High / Low
Opening Recetion: Saturday, April 9th. 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Presented by Eyelevel BQE Gallery (map)
April 9th Through May 7th, 2011
The beautiful thing about knowledge and books is that there is no one library. Even all of the world, collectively at any one moment is only part of the library. This exhibition, instead of trying to possess all knowledge, asks how to contain/present/expand/hold/share knowledge. Reading and writing are not necessarily separate activities and so HIGH/LOW suggests that using/storing/designing/collecting are not necessarily separate, either.
High / Low showcases projects that tackle ideas around the physical structure of libraries, exploring ways to display, store and archive books. During the course of the exhibition visitors are encouraged to contribute with donating materials for this library, and to use the books that are being displayed. Once the exhibition ends, these will form part of the library at The Gowanus Studio Space.
Participating designers and artists:
JOSEPH BURWELL / HECTOR CANONGE / BENJAMIN COHEN / NATALIA PORTER / MARIANNA DELLEKAMP / COLLEEN WHITELEY / ERIC WHITELEY / Emcee C.M., Master of None and all the K.I.D.S. / RICH WATTS
www.EyelevelGallery.com
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Deep / Shallow
Friday, April 29th. 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Presented by The Gowanus Studio Space (map)
April 29th through May 29th, 2011
Reference material is as often heavily researched as it is happened upon. Artists in Deep / Shallow respond to GSS library references that have been used as visual resources for other artists. The appropriation of these resources forces a continuity (which normally occurs organically and over time) across disciplines, content and processes.
To see materials donated visit: thelibraryatgowanusstudio.tumblr.com
Participating artists and designers:
FANNY ALLIÉ / GABRIELA ALVA CAL Y MAYOR / JILL AUCKENTHALER / NATALIA PORTER / BEN COHEN / NOAH BREUER / JONATHAN BUTT / ANGELA CONANT / HECTOR CANONGE / GRAYSON COX / KENDRA SULLIVAN / DYLAN GAUTHIER / EMILY ELSEN / BEKA GOEDDE / HALEY HUGHES / KATIE MERZ / RACHEL OSTROW / SARAH NICOLE PHILLIPS / FRANCESCO SIMETI / NICHOLE VAN BEEK / JOHN WHITLOCK / PERFORMANCE/INSTALLATION BY ROB ANDREWS
ABOUT THE LIBRARY AT THE GSS
The Library rethinks library organization by shifting from static, object-oriented models to a dynamic, process-based approach: not to categorize and associate with objective properties of publications, but to map their (inter)connections by focusing on the ways in which they have influenced artists. The Library compiles these materials to gradually, organically construct a web of ever-growing references and to map a shared artistic history.
The Library shares both its physical location and overarching objectives with The Gowanus Studio Space. The Brooklyn-based studio provides support and a shared workspace for artists and designers working in a variety of disciplines and mediums, with the goal of fostering creative collaboration.
For more information visit http://www.gowanusstudio.org/TheLibrary
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