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The beginning of the new everyday /
Conversations /
During a collective moment (first six weeks of Shelter-in-Place) we had “conversations” between iPhones
In a series of abstract “conversations” artists walked us through their studios, brought artworks into nature, talked about objects significant to them, played the flute, moved their bodies, and described a future they wished to participate in. The “episodes” balanced an ambiguous circumstance with a cautiously optimistic perspective directly from working artists.
Six episodes aired on MSP.TV
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Lauren Simpson /
Movement with objects and architecture /
Dance Exhibit /
A collaboration between Lauren Simpson Dance. I contributed thin steel rebar sculptures. The material was excavated from the building during it’s construction years prior. Their rigid form was balanced by Dana Hemenway’s woven and illuminated extension cord weavings.
Links:
DanceTabs
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Dance Exhibit. Choreographer: Lauren Simpson / Sound: Shanna Sordahl / Lighting: Jack Beuttler / Movement scenes performed by: Arletta Anderson, Virginia Broyles, Lydia Clinton, Marlie Couto, and Cauveri Madabushi Suresh / Photography: Robbie Sweeny
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How do you draw community, every name that told a story /
Amanda Eicher founded the Adobe Books Backroom Gallery. It was located, as the name suggests, in the backroom. In the bookstore, Eicher painted a single line high above the book shelves, around the perimeter of the store.
The line represented our shared horizon—individuals standing with the genius of many
A decade later I worked with curators “the folks”, and invited Amanda Eicher to return to this work. With the single prompt: “where do we stand now?”.
The result was a relationship map articulated from collective memory—it included every name that had contributed to the culture at Adobe Books.
After Adobe Books re-location from their original 16th Street location, in a vastly expanded form, “Genealogy” was recreated for the Oakland Museum and SFMOMA’s jointly organized “Fertile Ground: Art and Community in California”.
The work was later acquired by the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.
Related coverage:
Brooklyn Rail
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Amanda Eicher at work on Genealogy (2014) for the exhibition Fertile Ground: Art and Community in California, Oakland Museum of California. Photo by Scott Moulton.
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What can be achieved in 24 hours?
The framework was simple: an artist was invited (for one day) to explore shared interests in our related practices. During these extended, lazy studio visits—conversation occurred while preparing food and within this comfortable setting potential collaborations were addressed. In many cases nothing was made, rather varied points of view provided clarity around our shared interests, making these informal meetings productive. The results were documented via website and or printed matter distributed at local book stores.
The one day artist residencies led to exploring similar concepts as a contributor to SFMOMA’s Open Space
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Drawing from memory after looking at iconic cartoon characters online for 3 minutes with artist Chris Coy
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Unconventional use of a large institution /
With an open door to the SFMOMA, I explored an unofficial “residency” within the sacred Botta building.
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Various works made by participating artists prompted to respond to specific works in the collection: Chris Sollars, Brad Troemel, David Kasprzak, Charlene Tan, James Sterling Pitt, Jon Rafman, Julie Cloutier, and Jason Metcalf
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ARTHUR ALLAN perform banal tasks /
An ongoing collaboration between Chris Sollars and Brion Nuda Rosch.
Commissions were awarded by SFMOMA / Yerba Buena Gardens / SF City Hall
For an exhibition at SF Arts Commission Gallery Arthur Allan investigated the unoccupied open space of San Francisco civic buildings. In a series of interactions we made use of the banal and the mundane, producing video works and sculptures that investigate the civic aesthetic and its function.
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Something as common as ice cream /
Part art-object, part functioning ice cream stand, The Portable Ice Cream Stand was a nomadic food stand and social gathering assembled by visiting artists serving sweet refreshments at local functions, playgrounds, campsites, laundry mats, and book stores.
At the core of the project was claiming space for exploring creativity.
In workshops, collaborative artworks were made under varied aesthetic values and sold or given away with the purchase of ice cream.
Beyond claiming space, our goal was exploring an alternative economy to compliment one’s art practice. And in the process—educate an audience the need to support artists within their community.
During it’s final residency at Southern Exposure:
150 gallons of ice cream served.
Hundreds of collaborative drawings sold or given away.
570 visitors participated.
Many more took part in conversations.
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Final installment of the Portable Ice Cream Stand while in residence at Southern Exposure in San Francisco