January 24, 2017
By Michael C. Butz for Canvas
London-based artist Esther Teichmann brings a childhood spent in the swampy, cavernous Black Forest region of southwestern Germany to the gallery walls of Transformer Station for her show, “Heavy the Sea.” She also brings many of her family members as subjects, photographing them in those familiar surroundings.
But more importantly, Teichmann brings to the multimedia exhibition, on view at the Ohio City gallery through April 30, a skillful ability to draw in viewers through depictions of her subjects’ physical responses to moments of loss, longing and despair. In so doing, she adeptly navigates the blurry lines between autobiography and fiction, inviting onlookers to make connections.
“This is definitely a heavy show,” says Transformer Station gallery manager Caitie Moore, noting “Heavy the Sea,” the artist’s first U.S. solo show, came about in part due to San Francisco-based artist and photographer Todd Hido, a Kent native, who connected Teichmann with Transformer Station owners Fred and Laura Bidwell a few years ago.
July 1, 2018
City Stages with Orquesta el Macabeo
One of the great sensations of the current Puerto Rican salsa scene, Orquesta el Macabeo recovers the island’s salsa tradition and updates it with new ideas and energy. Their plan: to revive and reinvigorate the true heavy sound of “salsa gorda.”
Nearby FRONT Exhibition Venues open until 9 pm
In collaboration with Cleveland Museum of Art, this FRONT/CMA City Stages will be the third of six outdoor global music concerts in neighborhoods close to FRONT exhibitions and installations happening throughout the summer. Learn more about City Stages.
July 1, 2018
City Stages: July 18, 7:30 pm
City Stages Concert Series with Sidi Touré
A highly acclaimed practitioner of Songhai music whose band features the most exciting new faces on the Malian music scene, Sidi Touré makes music driven by the energy and groove of the rhythms—a danceable, dynamic, trance music overflowing with joy and carried by the beauty of Sidi’s voice.
Nearby FRONT Exhibition Venues open until 9 pm
The Transformer Station
SPACES Gallery
St. John’s Church
In collaboration with Cleveland Museum of Art, this FRONT/CMA City Stages will be the second of six outdoor global music concerts in neighborhoods close to FRONT exhibitions and installations happening throughout the summer. Learn more about City Stages.
May 12, 2018
Join The Movement Project for an evening of live gallery dance performances at Transformer Station. Experience modern dance like never before, up-close, personal and something for everyone. The evening will feature new work by TMP resident choreographers Elyse Morckel, Irene Honora, Kristyn Lein, Grace Nicklos and Megan Gargano, including a guest performance by Cleveland’s very own intermedia performance artist Marcia Custer. Get your tickets today!
April 26, 2018
Presented by Transformer Station, the Small Hall Concert series is back with Some Kind of Grain, featuring ambient, electronic and sampled music with DELOFI, Forest Management and RA Washington. The Small Hall Concerts are a series of intimate performances hosted in conjunction with Transformer Station’s exhibition “Jess T. Dugan and Richard Renaldi.”
Select Thursdays from 5 – 8 pm.
These concerts are ticketed – RSVP required.
$5 – space is limited
