"the no place" Exhibition
BRIC
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the no place features the work of six contemporary artists who conjure utopian and dystopian environments in distinct ways to explore such issues as geo-political conflict, human rights, urban development, the environment, and most broadly, how we comprehend and utilize physical space.
In this era of globalization and digital communication, seemingly limitless information exists about the physical world and the events that take place in it. The advent of Google maps and other web mapping projects means that it is possible to view much of the world from a laptop or cellular phone, and to comprehend both vast sweeps of the landscape and the smallest minutiae. Nevertheless, much remains unseen. The world is full of hidden spaces – places that are simply geographically inaccessible, restricted due to political conflict, or made out of bounds because of the furtive activities taking place within them.
Working in varied media (photography, sculpture, video, and works on paper) and with diverse approaches (social activist projects, Internet research, urban exploration, and interviews and oral histories), exhibition artists Liset Castillo, Blane De St. Croix, Nathan Kensinger, Paula Luttringer, Jenny Polak and J.G. Zimmerman have produced poetic visualizations of unseen, the inaccessible, and politically charged spaces.
[Image: Jenny Polak "Design for the Alien Within - Attic Access Hiding Unit. Site specific hiding place for people without immigration papers" (2009)]
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Schedule
from January 21, 2010 to March 06, 2010
Opening Reception on 2010-01-20 from 19:00 to 21:00