkin show postponed until further notice

IZHAR PATKIN THE MAKING OF THE BLACK PAINTINGS POSTPONED

Howl! Happening is closed until further notice and Izhar’s exhibition will be postponed. Be good to yourself, those you love, and all of us. Practice generosity and love.

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Izhak Patkin's Black Paintings

IZHAR PATKIN: The Making of The Black Paintings

Some Serious Business and Howl! Happening are pleased to present “Izhar Patkin: The Making of The Black Paintings.”

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Katherine Cheairs Metanoia - Ted Riederer at BAM

Our Heads Are Round So Our Thoughts Can Change Direction*

As Creative Consultants for Howl! Happening, SSB works with a talented group of people who are artists and innovators in their own right. We’re happy to showcase two members of that multi-dimensional team.

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Ariana Reines - Edificio Mercurio

Edificio Mercurio – A New Poem by Ariana Reines

Vomit-colored curtain | A little ripped | No air | Cameras | Screen behind the judges | The killers’ combed white heads

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Performers FeMaLe GEniUs wearing masks

SSB Presents FeMaLe GEniUs in Albuquerque and Santa Fe

FeMaLe GEniUs will appear in Albuquerque on August 1 and in Santa Fe on August 3.

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SSB PRESENTS OUR 2019 TUSCANY ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE: MICHIE GLEASON

Filmmaker Michie Gleason has been awarded SSB AWAY’s 2019 residency with a proposal to research a screenplay on the life of Balthus, the controversial artist, in Tuscany, where he experienced his deepest inspiration through the works of Piero della Francesca.

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