What happened to D-Block?
D-Block has moved out of the downtown Long Beach location. However, the organization will still exist for future projects – both virtual and physical. In the meantime, check out what D-Block organizers and producers are doing:
Co-director Ed Gomez is hard at work with Mexicali Biennial.
Co-director Jeff Chabot is now Director/Curator at Modified Arts, Phoenix, AZ.
Foundation for Art Resources (FAR) has a new board and is gearing up for more programming.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: “Open Document”
“Open Document”
An experiment in artist-curated exhibitions and documentation.
Opening reception Saturday, June 11, 2011, 6-9pm
Long Beach, CA, June 1, 2011: “Open Document” is an invitation for a select group of artists to self-curate a large-scale exhibition in Downtown Long Beach. The artists were asked to address traditional policies of art institutions to have closed doors during the planning and installation of exhibitions. In response, all phases of the exhibition process have been documented and are available for public viewing. Participating artists include: Janice Gomez, Fatima Hoang, Tucker Neel, Chris Oatey, Jenny Yurshansky, and JEFF&GORDON.
D-Block Projects
218 The Promenade N
Long Beach, CA 90802
Thurs. & Sat. 2pm-6pm or by email appointment.
More info:
dblockprojects.com
facebook.com/dblockprojects
twitter.com/dblockprojects
Open Document on YouTube
Media Contact:
Email: info@dblockprojects.com
Phone: (949) 290-1035
“Open Document” is supported by FAR (Foundation for Art Resources), Mexicali Biennial, and Phantom Galleries LA.
Open Document: 1st meeting footage
Here are some clips from the 1st meeting of Open Document. Click on the still image or view the Open Document Playlist on YouTube. Participating artists include: Janice Gomez, Fatima Hoang, Tucker Neel, Chris Oatey, Jenny Yurshansky, JEFF&GORDON (Jeff Foye, Gordon Winiemko)
Web Documentation
facebook.com/dblockprojects
twitter.com/dblockprojects
Open Document on YouTube
Allison Alford: Moving in the Technium
Los Angeles-based artist Allison Alford will present work in, Moving in the Technium, a solo show consisting of installation, video and performance opening April 9th at D-Block Projects, Long Beach, CA. In her work, Alford looks at human interactions with digital interfaces out of a curiosity of what happens within the human body while engaging a virtual environment. Body movements from rituals such as martial arts, dance, and bird mating are integrated with the use of iPhone apps, laptop touch pads, Microsoft’s Kinect and Nintendo’s Wii Console. Within these interactions, Alford uses gestures to articulate the multi-faceted relationship between humans and digital devices, and explores the potential for presence and intimacy as mediated by technology. Read Press Release
Speculative Materialism: Abstract Art and Its Conditions
This survey of seventeen abstract artists looks at how abstraction has become a speculative practice in the wake of postmodernism. At the level of form many of the artists included in this show mix different mediums, participate with site-specific concerns and embrace an aesthetic that doesn’t view the architectonic and the organic as mutually exclusive. … Continue Reading
S.O.S. travels to monOrchid in Phoenix, AZ
S.O.S. (Save Our States) is on its way to Phoenix, Arizona for the opening on Friday, April 1 at monOrchid. The exhibition will be part of the “First Friday” art walk, a monthly event which invites visitors to explore new exhibitions, artist studios, and events in the Downtown Phoenix area. S.O.S. is a joint collaboration between D-Block Projects, Mexicali Biennial and Phantom Galleries, with grants from the Ted Decker Catalyst Fund, F.A.R. (Foundation for Art Resources), and Arts Council Long Beach.
Here’s more info on monOrchid.
Read the S.O.S. press release for more information.
JJ Stevens @ Dark Matter
Artist JJ Stevens presents objects from the “Department of Archeological Oversight,” a fictitious institution which collects unique circa-19th century technological inventions. “Department of Archeological Oversight” is a collaboration between D-Block Projects and Dark Matter Gallery, and was curated by D-Block co-director Jeff Chabot.
Where:
Dark Matter Gallery
218 Promenade N
Long Beach, CA 90803
When:
March 12 – March 31, 2011
Hours: Thurs., Sat. 2-6pm or by appointment
S.O.S.
D-Block Gallery
March 5 – 26
Reception March 12, 6-9 pm
S.O.S. is a group traveling art exhibition showcasing artists from the states of Arizona and California programmed for display in the downtown areas of Long Beach, CA and Phoenix, AZ. Fostering a relationship between neighboring states whose recent political disagreements stemming from legislation of Prop 1070, the exhibition seeks to explore the issues of personal and political identity, citizenship and the effects of media.
S.O.S. exhibition catalogue
Some Photos!
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