Vito Acconci : Interview on Design Boom

Vito Acconci in Conversation at Acconci Studio, New York
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Studio Update : Transition : 06.07.09

With a recent acceptance to Tyler School of Art comes another time of change and transition. The studio at Cub Creek is packed and I am taking this month to tie up loose ends and sift through the challenges, thoughts and projects that have been occupying my mind. While this blog will continue, updates will be farther apart as I begin writing for other feeds and perhaps, focus on a new site.


Recent Exhibition:
The work at J Fergeson Gallery came down recently. Opening night went well and I thank everyone involved. Several pieces remain at the gallery and will be present in the space downstairs. Small groupings of this work will now move on to other galleries including Quirk in Richmond Va. and Mayer Fine Art in Norfolk Va.

Tyler School of Art, Temple University:
I am entering graduate school this fall at Tyler in Philadelphia Pa. After a recent visit I have set up my curriculum and found a place to live. I will be moving on July 1st and once there will be certain to post some images and provide links to any projects I take on.

The Work & Seizing the Opportunity:
Up to this date I have been developing bodies of work that explore a sense of being in relation to spaces, materials and ideas. I have been challenged to make work under the restrictions of resource and space. Graduate school will afford a valuable opportunity to experiment on a larger scale, work with adjacent disciplines and make use of facilities designed around the object of making. My work is going to change as I push the limits of my own ability while focusing on projects that I have been interested in but have yet to implement. Over the next two years I am going to construct larger works that explore the role of art and expression in relation to the urban environment. I will continue to work on smaller bodies of work that are more personal in scope, however my challenge will be to expand the boundaries of my work and ability while integrating my interests in urban design, ecology and expression.

Opening Night Reception : New Work & Installation

Opening night at J Fergeson Gallery is coming up:

Saturday : May 9th : 5:00 - 8:00pm

311 N. Main St. Farmville VA
434.391.1066

More on this exhibition can be found at the following sites:
www.davidbrucestudios.com
www.jfergesongallery.com

RVA Magazine Interview

RVA Magazine's new website is looking great and I had the recent pleasure of answering a few questions from Anthony Harris. The interview is currently front page but will certainly migrate down the as they continue to publish posts on Richmond's thriving culture.

Links are below.
Big thanks to the RVA crew for such a great spotlight.
Be sure to keep tabs on this site as they continue to cover the Richmond scene.

www.rvamag.com
direct link to the article click here.

Studio Update : Wood Firing : 04.20.09

Studio Update : Object+ : 04.17.09 (2)

Studio Update : Object+ : 04.17.09

The wood kiln has been stacked and we will begin firing in a few hours. I am afforded a moment of rest and can now begin to move into a 5 day schedule of stoking and welding in preparation for the upcoming installation. The images above are of the stacked stones in the first chamber of the kiln. Below, the largest of the stones has been wadded and transferred from the second cradle to a stretcher that will ease the transition into the kiln. This piece is going to be once fired in the second chamber to slow the heating rate that could otherwise crack the work.

Wind Chill Factory : Opening @ Red Door : 04.16.09

The Red Door Gallery will open this Friday with new work by Matt Lively. "Home" features his most recent work on the Wind Chill Factory. To see more poke through the label "Wind Chill Factory on this blog" you can also visit some of the following links:

Matt Lively : official site : www.mattlively.com
The Red Door Gallery
NotCot


"Home" @ Red Door Gallery

Opening Night Reception : Friday : April 17th , 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Red Door Gallery
1607 West Main Street
Richmond, VA 23220
804-358-0211

Studio Update: Object+ : 04.10.09

It is late. I am in the process of transition. The construction of each object is complete and they are being fired in gas and wood burning kilns.

I am moving from a focus on the poetic object, intimacy, and individuation towards culture, species and network.

I think of both, it is only natural that I attend to each through this body of work; moving through the expanse of an idea, from a point of focus through its atmosphere and the space between.

Big Bamboo

Play, Art, Installation... It all comes together when you get a glimpse of work like the Big Bamboo Project of Mike and Doug Starn. Recently featured in the New York Times this installation emerges from the stochastic action of climbers articulating the artists' vision. Mike and Doug are brothers who have been active in the New York scene for nearly three decades. Their studio is currently located in what used to be the Tallix foundry in Beacon, NY.

The Starns have chosen a non-linear approach to construction allowing for evolution of form. A prominent emphasis on emergent structure eases the rigor typically involved with such a large architectural mass. The work is composed of roughly 2000 bamboo poles lashed together with nylon rope. It is generated through a multitude of incremental decisions decentralized through loosely coordinated behavior of eight to fifteen climbers roughly governed body the Starn brothers. Charged with the movement of its laborers the piece will begin to crawl through the space as the makers remove bamboo supports from the far end and replace them in the front. Such a dynamic approach to construction and structure alludes to living systems. Ongoing reviews point towards these organic reflections and ideas noted by the artists take into account self healing, adaptive and chaotic properties.



Inviting a playful response and an active role for viewers the Starn brothers encourage visitors to climb through the mass to reach a platform constructed some 50 feet above the floor, framing the work from above.

On a personal note. I hope to get up to Beacon and climb Big Bamboo on my next trip up north. Ive got to thank Robin Sedgwick and her son for passing this one along. It appers that some of my past work quickly came to mind when they got a glimpse of this in the NY Times. Big thanks!

Big Bamboo will be open to visitors from May 15 - 18 from 11am - 4pm.

Be sure to check out more via the following:
Starn Studio - Website

Reviews:
New York Times article
Vernissage TV
MAYKR
New Space New Focus @ Art Miami

Studio Update : Object+ : 04.05.09

Competition : Urban SOS

Call for creative response:

Urban SOS, an open ideas competition, is challenging students from around the world. This call is open to individual designers or teams of up to four graduate and undergraduate students. Its aim is to illicit innovative responses to stressed urban areas that have the potential for lasting improvement.

There's cash involved for those who need a little more motivation. 20,000 usd in prize money gets the ball moving.


For more info visit:
Urban SOS
EDAW/AECOM

Get the PDF: download

Studio Update : Object+ : 03.20.09

Studio Update: Object+ : 03.14.09