EAST MEETS WEST: ONE MONTH & TWO EXHIBITIONS

EAST MEETS WEST: ONE MONTH & TWO EXHIBITIONS

456 PROPOSALS + 65 COUNTRIES + 250 JURORS + 7000 VOTES = LOS ANGELES


June 4 - July 3, 2009
(Los Angeles)

apexart presents the exhibition X, Y, Z, and U, including a series of discussions and workshops, curated by the franchise winners The League of Imaginary Scientists at Outpost for Contemporary Art in Los Angeles (6375 N. Figueroa, Los Angeles, CA 90042).

Opening reception:
Thur, June 4, 6-8 pm at Outpost

June 10 - July 3, 2009
(New York)

While the winning exhibition is on view in L.A., apexart presents The Franchise, an exhibition that comments on the business strategies adopted by the art world and documents the process of the franchise project including live feed from L.A. in our space in NYC.

Opening reception:
Wed, June 10, 6-8 pm at apexart


In December, apexart held a worldwide open call for 250-word proposals for exhibitions. Based on the idea of creating our own franchise, we wanted to hear from the participants why the franchise should come to their town. We invited over 250 jurors to judge this unusual experiment and, in the end, a proposal from Los Angeles stood out against the 456 proposals from 65 countries that were submitted.

The winner is…

X, Y, Z, and U is an exhibition and series of discussions and workshops featuring the mapping projects of artists whose creative practices resemble field research and scientists who use DIY tactics and creative visualization to map scientific information. Through community-based activities and actions, X, Y, Z, and U asks: Where is science and how do we interact with it? Who maps information and who has access? Can anyone participate in genomic research?

Participating artists and scientists include: Kim Abeles, Kelly Jaclynn Andres, Jason Bobe, Mackenzie Cowell, Liz Kueneke, Andrea Polli and Chuck Varga

The League of Imaginary Scientists is an inventive research collective. In pairing science and art, the League seeks to formulate new methods for data expression, embodied through interactions that produce physical artifacts and accompanying scientific residues.

Please join us.
All events are free and open to the public.

apexart
291 Church Street, NYC, 10013
t. 212 431 5270
www.apexart.org

Directions: A, C, E, N, R, W, Q, J, M, Z, 6 to Canal or 1 to Franklin.

apexart's exhibitions and public programs are supported in part by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Edith C. Blum Foundation, Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, The Greenwich Collection Ltd., The William Talbott Hillman Foundation, and with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York State Council on the Arts.