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The Labyrinth Wall: From Mythology to Reality


Dates:
Sun Dec 14, 2008 00:00 - Fri Dec 05, 2008

[size=16][b]The Labyrinth Wall: From Mythology to Reality
December 14, 2008 - February 7, 2009[/size]

The process of artists creating their walls will be open to the public
from December 9 to December 13

Opening: Sunday December 14, 3 - 9pm[/b]

[b]The Labyrinth Wall: From Mythology to Reality[/b] is an exhibition in which 50 artists will respond to the turbulent times in which we live, the complex — and often confusing — financial, military, and cultural crises in America. Responding to the sagging economy, the continued American presence in Iraq, and the crisis facing ordinary people who are losing jobs and homes, we at Exit Art felt the urgent need to present an exhibition that explored these aspects of our country and our culture. [b]The Labyrinth Wall[/b] is an immediate reaction to these issues and uses the labyrinth as a metaphor for the difficult and tangled problems that America faces.

Exit Art will be re-configured into a maze constructed of fifty, 8 x 8 foot panels. Each artist will be given one wall on which to respond to the metaphor of the labyrinth and offer instructions on how to escape the issues we are confronted with. The labyrinth serves as a metaphor for the vexing problems that America, under a hopeful new presidential administration, must now navigate.

In Greek mythology, the labyrinth was an elaborate structure designed to hold the Minotaur, a creature that was half-man, half-bull. Designed for King Minos of Crete by Daedalus, the labyrinth was so serpentine and difficult to negotiate that Daedalus himself could barely find his way out. Today, America seems to have found itself at the center of a metaphorical labyrinth. We’ve become so deeply wound into an economic and political maze that our situation seems impossible to escape.

This exhibition also calls attention to the wall as a representation of a political barrier, used for either fortification or for segregation (such as the Berlin Wall or Great Wall of China), or as a form of communication (such as the activities of Chinese Democracy activists on what became known as the ‘Democracy Wall’).

Responding to the metaphors of the labyrinth and the wall in 2-dimensional media - such as painting, collage, photography, drawing, and stencil - the artists in this exhibition attempt to navigate the complicated issues threatening the way of American life.

Curated by Jeanette Ingberman and Papo Colo. Concept by Papo Colo.

The process of artists creating the walls of the Labyrinth will be open to the public from Tuesday, December 9 to Saturday, December 13. During that time Exit Art will be open 10am - 10pm, Tuesday to Friday, and 12pm - 10pm on Saturday.

[b]ARTISTS[/b]
Josh Abram Howard; John Ahearn; Madeleine Arthurs and P.S. 274, Brooklyn; Francisca Benitez; Liz Brown; Luis Camnitzer; Russell Christian; Tyler Coburn; Papo Colo; Ernest Concepcion; Anton van Dalen; Robert Danderov; Iliana Emilia Garcia; Mike Estabrook; Teo Freytes; John Fekner and Don Leicht; Scherezade Garcia; Rico Gatson; Guerra de la Paz; Peter Hildebrand; Vandana Jain and Doris Caciolo; Charles Juhasz-Alvarado; Jayson Keeling; Fawad Khan; Saeri Kiritani; Matthew Kirk; Christopher Knowles; Charles Koegel; Peter Kuper; Nora Ligorano and Marshal Reese; Joan Linder; Miguel Luciano; Yucef Mehri; Bryan Mesenbourg; Paul Miller; Marcus Morales; Irvin Morazan; Rune Olsen; Kevin Pyle; Beau Rhee; Rudy Royval; David Sandlin; Jacolby Satterwhite; Seher Shah; Dan Tague; Seth Tobocman; Lynne Yamamoto and Lucretia Knapp; Heeseop Yoon; Daniel Zeller

EXIT ART 475 Tenth Avenue NYC 212.966.7745 www.exitart.org


EVENT

Matthew Kirk: Sculptures and Drawings


Dates:
Sat Nov 22, 2008 00:00 - Tue Nov 18, 2008

Matthew Kirk: Sculptures and Drawings

Saturday November 22, 5pm - 10pm
other days by appointment only

Native-American artist Matthew Kirk presents an exhibition of sculptures and
drawings at 196Cooper, Bushwick, Brooklyn.

From drawings on paper, wood panels, and sculpture, this exhibition of recent
works will stretch across two floors and into the backyard. This is Matthew Kirk's
first solo show.

Wine and snacks will be served.

WHERE:
196 Cooper Street
Brooklyn

L to Wilson Avenue
Walk down Wilson Avenue two blocks away from
the park to Cooper Street and take a left. The venue
is between Wilson and Central Avenues.

Please visit http://navajothunder.com for more details and contact information.


EVENT

Matthew Kirk: Sculptures and Drawings


Dates:
Sat Nov 22, 2008 00:00 - Tue Nov 18, 2008

Matthew Kirk: Sculptures and Drawings

Saturday November 22, 5pm - 10pm
other days by appointment only

Native-American artist Matthew Kirk presents an exhibition of sculptures and
drawings at 196Cooper, Bushwick, Brooklyn.

From drawings on paper, wood panels, and sculpture, this exhibition of recent
works will stretch across two floors and into the backyard. This is Matthew Kirk's
first solo show.

Wine and snacks will be served.

WHERE:
196 Cooper Street
Brooklyn

L to Wilson Avenue
Walk down Wilson Avenue two blocks away from
the park to Cooper Street and take a left. The venue
is between Wilson and Central Avenues.

Please visit http://navajothunder.com for more details and contact information.


EVENT

Feast for 5.1 Senses


Dates:
Sat Nov 01, 2008 00:00 - Wed Oct 29, 2008

FEAST FOR 5.1 SENSES
a multimedia dinner benefit for ((audience09))
7 - 9:30pm

with: a performance by Michael Northam
sound and strings by Zach Layton and MV Carbon
surround sound by Annea Lockwood and Simona Brinkmann
video by Lauren Rosati
a two-course Indian-inspired dinner
and some surprises!

$50 before and at the door

THE MENU
Starters (choice of):
--Asparagus and sweet potato Samosa Frisee, lemon-jaggery chutney
--Vindaloo lamb sliders Toasted naan, roasted tomato chutney, pickled mango
--Pappadom crab roll Fennel cured apples, avocado raita

Main Courses (choice of):
--Wild mushroom, sweet corn and spinach curry Anise flavored rice, Red chile jus
--Seared duck breast Leg confit Samosa, red lentils, coconut-jalapeno chutney
--Tandoori Striped Bass Cauliflower “cous-cous”, roasted eggplant, saffron-cardamon nage

FOR RESERVATIONS and more information, please visit monkeytownhq.com/reservations.html.

Monkeytown is located at 58 North 3rd Street in Williamsburg,
btwn. Kent and Wythe
L to Bedford, G to Metropolitan.

IMAGINE: You enter into a large cinema and settle into your seat. After a few minutes, the lights dim and the screen goes black. It is dark and everyone is silent, waiting for the film to begin. Then there is thunder; the speakers roar. The screen remains black, yet your body is immersed in sound. You are listening to cinema for the ear.

Co-curators Alexis Bhagat and Lauren Rosati have organized a two-hour program of 5.1 Surround Sound works by over a dozen international artists for ((audience09)). Emphasizing temporal, narrative, and spatial experimentation, ((audience09)) mines an unexplored territory in the cinema. The movie theater is standardized, built space throughout the modern world: just as the uniform space of stereo FM transformed popular music, the uniform space of surround sound has the potential to transform contemporary sound art. Currently, sound artists have been limited to designing surround sound works for home theaters, or for the cinema as corollary to the visual film. ((audience09)) promotes the exploration of the cinema as a concert hall for the 21st century.

((audience09)) crosses artistic as well as geographic boundaries, building connections between New York and Indian artists and organizations. In collaboration with Pooja Sood and Khoj International Artists’ Association, the festival will be presented in Delhi, India in Winter 2009. The program will be previewed for the public in New York in November 2008 at an exciting venue TBA. Please sign up for the ((audience)) email list at au.dience.org for updates.

EXHIBITION SUPPORT ((audience)) is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. Contributions on behalf of ((audience09)) may be made payable to Fractured Atlas and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. To make a tax-deductible donation to ((audience)), please visit https://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/contribute/donate. Select “AUDIENCE” from the “ON BEHALF OF” pull-down menu and complete the online form.


EVENT

The House Is Small but the Welcome Is Big


Dates:
Sat Sep 20, 2008 00:00 - Thu Sep 04, 2008

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The House Is Small but the Welcome Is Big
in Exit Underground
September 20 - October 18, 2008
Opening Saturday September 20, 7-10pm


NEW YORK -- In conjunction with The House Is Small, a project of the non-profit organization Venice Arts, Exit Art presents The House Is Small but the Welcome Is Big, an exhibition of recent photography by 15 people from Mozambique and South Africa affected by HIV/AIDS.

Over the past two years an unlikely group of photographers have documented the life and death struggle of HIV/AIDS in Africa. Children from Maputo, Mozambique, orphaned by AIDS, and HIV-positive women in Cape Town, South Africa were given cameras by Venice Arts, a non-profit media arts organization in Venice, California devoted to social art initiatives. They were asked to take pictures in their communities that tell the uncensored story of their lives. The result is a stirring exhibit of photographs that will make its New York debut at Exit Art in Exit Underground.

The photos are tragic and hopeful, lively and compelling. Some are difficult to look at. All of them are hard to dismiss. “We gave these women and children professional digital cameras, taught them the basics of how to use them and provided a little encouragement,” says Lynn Warshafsky, co-founder of The House is Small.

The name of the project comes from one of the photographs taken by 28 year-old Funeka Nceke of Cape Town. On the wall of her friend’s home hangs an embroidered cloth that reads, “The House Is Small But the Welcome Is Big.” Funeka lives in a shack with no electricity or running water with her two children and two additional family members. Funeka learned she was HIV-positive in 2003.

Neal Baer is co-founder of the project. “These children, as young as 10 and no older than 18, have a lot to say through these images about living on their own and raising younger siblings by themselves,” says Baer. “That’s the harsh truth about AIDS in Africa. Millions of children are growing up alone, a generation without the guidance or love of parents.”

Proceeds from sales of the prints will be used to establish a photographic institute in Maputo, Mozambique so that young photographers there can continue to document their lives. This exhibition was previously presented at Gallery M in Denver, Colorado.

Curated by The House Is Small co-founders, Neal Baer, Jim Hubbard and Lynn Warshafsky.

ABOUT EXIT ART
Exit Art is an independent vision of contemporary culture. We are prepared to react immediately to important issues that affect our lives. We do experimental, historical and unique presentations of aesthetic, social, political and environmental issues. We absorb cultural differences that become prototype exhibitions. We are a center for multiple disciplines. Exit Art is a 25 year old cultural center in New York City founded by Directors Jeanette Ingberman and Papo Colo, that has grown from a pioneering alternative art space, into a model artistic center for the 21st century committed to supporting artists whose quality of work reflects the transformations of our culture. Exit Art is internationally recognized for its unmatched spirit of inventiveness and consistent ability to anticipate the newest trends in the culture. With a substantial reputation for curatorial innovation and depth of programming in diverse media, Exit Art is always changing.

ABOUT VENICE ARTS
The House Is Small is a project of Venice Arts, a nonprofit organization running innovative programs in documentary photography, filmmaking, and digital media/arts, primarily targeting low-income youth in the Los Angeles area since 1993. The organization also implements regional, national and international participant-produced photo documentary projects with adults and children. In 2007, Venice Arts joined with the USC Annenberg Center for Communication and Leadership to create the Venice Arts/USC Institute for Photographic Empowerment. Since its inception 15 years ago, Venice Arts has come to be recognized as an Exemplary Arts Organization and has been the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions for its unique Media Art Mentoring programs and its innovative integration of technology into arts learning.

EXHIBITION SUPPORT
This exhibition is supported with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency. General exhibition support from Bloomberg LP, Carnegie Corporation, Starry Night Fund at The Tides Foundation, Exit Art’s Board of Directors and our members. Special thanks to Venice Arts, Venice, California.