{"id":609,"date":"2012-01-16T19:58:29","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T04:06:55","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T07:00:00","slug":"the-cacophony-society-zone-show-you-may-already-be-a-member","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavatransforms.local\/2012\/01\/16\/the-cacophony-society-zone-show-you-may-already-be-a-member\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cacophony Society \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Zone Show: You May Already be a Member"},"content":{"rendered":"
THE CACOPHONY SOCIETY \u00e2\u20ac\u201c ZONE SHOW <\/strong> is Grand Central Art Center\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s retrospective look at the Cacophony Society, a national collective of guerrilla artists, dada pranksters, and various eccentrics pursuing \u00e2\u20ac\u0153experiences beyond the mainstream.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Dedicated to activities mocking societal expectations, sacred cows, and good taste, The Cacophony Society evolved from the San Francisco Suicide Club and its members were chief organizers of the Burning Man Festival in Northern Nevada. The Society\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s pranking served as inspiration for the activities of Project Mayhem in Chuck Palahniuk\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Fight Club<\/em>.<\/strong><\/span><\/a> The exhibition transforms the museum’s main gallery into a wildly immersive environment filled with photos, graphics, video, props, costumes, and original art from Society events. Exhibition runs through April 15. FREE!<\/p>\n BLOCK PARTY:<\/strong> The Feburary 4th opening will be celebrated with a block party featuring carnivalesque music and performance from artists associated with the Society, art cars, competing protestors, dangerous stunts, an on-call ambulance<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, and other surprises. That is if the Department of Homeland Security doesn’t shut us down!<\/p>\n