Artists Space

Frog Man & Baby Frog with Aristotelis Nikolas Mochloulis

Performance
October 9, 2025, 7pm

Additional performances will take place on Friday, October 17 and Friday, November 21.

Artists Space is pleased to present a behind-the-scenes tour of the work Frog Man & Baby Frog by Aristotelis Nikolas Mochloulis, puppeteered by Alyssa Parkhurst, and presented as part of the exhibition Nandi Loaf, Aristotelis Nikolas Mochloulis, ricardo nagaoka, Sydney Schrader.

A marionette wearing a black suit, collared shirt, and white Nike Air Force 1s is positioned laying prone on a windowsill. Red curtains cover half of the window behind the marionette. In the corner, a small stage lights is directed at the marionette. Outside of the window is an alleyway with graffiti.
Aristotelis Nikolas Mochloulis, Aristotelis Nikolas Mochloulis, 2025. Marionette. Photo: Carter Seddon. [A marionette wearing a black suit, collared shirt, and white Nike Air Force 1s is positioned laying prone on a windowsill. Red curtains cover half of the window behind the marionette. In the corner, a small stage lights is directed at the marionette. Outside of the window is an alleyway with graffiti.]

Aristotelis Nikolas Mochloulis is the editor of Holdings, a former member of Incest School, and organizes exhibitions in his apartment. He is currently in residence at Amant, Brooklyn, NY.

Alyssa Parkhurst is a puppeteer and actor based in Brooklyn. Recent credits include: For-Naught (Double Jointed Studios), The Last Grain of Rice (Hott Lettis Productions, dir. Hannah Marie Pederson), Hold that Thought (Hybrid Movement Lab, dir. Maks Turner), Drive the Speed Limit (HERE Arts Center, dir. Marina Carlstroem). She is a puppeteer at the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theater and Puppetworks inc., and is a graduate of The New School’s College of Performing Arts class of 2023. She makes hybrid performance/visual art with her partner, Emma Alosi, under the name Double-Jointed Studios.

Lead support is provided by the Arison Art Foundation.

Support for Artists Space exhibitions and programs is provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Lambent Foundation Fund of Tides Foundation, Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council, The New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, The Keith Haring Foundation, I.A. O'Shaughnessy Foundation, Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, The Cowles Charitable Trust, Lotos Foundation, Milton and Sally Avery Foundation, and the Friends of Artists Space.

    Two pieces of wood are joined to create a miniature stage set. In the center, sitting in a miniature director's chair are two cartoon frog plushies wearing black top hats. The larger frog plushy cradles the smaller frog in it's arms. Two more director's chairs are positioned facing the plushies, along with a miniature stage light and stand that shines a spotlight on the plushies.
    Aristotelis Nikolas Mochloulis, Frog Man & Baby Frog, 2025. Michigan J. Frog plushies, miniature directors chairs, ARRI 150 Junior light, Manfrotto Nano light stand, speakers, audio excerpts from movies. Photo: Carter Seddon. [Two pieces of wood are joined to create a miniature stage set. In the center, sitting in a miniature director's chair are two cartoon frog plushies wearing black top hats. The larger frog plushy cradles the smaller frog in it's arms. Two more director's chairs are positioned facing the plushies, along with a miniature stage light and stand that shines a spotlight on the plushies.]