The Invisible Third | Arts + Literature Laboratory | Madison Contemporary Arts Center

The Invisible Third

The Invisible Third, an installation by 2022 ALL Prize recipient ZIP ZAP Press, is on display at the Arts + Literature Laboratory from April 14 through May 14, 2022. There will be an artists reception during Gallery Night on Friday, May 6, 2022 from 5-9pm with artists talks beginning at 6pm.

Gallery hours are Tuesday-Friday 10am-5pm and Saturday 12-5pm (free). The galleries will be closed on Saturday, April 16, 2022. Please check our current COVID-19 safety guidelines before your visit.

Artist Statement

ZIP ZAP Press presents: The Invisible Third

Cakes! Comics! Feelings! You're invited to a party about grief and joy; generational trauma and play; cycles of violence and visual generosity. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, maybe you’ll do both at once. The invisible third is a way to describe when two things have a sum greater than their parts. When you combine a book and a reader, something alive appears- suspended in between the two. You are invited to conjure this invisible guest by reading a comic or two and having a piece of cake.

Zip Zap is a queer fairy scientist shapeshifter who draws comics at night and doesn’t live in Texas. They lurk in the space where funny and sad meet, looking for a place to sit with a friend and have a snack.

PLAN YOUR VISIT

Arts + Literature Laboratory is located at 111 S. Livingston Street #100, Madison, Wisconsin, 53703.

Our galleries are open Tuesday through Friday 10am-5pm and Saturday noon to 5pm, and other programs take place throughout the week. Please check the events calendar and education section for details.

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