Considers the condition of this basic component of life on earth from a range of perspectives.
Exhibition Dates: December 11 - February 26 2010
Opening Reception: Saturday, December 11 2010, 8pm - Midnight
Exhibition Dates: December 11 – February 26 2010
Opening Reception: Saturday, December 11 2010, 8pm – Midnight
See Below for schedule of talks
Alphabet City, Circuit Gallery & Toronto Free Gallery are pleased to present the Alphabet City Festival 2010: AIR
Alphabet City is celebrating the publication of its 15th anthology AIR – and the completion of its five-part biblioblitz on the environment – with events in NYC + Toronto.
ALL DAY – exhibitions and print sale
3:00-6:00 p.m. – MUSEO AERO SOLAR: Help build a giant balloon artwork!
6:00-8:00 p.m. – CITIES OF AIR: Readings and interviews with four AIR authors: Diana Fitzgerald Bryden, Megan Griffith-Greene, Amanda Jernigan, and Lisa Rochon
8:00-midnight – PARTY-AIR!: Celebrate with the authors, artists, designers, partners and editors of the AIR project.
The thin layer of atmosphere that clings to the surface of our planet is a fragile and corrupted brew. Air is in constant, restless migration around the globe, connecting us in the most intimate fashion. From the dust storms that sweep into Beijing from faraway deserts to the smog from Chinese factories that shrouds Los Angeles, our air, the ultimate commons, is tragically defenseless. Breathing air is an involuntary physical function, but keeping the air breathable requires acts of political imagination and will. AIR considers the condition of this basic component of life on earth from a range of perspectives. It reveals the thick materiality of air, air as stinky, clotted, corrupted matter – in a word, dirty. AIR leads us to perceive air, and the imperative to protect it, anew.
MUSEO AERO SOLAR community art-making
Museo aero solar is a solar energy flying museum, an air balloon, completely made up of reused plastic bags, with new sections being added each time it travels the world. It has traveled to the United Arab Emirates, Italy, Colombia, the USA and beyond. Bring your extra plastic bags and start trimming and taping some of the thousands of panels that will make up Torontoʼs edition of the balloon. Artwork construction continues through February 26, 2011 – come in to work on it any time!
CITIES OF AIR talks
Diana Fitzgerald Bryden Greenhouse Effects Henry Newell goes home to Trinidad. Diana Fitzgerald Bryden is a Toronto novelist.
Megan Griffith-Greene Parts per Million Breathe in. Breathe out. Repeat (if possible). The world according to my tender, terrified lungs. Megan Griffith-Greene writes, edits, and sometimes wheezes in Toronto.
Amanda Jernigan Milan Prospero, retired to the wings of his dukedom, contemplates air, and airs. Amanda Jernigan is a poet, playwright, essayist, and editor.
Lisa Rochon Catching Air The author inhales the invisible and visible currents running through the air: from Marilyn Monroe on a subway grate to the inconsequence of Twitter. Lisa Rochon blows hot and cold air as The Globe and Mailʼs architecture critic.
AIR exhibition
December 11 – February 26, Toronto Free Gallery
Wednesday-Friday 12-5pm; Saturday 12-6pm
Artwork pictured above: David Gissen Reconstruction of Midtown Manhattan c 1975 (2002)
About Alphabet City
Alphabet City’s (AbC) purpose is to help build a better world by presenting innovative perspectives on the most significant issues shaping urban life today, through publications, events, and festivals. The Alphabet City series of publications challenges us to rethink ideas central to our lives. In each volume writers and artists address a single theme from many perspectives, revealing its processes and possibilities. Alphabet City is co-published with The MIT Press. www.alphabet-city.org
About Circuit Gallery Circuit Gallery is the shared vision and collaborative product of Susana Reisman and Claire Sykes. The gallery specializes in high-end editions of works by emerging and established contemporary artists with an emphasis on photographic, digital and print- based works on paper. For more information, visit www.circuitgallery.com or follow the daily conversation at www.twitter.com/circuitgallery.
Exhibitions » Season 7 (2010-2011) » Alphabet City Festival 2010: AIR
Alphabet City Festival 2010: AIR » ARTISTS
Considers the condition of this basic component of life on earth from a range of perspectives.
Exhibition Dates: December 11 - February 26 2010 Opening Reception: Saturday, December 11 2010, 8pm - Midnight
Exhibition Dates: December 11 – February 26 2010
Opening Reception: Saturday, December 11 2010, 8pm – Midnight
See Below for schedule of talks
Alphabet City, Circuit Gallery & Toronto Free Gallery are pleased to present the Alphabet City Festival 2010: AIR
Alphabet City is celebrating the publication of its 15th anthology AIR – and the completion of its five-part biblioblitz on the environment – with events in NYC + Toronto.
ALL DAY – exhibitions and print sale
3:00-6:00 p.m. – MUSEO AERO SOLAR: Help build a giant balloon artwork!
6:00-8:00 p.m. – CITIES OF AIR: Readings and interviews with four AIR authors: Diana Fitzgerald Bryden, Megan Griffith-Greene, Amanda Jernigan, and Lisa Rochon
8:00-midnight – PARTY-AIR!: Celebrate with the authors, artists, designers, partners and editors of the AIR project.
The thin layer of atmosphere that clings to the surface of our planet is a fragile and corrupted brew. Air is in constant, restless migration around the globe, connecting us in the most intimate fashion. From the dust storms that sweep into Beijing from faraway deserts to the smog from Chinese factories that shrouds Los Angeles, our air, the ultimate commons, is tragically defenseless. Breathing air is an involuntary physical function, but keeping the air breathable requires acts of political imagination and will. AIR considers the condition of this basic component of life on earth from a range of perspectives. It reveals the thick materiality of air, air as stinky, clotted, corrupted matter – in a word, dirty. AIR leads us to perceive air, and the imperative to protect it, anew.
MUSEO AERO SOLAR community art-making
Museo aero solar is a solar energy flying museum, an air balloon, completely made up of reused plastic bags, with new sections being added each time it travels the world. It has traveled to the United Arab Emirates, Italy, Colombia, the USA and beyond. Bring your extra plastic bags and start trimming and taping some of the thousands of panels that will make up Torontoʼs edition of the balloon. Artwork construction continues through February 26, 2011 – come in to work on it any time!
CITIES OF AIR talks
Diana Fitzgerald Bryden Greenhouse Effects Henry Newell goes home to Trinidad. Diana Fitzgerald Bryden is a Toronto novelist.
Megan Griffith-Greene Parts per Million Breathe in. Breathe out. Repeat (if possible). The world according to my tender, terrified lungs. Megan Griffith-Greene writes, edits, and sometimes wheezes in Toronto.
Amanda Jernigan Milan Prospero, retired to the wings of his dukedom, contemplates air, and airs. Amanda Jernigan is a poet, playwright, essayist, and editor.
Lisa Rochon Catching Air The author inhales the invisible and visible currents running through the air: from Marilyn Monroe on a subway grate to the inconsequence of Twitter. Lisa Rochon blows hot and cold air as The Globe and Mailʼs architecture critic.
AIR exhibition
December 11 – February 26, Toronto Free Gallery
Wednesday-Friday 12-5pm; Saturday 12-6pm
Artwork pictured above: David Gissen Reconstruction of Midtown Manhattan c 1975 (2002)
About Alphabet City
Alphabet City’s (AbC) purpose is to help build a better world by presenting innovative perspectives on the most significant issues shaping urban life today, through publications, events, and festivals. The Alphabet City series of publications challenges us to rethink ideas central to our lives. In each volume writers and artists address a single theme from many perspectives, revealing its processes and possibilities. Alphabet City is co-published with The MIT Press.
www.alphabet-city.org
About Circuit Gallery
Circuit Gallery is the shared vision and collaborative product of Susana Reisman and Claire Sykes. The gallery specializes in high-end editions of works by emerging and established contemporary artists with an emphasis on photographic, digital and print- based works on paper. For more information, visit www.circuitgallery.com or follow the daily conversation at www.twitter.com/circuitgallery.