Maps and Guns OPEN CALL
Deadline:
Fri Apr 27, 2007 10:24
OPEN CALL
In The Country of Last Refuge
A mash-up, on urbanism, communication (and its breakdown, on an intimate and global level) violence and geography
by Emma Wilcox and Evonne Davis.
With full color illustrated, perfect bound catalog.
Urbanism
Vitality
Paranoia
Transformation
Endurance
Communication
Perception
Geography
Isolation
Memory
Justice
Violence
Action and Indifference
Submissions in any and all media due Aug 15.
Notification by Sep 1 Delivery by Sep 29.
Materials for catalog may be requested earlier than work delivery.
In the Country of Violence will be on display at Gallery Aferro, Newark NJ, October 2007
In The Country of Last Things 2004
In The Country of Last Things 4-Ever 2006
In the Country of Last Refuge 2007
www.aferro.org
Please refer to exhibition guidelines on website
http://www.aferro.org/websitebaker/wb/pages/submissions.php
Please email work to mapsandguns@gmail.com or mail work to Emma Wilcox Gallery Aferro 248 Sherman ave #43 NY NY 10034
The mission of Gallery Aferro is to bring cultural education and esthetic engagement with contemporary issues to all people equally, and to create an environment where artists can gather and share physical and intellectual resources.
We are working towards an arts community that is available to everyone, without sacrificing standards or quality of experience. Founded in a converted factory building in the Ironbound, Gallery Aferro was planned as a pilot project to be recreated in different architectural forms, in multiple American cities. Gallery Aferro is currently being run out of a 20,000 sq ft building in downtown Newark.
In The Country of Last Refuge
A mash-up, on urbanism, communication (and its breakdown, on an intimate and global level) violence and geography
by Emma Wilcox and Evonne Davis.
With full color illustrated, perfect bound catalog.
Urbanism
Vitality
Paranoia
Transformation
Endurance
Communication
Perception
Geography
Isolation
Memory
Justice
Violence
Action and Indifference
Submissions in any and all media due Aug 15.
Notification by Sep 1 Delivery by Sep 29.
Materials for catalog may be requested earlier than work delivery.
In the Country of Violence will be on display at Gallery Aferro, Newark NJ, October 2007
In The Country of Last Things 2004
In The Country of Last Things 4-Ever 2006
In the Country of Last Refuge 2007
www.aferro.org
Please refer to exhibition guidelines on website
http://www.aferro.org/websitebaker/wb/pages/submissions.php
Please email work to mapsandguns@gmail.com or mail work to Emma Wilcox Gallery Aferro 248 Sherman ave #43 NY NY 10034
The mission of Gallery Aferro is to bring cultural education and esthetic engagement with contemporary issues to all people equally, and to create an environment where artists can gather and share physical and intellectual resources.
We are working towards an arts community that is available to everyone, without sacrificing standards or quality of experience. Founded in a converted factory building in the Ironbound, Gallery Aferro was planned as a pilot project to be recreated in different architectural forms, in multiple American cities. Gallery Aferro is currently being run out of a 20,000 sq ft building in downtown Newark.
Robotic Vacuum Cleaners paint Gallery Aferro on 4/21
Our Man in Havana: The Vacuum Cleaner in Art
April 21 - May 26, 2007
Curated by Emma Wilcox
Opening Reception Saturday April 21, 6-9:30
Gallery Aferro
73 Market St
Newark NJ 07102
www.aferro.org
3 Roomba robotic vaccum cleaners under the direction of Bobby Zokaites will begin
painting virgin canvas at 8 sharp! Visitors to the gallery may be allowed to tap their
bumpers, causing the robots to paint a perfect circle!
Performance by Asha Ganpat Just Like Mom and Dad's! throughout.
Live, nonstop vaccuming before your very eyes!
Meanwhile, rumors of a vaccuming frenzy in Second Life remain unconfirmed.
James Morgan + John Bruneau present Looks Very Tidy, a machinima featuring vacuuming in a dust free environment.
Illustrated full color catalog available for sale, sponsored by Newark Art Supply
Merav Ezer, Eliza Gagnon, Asha Ganpat, Ganzblum, Richard Herzog, Jessica Lagunas,
Valeri Larko, Maria Adelaida Lopez, Karen Margolis, James Morgan + John Bruneau, Toni
Pepe, MaryJo Rosania, Karen Zalamea, Bobby Zokaites
April 21 - May 26, 2007
Curated by Emma Wilcox
Opening Reception Saturday April 21, 6-9:30
Gallery Aferro
73 Market St
Newark NJ 07102
www.aferro.org
3 Roomba robotic vaccum cleaners under the direction of Bobby Zokaites will begin
painting virgin canvas at 8 sharp! Visitors to the gallery may be allowed to tap their
bumpers, causing the robots to paint a perfect circle!
Performance by Asha Ganpat Just Like Mom and Dad's! throughout.
Live, nonstop vaccuming before your very eyes!
Meanwhile, rumors of a vaccuming frenzy in Second Life remain unconfirmed.
James Morgan + John Bruneau present Looks Very Tidy, a machinima featuring vacuuming in a dust free environment.
Illustrated full color catalog available for sale, sponsored by Newark Art Supply
Merav Ezer, Eliza Gagnon, Asha Ganpat, Ganzblum, Richard Herzog, Jessica Lagunas,
Valeri Larko, Maria Adelaida Lopez, Karen Margolis, James Morgan + John Bruneau, Toni
Pepe, MaryJo Rosania, Karen Zalamea, Bobby Zokaites
Our Man In Havana: The Vacuum Cleaner in Art
ur Man in Havana: The Vacuum Cleaner in Art
Gallery Aferro
73 Market St
Newark NJ 07102
April 21 - May 26, 2007
Curated by Emma Wilcox
Opening Reception Saturday April 21, 6-9:30
Roomba Performance by Bobby Zokaites at 8
Performance, "Just Like Mom and Dad's!" by Asha Ganpat
Illustrated full color catalog available, sponsored by Newark Art Supply
www.NewarkArtSupply.com
www.aferro.org
Merav Ezer, Eliza Gagnon, Asha Ganpat, Ganzblum, Richard Herzog,
Jessica Lagunas, Valeri Larko, Maria Adelaida Lopez, Karen Margolis,
James Morgan + John Bruneau, Toni Pepe, MaryJo Rosania, Karen Zalamea,
Bobby Zokaites
One of the various definitions of the word vacuum is "a partially
exhausted space."
But as in forensics, where a milligram of dust can contain a complex
narrative, 14 artists have made visible the hidden significances of a
minor player in mostly domestic dramas: the vacuum cleaner. For the
artists, this significance may be political, scientific, nostalgic or
simply perverse.
Dedicated to James Murray Spangler*, an amateur inventor/department
store janitor whose chronic lung problems may have inspired him to
design the modern portable vacuum cleaner, the exhibit was in turn
inspired by the work of Columbian-born Maria Adelaida Lopez. Lopez's
"dust houses" are replicas of those of her former employers from her
grad-student/housecleaner days, made from the dust of vacuum cleaners.
The artist has stated that her work is for "all the other Marias."
The recurring nature of dust and dirt as a metaphor for resurrection
and transformation is an underlying theme for many of the artists
below. Eliza Gagnon will be presenting a video edited from interviews
she did with an astonishing range of Americans on various aspects of
dust and cleaning, including 9/11 dust, cleaning and sex, cleaning and
race, and favorite cleaning product smells. Like many of the artists,
Merav Ezer's work is informed by her experiences as an emigrant from
her country of origin. Using a vacuum, she creates molds of personal
objects such as cigarettes and high heels, preserving them.
Bobby Zokaites rebuilds Roomba robotic vacuum cleaners for the
function of painting. The algorithm that the machines use to vacuum
rooms then becomes visible. The Roombas will be painting at the
opening, petting is allowed.
* Without money to develop his invention, James Murray Spangler sold
his patent to his cousin's husband William Hoover in 1908.
Gallery Aferro
73 Market St
Newark NJ 07102
April 21 - May 26, 2007
Curated by Emma Wilcox
Opening Reception Saturday April 21, 6-9:30
Roomba Performance by Bobby Zokaites at 8
Performance, "Just Like Mom and Dad's!" by Asha Ganpat
Illustrated full color catalog available, sponsored by Newark Art Supply
www.NewarkArtSupply.com
www.aferro.org
Merav Ezer, Eliza Gagnon, Asha Ganpat, Ganzblum, Richard Herzog,
Jessica Lagunas, Valeri Larko, Maria Adelaida Lopez, Karen Margolis,
James Morgan + John Bruneau, Toni Pepe, MaryJo Rosania, Karen Zalamea,
Bobby Zokaites
One of the various definitions of the word vacuum is "a partially
exhausted space."
But as in forensics, where a milligram of dust can contain a complex
narrative, 14 artists have made visible the hidden significances of a
minor player in mostly domestic dramas: the vacuum cleaner. For the
artists, this significance may be political, scientific, nostalgic or
simply perverse.
Dedicated to James Murray Spangler*, an amateur inventor/department
store janitor whose chronic lung problems may have inspired him to
design the modern portable vacuum cleaner, the exhibit was in turn
inspired by the work of Columbian-born Maria Adelaida Lopez. Lopez's
"dust houses" are replicas of those of her former employers from her
grad-student/housecleaner days, made from the dust of vacuum cleaners.
The artist has stated that her work is for "all the other Marias."
The recurring nature of dust and dirt as a metaphor for resurrection
and transformation is an underlying theme for many of the artists
below. Eliza Gagnon will be presenting a video edited from interviews
she did with an astonishing range of Americans on various aspects of
dust and cleaning, including 9/11 dust, cleaning and sex, cleaning and
race, and favorite cleaning product smells. Like many of the artists,
Merav Ezer's work is informed by her experiences as an emigrant from
her country of origin. Using a vacuum, she creates molds of personal
objects such as cigarettes and high heels, preserving them.
Bobby Zokaites rebuilds Roomba robotic vacuum cleaners for the
function of painting. The algorithm that the machines use to vacuum
rooms then becomes visible. The Roombas will be painting at the
opening, petting is allowed.
* Without money to develop his invention, James Murray Spangler sold
his patent to his cousin's husband William Hoover in 1908.
Our Man In Havana: The Vacuum Cleaner in Art
Our Man in Havana: The Vacuum Cleaner in Art
Gallery Aferro
73 Market St
Newark NJ 07102
April 21 - May 26, 2007
Curated by Emma Wilcox
Opening Reception Saturday April 21, 6-9:30
Roomba Performance by Bobby Zokaites at 8
Performance, "Just Like Mom and Dad's!" by Asha Ganpat
Illustrated full color catalog available, sponsored by Newark Art Supply
www.NewarkArtSupply.com
www.aferro.org
Merav Ezer, Eliza Gagnon, Asha Ganpat, Ganzblum, Richard Herzog,
Jessica Lagunas, Valeri Larko, Maria Adelaida Lopez, Karen Margolis,
James Morgan + John Bruneau, Toni Pepe, MaryJo Rosania, Karen Zalamea,
Bobby Zokaites
One of the various definitions of the word vacuum is "a partially
exhausted space."
But as in forensics, where a milligram of dust can contain a complex
narrative, 14 artists have made visible the hidden significances of a
minor player in mostly domestic dramas: the vacuum cleaner. For the
artists, this significance may be political, scientific, nostalgic or
simply perverse.
Dedicated to James Murray Spangler*, an amateur inventor/department
store janitor whose chronic lung problems may have inspired him to
design the modern portable vacuum cleaner, the exhibit was in turn
inspired by the work of Columbian-born Maria Adelaida Lopez. Lopez's
"dust houses" are replicas of those of her former employers from her
grad-student/housecleaner days, made from the dust of vacuum cleaners.
The artist has stated that her work is for "all the other Marias."
The recurring nature of dust and dirt as a metaphor for resurrection
and transformation is an underlying theme for many of the artists
below. Eliza Gagnon will be presenting a video edited from interviews
she did with an astonishing range of Americans on various aspects of
dust and cleaning, including 9/11 dust, cleaning and sex, cleaning and
race, and favorite cleaning product smells. Like many of the artists,
Merav Ezer's work is informed by her experiences as an emigrant from
her country of origin. Using a vacuum, she creates molds of personal
objects such as cigarettes and high heels, preserving them.
Bobby Zokaites rebuilds Roomba robotic vacuum cleaners for the
function of painting. The algorithm that the machines use to vacuum
rooms then becomes visible. The Roombas will be painting at the
opening, petting is allowed.
* Without money to develop his invention, James Murray Spangler sold
his patent to his cousin's husband William Hoover in 1908.
Gallery Aferro
73 Market St
Newark NJ 07102
April 21 - May 26, 2007
Curated by Emma Wilcox
Opening Reception Saturday April 21, 6-9:30
Roomba Performance by Bobby Zokaites at 8
Performance, "Just Like Mom and Dad's!" by Asha Ganpat
Illustrated full color catalog available, sponsored by Newark Art Supply
www.NewarkArtSupply.com
www.aferro.org
Merav Ezer, Eliza Gagnon, Asha Ganpat, Ganzblum, Richard Herzog,
Jessica Lagunas, Valeri Larko, Maria Adelaida Lopez, Karen Margolis,
James Morgan + John Bruneau, Toni Pepe, MaryJo Rosania, Karen Zalamea,
Bobby Zokaites
One of the various definitions of the word vacuum is "a partially
exhausted space."
But as in forensics, where a milligram of dust can contain a complex
narrative, 14 artists have made visible the hidden significances of a
minor player in mostly domestic dramas: the vacuum cleaner. For the
artists, this significance may be political, scientific, nostalgic or
simply perverse.
Dedicated to James Murray Spangler*, an amateur inventor/department
store janitor whose chronic lung problems may have inspired him to
design the modern portable vacuum cleaner, the exhibit was in turn
inspired by the work of Columbian-born Maria Adelaida Lopez. Lopez's
"dust houses" are replicas of those of her former employers from her
grad-student/housecleaner days, made from the dust of vacuum cleaners.
The artist has stated that her work is for "all the other Marias."
The recurring nature of dust and dirt as a metaphor for resurrection
and transformation is an underlying theme for many of the artists
below. Eliza Gagnon will be presenting a video edited from interviews
she did with an astonishing range of Americans on various aspects of
dust and cleaning, including 9/11 dust, cleaning and sex, cleaning and
race, and favorite cleaning product smells. Like many of the artists,
Merav Ezer's work is informed by her experiences as an emigrant from
her country of origin. Using a vacuum, she creates molds of personal
objects such as cigarettes and high heels, preserving them.
Bobby Zokaites rebuilds Roomba robotic vacuum cleaners for the
function of painting. The algorithm that the machines use to vacuum
rooms then becomes visible. The Roombas will be painting at the
opening, petting is allowed.
* Without money to develop his invention, James Murray Spangler sold
his patent to his cousin's husband William Hoover in 1908.
Open Call for Desideratum
Deadline:
Wed Mar 14, 2007 15:34
OPEN CALL
Desideratum De*sid`e*ra"tum, n.
Deep, unfufilled longing. Yearning. Desire without hope
Anything desired; that of which the lack is felt; a want generally felt and acknowledged.
Open call for art in any and all media dealing with this state(s)
Desideratum curator and Gallery Aferro co-founder Evone Davis once traveled to New
Orleans. Walking to the end of Desire street, she found a large, empty warehouse, water.
Where is the end of desire now?
There is none.
Submissions due July 23. Notification by August 8. Delivery by August 22.
Desiderium will be on display at Gallery Aferro, Newark NJ, September 2007
www.aferro.org
Please refer to exhbition guidelines on website
http://www.aferro.org/websitebaker/wb/pages/submissions.php
Please email work to evonne.aferro@gmail.com
or mail work to Evonne Davis Gallery Aferro 248 sherman ave #43 NY NY 10034
The mission of Gallery Aferro is to bring cultural education and esthetic engagement with
contemporary issues to all people equally, and to create an environment where artists can
gather and share physical and intellectual resources.
We are working towards an arts community that is available to everyone, without
sacrificing standards or quality of experience. Founded in a converted factory building in
the Ironbound, Gallery Aferro was planned as a pilot project to be recreated in different
architectural forms, in multiple American cities. Gallery Aferro is currently being run out of
a 20,000 sq ft building in downtown Newark.
(Artist Brent Hoff once staged a game of beach volleyball between passerbys, using the
US-Mexico barrier as a net. Players could shout to, but not see each other. No changing
sides allowed.)
Desideratum De*sid`e*ra"tum, n.
Deep, unfufilled longing. Yearning. Desire without hope
Anything desired; that of which the lack is felt; a want generally felt and acknowledged.
Open call for art in any and all media dealing with this state(s)
Desideratum curator and Gallery Aferro co-founder Evone Davis once traveled to New
Orleans. Walking to the end of Desire street, she found a large, empty warehouse, water.
Where is the end of desire now?
There is none.
Submissions due July 23. Notification by August 8. Delivery by August 22.
Desiderium will be on display at Gallery Aferro, Newark NJ, September 2007
www.aferro.org
Please refer to exhbition guidelines on website
http://www.aferro.org/websitebaker/wb/pages/submissions.php
Please email work to evonne.aferro@gmail.com
or mail work to Evonne Davis Gallery Aferro 248 sherman ave #43 NY NY 10034
The mission of Gallery Aferro is to bring cultural education and esthetic engagement with
contemporary issues to all people equally, and to create an environment where artists can
gather and share physical and intellectual resources.
We are working towards an arts community that is available to everyone, without
sacrificing standards or quality of experience. Founded in a converted factory building in
the Ironbound, Gallery Aferro was planned as a pilot project to be recreated in different
architectural forms, in multiple American cities. Gallery Aferro is currently being run out of
a 20,000 sq ft building in downtown Newark.
(Artist Brent Hoff once staged a game of beach volleyball between passerbys, using the
US-Mexico barrier as a net. Players could shout to, but not see each other. No changing
sides allowed.)
