Curtis Allen
Kelsey Olson
David Frohlich

at Art of This

Friday August 20 2010
7-11 pm
film screening at 9:30


Talk on photography has been beaten to death as of late, yet the dead-horse of the photograph, or of the process of photographing keeps moving along. That said, photography has always had an intimate connection with death: not withstanding the crisis in painting that corresponded with its uprising (the first instance of its unending death), Bayard's Self Portrait As a Drowned man, the power of the photograph to steal the soul (producing the living dead), as well as many other suggestions one could make here, the traditional conception of photography also marked, through each photograph, the death of the event, but simultaneously its de-temporization, crystallization, and carrying on; its recollection or commemoration (even if, in fact, such an event was encountered first within the photograph). Photography traditionally stood as both genesis and exegesis and it is along these lines of interest that we follow. Photography as the medium of capture par excellence: this is the unspoken motto of turn-of-the-century photography.

This makes photography the proper heir to a society of love, our society perhaps (in so far as love is the force of appropriation, or possession tout court). We have then, in a certain sense, come full circle--in the fact of our contemporary love of the image (the specifically photographic one)--that is, we have come to love the dead, which it could be argued, is already pre-inscribed into the act of love. I guess the question remains: What is one to do with a dead-horse that one loves so well?…We construct new kinds of horses (or donkeys, phoric-machines) each in our own way, to carry our love off into new directions. Some of these various directions, we hope, to put on display for you, yet never in an "instructive" manner. To be short, very short, we have as arrows; materialism as a process, photography as mediation, and the frame, fabrication, and fiction of photography as generative means.

Build, Eat, Repeat: This Thursday at 1419

Build, Eat, Repeat: New Collaboration by Leslie Kelman and Emily Gastineau

9 a.m. on Thursday, August 12 through 9 p.m. on Friday, August 13

1419 Washington Ave S.

What is the distinction between expendable labor and necessary tasks? What effect can a building have on the daily existence of two people with an excess of time? Sculpture/installation artist Leslie Kelman and dance artist Emily Gastineau will be creating a new collaborative work over the span of 36 hours and five floors at 1419. Using found materials and movements devised on the spot, they will set up and take down multiple shelters throughout the building. Responding to the temporary environments, they will investigate their own labor and process as it runs up against the necessities of food, rest, and waste. Having become acquainted solely for the purpose of collaboration, they will learn from each other over the course of the performance until they share all tasks equally. Visitors are free to drop by 1419 at any point to see what structures we have accumulated. Raw footage from this experiment will be displayed at the final event of the Open Summer Residency at Art of This Gallery on August 28th.

Throwaway Utopia: Tomorrow from 6-9

The Throwaway Utopia is an environment that can be quickly set up and tore down and made with items found at home and party supply stores. It is a play on the ephemeral nature of our consumer culture where we seek sensations and demand spectacles that are short lived and unfulfilling.

Some Sound Mapping Results:

Summer Signage

For my Summer Residency project, I am making sidewalk signs with paintings on them that function as miniature, temporary murals. They will be displayed 24-7 in the front yard of the gallery. The first sign is up now, with more to come in August. The imagery is based on quilt patterns and hand-painted signage. The project overall is inspired by the community-focused art projects that were part of the Federal Art Projects of the Works Progress Administration during the great depression. Other forms of community-focused art production are also inspirations.

Best viewed on foot while on your way somewhere else, you can also bike, ride the bus, or drive past 35th and Nicollet to see the signage. Check it out to see the full paintings!

Trophies - All you need to know

Random Residency Notes

Monday, July 26.

Random residency note #1: Whoever spilled the salsa in the fridge, please clean it up. Thanks.

Random residency note #2: Ruben Nusz was spotted on Central at Broadway today, driving and apparently happy.

Random residency note #3: Tonight's band, Red Mountain, described themselves as "Casio Blues."

Random residency note #4: Where did this TV come from?

Random residency note #5: I am having a good time.

Canceled: An Evening with KliKt and Trickery Mimicry

Due to unforeseen circumstances the screenings of KliKt and Trickery Mimicry with the Painted Saints on August 1, 2010 have been canceled. If anyone would like the spot for one of their projects feel free.

Thanks.

~Garrett

coming this tuesday...

Sound mapping : : :
A participatory event / workshop attempting to map the physical sensations of sound.

Lead by Julia Kouneski
with guest sound artists:

Bryce Beverlin II
Dubbelboss
Karen Townsend
Isa Gagarin
John Marks

this Tuesday July 27!
beginning at 7pm;
ending at 10pm

GHOST STORY

Please join us on August 7th for GHOST STORY, a one night exhibition featuring works by:

Elizabeth Jeffries Barnes
TJ Barnes
John Fleischer
Ruben Nusz
Crystal Quinn
Megan Vossler

GHOST STORY - Saturday, August 7th, 7:00-10:00pm

Welcome Red76!

While we have almost exclusively letting the AOT Open Summer Residents run the show here on the old blog, I would like to take a moment to extend a happy welcome to some old friends, Red76. Specifically to Sam Gould and Mike Wolf, but to all the visitors of the collective that is presenting their Surplus Seminar and Anywhere/Anyplace Academy as part of the Walker Art Center's Open Field: Welcome! We are very excited to have you here for the next 3 weeks.

Ok, so I highly recommend to all artists, activists, educationists, and fun-having-ists to check out the action and activity on the Walker's lawn. There will be projects aplenty, resources abounty and, if tonight's festivities were any indication, cold beverages aflowing. Yummy. And we have any luck, our visitors will make it down to 35th street to check out some of the jams we have going on. Oops, I almost forgot, Sam will be a panelist at the next Recess event, August 2. A special Monday night discussion on alternative and new pedagogies. For real. In the meantime, feel free to give them a visit and let them know what they are missing at AOT.
xoxo aot

Model/Remodel - July 26-31 - Collaborative Work

In the spirit of remembering for part of Model/Remodel, I want to make a custom measuring stick for the gallery based on your closest guess of the gallery's WIDTH. The stick may be too short, too long or just right. I don't know! I know the floor plan gives it away, so don't look at it and go off your senses. I'll put your name, your guess and the date of your guess on the stick and install it in the gallery.

Email me your guess: sekondsight@yahoo.com. I'll take guesses until this Thursday, July 22.

Thanks! Peter

Model/Remodel - July 26-31

Model/Remodel

Peter HappelChristian

July 26-July 31, 2010

Soon after buying a house, I discovered a fluorescent light tube in the rafters of my basement saved by a previous owner. Attached to the light tube with a rubber band, on notepad paper titled “God Loves Me,” was a handwritten note that read: “9/9/98… This tube removed from a discarded fixture. Should still be good.” The discovery of this object and the sentiment of the handwritten reminder form the background for the installation and slideshow of Model/Remodel. Part introspection and part survey, the installation explores ideas about ownership, saving, and remembering and includes collections of Polaroids and trophies. Join me in the gallery on Saturday, July 31 at 7pm for a presentation and slideshow. Make the evening special for you - BYOFB (bring your own favorite beverage).

Installation in the gallery will be on view beginning Monday, July 26. Stop by sometime on Sunday, July 25 during the install to say "Hey." A casual presentation and slideshow will be Saturday, July 31 at 7pm. Hope to see you there!

…Presenting…prelude…

Sunday the 18th 7:00pm to 11:00pm at AOT.

We are about whatever at all into others’ consciousness with things made of our efforts towards this life that is not livable!

I want to attempt with this deictic to convey a sense of an aspiration I’ve acquired to order some items, find some form and on that note understand/create. This, in alliance with friends whom allowed me to put this announcement together on approach of the activities/ presentation/ work that we will try to commit to ‘memory’ predating a further development that will happen sometime in August also at AOT. Actually most of this is from G.H. (the novel, not a person)…so there is this, “My question, if I had one, wasn’t ‘what am I?’ but rather ‘among whom am I?’” Also “I shall have to raise my consciousness of life outside to so high a point that it would amount to a crime against my personal life” …and this last one… “I was about to confront within myself a degree of living so orginary that it bordered on the inanimate.” Approaching our work we wear each other by spending time. Please reply.

D.F.

Coming up next time…details.

Curtis Allen
Kelsey Olson
David Frohlich

Weekend Assistance

Hey guys I’m back in town this weekend, if you need help with anything, from Open Summer projects to common errands and chores, just contact me (you can either leave a comment on this post or email me).

careyn@my.uwstout.edu

My schedule this weekend doesn’t open up until after 2:00pm on Saturday. After that time, I’m free until 8:00pm on Sunday.

Just so you know, I will be offering my assistance every weekend until the 27th of August. Feel free to schedule help for any upcoming weekends. So far your involvement with this project has been awesome! Thank you to those who have given me responsibilities.

Last weekend, Alexa Horochowski invited me over to pickax a mound of dirt and concrete, which, I have to say, is the most strenuous job I’ve had in this project to date. So don’t think you are being nice by withholding a tough one. By giving me errands you are doing ME a favor.

"Love in the Vision, Gerbil in Incision"

In violent isolation, one must soak up and finally manufacture pleasure. "Love in the Vision..." will consist of some visuals and pre-recorded audio with intermittent performances.

Featuring Tim Carroll, Natasha Hassett and Eric Joas

Performance Thursday the 15th from 7-9

I can be reached at: lara.ambrose@gmail.com

--Vena Ambrose

VESSEL presents Sight of Impact

Sight of Impact

Wednesday, July 14th

Sets at 5, 6, & 7 pm.

Come to one.

Come to all.

Runtime: 25 min

Players performing include: Tamin Totzke, Jane Shockley, and Dustin Haug with special guests Emily Gastineau, Blake Nellis, Sharon Picasso, and Taja Will.

Read read read readr eas ead read read reag

A collection of text erasures from this week's New York Times is ready to be read. A very, very short version of the daily news if you will. No guarantee to be any smarter on any issues though. I will continually add to the stack for all of the month of July.
Hope you enjoy it.
Ute

612.747.8663
utebertog@hotmail.com

Friday Night @ AOT!

The Sandwich Bar For Peace is pleased to announce in association with Art of This Open Residency Program: Sandwich Bar For Peace Presents Chris Held. For the event, the Sandwich Bar is collaborating on a new signature artist sandwich, The Chris Held, the will be served in an installation of furniture created on-site by the artist. The installation reflects Held's long standing interest in blue ping-pong tables, Credence Clearwater Revival and peanut butter. According to Sandwich Bar director of programs Scott Nedrelow, "This is the first official SBFP event to take place outside the bar and we're excited about spreading the Sandwich Bar mission of sustaining artists to AOT Gallery."

FRIDAY July 9, 5-11pm
Art, cold drinks and BBQ

The Sandwich Bar For Peace is located in Northeast Minneapolis and is open to artists by appointment.
www.sandwichbarforpeace.com