Slab in Temporary Space
Slab announces our next exhibition project, Slab in Temporary Space, which elaborates on the idea of the slab itself and the temporal relationships that exists between an artwork and its location—both physically and conceptually. In addition to working collaboratively with artists, the heart of Slab’s mission is to engage in a symbiotic relationship with our surroundings, often in experimental or unexpected locations. But what if our potential exhibition surroundings and collaborating artists are inaccessible due to lack of funds, time constraints, or other prohibitive conditions?
One way to answer this question is with a viral, digital approach. Therefore, we are inviting a limited number of artists from around the globe to submit, via email, a digital photograph of one of their existing artworks in a temporary location—specifically an area (either interior or exterior) that is arguably unconventional. We are asking for images that propose ideas and questions about locations, expectations, performance, and presentation.
We, in turn, will present the images as a single digital projection installation in the temporary space, a shared-use warehouse project space near downtown Houston, TX. In this way, we aim to present new ideas of where and what collaboration and installation can be.
Participating artists: Laura Aldridge, Justin Boyd, Nick Brown, Enrique Castrejon, Kim Collmer, Jason David, Michael Decker, Alyssa Gorelick, Deva Graf, Julia Hechtman, Jon Irving, Rachel de Joode, Louisa Van Leer, Karen Lofgren, Dashiell Manley, Frederique de Montblanc, TV Moore, Kia Neill, Amy Patton, Melissa Scherrer, Mindy Rose Schwartz, Jason Underhill, Max Warsh, and Chris Wilder
ABOUT SLAB
www.slabprojects.com
Slab is an exhibition method enacted by artist Wendy Mason and curator Nancy Zastudil. We operate on a project-by-project basis and function as a literal and metaphorical platform for artists' works, including solo, group and collaborative projects. Our exhibition concept finds potential in experimental locations.
Slab can be found in backyards, commercial, industrial and unexpected geographies. Such varied locations propose unusual interplay when spatial and relational challenges arise for the artists, viewers, and us. Not only can Slab function as an independent exhibition space, we also seek to engage in a symbiotic relationship with our surroundings.
Slab stems from Mule, an exhibition project that we created while living in Chicago, Illinois. We decided to reimagine the original concept of Mule and have once again joined together to consider the transitory roles of artists and curators. Our aim is to collaboratively facilitate artist's projects and events, exploring the fun and experimental nature of creative activity.
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