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Dear Rhizome,
Pleae list this exhibition which is installed at a non-profit gallery in th=
e East Village on your website, as I am a member. I am sending a quote fro=
m a geneticist who is also quoted on the Gallery's www.TRIBES.ORG website. =
I am not sure where you would be putting this information if at all, but I =
thought it worthwhile to send it. Thank you, Chris Twomey
www.christwomey.com
[email protected]
QUOTE FROM GENETICIST:
"Chris Twomey's new installation, "OMNI SERIES, Art and Genetics in a Digit=
al Age consists of a series of photographs of human navels and a banner ins=
cribed with her thoughts, based on the scientific literature, on the potent=
ial of stem cell research for human health. The connection is that umbilica=
l cord blood is a rich source of stem cells. The navel then is not only the=
remnant of the umbilical cord, which supported us in the womb, but reminds=
us that umbilical cord blood could free us of devastating disease. This sh=
ow makes an artistic, poetic and political statement at the same time. Reme=
mber that the radical right has succeeded in cutting off federal funding fo=
r stem cell research, with severe consequences - for everyone. Not incident=
ally, Twomey is donating 10\% of the proceeds of the show to support stem ce=
ll research. And the photographs are brilliant and mesmerizing as well. Don=
't miss it."
Max Gottesman M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Institute of Cancer Research
Columbia University Medical Center
TRIBES GALLERY:
A universe of genetic potential -
It's all in the expression. Join us….
CHRIS TWOMEY
"OMNI SERIES, Art and Genetics in a Digital Age"
June 3 - July 30, 2004
TRIBES GALLERY
285 East 3rd Street, 2nd floor
(between Ave. C and D.)
212-674-3778, www.tribes.org
Contact: Steve Cannon 212-674-8262, or email [email protected]
The gallery is open Tuesday - Sunday, 12 - 6 p.m., or call for an appoint=
ment.
F train to the 2nd Avenue stop or 6 train to Bleecker and walk east. =
CHRIS TWOMEY'S new installation, "OMNI SERIES, Art and Genetics in a Digi=
tal Age," celebrates diversity and our shared humanity as we reflect on our=
genetic future.
Twomey's installation includes 70 images of navels that are digitally re-=
coded from the photographic source, obtained at last August's HOWL Festival=
in the East Village. A hand written, unbroken line of text and data about =
recent genetic developments threads through the images, and leads the viewe=
r to the gallery garden, where an 11 foot sculpture completes the experienc=
e. "OMNI SERIES" refers to "Omphalus," another word for navel and in Gree=
k mythology, a totem regarded as the center of the earth.
"The umbilical cord, once the core of our existence/nourishment and our m=
ost profound human bond, says Twomey. "It also contains the stem cells that=
help shape our destiny with their unique genetic code."
At the opening, a live camera collected new image samples of people/navel=
s to enrich the exhibition source. These new images of navels were digitiz=
ed so that one person will be seen through another's filter, suggestive of =
genetic cloning and in keeping with Twomey's interest in our self-identity.=
This process is ongoing through the use of Chris Twomey's web site at www=
.christwomey.com. A monitor displays the metamorphosis of navels to univer=
ses as a reflection of the infinite diversity of the stem cells.
Chris Twomey has exhibited widely throughout the United States, and recei=
ved awards from the Ford Foundation, Creative Artists Project Service, Kitc=
hen Center, Santa Fe Art Institute, and American Film Institute. She recent=
ly exhibited at the International Print Center in New York City, and will b=
e in at September show at the Paul Mellon Arts Center. She received an MFA =
from Pratt Institute and a BFA from Ramapo College, and also attended Reed =
College.
10\% of the proceeds from the OMNI SERIES show will be donated to stem cel=
l research.
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this
exhibition which is installed at a non-profit gallery in the East Vill=
age
on your website, as I am a member. I am sending a quote from a geneti=
cist
who is also quoted on the Gallery's <A
href="http://www.TRIBES.ORG">www.TRIBES.ORG</A> website. I am not sure wh=
ere you
would be putting this information if at all, but I thought it worthwhi=
le to
send it. Thank you, Chris Twomey<BR><A
href="http://www.christwomey.com">www.christwomey.com</A><BR><A
href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A></FO=
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