dear colleagues,
I want to inform you of an exhibition that just recently opened in
Chicago and that I co-curated:
Pass It On! Connecting Contemporary Do-It-Yourself Culture.
This exhibition focuses on the different aspects inherent in most
successful Do-It-Yourself projects, be they of historical, political,
or artistic relevance. Pass It On examines the remarkable breadth of
DIY in today's culture and covers such diverse areas of activity as
self-publishing, hacking, citizen journalism, podcasting, amateur
science, architecture, product design, art activism, and independent
film making. The show aims at leading visitors into active
exploration of, and participation in, a variety of DIY projects that
are exemplary and empowering, and will discuss work that readily
gives up any claim of proprietary and finite authorship, and engages
others particularly through the creation and distribution of visual
or textual instruction sets.
There is a catalog available to accompany the show; it includes a
custom-built, die-cut cardboard holder, select ephemera from the
show, and a 126 megabyte jump drive that contains images of the
installation, an annotated check list, essays by Carolyn Goldstein,
Jon Cates/Jake Elliott, Bruce Tharp, Scott Smith, Lindsay Bosch,
Shannon Stratton, Kevin Henry, and Terence Hannum. It can be ordered
for $ 25.- (incl. shipping and handling) by emailing Jennifer Murray
at [log in to unmask]
Visitors to Pass It On! will be lead into active exploration of
artifacts that encapsulate the DIY aesthetic, and can participate in
a variety of ongoing DIY projects throughout the gallery space.
More info can be found under
http://www2.colum.edu/undergraduate/artanddesign/11th/current-03.html
In association with the physical installation and the catalog, this
event further includes a web project, and a series of
<http://www2.colum.edu/undergraduate/artanddesign/11th/DIY%20events.pdf>lectures
and workshops within the gallery during March and April.
Thanks for your attention.
Doro Boehme
AnneDorothee Boehme
Special Collections in the John M Flaxman Library, The School of the
Art Institute of Chicago
37 South Wabash Ave, 5th Floor
Chicago Il 60603 - 3103
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The Joan Flasch Artists' Book Collection - a collection of
experimental art forms from the 1960s to the present
www.saic.edu/degrees_resources/libraries/flaxman/index.html#special_collection/SLC_5537
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