ReMap International Architectural Symposium & Workshops

Ο Νεουορκέζος ιμπρεσάριος A-ron με το πολύπλευρο ταλέντο του, το οποίο απαριθμεί μουσικές παραγωγές, εκδοτικές δραστηριότητες, ο οποίος έχει τη δική του γκαλερί, θα φέρει στην Αθήνα την αφρόκρεμα της Νέας Υόρκης.

Η έκθεση "Community Approved" θα περιλαμβάνει αντικείμενα, βιβλία, φανζίν, τέχνη, ρούχα και πολλά άλλα... Κάθε τύπου παραφερνάλια τα οποία απορρέουν από τη διαρκώς εναλλασσόμενη κοινότητα καλλιτεχνών, συγγραφέων, φωτογράφων και μουσικών της νοτιοανατολικής πλευράς, οι οποίοι είναι η ζωντανή σκηνή της Νέας Υόρκης.

On June 16, 2009 AMP Gallery will present Community Approved an exhibition in the form of a temporary pop-up shop. With a nod to the Fluxus shop, Community Approved features books and ‘zines as well as limited edition sculptures, prints, drawings, records, accessories and clothing produced by over 30 artists and brands, primarily hailing from Downtown New York City. The exhibition title is a reference to this network of artists and creatives who, rather than simply make work that is only accessible to a collectors/patrons, also produce objects geared toward (and often in collaboration with) their peers.

Organized by Aaron (Aron the Downtown Don) Bondaroff and curated by Elizabeth Lovero, Community Approved features a large-scale exhibition design by architect Rafael de Cardenas. Cardenas, inspired by the Stevie Nicks music video “I Can’t Wait” has transformed the space into an endless staircase stacked with a rotating display of wares. In effect, the viewers become not only a shopper but also a part of the installation as they wander up and down the stairs to examine the works.

Much recent dialogue has drawn attention to the fluid nature of contemporary artistic practices’ that slip across media and discipline to utilize whatever best suits the idea or intent. Sidestepping big, bombastic projects and performances, Community Approved highlights artists’ working on the more intimate end of ephemeral practice. These individuals often make a virtue of necessity but not at the expense of quality or aesthetic. Instead, as old models of distribution/production struggle in the face of digital reproduction [see: major record labels and newspapers increasingly fragmented markets,[film studios and publishing houses] and loss of patrons [museums and galleries], the choice to self-publish and target an audience of one’s own peers is a logical one. There’s no need to rally against the mainstream when you can hear its death rattle.

Featured artists include:
Wade Guyton, Seth Price, Josh Smith, Kelley Walker, Leo Fitzpatrick, Beckett Bowes, Graham Parker-Smith, Bozidar Brazda, Tauba Auerbach, Damien Eccols and Jen De Nike, Olivier Mosset, Aurel Schmidt, Aaron Young, Javier Peres, Byron Kalet, Olivier Zahm, Mungo Thompson, Alice Hutchins, Rita Ackermann, Barb Choir, Tyler Colburn, Tony Cox, Griffin Franzen, Kathy Grayson, Jack Greer, Patrick Griffin, Kembra Pfhaler, Alexandre Singh, Jorge Valenzuela, Luis Gispert, Anissa Mack, Dash Snow, BLAND, Shawn Kuruneru, Ari Macropoulous, Mark Gonzales, Liam Gillick, Harmony Korine, Ryan Foerster, Chrissie Miller, Marc Hundley, Neckface, Kathy Garcia, Jonah Freeman, Justin Lowe, Olaf Breuning and MORE.