The Phantom Powers was the main performance for Parergon's first showcase. This image features Alexandra Borovski on guitar.
Parergon is a collaborative artistic project that began at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. This video is a compilation of the performances from the first two showcases by Justin Tuerk, Alex Borovski, and Jesus Miramontes.
This is the Parergon manifesto-ish booklet. It contains essays from Justin Tuerk and jesus eddy miramontes, alongside essay from some of the influence on our project.
The inside of the manifesto-ish booklet.
The Phantom Powers was a group of non-musicians that covered five classic Rock n Roll songs. The group was constructed by Justin Tuerk as an art project that questioned the idea of authorship and eventually led to the development of the Parergon project. The performers in the Phantom Powers were Alex Borovski on guitar, Rebecca Williams on drums, and Kledia Spiro on bass Guitar.
Open tape cover of Phantom Powers, performed by Alex Borovski, Rebecca Wiliams, and Kledia Spiro. The project was conceived and recorded by Parergon.
Conceived and performed by Marie Lopez, RollingStones Top Five Greatest Hits was performed at the Parergon first showcase. This tape is a documentation of that performance. Cover art by Jason O'Connell. Printed by jem. Material: single color lithograph print on card stock. Edition: 10/10
Open tape cover of RollingStones Top Five Greatest Hits, conceived, performed and recorded by Marie Lopez. Jason O'Connell. Printed by jem.
The poster for the first Parergon Showcase circa Fall 2014. Materials: Silver Ink screen print and blended monoprint on poster paper. Edition: unknown
Parergon No.7_Answers. Materials: Two color screen print on paper, plastic sleeve, and CD. Edition: 40.
I conceived of this release as art as joke, or joke as art, by combining the passions of biking riding, musical reference, and senselessly getting my hands dirty by stopping in the middle of a busy street to collected rubble from the potholed streets of Boston. Materials: Plastic bag, broken Boston asphalt, and printed sticker label. Edition: 10/10.
Parergon No. 13_ Bits by Lord Nathaniel by Jake Rudin. Front and back of EP cover. Materials: two color screen print on paper and CD. Edition: 40.
Parergon No. 18_ Untitled by Untitled by Thomas Duncan. Front and back of EP cover. Materials: Single color screen print on paper, plastic sleeve, and CD. Edition: 40.
Parergon No. 10_ Strata by AEOM by Julian Ledoux. Front and back of EP cover. Materials: two color screen print on paper and CD. Edition: 40.
Parergon No. 17_ The Best of The Worst Times by Bratton and The Brats by Santiago Cárdenas. Front and back of EP cover. Materials: two color screen print on paper and CD. Edition: 40.
Parergon No. 3_ The Quadruple Space was a live performance at the library at School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The performers were Justin Tuerk, Kurt Ralske, Stephan St. Francis Decky, and Eddy Miramontes. Front and back of EP cover. Materials: two color screen print on paper and CD. Edition: 40.
Parergon No. 22_ Two EP release 'Easy Tikky Tap' and 'Cryptic Snash Man' by Tellavision by Fee Kurten. Front and back of EP cover. Materials: two color screen print on paper and CD. Edition: 40.
Parergon No. 7_ The QTs by Billy Nichols. Front and back of EP cover. Materials: one color screen print on paper and CD. Edition: 40.