Warehouse 508 visit

So, I got a voicemail from Tiba at Warehouse 508. She said that people could come by today until 5. They are closed tomorrow but they open Saturday around noon. She did not say how late they are open on Saturday. I have to work until 5 on Saturday, so I don't know if I would be able to make it. But if anyone is interested you should go check it out! If you could post photos on the blog for the people who can't make it that would be great too. The director said that the wall would be the wall on the right when you walk in right past the desk.

Please let everyone know if you are planning on going! Maybe we could arrange a car pool.

Here is the website for the venue if you need directions http://warehouse508.org/

-Veve

Warehouse 508

I spoke to the director of Warehouse 508 and she informed me that the would be able to have a show in December for the entire month. The reception could be on the 2nd. The cost is $100. She did inform me that it is a dry facility- because it is youth oriented and run by the city- so there couldn't be alcohol at the reception.

Just wanted to give an update. Any thoughts?

Venue

I spoke with Julia at Creative Albuquerque and she informed me that they were booked for December. She did say that this spring they are having a juried photography exhibition, and she encouraged all of us to enter. The deadline is the 18th of November, and the application is on their website- http://www.creativeabq.org/

She also said that once we get a space she would be able to help us promote the show on their website and newsletter.

I contacted Amped Performance Space- they just changed locations to a downtown location that used to be a gallery right next to the Kimo. I was unable to leave a voicemail so I sent them an email.

I also contacted Warehouse 508 and left a message.

Just wanted to give everyone a heads up so we aren't contacting the same places. Also, Small Engine Gallery requested images, which I can send to them once everyone has posted them.

Richard Deacon - lecture Tuesday Sept 27 - 5:30 pm

Richard Deacon, Dead Leg

Tuesday, September 27, 5:30 pm
UNM Art Museum, UNM Center for the Arts
Public Talk / Podcast
Richard Deacon

"The Making of Dead Leg"

The British artist, Richard Deacon (b. 1949, Bangor, Wales) has been an internationally recognized figure in contemporary art since the 1980s when his sculpture was included in four important group exhibitions held in London at the Tate Gallery, The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), the Hayward, and Serpentine galleries.

Richard Deacon’s Dead Leg, 2007, is but one example of his tour-de-force, large-scale sculptures. Made from compressed
2 x 2 foot lengths of oak, bound together by stainless steel couplings, it measures a grand 8 x 28 x 9 feet. For over twenty-four years now, Deacon has collaborated with Matthew Perry to problem-solve the engineering and production of the wooden constructions. Together, they have developed technologies and methods—the coalesced “disallowed combinations” as Deacon put it—that remove any doubt about what is not possible to do with wood.

Boro Gallery

317 Gold st.  

Facebook: BorogalleryABQ

Hours:  Tues-Sat 5pm-11pm

There is a good amount of space on the walls for photographs, and they are next to Burt's Tiki Lounge.
Boro displays new work on the first friday of the month for a entire month.  They are currently booked through November,  and have someone scheduled for December.  However, I don't think it has been finalized so we are on the waiting list.  We do need to get some images to them, and if they can't show us in December, then they have January wide open.
There isn't a whole lot of direct natural light in the gallery this time a year, but the track lighting is good and it will be getting dark in December at the time the gallery opens.  

Fair

Here's some of my images from the fair.

I am beginning a new process of removing the visual components of an object through exposure.

My Body Gallery

Have you seen the blog: My Body Gallery:What Real Women Look Like

http://www.mybodygallery.com/index.html

On the obvious level, it addresses how women think about their bodies. By plugging in a specific height and weight, you are able to see photographs of women (headless- by their own hand) that fit the category. It's a strangely courageous thing for women to do - to defy the cultural rules of acceptable body size by showing their bodies, and by not lying. So many women don't really know what they look like. Men too, of course, but I don't think there is a site yet for men on this topic. People often look in the mirror and see a monster. These photographs operate in opposition to that. They challenge body dysmorphia. On another level, it's a strangely compelling set of headless photographs, an archive that is continually evolving.

The format of the project could be used for so many ideas. It's a simple idea, yet it only exists because people are willing to participate. I'm amazed at how "self-portaiture" has changed as cell phone cameras improve.

WELCOME TO THE BLOG!!

Hey Everybody! So the blog is up and running. In order to post, you must accept the invitation you should have gotten via e-mail.

Two things you need to do.

1.Create a Google account if you don't already have one

2. Join this blog.

3. Become and Author of this blog.

If the e-mails went though, you should all be invited to become members and authors of this blog. Let me know if that didn't work.

Now- anyone from our class can post on the blog... and you can leave comments for each post too. At the very top right side of the blog you will see a blue stripe and somewhere on there it will say NEW POST. This is how you post to the blog. The insert image button looks like a little landscape on the toolbar located in the same area as where you would change the font, spacing, ect. After you click that, you can browse your computer or hard drive to select the image or images you want to post. Keep in mind that there may be a size limit for images posted. you may need to transfer your large files into smaller j-pegs. You can also chose your alignment here too. (its really easy. the photo i posted above took like 5 seconds to do)

***Start posting photos you want to be included in our show proposal!***

- also make sure to give your posts a TITLE so we can stay organized with subject lines.

Can't wait for the state fair tomorrow!

See you all there.

-Jodi Rosenblum