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Monthly Archives: November 2015
Foundations Salon Dec 4
Amalia Ulman
Project Proposals
Urban Interruption by Candy Chang
A graphic designer, guerrilla artist, and urban planner, Candy Chang has been instigating site-specific interventions into public spaces. She’s stenciled sidewalks to indicate where she thinks her neighborhood could use a new tree. She’s distributed nametags to be stuck on boarded-up buildings in post-Katrina New Orleans—only instead of “Hello My Name Is,” they read “I Wish This Was,” leaving room for residents to complete the sentence. For her project titled Before I Die, an abandoned house became a chalkboard for a wish list on which passersby reminded themselves of “what really matters.”
“When Faith Moves Mountains”
This work by Belgian performance artist Francis Alÿs involved the physical labor of five hundred volunteers with shovels. In 2002, they gathered at a huge sand dune on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, and over the course of a day moved it by several inches.
The action itself, as documented in photographs and video, is extraordinarily impressive, but in the end the “social allegory” takes over from the work’s undeniable formal presence. The action was completely transitory. The next day, no one could recognize that the huge sand dune had been moved. The true aftermath of the work lies in the ripples of anecdote and image that radiate out from it.
Long Distance Lovers’ Project: “Half&Half”
“Long distance relationships can be hard. So why not ease the burden with a cooperative art project? “Half&Half” is a project by the duo ShinLiArt. The couple snaps pictures while they’re on video chat, and later compose them into one. Two halves join to show that while the lovers might be miles apart, they are still together. SihinLiArt is composed of Danbi Shin, currently based in New York, and Seok Li, based in Seoul. There’s a 14 hour time difference between their locations, but that’s no barrier for love – or art! Plus, the proceeds that come from their art projects are donated to art education.”
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“The Prophecy”
On Fragility
This artist intentionally creates glass boxes the size of FedEx shipping containers and ships them around, then puts their final condition on display:
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Exhibition Art: Gerda Steiner and Jörg Lenzlinger
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Fall 2015 Foundations 