Contents for August 26th, 2024
CONTENTS (please click on the links or scroll down for complete information on each post):
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Sean Elwood, In Memoriam
1. Chloë Bass, Maya Ciarrocchi, Modesto “Flako” Jimenez, Ogemdi Ude, FF Alumns, named 2024 Map Fund grantees
2. Irina Danilova, FF Alumn, at Municipal Gallery, Kharkiv, Ukraine, thru Sept. 1
3. Barton Beneš, Stephanie Brody-Lederman, Mindell Dubansky, Dikko Faust, Warren Lehrer, Joni Mabe, Scott McCarney, RIchard Minsky, Carole Naggar, Adam Pendleton, Liliana Porter, Marilyn Rosenberg, Miriam Schaer, Susan Share, Robbin Ami Silverberg, Stella Waitzkin, Reginald Walker, Martha Wilson, FF Alumns, at Center for Book Arts, Manhattan, Sept. 26-Dec. 14
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Sean Elwood, In Memoriam
We at North Fork Contemporary want to let all of our supporters know that Sean Elwood passed at home after a Herculean and courageous battle with cancer. Eight years ago Sean was given a diagnosis and a life expectancy of four months. He and Yvonne fought and persevered while creating a meaningful life for themselves on the North Fork filled with intention and beauty. During that time Sean launched NFC, a non-profit that supports local artists and introduces evocative projects in our part of the world. Dedicating an enormous amount of time and effort, he succeeded.
Sean’s vision for North Fork Contemporary is still in its early stages and we are very confident that we will be able to carry out Sean’s dream and continue building upon the foundation he established. May his memory be a blessing, our gratitude and love to Yvonne who has been by Sean’s side with supreme grace.
Cliff Baldwin & Barbara Horowitz
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1. Chloë Bass, Maya Ciarrocchi, Modesto “Flako” Jimenez, Ogemdi Ude, FF Alumns, named 2024 Map Fund grantees
MAP Fund is proud to be one of the longest running, private funding sources championing cultural equity and formal innovation in performance practices. In 2024, we awarded $2.883 million across 93 projects, marking the largest one-time award distribution in our organization’s 36-year history.
Each MAP grant comprises a total of $31,000: $25,000 for grantee project development, $5,000 for grantee unrestricted support, and $1,000 microgrant for the grantee to direct to a peer artist of their choice. Grantees will use experimental music, public art installations, opera, multi-sensory media, live electronics, poetry, ritual, musical theater, puppetry, culinary arts and more to explore the politics of memory, healing collective trauma, cultural continuity despite colonization, expanding our collective understanding of disability and confronting catastrophe–from climate to pandemics to the violence of borders.
if you hear something, free something by Chloë Bass
A live-performance activation of public broadcast and emergency management systems in New York City aimed at utilizing these systems to facilitate public collective action, offering the opportunity for individuals to be resources towards the care of others.
New York
LoopCurrent by Maya Ciarrocchi
A performance installation that uses movement, sound, interactive garments, and woven tapestries to imagine our environmental impact on the planet and the irrevocably altered future.
New York
Mercedes by Modesto “Flako” Jimenez, Pedro Fortunato, and Brisa Areli Muñoz
A multi-phase, multidisciplinary experience at the intersection of migration and dementia, chronicling the 40-year journey of the artist’s grandmother in America, from landing to passing.
New York
Major by Ogemdi Ude
A dance theater project exploring the history and physicality of Southern majorette dance, a style that originated within Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the 1960s.
New York
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2. Irina Danilova, FF Alumn, at Municipal Gallery, Kharkiv, Ukraine, thru Sept. 1
I have work in a show in very unusual space that is open 24/7 since the gallery is in the “former” but now active bomb-shelter. The overground part of Municipal gallery was ruined by the nearby explosion. The shelter was always used for experimental projects and now became the main space of the gallery.
The exhibition Quadrennial Project, 40 Years After
August 18- September 1, Municipal Gallery, Kharkiv, Ukraine, Artpidval, Wed.-Sunday, 13:00-18:00. Shaving Performance on August 31 at 18:00.
Thank you. Irina Danilova
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3. Barton Beneš, Stephanie Brody-Lederman, Mindell Dubansky, Dikko Faust, Warren Lehrer, Joni Mabe, Scott McCarney, RIchard Minsky, Carole Naggar, Adam Pendleton, Liliana Porter, Marilyn Rosenberg, Miriam Schaer, Susan Share, Robbin Ami Silverberg, Stella Waitzkin, Reginald Walker, Martha Wilson, FF Alumns, at Center for Book Arts, Manhattan, Sept. 26-Dec. 14
CENTER FOR BOOK ARTS MARKS 50 YEARS WITH “VICO’S SPIRAL: HALF
CENTURY OF ARTISTS’ BOOKS” EXHIBITION
New York, NY – Center for Book Arts (CBA) will commemorate its 50th anniversary with
the exhibition Vico’s Spiral: Half Century of Artists’ Books, running from September 26 to
December 14, 2024, at CBA’s main gallery on the 3rd Floor at 28 West 27th Street, New
York.
Curated by Carole Naggar and Robbin Ami Silverberg, the exhibition draws upon the
ideas of 18th-century Italian philosopher Giambattista Vico. The curators use Vico’s
concept of history progressing in a cyclical, spiral-like manner as a framework to explore
the development of book art over the last fifty years. The exhibition will feature works that
demonstrate how contemporary book artists engage with and build upon historical
practices, contributing to the ongoing evolution of the field.
Highlighted works include I Pre-Libri (1980) by Bruno Munari, a milestone publication
from which curators place the question: What is a book? Omen (2022), a photobook by
Jorge Panchoaga and León Muñoz Santini, Surreal scenes created by re-framing the well
known photographs from the Farm Security Administration Photographic Archive
(1935-42), and It is Bitter to Leave Your Home (2017) by Romano Hanni that tells the
story of the man-made tragedy at Fukushima Daiichi, through its disposable substrate,
paper towels, and invented symbols & type.
In her foreword, Executive Director Corina Reynolds notes, “As Center for Book Arts
celebrates its 50th anniversary, it stands at a crossroads, poised to continue its mission in
an ever-changing world. The challenges and opportunities of the digital age, the ongoing
need for diverse and inclusive representation, and the evolving definitions of art and the
book all shape CBA’s future. The upcoming exhibition Vico’s Spiral: Half Century of
Artists’ Books serves as both a reflection on CBA’s history and a vision for its future.”
The exhibition will also be accompanied by the launch of a book on November 14 at 6:30
PM at Center for Book Arts. This publication will include: a curatorial statement by Robbin
Ami Silverberg, essays by Carole Naggar and Kinohi Nishikawa, an international directory
of exhibitions since 1969, and “Baker’s Dozen” lists of significant artists’ books, compiled
by curators, book artists, collectors, and scholars.
The exhibition is open to the public and aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the
book arts field’s development, highlighting the Center for Book Arts’ role in shaping this
art form over the past half-century.
Lead support for the exhibition Vico’s Spiral: Half Century of Artists’ Books and its catalog
is provided by the Henry Luce Foundation, with additional support from the National
Endowment for the Arts; the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of
Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature; and public funds from the
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.
For further information please contact Camilo Otero at camilo@centerforbookarts.org.
About Center for Book Arts
Established in 1974, Center for Book Arts is committed to advancing the art of the book.
Through its exhibitions, educational programs, and public events, CBA fosters the
appreciation and practice of both traditional and contemporary bookmaking techniques.
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