http://blogs.targetx.com/saic/UndergraduateExhibitCurriculaBlog/ en Copyright 2008 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:46:21 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Thats my Mom, with a very nice deer in the headlights signature pose. Doing a little planning of the space before I paint the walls. This is Matthew, my hometown BFF triple E (bestfriendforeverandeverandeverandever). He helped (I mean masterminded) with all of the tech stuff...like getting the phones wired to work. He's super cute in his phone talkin' stance. And finally, here's my drawing. This worked great because it allowed my advisors to know exactly what I meant when I was asking for help or advice. I recommend this as far as installation goes. It really is a life-saving must.]]> http://blogs.targetx.com/saic/UndergraduateExhibitCurriculaBlog/2008/03/bfa_show_installation_1.html http://blogs.targetx.com/saic/UndergraduateExhibitCurriculaBlog/2008/03/bfa_show_installation_1.html Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:46:21 -0600 Thats David Copperfield. Thats me. ]]> http://blogs.targetx.com/saic/UndergraduateExhibitCurriculaBlog/2008/03/deb_sokolow.html http://blogs.targetx.com/saic/UndergraduateExhibitCurriculaBlog/2008/03/deb_sokolow.html Sun, 02 Mar 2008 12:41:31 -0600 These were garments that Alderman made and wore to fulfill the different duties in her life. Here's the studio work apron with pins that are like girl scout badges to show accomplishments/goals of the Heuretic Housewife: Close up of some of the pins: These are the text pieces that made up the rest of the show. Each included aspects of the artists own life, such as wedding vows, sewing patters, and visual and critical studies texts. AND the GX show was titled Gravtitation Pull. This show was also the work of an MFA student. His name is JiHyun Yoon and he is in the Art and Tech department. The work in this show was minimal; there were just 3 works. Two of the pieces were big wood square panel that had hundreds of small squares hinged to them. Both pieces moved by sensors on the floor that when stepped on signal the too-smart-for-me-mechanisms to rotate, in one piece's case, or move forward and back off of the wall, in the other piece's case. The last featured work was a video that used animation and effects to show the square pieces running around in Millineum Park. ]]> http://blogs.targetx.com/saic/UndergraduateExhibitCurriculaBlog/2008/02/sugs_shows_of_february.html http://blogs.targetx.com/saic/UndergraduateExhibitCurriculaBlog/2008/02/sugs_shows_of_february.html Sat, 16 Feb 2008 18:43:53 -0600 I’ve been to this museum 5 or 6 times and the shows are always quality. They have a huge collection Actionism, of course Viennese, since Vienna was where it all started, but they also have a big spectrum from the States, Germany, Italy and others. Last summer I saw a Sigmar Polke retrospective and it was great too. But this year, they have a show of contemporary Chinese Art titled, China:Facing Reality. This show was, of course, well curated and really did reflect the contemporary tastes, subjects and working style of Chinese artists. I thought the show was really well curated, all of the works were greatly relevant. The show took up 4 floors (which are pretty huge) and was hung according to a few different criteria….sometimes being group by region in which it was made, sometimes by medium, sometimes by subject matter, etc. My only qualm with the show was that I thought the upper middle floor was a little too crowded (it was every medium you can think of: video, painting works on paper, sculpture), as if they thought “these are the pieces that don’t group that well, so we’ll just put them all in this big hall and hope that nothing distorts the meaning of anything else.� Sometimes I think this grab bag set-up can work, but in this case I wasn’t pleased with the effect because most of the works were small or really visually complex, rather than being monumental and really eye-catching. These photos courtesy of Meghan Steinman. However the first floor was strategically good because it got people to keep going for two reasons, 1) they realized they recognized the work and 2) because all of these works were huge, bright and technically impressive. This floor had all the work that the Chinese have been paying huge million dollar prices for, so of these pieces the rest of the world is quite familiar. These photos courtesy of Meghan Steinman. Then, the exhibition got a bit quieter and showed some really great stuff. On the final floor, looking at the Shanghainese work, which was mostly photo/video and new media, when I really started to get into the show. The work from Shanghai had a lot to do the lifestyle of being from Shanghai. All of the work was really easy and natural to look at and be with. I really loved being able to compare and contrast my life to those of some of these artists and other young people from a place across the world that I have always assumed to be so different. And while it is obviously very different, it’s the same in that the kids there are going day by day and picking through the traditions and societal demands and choosing what they’ll keep or trash in order to develop an open culture that they can live proudly and enjoyably within. These photos courtesy of Meghan Steinman. Also in the photo section of the Shanghai stuff, there was an installation of 3000 photos on the floor. Each photo came from a collection of 20,000 snapshots of random moments in the artist's life that he took over a year or so. I'd decided it was my favorite. It was really precious and sweet, but not at all cheesy. The piece was by Song Tao and titled, What a Wonderful World. So, I'm walking along just glancing through it and then I realized, "Wait, I know that guy." And what do you know, my friend Han Tao is everywhere. I got really excited and told Han Tao about it. He said that he and this artist are best friends and they hangout and work together all the time. Han Tao is getting his Masters in SAIC's Arts Administration program and he's my office buddy in the ECO/SUGs office. Our boss, Michael, told me a while ago that Han Tao is a pretty well known photo curator in Shanghai, but I didn't really think much about it after that. But seeing him in this I'm definitely very excited to see what Han Tao will be doing in the future. I carefully went through all 3000 photos and I counted, he is in 46 of the photos. Wow. I attached a few visuals for you all. ]]> http://blogs.targetx.com/saic/UndergraduateExhibitCurriculaBlog/2008/02/while_prague_may_have_lame_1.html http://blogs.targetx.com/saic/UndergraduateExhibitCurriculaBlog/2008/02/while_prague_may_have_lame_1.html Sat, 02 Feb 2008 16:59:40 -0600 This is why its really exciting to be involved with one of these projects because the scene is small and these ideas of facilitation and self-motivation/promotion are still pretty new there. The experience was great especially because of being American, since sometimes it seems as though nothing is ever considered new here, it seemed revolutionary there AND it was because I am still young and learning and I got to do so with a variety of types of people and artists. My show flyer for a solo show I had in a squat gallery called Independent Creative Space was purely a digital scan: And then here are some pictures of various installed works and artists looking and hanging out within some of my favorite squat/alternative space projects. So it was really interesting to go back to Prague after having been gone for just 6 months and to see all of the new cool obstacle hurdling spaces. It felt really great to have been and still be part of something thats small but important. Especiallly when its halfway across the world!]]> http://blogs.targetx.com/saic/UndergraduateExhibitCurriculaBlog/2008/02/umeni_v_praze_art_in_prague.html http://blogs.targetx.com/saic/UndergraduateExhibitCurriculaBlog/2008/02/umeni_v_praze_art_in_prague.html Fri, 01 Feb 2008 11:44:58 -0600 ]]> http://blogs.targetx.com/saic/UndergraduateExhibitCurriculaBlog/2007/12/so_this_week_we_are.html http://blogs.targetx.com/saic/UndergraduateExhibitCurriculaBlog/2007/12/so_this_week_we_are.html Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:51:35 -0600 Download file ]]> http://blogs.targetx.com/saic/UndergraduateExhibitCurriculaBlog/2007/11/justin_swinburne_presents.html http://blogs.targetx.com/saic/UndergraduateExhibitCurriculaBlog/2007/11/justin_swinburne_presents.html Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:13:03 -0600 The installation is quality (excellent in fact, no one would have a clue this was a student run space), the dialogue and relationships between all the artworks is both absolute and rhetorical and the work is uniquely relevant to everyone. I'll post some of the individual works as soon as I have those images. OR you can check out the artists' and their very nice websites yourself: Robert Andrade robandrade.com Daniel G. Baird danielgbaird.com ]]> http://blogs.targetx.com/saic/UndergraduateExhibitCurriculaBlog/2007/11/so_the_show_techne_that_1.html http://blogs.targetx.com/saic/UndergraduateExhibitCurriculaBlog/2007/11/so_the_show_techne_that_1.html Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:13:12 -0600 Over the last few weeks there has been quite a few exhibitions. Select Media Festival happened once again this year. Lumpen a local chicago art/culture magazine hosts in their space (the co-prosperity sphere) a series of bands as well as art work. The bands were great and they had an awesome homemade space ship, complete with control panel. (pictures to be posted soon). The same space hosted a 101 painting show that happened around a month ago where they had an open call for painters in chicago to submit a piece of work, in the end they had 100 different painters showing at the space. If you're interested in either of these projects you should check out www.lumpen.com The fall BFA undergrad thesis show also went up two weeks ago. The show looked great, and there was some great work there, as well as the best tuna salad hor d'oeuvre sandwiches ever. This upcoming week there will be a closing show at a local space called the Plaines Project . The show is by an SAIC Senior, Alex Ferrando, and is titled Looking for Love. It turned out great! Its spaces like the plaines projects and Lumpen that allow showing experiences to students still in undergrad, something unique to Chicago. There is a school panel of the alternative art space being hosted at SAIC tomorrow by Michelle Grabner, I'm going to try to get there and report back. http://blogs.targetx.com/saic/UndergraduateExhibitCurriculaBlog/2007/11/its_been_too_long_and_i_have_a.html http://blogs.targetx.com/saic/UndergraduateExhibitCurriculaBlog/2007/11/its_been_too_long_and_i_have_a.html Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:50:24 -0600 So right now we have 2 shows in production. One a 2 person exhibition called "Techne" and the other is called "Justin Swinburne presents..." and it concerns some curatorial practices and social maintenance including a performance series. Techne is sculpture work by Rob Andrade and Daniel Baird. Rob is a senior who'll be graduating this semester, check out his installation room in the upcoming fall BFA show. Daniel graduated last spring with his BFA from SAIC, and Daniel says "Watch out!". Each artist is contributing two individual pieces and then they have constructed this massive collaborative piece that is a huge parthenon (columns and all) made out of mostly wood, i think, that sits upside down on a 3' x 6' pedestal. All in all the work is pretty streamlined and technically well done too. Should be a pretty great show when we finish working through the installation stage. After priming and painting the walls, which is a relatively fast process, this show is proving to be a pretty in-depth install because alot of the work is pretty huge and has to be assembled in the gallery. Also, there is one installation that our floating wall had to be moved to accommodate. Fortunately, Rob and Daniel are very apt and things are going smoothly. The show opens on Thurs. Nov. 15th in the LG Space of the 2nd floor in Sharp. Hope to see you there. As far as "Justin Swinburne presents..." goes, we have just began organizing and producing the show. We're still in the early stages, but that's actually alot of work because we are making all the big decisions and doing the designing of publicity and text materials which really is how you figure out what the show will be about. Things like show postcards and posters and paint colors are really important because they force us to figure out what we want you guys to think. That show opens after Thankgiving on Tues. Nov. 27th at 4 in Gallery X of the first floor Columbus bldg. and then other performance dates I'll give you soon. So thats the jist of the galleries this week. Later gators. http://blogs.targetx.com/saic/UndergraduateExhibitCurriculaBlog/2007/11/installation_rigors.html http://blogs.targetx.com/saic/UndergraduateExhibitCurriculaBlog/2007/11/installation_rigors.html Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:01:02 -0600 Hello, My name is Elizabeth and I am a Junior at SAIC. Currently in school I spend most of my time in the painting department. I have a strong interest in modernist literature and love taking english classes. I also have a job in the newly established Exhibition Curricula office, led by Michael Ryan. Me and two other students are currently organizing an office that is not attached to a department and addresses the exhibition needs of the student body. Other than that I enjoy cooking, cheese, and fountain pens. I generally dislike bananas. http://blogs.targetx.com/saic/UndergraduateExhibitCurriculaBlog/2007/11/general_hello_and_intro.html http://blogs.targetx.com/saic/UndergraduateExhibitCurriculaBlog/2007/11/general_hello_and_intro.html Wed, 07 Nov 2007 10:35:30 -0600 So, the facts. My name is Jamilee. Yes, thats one whole word, pronounced like the actress yet spelled like ... my name. I'm a 5th year senior. I'm in the Bachelor of Fine Art Art History degree program, which is fantastic and possibly fatal for me. Aaah, that thesis, its a killer! Other than that, I am the Administrative Director of the Student Union Galleries (or SUGs). SUGs has two spaces on campus and they are both entirely student run.....by myself, 2 installation directors and 1 design director. And of course we treasure the guidance and experience of working with the one and only Michael x Ryan, our faculty advisor and exhibition expert extraordinaire. So, we produce 6 exhibitions per semester, that we and the SUGs volunteers committee select and produce. Its pretty awesome. More than awesome. http://blogs.targetx.com/saic/UndergraduateExhibitCurriculaBlog/2007/11/jamileeeee_historeeeeee.html http://blogs.targetx.com/saic/UndergraduateExhibitCurriculaBlog/2007/11/jamileeeee_historeeeeee.html Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:38:00 -0600