VENT at Soapbox Gallery 636 Dean Street, Brooklyn NY

Chad Wanzek inhabited our Soapbox Gallery window for five days and four nights. He quit smoking, ate only boiled potatoes, drank water, and expressed himself through writing on the walls with a single pencil. He was entertained by his thoughts and the movement of life outside his window -which, unexpectedly, included a tornado.

He had many exchanges with passersby; rush hour drivers quizzically looked on as they waited for a light to change, and locals asked questions as they passed this odd inhabitant day after day. The most curious groups were the packs of teens heading home from school and the little ones wondering who the man behind the glass was.

There was also a spirited stream of comments on our live feed, as people around the world checked in to see what Chad was up to -most often pacing back and forth.

Below are some images from the five days The Potato Eater was in the box.

The Soapbox is built! It stands waiting for artists and attendees to step-on-up to rant, spew and speak. VENT events are beginning this Monday, and on September 25th at the Soapbox Cabaret you too will have your chance. See you there!

Check out our hand screen-printed posters! -limited edition available!

The night after Anna Marie Shogren performs at VENT's Soapbox Cabaret she'll be laying it down at the Collaborations in Dance Festival at Triskelions Arts.  The piece, titled Sitting at a table our elbows bump each other, is a collaboration with visual artist Margaret Coleman. 

Our artists are busy!

LaTasha Diggs, one of VENT's Soapbox Cabaret performers will be participating in Be Black Baby: A House Party Presents Michael Jackson 2004. Reinterpreting the inaugural academic conference at Yale in 2004, Be Black Baby has invited artists, intellectuals and performers to take on the legacy and larger than life persona of the Prince of Pop himself.

Check out the PRESS RELEASE BELOW, and come dance til the morn do shine!