Update: THE ART CALL HAS CLOSED.
PLEASE VIEW THE NEW YORK GROUP SHOW TUMBLR FOR DETAILS ABOUT THE ARTISTS AND THEIR WORK.
This is an open call for artworks that relate the theme:
“I am the judge. I am the jury.” Rebellion & Empowerment in Contemporary Art
The New York Group Show is an idea that began this spring with my unsuccessful Kickstarter campaign. It will be realized these holidays in a greatly simplified form at my new loft in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn (see pics below).
Talented artists of New York: Hear Ye, Hear Ye…..
Before my other half and I fully occupy our new home, I’m having a 5-day housewarming party from December 28, 2011 – January 1, 2012.
Please fill these here walls!!! You’ve got 14 ft ceilings, exposed brick and white walls to work with. There is a large open space and three smaller spaces.
Here is what you need to know to participate:
1. Send an email to me at kellis [at] nygroupshow.com by 11:59pm Saturday, December 10th (THE DEADLINE)
2. Include in that email up to (no more than) FIVE art works available for inclusion in the show. Please send high-quality images of the proposed works or links to video works along with a full description of the work’s title, materials, dimensions and year of creation. If your work is a site-specific installation or performance, please describe all elements and aspects fully.
3. DO NOT INCLUDE: artist statements, bios, CVs, press mentions, etc.
4. Participating artists will be responsible for the installation and de-installation of their own work(s) and providing all necessary materials and equipment. Nothing will be accepted by post/mail/delivery.
5. Please direct all questions to me on Twitter (@NYGroupShow) and Facebook (The New York Group Show). I will not respond to questions by email.
6. Artists invited to participate will be notified the week of December 12th and must be available in New York for installation Monday, December 26 – Wednesday, December 28, and de-installation on Monday, January 2.
LET’S DO THIS.
chris vroom
November 21, 2011
Very cool! What about collectors? Can they participate to show their favorite artists?
Kianga Ellis
November 21, 2011
No collectors, sorry. Although that is a really interesting idea! hmmm. But certainly you could share the news with artists you collect….
Chad
December 5, 2011
Cool idea. I like art to be exhibited in homes or in ways that attach themselves to culture at large. I like to think of art as part of the greater social realm, not a compartmentalized scene distinct from it. Furthermore, if the home is partly furnished, it would also make interesting viewing if the art was not clearly distinguished. For example, a conceptual piece made of a pile of boxes may be read as a take on consumer society, or just a pile of boxes that you didn’t have time to throw out. Without the gallery context validating it, the art really needs to stand on its own merits.
Anyway, hope you, or someone else, makes a photosynth of the work to preserve it and share it with others around the world.
Ms. Kianga
December 7, 2011
Chad, thank you so much for your comment. I will definitely document everything extensively. You certainly hit on some things that are very interesting to me. I want to explore ways for art to be a part of people’s lives and for them to have meaningful experiences with it – especially contemporary art. Also, I want to work outside of any entrenched hierarchies and established value paradigms. I want to liberate both artist and art works.