|
MIKE KELLEY'S
MOBILE HOMESTEAD:
A Re-Envisioning of Space
in Public Sculpture
by Rana Edgar
Mike Kelley's highly anticipated first permanent
public sculpture and final project, Mobile
Homestead, opened in May 2013 at the Museum of
Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD). Mobile
Homestead is a full-scale replica of the 1950s ranchstyle
home in Westland, Michigan, a metro Detroit
suburb, where Kelley was raised. The lot neighboring
MOCAD is the permanent home of the installation,
which will function as both a public and
private space. The project exists in multiple segments;
it consists of a mobile home that imitates
the facade of Kelley's childhood home and a permanent
structure, built on a lot next to the
museum, that replicates the floor plan of Kelley's
childhood home. Each segment of the project will
serve a range of functions. The mobile section of
the project will travel within the city and outlying
areas of Detroit, providing a transportable space
where numerous social services will be offered.
+ read more
|
BECAUSE THE NIGHT:
Curating One-Off
Nocturnal Events
by Helena Reckitt
Since Paris established Nuit Blanche in 2002, the phenomenon of the one-off, late-night or allnight
free public art event has spread across the world, from cities including Madrid, Riga, and
Reykjavik to Tel Aviv, Santa Monica, and Toronto. Animating landmark districts and extending
into marginal neighborhoods, these festive events showcase contemporary art with an
emphasis on luminous visual spectacle and audience participation....
In an era of reduced arts funding, the huge audiences generated by these occasions have
attracted government as well as corporate and private support. Flux Night is set to entice some
15,000 people this October—an increase from 13,000 in 2012. Toronto's Nuit Blanche draws a
million people, roughly a quarter of the city's population. It is particularly popular with young
people and suburbanites, typically considered "hard to reach" art audiences.
coming soon
|
LETTER FROM
THE GUEST EDITOR:
Erin Dziedzic
ALSO IN THE
MAY/JUNE ISSUE:
Artist Project:
Xaviera Simmons
A discussion on "regionalism"
with Stuart Horodner, Sandra Jackson-Dumont,
and Dominic Molon
with Isolde Brielmaier
The Complex Geographies of
Shirin Neshat
by John J. Corso
The "Fairennial" Shift:
Art Fairs, Biennials, and
the Great Exhibition(s)
by Stephanie Bailey
Artist Project:
Adam Cvijanovic
Theaster Gates
and Hesse McGraw
in conversation
and reviews from:
Atlanta + Boston + Chattanooga, TN + Dublin + Gateshead, UK + Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
+ Raleigh, NC + New York + San Francisco + Savannah, GA + Vancouver
|
ART PAPERS LIVE!
The Premier Contemporary Art Lecture Series Presents
MATTHEW COOLIDGE
founder and director of
the Center for Land Use Interpretation
Lecture /
Wednesday, May 22, 7pm
at Emory University,
Oxford Building
1390 Oxford Road, Atlanta
free + open to the public
map + directions
Matthew Coolidge will take the audience on a tour through unusual
and exemplary land use across the country, and describe recent
expeditions, tours, and other programs produced along the way.
Co-sponsored by the Emory Visual Arts Department and Gallery.
+ More Info
Follow Us:
|
