“Archive Bound” Exhibition
The Center for Book Arts
[Image: Sasha Huber "Rentyhorn (Video still)" Image courtesy of the artist.]
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The Center for Book Arts presents its Fall 2015 Main Gallery Exhibition, to mark the opening of its 41st season. Archive Bound, organized by Karen E. Jones, examines methodologies within the presentation, documentation, historiography, and exhibition display of non-object based and site-specific artworks. Additionally, the exhibition includes books, photographs, and ephemera associated with Conceptual, Performance, and Site-Specific Art practices. Several first generation avant-garde figures lay the groundwork for a discourse on the contemporary utilization of these crucial genres. An opening reception will be held October 2nd, 6-8pm. Admission to the gallery is free. Several performances and a roundtable discussion will be included as part of the exhibition.
Artists in Archive Bound are: Laylah Ali, Justin Amrhein, Cory Arcangel,
Aurora De Armendi, Sophie Calle, Paul Chan, Rainer Ganahl, Guerrilla Girls, Jacqueline Goss & Jenny Perlin, Paula Hayes, Thomas Hirschhorn, Sasha Huber,
Liz Magic Laser, Ana Mendieta, Dean Moss, Karyn Olivier, James Romberger,
Martha Rosler, Marion Scemama, Seth Siegelaub & Robert Projansky,
Situationist International, Martha Wilson, Marguerite Van Cook, and
David Wojnarowicz.
Karen E. Jones is an art historian and curator of modern and contemporary art. She has curated exhibitions at the Pratt Manhattan Gallery, the Institute of Contemporary Art, and the Whitney Museum, among other venues. She has written numerous articles and reviews for publications such as Art and Text, Tema Celeste, and Time Out New York. She currently teaches art history at the City University of New York.
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Schedule
from October 02, 2015 to December 12, 2015
Opening Reception on 2015-10-02 from 18:00 to 20:00
Artist(s)
Laylah Ali, Justin Amrhein, Cory Arcangel, Aurora De Armendi, Sophie Calle, Paul Chan, Rainer Ganahl, Guerrilla Girls, Jacqueline Goss & Jenny Perlin, Paula Hayes, Thomas Hirschhorn, Sasha Huber, Liz Magic Laser, Ana Mendieta, Dean Moss, Karyn Olivier, James Romberger, Martha Rosler, Marion Scemama, Seth Siegelaub & Robert Projansky, Situationist International, Martha Wilson, Marguerite Van Cook, David Wojnarowicz