Non-Juried Exhibitions: (curatorial and designer):
Below are exhibitions that I had the lead role as curator and designer.
This involves developing the core idea for the exhibition, securing the grants needed to produce the exhibition, identifying the site and installing the exhibition, designing and producing the catalogue and distributing the catalogue nationally and internationally.
I included the reviews specific to the exhibition/catalogues in this section.
National (curatorial and designer)
2005-8
“New Media / New Work” Exhibitions during the College Art Association
conference in Boston, 2006, New York, 2007 and Dallas, 2008 I will be curating exhibitions that highlight and examine the work of new media artists.
“New Media/New Work” was exhibited at Art Interactive Gallery in Boston, 2006. New Media/New Work collected a cross-section of cutting-edge video and new media work that highlights diverse technical and thematic approaches to the medium including experimental abstractions and formal and narrative explorations. “New Sound Waves” will be an exhibition of sound pieces to be experienced during the College Art Association Conference in New York, 2007 “Projections in Exteriors” is an exhibition of videos created during the College Art Association Conference and projected via cell phones in Dallas, 2008
I am a curator of the new media exhibitions for The New Media Caucus. The New Media Caucus is a non-profit, international membership organization formed to advance the conceptual and artistic use of digital media. The caucus represents artists whose media are expanding with developments in digital technology and artists working in newly emerging media such as robotics, virtual reality, interactive and installation environments as well as artists working in established digital areas of video, sound and graphics. By providing a forum for the critical review of new media practice, the caucus increases the visibility and presence of new media practitioners.
National and International (curatorial and designer)
1994-8
The Future of the Book of the Future was a hybrid artist installation/exhibition
work that was designed as a collaborative project between traditional artists, book artists,
poets, writers, historians, scientists and Internet activists on the impact of information
technology on text, book publishing and culture. The first exhibition was at the Florida
State Museum, then the University of Alaska, Anchorage and finally it was the inaugural
exhibition for the opening of a new building to house the Japanese Department of
Information Infrastructure in Tokyo, Japan. To maintain the idea of the exhibit as a
cultural collaboration, artists and others from each new venue had to generate work for
the exhibit. Only a few works from previous shows traveled. Events such as poetry
reading, technology demonstrations, seminars and panel discussions were all part of the
project. Many of the ideas and artifacts have been included on a website that captures
some of the original anticipation and energy of that formative period when the Internet
became public.
The The Future of the Book of the Future project was co-curated with Conrad Gleber, Director of Digital and Media Arts at La Salle University. My specific role was develop the core idea, secure the grant funding, edit all material and design the catalogue and other published material that was produced for the FSU Museum of Fine Arts exhibition and the University of Alaska exhibition.
Reviews about the The Future of the Book of the Future exhibition:
1994, “The Future Book”, June, National Public Radio
1994, April, “On surfing through great literature, courtesy computers”, Tallahassee Democrat
1994, March, “When old books go bad, what’s a librarian to do?” Tallahassee Democrat
1994, Feb., “Facing the future of books and buildings”, Tallahassee Democrat
1994, Oct., “Museum muses on art with theater of the absurd”, Anchorage Daily News
1994, Oct., “Future of the Book’ A look at the meaning of art”, Anchorage Daily News
1994, Oct., “Future of the Book", 6 pm news story, Anchorage TV News
1994, Oct., “Books meet technology in a new exhibit that brings the future of books to life”, The Northern Light, Anchorage, Alaska
1980
*“Chicago: Although Marco Polo Never Heard of Chicago, its Story Really Begins With Him”, Franklin Furnace Gallery, New York City. This was an exhibition of art and artifacts that examined the “second city” identity of Chicago. The exhibition included a catalogue with a record and four evening performance events.
I co-curated this exhibition with Bob Peters, Professor at University of Chicago, Bob Roesler, a new media artist living in Los Angeles and Conrad Gleber, Director of Digital and Media Arts at La Salle University in Philadelphia. My specific role was the design of the exhibition catalogue that was a newspaper with an embedded record and other artifacts, and contributing the art piece that dealt with the social values of Chicago.
Reviews about the “Chicago: Although Marco Polo Never Heard of Chicago, its Story Really Begins With Him”, exhibition:
1980, Oct., “Best Bet of the Week”, New York Times
Local (curatorial and designer)
2002
designX: critical reflections, An art exhibition and exhibition catalogue that focused on the design process and the fundamental role of designers in our culture, The FSU Museum of Fine Arts, October, 2002
The exhibition included interactive media and computer-network interfaces by designers that use new dimensions of sound, motion, time and virtual space. Each designer was chosen to represent a specific perspective on design practice and contribute to the critical dialogue on the development of contemporary design.
I was the lead curator on the project. I developed the core idea, secured the funding through grants, selected the designers, designed, and edited the catalogue. The exhibition was local. Keith Roberson was the co- curator for the exhibition.
Reviews about the designX: critical reflections exhibition or the catalogue for designX: critical reflections:
2004, designX: critical reflections, Clive Philpot, British Council for the Arts, Newsletter
(review of the catalogue)
2003, February, Communication Arts Magazine, (notation of catalogue in the book review
section)
2002, Oct, “Designing new age of art” Florida Flambeau, (review of the exhibition)
1990
*“SEE JANE RUN; SHORT SWEET GONE; TRANS MISS IONS”, There were two sites that had parallel exhibitions and were linked by broadcast transmissions: The FSU Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee and The Grolier Club in New York City had a one-night exhibition of art and theater pieces and readings that reflected communication and technology. It featured the Read It Once, a piece by William Gibson that was simultaneously being broadcast in New York, London, and Berlin. The book was read once and then a virus destroyed it while it was being broadcast.
I co-produced this event with Kevin Begos, a New York publisher of limited edition artists’ books, and Jerry Stern, author and Professor at FSU. This involved selecting the artists, writers and poets, securing the necessary funding, exhibition space and broadcast technologies.
Review of the “SEE JANE RUN; SHORT SWEET GONE; TRANS MISS IONS” exhibition and performances:
“Read It Once”, 1991, May, Esquire, this review was unusual in that it was a review of the book when it no longer existed because a virus destroyed the book at the time of the broadcast.
“Technology runs amok”, 1990, Dec, Florida Flambeau
1977 – 88
*Artists' Window Program at Chicago Books, Artist Production Press Exhibition Area, New York City, a one-month exhibition program funded by the New York State Council for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
My role was the curator for selection of the artists and I designed all print and media materials.
Reviews of Artists' Window Program at Chicago Books:
“Best Bet of the Week”, New York Times, The window exhibition was often featured in the weekend “must see” column.
1978
*“Art in Print: Books and Periodicals”, The Art Institute of Chicago Print and Drawing Exhibition Area, Chicago, Illinois1978
1977
*“The Art of Offset Printing”, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago Gallery, November, 1997 This was an exhibition in conjunction with a conference on Alternative Art Spaces. I was co-chair of the conference and curated the art exhibition.