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Conversation with BUNDLED A•PART

Posted in From the Curatorial Fellows, Interviews on Friday, April 29th, 2011

Curatorial fellow Jeannette Tremblay sat down with collaborative pairs Marissa Benedict and Luis Palacios (aka GRAFT) and Nicole Seisler and Liene Bosquê — who, as a foursome, make up the MFA exhibition group BUNDLED A•PART — to talk about their projects, their practices, and what happens when their time at SAIC comes to an end. [...]



Interview with Bobbi Meier

Posted in From the Guest Curators, Interviews on Thursday, April 28th, 2011

Jessica Cochran, in conversation with Bobbi Meier, MFA



Artist Spotlight: Erin Washington

Posted in From the Curatorial Fellows, Interviews on Thursday, April 28th, 2011

Erin Washington is of the five artists who make up the self-curated group Rout. She took a few minutes out of her busy schedule to answer a few questions about her current practice and future plans. Take a look: Jeannette Tremblay: How do you see yourself as fitting into Rout? Erin Washington: Travis Wyche, a [...]



Artist Spotlight: Travis Wyche

Posted in From the Curatorial Fellows, Interviews on Thursday, April 28th, 2011

Travis Wyche is of the five artists who make up the self-curated group Rout. He took a few minutes out of his busy schedule to answer a few questions about his current practice and future plans. Take a look: Jeannette Tremblay: Describe your studio practice in one word or phrase. Travis Wyche: Mycelium… or maybe [...]



Artist Spotlight: Nicholas Cueva

Posted in From the Curatorial Fellows, Interviews, Public on Thursday, April 28th, 2011

Nicholas Cueva is of the five artists who make up the self-curated group Rout. He took a few minutes out of his busy schedule to answer a few questions about his current practice and future plans. Take a look: Jeannette Tremblay: What is your preferred medium? Nicholas Cueva: No matter what I make, it is [...]



Artist Spotlight: Kate Hampel

Posted in From the Curatorial Fellows, Interviews on Thursday, April 28th, 2011

Kate Hampel is one of the five artists who make up the self-curated group Both/And. She took a few minutes out of her busy schedule to answer a few questions about her current practice and future plans. Take a look: Jeannette Tremblay: Describe your studio practice in one word or phrase. Kate Hampel: Productive perversity (not my [...]



Artist Spotlight: Nancy Tien

Posted in From the Curatorial Fellows, Interviews on Thursday, April 28th, 2011

Nancy Tien is one of the five artists who make up the self-curated group Both/And. She took a few minutes out of her busy schedule to answer a few questions about her current practice and future plans. Take a look: Jeannette Tremblay: Why performance? Nancy Tien: I became really interested in performance because of its ability [...]



Interview with Ellen Nielsen

Posted in From the Curatorial Fellows, Interviews on Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

Leah Oren, Curatorial Fellow, in conversation with Ellen Nielsen (MFA, Fiber & Material Studies)



Interview with M.iss R.epresentation

Posted in From the Curatorial Fellows, Interviews, Public on Sunday, April 24th, 2011

M.iss R.epresentation is a self-curated group and current students at the MFA Painting and Drawing (PTDW) Department. They include April Behnke, Eric B. Benedickson, Rebecca George, Carly Silverman and Theresa Walloga. IGY: How did you guys find each other and how did M.iss R.epresentation commence? What is the idea behind the name? M.R.: We found [...]



Interview with Emilie Crewe

Posted in From the Curatorial Fellows, Interviews, Studio Visits on Saturday, April 23rd, 2011

Curatorial Fellow Lilly Hern-Fondation interviews Emilie Crewe about her piece Graft: Intervals and Burrowed Stories. Lilly: How do you go about acquiring the multitude of objects you use in your work? (I am particularly curious about the abundance of keys and the dead bird in the wall.) Emilie: I am constantly accumulating objects to use in [...]



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