Week 2

I am excited to begin my leadership of the second show of the second show of the semester, "The Weapons of Mass Consumption" by the artists Angela Gilland and Michael Bauman. Right now, I'm writing a short, 2-liner press release for the show; here's a rough draft:


Weapons of Mass Consumption is the second opening this semester in the Reitz Union Gallery undertaken by multi-medium artists Angela Gilland and Michael Bauman. This collaborative, creative effort aims to simultaneously re-purpose and expose a consumption minded culture.

Notes on their artist statement:
-Spin on positive versus negative
-The multi-media show
-Society and massive consumption
-Angela- more is not necessarily better, repurposed materials, comment on market and sustainability, life-sized to relate to audience
-Michael- societies wanting to spread like viruses with little regard for else, destroying original beauty, questions paths we follow

I am also leading the design initiative on the new call to artist poster. So far what I'm contemplating is making the website where the applications can be found as the primary focus, and including a small map as to where you turn the applications in, since the Arts and Crafts Center is a relatively difficult place to locate.

More to come next week!

EDIT: There was name change of the show to [In]Dispensable Excess. And a new artist statement; thus:

[In]Dispensable Excess is the second opening this semester in the Reitz Union Gallery undertaken by multi-medium artists Angela Gilland and Michael Bauman. The show focuses on the subject of excess; from both the industrial aspects of careless production and consumerist reactions of overindulgence.


EDIT: Another re-do

***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE***

From January 22 to February 5th, the J. Wayne Reitz Union Gallery will be exhibiting the show [In]Dispensable Excess ,featuring the works of multi-medium artists Angela Gilland and Michael Bauman. The show focuses on the subject of excess; from concerns at large about the groundwork covered by and the remains of industrial growth, as well as a microscopic look at hyper-consumerism of individuals in a want-based culture. The work questions the need/reasoning for the behavior behind these issues and their effect on the future. The reception will be held on January 27th, 2011 from 7-9 PM at "the gallery" on the second floor of the Reitz Union.

Jessica Stoun

"the gallery" intern

J. Wayne Reitz Union