A&D NEWS

February 9, 2012

Robin Street-Morris Featured

“Fourche La Fave River” and “Starling Circle with Morning Star (at Cahokia Mounds)”, two works by Robin Street-Morris (BFA 2000) have been juried into EAC:II, opening at Edwardsville Arts Center on February 17.

“EAC:TWO” All Media Juried Exhibit, February 17 - March 16
Opening Reception: Friday, February 17, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Juror: Robin Hirsch, Associate Director & Gallery Director of Art St Louis
The Edwardsville Arts Center is proud to exhibit its 2nd All Media Competition, juried by Robin Hirsch of Art Saint Louis.
http://edwardsvilleartscenter.com/2012/01/12/eactwo-juried-show/

February 9, 2012

Here Come the Brides: Holly Hughes and Other Writers on Gay Marriage

A new essay “I’m Not From Here,” by Holly Hughes is included in the new anthology Here Come The Brides: Lesbian writers on Love and Marriage, published by Seal Press.

Hughes’s essay discusses her recent performance project, “Let Them Eat Cake,” as well as her complicated response to the issue of same sex marriage. On one hand, marriage and the right to serve in the armed services are two key components of citizenship. At the same time, Hughes wonders what will happen to the vibrant gay cultures that emerged in the shadow of legal discrimination.

February 7, 2012

Wildwood Press: Eva Lundsager

Wildwood Press, founded by A&D Alumna Maryanne Ellison Simmons (BFA 1971), is hosting artist Eva Lundsager’s newest print collection, Works in Progress.  The collection consists of seventeen one-of-a kind prints. The exhibit will open on Thursday evening, February 16, 2012 from 5:30 - 8:30 pm at Pele Prints, 9400 Watson Road, Crestwood, Missouri 63126.

February 7, 2012

Egress

The Art & Design Exhibition Organization has organized EGRESS, a series of shows taking place in the Slusser Lounge from January - March 2012.  Interested in participating?  Look up A&D Exhibition Opportunities on facebook for more info and updates.

TABLE VS. CHAIR
Jan. 24 - Feb. 6
Curators: Dylan Box and Teshia Treuhaft

Meeting for the first time in a fight for the record books: In the far corner, sleek and modern, 12 fights and 11 knockouts to his name weighing in 14lbs (6.35029 kg if we are in Scandinavia) we have CHAIR. Defending champion, reigning title holder, standing (typically) at 36 inches, we have TABLE.  Come check out the contenders, strap on your boxing gloves and place your bets at Slusser Lounge.

POSTERS Exhibition
Feb. 7 - 20
Curators: Mike Wang, Arlene Zhao

The poster has always been a great way for businesses and organizations to get their message out into the world, whether it is a new movie or the family garage sale. Yet, the poster has never been displayed in the gallery, at least not like this. So be prepared to be overwhelmed.

Livewire
Feb. 13 - 20
Curator: Brian J Muscat

To engage the viewer in a way that they are not only a spectator but become part of the spectacle themselves. This interaction is caused through the location and positioning of the “light.”

EAT
Feb. 21 - Mar. 12
Curators: Nicole Hankus, Lisa Gross

eat. is a multifaceted encounter with our american food culture eat. explores the practices associated with and the objects of consumption eat. investigates the nature of what we eat

Identity
Mar. 6 - 19
Curators: Madalyn Hochendoner, Callie Stewart, and Keyana Thompson-Shaw

Art is a way in which we project to others who we are and how we not only understand our own identities, but are able to communicate identity to others. Through our exhibition, we would like to embrace the feeling of anonymity and explore the benefits of it.

January 30, 2012

Science Gallery Serves Up “A Taste of Things to Come”

As members of the Center for Genomic Gastronomy, Zack Denfeld (MFA 2007) and Cat Kramer have curated a new exhibition for the Science Gallery at Trinity College, Dublin which opens Feb. 9th 2012.

Edible: a Taste of Things to Come will explore how we reshape the planet through the food choices we make. The Center for Genomic Gastronomy have assembled a diverse group of artists, scientists, restaurateurs and foodies whose work is set to challenge our perception of what ‘edible’ really means. The show runs through the biodiversity of the kitchen and includes ingredients like mutagenic peppermint, transgenic zebrafish, 8 fermenting fruits, 10 heirloom potatoes and desserts that let you taste smog. The exhibition also includes 3-D printed insect snacks, an edible wall of seaweed and a range of centrifuged foods. At twice-daily feeding times, visitors will have a chance to sink their teeth into a vegan version of the cruelest recipe ever invented, dine on the kimchi quesadilla and sample other recipes especially created for EDIBLE by artists, chefs and scientists.

http://www.sciencegallery.com/

January 30, 2012

Shannon Kohlitz: Toronto International Film and Video Awards

Shannon Kohlitz (BFA ‘11) has won the award for Best Experimental Film from the Toronto International Film and Video Awards.
Her piece used a series of kinetic sets, culminating in a screening and an installation about immigration, love and World War II.  Over 500 films were submitted in a variety of categories.

January 27, 2012

Margaret Parker featured in Momentum

The Women’s Caucus for Art is having its 40th anniversary show “Momentum” from February 17 - March 2 to coincide with “Pacific Standard Time”, a Los Angeles region-wide celebration of art.  It gathers work from across the country curated by Rita Gonzalez, Associate Curator of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Ann Arbor artist and A&D alumna Margaret Parker’s installation, Kali: she who destroys regenerates, will be part of the exhibition.

Parker’s work has been gaining attention this year: in February, a piece was featured in “HiddenCites” at New Century Artists Gallery in NYC. Her large installation C’ood: a democracy experiment, first seen at ArtPrize in 2010, was displayed in Lansing for three months in “City Streets” sponsored by the Lansing Art Gallery. Her work was also featured in a four-person show at Flint’s Buckham Gallery, where two large installations and 3 smaller pieces made from cutup cotton T-shirts were shown.

“T-shirts are like our second skin,” Parker says, “they’re the generic shape of the human torso. But when they’re cut apart,they can become anything, they allow me to explore what humans can become. I carve into them, but always leave them in one whole piece. Viewers recognize the familiar shirt, imagine the original shape, and then figure out the steps in between. The imaginative process that the viewer goes through makes the art work theirs.”

Parker was also one of only eight Americans to have work featured at the 2011 Windsor Biennial in Windsor, Ontario, curated by Ian Baxter, professor of art at University of Windsor School of Visual Art.

http://www.margaretparkerstudio.com

January 25, 2012

Matt Kenyon: Tardigotchi Awarded at Japan Media Arts Festival

A&D Associate Professor Matt Kenyon’s “Tardigotchi” has been selected as a Jury Selection work for the 15th Japan Media Arts Festival at National Art Center, Tokyo. The Agency for Cultural Affairs has been organizing the Japan Media Arts Festival annually since 1997, with the aim of promoting the creation and development of media arts (comics, animation, game and media art.) The Japan Media Arts Festival now accepts entries worldwide and awards prizes for outstanding creative works in four divisions, Art, Animation, Entertainment and Manga as well as providing opportunities to introduce these works, specifically through the prizes announcements, the Awards Ceremony, and the Exhibition of Award-Winning Works. This year over 1,101 works were submitted in the art category.

http://plaza.bunka.go.jp/english/festival/about/

January 20, 2012

Jana Bisset: Auto Part Jewelry on Dateline Detroit

Jewelry created using auto parts by artist/photographer Janna Bissett was featured on Dateline Detroit Primetime Edition. The jewelry was created for former Miss Michigan and Channel 4 Traffic Reporter Ashlee Baracy to wear to the Auto Show Charity Preview. Bissett has been creating jewelry out of vintage machine parts and sells her work at http://shoplilacpop.com, http://ustrendy.com/lilacpop, and in local stores such as Yellow Door Art Market, Ann Arbor Art Center, and more. She is also a fashion, fine art, and real estate photographer and recently had work accepted at Italian Vogue.

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/Dateline-Detroit-Car-ture/-/1719418/8266792/-/lujnx5/-/index.html

January 20, 2012

Holly Hughes Nominated for GLAAD Media Award

Holly Hughes’ most recent solo show, “The Dog and Pony Show: Bring Your Own Pony,” has been nominated for a national GLAAD Media Award.

The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives.

http://www.glaad.org/mediaawards/nominees/2012/dog-and-pony-show-bring-your-own-pony