JUMP 1000 BODIES WITH A STEAM ROLLER/ FEB 20

CURATED BY PAUL OUTLAW AND LOUIE HINNEN

*IMAGES COMING SOON!

SKETCH BOOK SHOW. FEB 13. 6PM

SKETCH BOOK SHOW
curated by: Andrew Kline


A SKETCH IS THE BEGINNING. INSTINCT. IDEA. OBSERVATION. EXPERIMENT.

DIFFERENT EYES, SAME DIRECTION : RELATIONSHIP. FEB 6.

Different Eyes, Same Direction : Relationship
Curated by Ina Yun

Artists : Michelle Harris, Elle Kim, Denny Spasova, Lauren Payne, Hsin-Chun Wang, Ina Yun

Here we have six different artists from six different backgrounds. They all share one of the most common theme, relationship. However these six artists' stories are far from being common. Through artists' works presenting their own process, we can appreciate how sublime our lives are and rediscover ourselves in many different kinds of relationships that we may have forgotten. Filtered through their eyes and emotions, their experiences form into unique shapes.

Each of them are on their paths of fundamental quest of finding their true inner self. But they approach it differently in terms of process, expression and form. Lauren is interested in how we analyze ourselves and how we interact with other people when one has gone without having an intimate relationship for an extended period of time. In this piece WTF I Hate My Body, she confronts herself. Wang tries to define a new relationship between private and public space with semi-private door. The door is a signal to tell people about the condition in the other space. The dialog between the two spaces is what he wants to explore through this piece. Elle presents a complicated and delicate relationship of people through weaving threads. Every challenge or change we face in life is a journey. Through challenges from change in environment and new relationships with people around her she transforms and discovers who she is and who she wants to become. Ina begins relationship with everybody in Cranbrook. She borrows their personal belongings that have special meaning to them. Through casting their objects with paper, as an outsider, she documents her wish to make new relationships with them. Denny is interested in the relationship between her memories from the past and the present. In the midst of complex cluster of various shapes and lines we start to see the connection between her past and present. Michelle is interested in interactions that express the harmony of image and sound. Her work explores experiences that expose intellectual questions to empirical processes and reflection. We can participate in her work by connecting ourselves physically through the actions required to view the work, or choose to take a more passive stance.

In reality, relationship can mean various things to various people. It contains people, place, things, memories and emotions. Here we get to experience different levels of emotional temperature from six different artists.

MAGELLAN AND HIS CREW EAT THEIR BOOTS. JAN. 23. 6PM

MAGELLAN AND HIS CREW EAT THEIR BOOTS.

Patrick Gantert.
Mark Reamy.
Willie Smith.

‘Magellan and His Crew Eat Their Boots’ is, first and foremost, a discursive exploration into cultural, social, and personal tropes and anxieties. Through a distillation of contemporary signifiers and base level materials, the three artists, Patrick Gantert, Mark Reamy, and Willie Smith, create an environment of elusive references and meandering narrative. In the work of Patrick Gantert and Mark Reamy, the languages of text and cartoons are presented as an outlet, while at the same time diverting a viewer’s trajectory further into areas of confusion and apprehension. In his paintings, Willie Smith creates a space of slow, culturally aware automaticism. The exhibition as a whole is presented as a holistic combination of three artists speaking with diverse methodologies around a similar thematic base.

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PLEASE JOIN US IN FORUM FOR THE FIRST EXHIBIT OF 2009!

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CURATED BY JESSICA HARVEY

2009 SEASON

WE ARE NOW ACCEPTING PROPOSALS FOR THE 2009 SEASON! AS THE NEW FORUM DIRECTORS, PATRICK GANTERT (SCULPTURE), AND LAUREN PAYNE (PHOTO) WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO TAKING ON THE FORUM GALLERY AS A SITE IN WHICH NEW IDEAS, INTERACTIONS, AND CONNECTIONS BEGIN BETWEEN CRANBROOK STUDENTS AND WITHIN THE LARGER COMMUNITY. 

IN ORDER TO DO THIS,WE INTEND TO UNIFY THE THREE EXISTING SPACES ON CRANBROOK'S GROUNDS; THE HANGAR AND A CLEAN POORLY LIGHTED SPACE.  WE WOULD LIKE TO WORK TOWARDS AN EVENT ONCE A MONTH IN WHICH ALL THREE SPACES HOLD CONCURRENT EXHIBITIONS SO VIEWERS CAN MOVE FREELY BETWEEN SHOWS.  WE FEEL THIS WILL OPEN P DIALOGUES SURROUNDING THE WORK BEING PRODUCED ON CAMPUS AS WELL AS THE SURROUNDING AREA.  THIS UNIFICATION OF SPACES WOULD ALSO INCLUDE AN EMPHASIS ON PERFORMANCE WORK AND/OR SITE-SPECIFIC WORKS IN A CLEAN POORLY LIGHTED SPACE, AS WELL AS EXHIBITIONS OF ARTISTS OUTSIDE OF CRANBROOK AT THE HANGAR.

ALSO WE WOULD LIKE THE CURATORS TO OFFER INSIGHT INTO EACH EXHIBITION AND TO ILLUMINATE THEIR OPINION AND CRITERIA FOR CURATING THEIR SHOW.  FOR THIS REASON WE INTEND TO IMPLIMENT CURATORIAL STATEMENTS FOR EACH SHOW. THE LENGTH AND CONTENT OF THE STATEMENT WILL BE LEFT UP TO THE CURATOR, BUT ALL EXHIBITIONS WILL BE CONTINGENT ON THE CURATOR COMPLETING A TEXT IN RESPONSE TO THEIR CHOSEN WORK.  

AND FINALLY THIS BLOG IS TO ACT AS AN ARCHIVE AND ONLINE SOURCE FOR THE BROADER COMMUNITY.  FOR THIS REASON, CURATORS WILL ALSO BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT 3-5 IMAGES THAT REPRESENT THEIR EXHIBIT ALONG WITH THEIR STATEMENT BEFORE EACH SHOW.  WE CAN ALSO POST YOUR CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU FEEL WOULD HELP. 

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE EMAIL PATRICK OR LAUREN AT CRANBROOKFORUMGALLERY@GMAIL.COM

PROPOSALS ARE DUE FRI JAN 23RD

AND CAN BE TURNED IN TO EITHER LAUREN OR PATRICK'S STUDIOS, WE WILL HAVE ENVELOPES FOR YOUR SUBMISSIONS.

WE ARE SO EXCITED FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND TO WORKING WITH YOU!!

PATRICK AND LAUREN