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Preview of another piece that will be in the Deadstock show. FLOCKED screenprint! Check out Mette’s site for some amazing detailed shots of this piece and come see it in person on Thursday!
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Here’s a sneak peek at the Deadstock show coming up at Compound that I’ve curated. Also below is the wonderful write up about the show by Jen Delos Reyes. Here’s the link for the event on Facebook.
In the world of retail, merchandise that does not leave the shelves or the warehouse is destined to become deadstock. These forgotten relics of commerce can sometimes get a second chance, once again returning to the marketplace to fulfill their intended function. How does art become deadstock, and once it does, how does it once again serve a purpose? For the exhibition Deadstock at Compound Gallery curator Jason Sturgill posited that very question, and proposed an objective. What could be seen as the disregarded products of artists studios are being dusted off and brought to show, some for the first time. These pieces are the surplus of creativity, and fittingly they are being used to foster the creativity of others. Part of the proceeds of the sales from this show go to benefit the Right Brain Initiative program of the Regional Art and Culture Council. This initiative recognizes that the arts enhance all aspects of education, and seeks to give all K-8 students in the region access to the arts.
Much of the work that Jason Sturgill does as a cultural worker is about making connections— this can range from connecting individuals and organizations, to how he explores how art can support business, and how business can support art. In the true sense of the word Jason is a connector, a person who aids another in achieving their goal, and in this case the goal is to support the incredible efforts of the Right Brain Initiative through sharing his connections to the artists featured in Deadstock.
Deadstock opens on Thursday February 2nd, 2012 at 7pm. The show is cash and carry, pay and take.
About the Right Brain Initiative:
Launched in 2008, The Right Brain Initiative promotes whole brain learning. Our vision is to give every K-8 student in the region access to the arts regardless of neighborhood, language, or income. Through an effort that engages the entire community, we’re creating long-term, lasting change within our school systems.
http://therightbraininitiative.org/
About Jason Sturgill:
Is a culture worker with a background in advertising, design and various curatorial practices. Having worked for Wieden+Kennedy, Dark Horse Comics, Laika, and Nike along with running his own online art gallery has heavily influenced his art practice which centers around the intersection of art and local business. Sturgill is currently participating in the MFA program in Art and Social Practice as well as teaching graphic design at Portland State University.
http://jasonsturgill.comWork from the show above by Carson Ellis, Phil Marden, Ashley Goldberg, Thomas Bradley and Chris Johanson
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Virtual class with Lee and the Gang. http://leewalton.com (Taken with instagram)
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More about Ariana Jacob’s latest project at http://publicwondering.wordpress.com (Taken with instagram)
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Ariana Jacob gave a talk about her work today to our class. It was life affirming. (Taken with Instagram at Bud Clark Commons)
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Go, Lexa!
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Luis Camnitzer came by our workshop today for a riveting 2 hour discussion. My favorite quote of the day: “I don’t believe in teaching, I believe in learning.” http://bit.ly/camnitzer (Taken with Instagram at Field Work)
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The PSU mission statement. Something I can really get behind. (Taken with Instagram at Field Work)
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"Anyone who teaches visual art is familiar with the following problem. Two seemingly opposite pedagogical poles appear to be collapsing. On one side is the singularity of artistic vision expressed as a commitment to a particular material or medium. On the other is an ever-increasing pressure on students to work collaboratively through social and participatory formats, often in a public context outside the white cube. One of the most common catchall terms for the latter tendency is social practice art. Currently, there are about half a dozen college-level programs promoting its study. However, if you include the many instructors who regularly engage their students in political, interventionist, or participatory art projects, the tilt toward socially engaged art begins to look more like a full-blown pedagogical shift, at least in the United States.
The studio art classroom, as opposed to the lecture hall or seminar space, is where these contradictions are most apparent, and often most disarming…
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PSU ART AND SOCIAL PRACTICE MFA LECTURE SERIES
Luis Camnitzerwill lecture about his work!Luis Camnitzer (b. 1937) is a German-born Uruguayan conceptual artist and academic. His humorous yet biting work has appeared in many exhibitions internationally since the early 1960s.The public is invited (it’s free, tell your friends)
Monday Jan 23rd, 7:30 Sharp!
Shattuck Hall Annex at the corner of SW Broadway and Hall on the PSU campus
Camnitzer’s work has been shown in noted exhibitions and institutions, including individual shows at the Galería Ruth Benzacar, Argentina; The Kitchen and El Museo del Barrio, New York; List Visual Arts Center at M.I.T., Cambridge, MA; and Museo Carillo Gil, Mexico City. Retrospectives of his work have been presented at Lehman College Art Gallery in the Bronx, NY(1991) and Kunsthalle Kiel, Germany (2003), as well as at the Daros Museum in Zürich (2010) and the upcoming exhibition at El Museo del Barrio, New York (2011). His work has appeared in biennials and group shows, including Information (1970), The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Biennial of Havana, Cuba (1984, 1986, and 1991); Whitney Biennial (2000), Documenta 11 (2002), and Beyond Geometry (2005), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA. Camnitzer’s work is in the permanent collections of The Museum of Modern Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX; and Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires, Argentina (MALBA), among other institutions. Camnitzer received Guggenheim Fellowships in 1961 and 1982. A highly regarded critic and curator, Camnitzer is a frequent contributor to ArtNexus, and wrote New Art of Cuba (1994, 2003) and Conceptualism in Latin American Art: Didactics of Liberation (2007).For more information on Luis go to: http://www.alexandergray.com/artists/luis-camnitzer/__________________________________________________________________Additionally, the Luis Camnitzer lecture is co-sponsored by the OCAC/PNCA MFA in Applied Craft and Design and the Nina Katchadourian lecture is co-sponsoered by The Philip Feldman Gallery at PNCA. If you or someone you know is interested in sponsoring the lecture series please let us know.The lecture series is supported in part by Erika and Dave Cianciulli, The Platt Family, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, The Bear Deluxe, and Makelike.Next up in the PASPMLS:Jan 30 Caroline Woolard (webcast)
Feb 6 Grey Area Foundation for the Arts (webcast)
Feb 13 Center for Land Use Interpretation
Feb 20 Axel Void (webcast)
Feb 27 Jim Goldberg
April 2 Nina Katchadourian
April 9 Design 99: Neighborhood Project
April 16 LaToya Ruby Frazier (webcast)
April 23 Borderland Collective (webcast)
April 30 Slanguage
May 7 Urban Edibles
May 14 Mary Jane Jacob
May 21 Coco Fusco
