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Midpoint pics

Midpoint: Works by 2nd Year MFA Candidates

Midpoint, exhibition at the Stamp Gallery showcasing works from second year MFA candidates from the department of Art at the University of Maryland. Exhibition from May 11 – June 10, 2009. Opening Reception May 14th from 5:00-7:00PM

College Park, MD— The Stamp Gallery presents Midpoint, an exhibition of work by five artists in their second year of MFA candidacy at the University of Maryland. Featuring artists Jack Henry, Joseph Hoffman, Timothy Horjus, Sarah Laing and Stewart Watson, Midpoint offers a look at the diverse works being produced by these candidates.

About the Artists:
Flint, Michigan, where Jack Henry is from, is an automotive town, where abandoned factories and houses fill the suburban landscape. The buildings reveal a rich visual history in their decrepit state, far more interesting than if they had been covered with a fresh coat of paint. Henry’s work is an attempt to capture the essence of that imperfect beauty.

Joseph Hoffman’s most recent works pair the subtle qualities of sound along side its more brazen traits. He explores how sound shapes our interactions with the world around us. As Anne Fernald tells us, “Sound is touch at a distance.” Hoffman is interested in exploring the qualities of sound and its affect on our psyche.

Timothy Horjus’s work evokes a contemporary reality by utilizing the language of modernism to discuss our reliance on digitally produced and transmitted information. The titles of his work are inspired by the anonymous subject lines of spam emails. Horjus assigns as titles to his works the spam subject lines allowing the paintings to function conceptually.

Sarah Laing’s work centers on her interests in the universality of our biological make-up and landscape; combined with the collective sense of the sublime. The imagery in her work is derived from landscape photographs which have been removed from their original context, rotated, and multiplied. They then evolve to take on ambiguous abstract forms that can be seen in a micro/macro context: animal or landscape, recognizable yet alien.

There is a common conceptual thread in Stewart Watson’s work – a fascination with the point at which two things meet. While that point of contact continues to speak of weakness and controlled failure, this new body of work is drawn from her interest in her genealogical history as developed through natural genetic patterning and created codes and languages.

The Stamp Gallery is located on the first floor of the Stamp Student Union on the campus of the University of Maryland, College Park. The gallery is free and open to the public Mondays-Thursdays 10:00am – 8:00pm; Fridays 10:00am – 6:00am, and Saturdays
11:00am – 5:00pm. For more information please visit the gallery’s website http://thestamp.umd.edu/gallery/ or call (301) 314-8493.

Foon Sham opening at Project 4

Just a couple photos from UMD professor Foon Sham's opening reception at Project 4 gallery in D.C.

MFA Thesis Exhibition 2009

MFA 2009
Master of Fine Arts Thesis exhibition
Featuring Jeremy Flick, Juan Rojo, and Matthew Wead
May 6, 2009 through Friday, May 22, 2009

Wednesday, May 6 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Public opening reception, second floor atrium, Art Sociology Building

This year’s graduating MFA class utilizes painting, printmaking, video, and installation to create an exciting and confident collection of work. These artists move seamlessly between styles and approaches to explore the boundaries of their talent while creating new and innovative work. This year, three emerging artists are featured: Jeremy Flick, Juan Rojo, and Matthew Wead.

For Preview of the Exhibition: http://www.artgallery.umd.edu/exhibit/293.09/index.html

Nathan Coley at UMD

Nathan Coleywill lecture as part of the Department of Art's Visiting Artist Lecture Series Mar. 26th @ 5:00PM in rm# 2309, Art/Sociology Bldg

http://www.tate.org.uk/tateshots/episode.jsp?item=13042

http://www.art.umd.edu/va09/

Boing!

Pasatiempo

Hi everyone, I have being selected for a juried show back in Spain, you can see here part of the video that is going to be traveling around Spain starting with this museum..

Photos of the opening for show of the first year graduate students work at the University of Maryland.

artists: Jesse Burrowes, Zac Jackson, David Knobel and myself,

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Picturing Politics 2008

Picturing Politics 2008: Artists Speak to Power is open! You can go to the Arlington Art Center website for details on times, directions, etc. Everyone has worked really hard to make this show a reality. We hope you can get there soon. Also, plan to join us for a reception on September 5 (which will be a great party but not likely a great time to see the work!)

Rex

http://www.arlingtonartscenter.org/

Scratching the Surface Artist Reception

MEET THE ARTISTS AND INNOVATORS WEEKEND AND PURCHASE “COOL” PRINTS AT PYRAMID ATLANTIC ARTS CENTER

LOCAL FAVORITE MAYORGA WILL CATER THE AFFAIR WITH TASTY TREATS FROM ITS SILVER SPRING CAFE

SILVER SPRING, MD –On Saturday August 23rd, 2008, Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center (http://www.pyramidatlanticartcenter.org/) invites the public to meet some of the hottest new printmaking talent in the area at an artist reception from 5 pm to 7 pm at the gallery on 8230 Georgia Avenue. The exhibit, Scratching the Surface, is a showcase for the work of 23 emerging printmakers from the Greater Metropolitan Area
universities. The exhibition features a great variety of methods, each
used in fascinating and inventive ways. The artists will be in attendance.

Additionally,
Pyramid Atlantic will have work from its private collection for on
display and for sale for emerging and veteran collectors interested in
purchasing affordable art and reasonable prices. For more information, contact 301-608-9101 or email slevine@pyramid-atlantic.org

PICTURING POLITICS 2008 at Arlington Arts Center

2008 EXHIBITIONS SCHEDULE AAC
August 15 –September 27, 2008 (Reception September 5)

PICTURING POLITICS 2008:
Artists Speak to Power
Curated by Rex Weil

Artists: Helga Thomson, Renee Stout, Jose Ruiz, Rick Reinhard,
The Pinky Show, Jefferson Pinder and Matt Ravenstahl,
Randall Packer and John Anderson, Independence Fund's
Veterans Art Project and the National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum,
Alberto and Victoria Gaitan, Benjamin Edwards, Mary Coble,
Judy Byron, Lisa Blas, Wendy Babcox and Meg Mitchell

Show Dates: August 15 - September 27, 2008
Reception: Friday, September 5, 6:00 - 9:00pm
Location: Arlington Arts Center, 3550 Wilson Blvd, Arlington VA
Metro: Orange Line: Virginia Square
Gallery hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 11 am - 5 pm

At the Arlington Arts Center this August and September, Washington independent curator, artist, teacher, and critic Rex Weil will present a show focused on the intersection of politics and art-terrain that seldom seems to be explored by artists and galleries in and around the nation's capital.




Picturing Politics 2008 will supply a corrective, examining a wide array of strategies used in the contemporary visual arts for addressing controversial issues and promoting progressive social change-all against the backdrop of a political landscape dominated by mass media.

Nine individual artists and five collaborative projects will be included in seven separate gallery spaces on two floors of the AAC.

The artists and their work:

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Jose Ruiz: installation addressing the struggles of immigrant workers in Northern Virginia with issues of identity, class and intolerance
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Randall Packer and John Anderson: multi-media environment featuring video, sound, images culled from mass media, and a gravesite for American democracy
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Alberto and Victoria Gaitan: video and sound installation exploring the politics of sexual identity


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Mary Coble: video from her Aversion series, exploring the history of using electroshock therapy to "treat" homosexuality
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Lisa Blas: installation and sculpture riffing on 'men on horses' monuments and other symbols of domination and power
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Judy Byron: installation and sound, highlighting women's personal and political priorities
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Rick Reinhard: photographs documenting political demonstrations in the Metro Washington, DC area
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Benjamin Edwards: prints depicting a hyper-real version of the local landscape and the instruments of power and commerce it reflects
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Jefferson Pinder and Matt Ravenstahl: their new performative video, Passive Resistance, investigates the human capacity to resist and maintain dignity in the face of violence
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Wendy Babcox and Meg Mitchell: project featuring video projection, RSS feeds, and information from viewer polling updated in real time concerning issues of war and peace in the Middle East
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Helga Thomson: prints from the Argentinean-born, Maryland-based artist's Here's Looking at You series highlighting issues of survelliance, identity cards and fear of a dystopian future
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Renee Stout: prints and sculptures, including her print, Lunch at the Bush Whitehouse
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The Pinky Show: the popular internet phenomenon featuring Pinky and Bunny, two cartoon cats who talk about public policy, will be represented by prints, paraphernalia, and a YouTube station
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Independence Fund's Veterans Art Project and the National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum: photographs and video taken by veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, depicting the daily lives of military personnel and civilians in conflict zones

THE CURATOR:

Rex Weil teaches Theories of Art and Contemporary Art Theory at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is Contributing Editor for ARTnews, where he has published over 200 reviews and essays. His most recent curatorial projects were exhibitions of Michael Platt and Yuriko Yamaguchi at the University of Maryland Art Gallery.

Scratching the Surface at Pyramid Atlantic and Washington City Paper presents Crafty Bastards!

Scratching the Surface
June 24-September 25, 2008

This exhibition will highlight the work of local university students exploring printmaking. in the Main Gallery features the work of 23 emerging printmakers from the Greater Metropolitan Area universities. The exhibition features a great variety of methods, each used in fascinating and inventive ways. The universities included in the exhibition are American University, Corcoran College of Art and Design, George Mason University, Georgetown University, Maryland Institute College of Art, Montgomery College, Towson State University, University of Maryland College Park, and Virginia Commonwealth University. The exhibition highlights the best in new printmaking talent in the area.





University of Maryland students invited to participate in Crafty Bastards! at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Silver Spring:
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/craftybastards/vendors/

Washington City Paper is bringing all the fun and excitement of its indie craft extravaganza to Silver Spring, Maryland on Saturday, June 28th!