Fine Art in Space and 31GRAND present: PodART

For Immediate Release: UPCOMING EXHIBITION AT FINE ART IN SPACE Gallery Hours: Monday through Saturday, 9am. to 5pm. Fine Art in Space 10-47 48th Avenue Long Island City, NY 11101 (718) 392-7766
PodART December 9, 2005 - January 17, 2005 at FINE ART IN SPACE Opening Reception: December 9, 2005, 7 to 9pm
Fine Art in Space is pleased to present in collaboration with 31GRAND,the first group exhibition of video art intended to be viewed and soldsolely on the iPod. Apple, the computer of choice by much of the artworld is the inspiration for our new exhibition.
This curatorial exploration was inspired by the introduction of thelatest iPod, which now plays video. In recent years, Video art hasbeen growing rapidly in popularity. Their ongoing introduction of moretechnologically advanced products has resulted in the acceptance andaccessibility of this media. Apple's latest achievements with the iPodhave garnered this art form even more portability.
Artists featured in PodART will include the work of: Gogol Bordello,Jason Clay Lewis, Nelson Loskamp, MTAA, Marisa Olson, EugenioPercossi, Jean Pigozzi, Adam Stennett, Lee Walton, and Jeff Wyckoff.
MTAA is an art duo working on and off-line and are known for theirconceptual and often humorous art projects. Past exhibitions have beenat the New Museum of Contemporary Art, The Getty Research Institute,and Postmasters gallery.
Based in San Francisco, Marisa Olson's work has been commissioned bythe Whitney Museum of American Art and she has most recently performedor exhibited at the New Museum for Contemporary Art, the Berkeley ArtMuseum/Pacific Film Archive, Side Cinema-Newcastle, New Langton Arts,Southern Exposure, Foxy Productions, Debs & Co, Galapagos, FluxFactory, 667 Shotwell, Pond, the international Futuresonic,Electrofringe, Cinemascope-London, Machinista, Scope, and VIPERfestivals, and elsewhere. She has held residencies and fellowships atGoldsmiths, the New School, Northwestern University, the TechnicalUniversity-Dresden, and the Banff Centre for the Arts. Sheparticipated in an exhibition which Artforum highlighted among their"Best of 2004" and while Wired has called her both funny and humorous,the New York Times has called her work "anything but stupid."
Jeff Wyckoff is an artist and scientist whose video work includesintravital imaging, cancer research and often music. Mr. Wyckoff hasan upcoming lecture at MIT in February and exhibitions in Belgrade,Antwerp, and is currently working with the Art and Genome Center inAmsterdam.
Each video object is a limited edition and is sold in iPod formatwith the player.
Press contact: Heather Stephens at [email protected] 31GRAND 31 Grand Street Brooklyn, NY 11211 718-388-2858 Gallery hours: F-M, 1pm