A-Lab Forum’s second event will focus on the idea of “REPETITION”. Repeating oneself has been used as a concept in many forms of intellectual and humorous endeavors, from the start of mass production circa 1920 to South Park circa now.
The arts have been no less fascinated with repetition as seen in Sol Lewitt’s drawings and Tara Donavan’s sculptures. The reasons behind repeating an object, shape, material, or yourself is what we are looking to discover in this series of works. All artists who submit works should consider why they are repeating themselves in art, how they are reinforcing traditional formulations of art practice, and/or if art itself tends to be cyclical and repetitive. Facilitated by Hugo Hinojosa.
Date: Saturday, May 15, 2010
Time: 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Location: Crossing Art Gallery
Participating Artists:
Paul Behnke
Megan Bisbee-Durlam
Helen Dennis
Oasa Du Verney
Kathleen Mallaney
June 19th, 2010, 2:00 – 4:00 PM
Queering Bodies (Open Call- Facilitated by Benjamin Toussaint)
Hosted at Crossing Art Gallery
ABOUT A-Lab:
A-Lab is an artists’ collective initiated by New-media artist, Hector Canonge. From its inception in 2009, A-Lab mission has been to promote and forge stronger collaborative projects for artists working and/or living in NYC. A-Lab is an independent initiative whose mission is to inform and assist artists in various aspects of their development. A-Lab’s monthly meetings have been designed as a collaborative effort among artists to share resources, know-how, and experience to compete in the market place. In addition, the A-Lab highly encourages and supports social activities to take place in local businesses and institutions in New York City. The convergence of the Arts and Community Building is another important component of the A-Lab as members can propose performances, shows, music gatherings, poetry readings, projections, public interventions, and more, in and around the various boroughs.