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expace[ex-space] projects #005/ summer events!! 2004

Phase 1: in/out Art:Fashion Show 07/23-08/05/2004
Opening Reception: 7/23/2004 Fri. 8pm - midnight
Artists: Mehmet Ayanoglu/ Ryan Beck/ Molly Dilworth/ Eliks/ Ben Guttin/ Yasuko Hagiwara/ Hiroko Harada/ Gaetane Michaux/ Autumn Rooney/ Naoko Sumi/ Bryan Zanisnik
(curated by mokomoko)

The first kick off party of expace#005/ summer events!! 2004 presents "in/ out: Art:Fashion Show" with the performance of 12 artists. Challenging the boundary between art and fashion, each artist will show up in front of audiences holding their artworks and walking on a catwalk. The performance of artists' holding their works and hanging them on a wall shows the whole art installation process as an entertainment, borrowing a spectacular fashion show environment. It questions what's art and what's fashion bridging the relationship between artists and audiences. The show also comprises of live painting by Naoko Sumi and Music by DJ Scott. The final results of the show will last as an eclectic group exhibition of random mediums with the documentation of the fashion show happenings for the following two weeks.

Phase 2: HAAK "Getting to Know Your Stranger!" 08/6-08/19/2004
Opening Reception: 08/06/2004 Fri. 7pm - 11pm

Artists: Cecily Andersen + a stranger
Brieana Ruais + a stranger
Meryl O'Connor + a stranger
Leah Farrell + a stranger

Anonymous art collective, HAAK (Happy Anarchist Adventure Kids), will present a project "Getting to Know Your Strangers!" Through several stages of the project, each of the four primary artists locates a "stranger" (def: someone with whom they are not acquainted, located through advertising, postings, networking or other means.) The pair then engages in a short acquaintance period lasting 11 days in the 2nd stage. A series of outlined activities to this effect are performed and documented. Once the "stranger" and the artist complete Stage 2 they cease communication. Using the following three weeks both the artist and the "stranger" create pieces that reflect their process and experience with the project. The three weeks conclude with the hanging of the show, which will include the individual documentation and final work of the eight participants. The project is structured to be impersonal at the beginning and progressively becomes intimate, allowing for unique relationships to develop. How well does this reflect the reality of interpersonal acquaintance in New York City?

Phase 3: SALON de EXPACE#02 "Open Salon Exhibition" 08/20-09/01/2004
Open Salon Night: 08/20/2004 Fri. 7pm - 11pm

SALON de EXPACE is an open salon event that provides free open space to any kind of creative expressions. By giving exhibition opportunities to everyone, it aims to create an exciting art community with different age, background and interest. This time SALON de EXPACE#02 will be "Open Critique Night" and it encourages all kinds of artists to see and talk about their works with each other more deeply. Everyone is invited to bring and exhibit their works on the salon night and the final result will be a random group exhibition for the following two weeks. Live Music by Mari Watanabe will be performed during the salon night.

++"expace#005/ summer events!! 2004" will be on view at About Glamour through September 1st 2004. The gallery is located at 103 North 3rd St. (between Berry and Wythe Ave.).
Hours: Sun. 12-8pm Mon.-Sat. 12-10pm

For further information:
expace[ex-space] projects www.expaceprojects.com
mokomoko@expaceprojects.com
About Glamour Inc. www.aboutglamour.net
shiho@aboutglamour.net