Back to School & Catching Up...

I apologize for the delay in posts this summer.  I am hoping to get back into the rhythm of a weekly update this fall.

I am back to teaching and pleased to be teaching two courses that I created at MIAD this fall, Historical Perspectives and an interdisciplinary course titled, Water.  They are two great groups of students and look forward to seeing their work evolve this semester.  I hope to share some of the treasures here as the semester progresses.

I am in the process of giving my website a bit of a face lift. Thanks to the good people at livebooks.edu I am now able to host video on the site, stay tuned for new video works to be posted here. 

PhotoMidwest is a month long celebration of photographic art held in Madison, WI, September 24 - November 9, 2010.  I will be on the other side of the table as a reviewer for the PhotoMidwest Porfolio Reviews, Saturday Sept 25.

   figure ground (2am), 2010  featured in CAS auction  (c) sonja thomsen

The motion sensitive light boxes from re:current, titled "figure ground," will be on view in two locations this fall:

• The biennial faculty exhibition at MIAD opens next week and includes 2 "figure ground" pieces.  I will be teaching until 7 but will pop by from 7-8pm, if you're in town it looks like an interesting show this year.  
• Opening Thursday, September 16 from 6-8pm,  MIAD 273 E. Erie St., Milwaukee WI 53202
• The Milwaukee Art Museum's Contemporary Art Society Auction features "figure ground" (2am), 2010.
• Preview Party Thurs, Oct 14, 5:30–8 p.m. Gallery Talk  Tues, Oct 19, 1:30–2:30 p.m.
  CAS The Art Auction  Saturday, Oct. 23, 6 p.m., MAM 700 N. Art Museum Drive Milwaukee, WI 53202

Last Chance!

Class Pictures: Photographs by Dawoud Bey
ENDS THIS SUNDAY
at Milwaukee Art Museum

I’m glad my parents were always there to guide me
and help me think of the choices I was making.
I like to join a lot of activities, but once something
goes wrong, my first thought is to quit. When I tell
my parents what happened, they always push me to give
it another try and not quit. Without that extra push I
wouldn’t have been able to do many things, like play
basketball, volleyball, swim, or even play the piano.

Dawoud Bey, Lauren, 2006. From the book Class Pictures (Aperture, 2007). Image courtesy Aperture Foundation.