PILLOW LIFE LOUNGE: a showcase/spectacle of softness
Saturday, September 25, 2021
2pm - 4pm
Colonels Row House 404A

Over a year + of chaos, change, and mighty life disruptions Aliya has been making pillows. Nonsensical pillows, uncomfortable pillows, extreme pillows. These pillows do not fix what is going wrong with the world, but they are nice for lounging.

Join us in relaxing in a field of softness, resting in the face of pressure to do more. This interactive exhibition invites you to pause, take your shoes off, touch, hold tight, loosen your grip, lay down, breathe deep -- and see what shows up from there.

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Aliya Bonar

Aliya Bonar makes garments and experiences that connect mundane daily tasks with dreams, aspirations, failures, and accomplishments. Her body of work PowerSuits turn experiences and personal stories into costumes and performances.

Her work has been exhibited internationally: the ARoS Museum in Aarhus, Denmark; chashama gallery during New York Fashion Week; The Wassaic Project in Wassaic, NY; Fed Gallery in Grand Rapids, MI; and at every Sandwich Club Summit to date. She has been part of the Flux Factory collective since 2012.

@aliyabarbeque / @pillow._.life

ACCESS NOTES:
Information about Accessibility on Governors Island can be found here: https://www.nps.gov/gois/planyourvisit/accessibility.htm. There is a paved path around the island. To go to Flux Factory's Colonels Row House 404A, there is one curb that leads to a slightly bumpy path for about 20 yards. To enter the building, there are six steps. All indoor programming takes place on the first floor. Chairs with backs are available in the space.