4F - FALL ARTS FESTIVAL, Jackson Hole News&Guide, Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Shadows and light
ITP Space 130 S. Jackson St. 307-222-8ITP ITPSpace.com –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
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By Amanda H. Miller
ocated at 130 S. Jackson St., ITP Space is on the fringe of gallery territory. Which makes perfect sense. ITP — which stands for “In The Pines” and connotes a sense of being lost in the woods more than playing golf at Teton Pines — is more than a gallery, it’s an artistrun space, a bookstore and a publisher. “A good place to be surprised and to engage in the experimental practice,” said Thomas Macker, who owns the enterprise with Andy Kincaid and Ben Carlson. “The artists we curate are emerging in the art world, and they’re doing very exciting and important work.” ITP hopes to show what it’s all about during Fall Arts Festival events with its first multi-artist exhibit. Since the space opened in February, Macker said, it has featured one artist at a time. But this fall’s show brings four artists hailing from Los Angeles, New York and the Netherlands together in an exhibition titled “After the Spectacle.” The exhibit began Aug. 30 and remains through Oct. 10. “The work in process and in final execution is very clinical and aesthetically pleasing,” Macker said. “It’s formal, but there’s a sense of humor to it. There’s a kind of clumsiness and awkward quirky charm to how they make you feel.” The featured artists are Gracie DeVito and Akina Cox, who are from LA and who are collaborating on a video project; Rachel de Joode, who is bringing one-of-a-kind sculpture from the Netherlands; and Ann Vieux, of New York, whose medium is light. De Joode, a rising star internationally, makes often Daliesque sculptures that are just as likely to horrify you as make you laugh. “It’s very controlled in the process of making it and the assemblage of materials,” Macker said, “but she uses these awkward surfaces and textures.” One sculpture of a tongue looks extremely lifelike. It’s made of papier-mache and illustrates de Joode’s playful spirit.
Rachel de Joode’s series Subject of Labor uses artificial raw materials like vinyl wood and marble plastic.
Vieux brings a complementary style to the exhibit, Macker said. She uses light and shapes in creative ways that evoke emotion and even tell a story. “Where the other three artists are kind of light and fluffy, she’s a little bit darker,” Macker said. “She uses a little more alien palette. It’s less bodily and less childlike.” Vieux’s work includes a lot of dark colors, glow-in-thedark paint and reflective and neon surfaces. In keeping with the space’s departure from the typical, ITP will host a Palates and Palettes after-party called Desserts and Flirts. Persephone Bakery will provide cupcakes and other goodies. The event will start at 8 p.m. and will
serve as an opening reception for the exhibition. “We’re going to create a kind of more relaxed, romantic atmosphere,” Macker said. Complete with lounge-y piano music, the space will be transformed in a laid-back artistic evening venue. “It’s a vibe that fits the space well,” Macker said. There’s something that feels important about being at the leading edge in the contemporary art world. Not everyone will love everything they see, but they will probably appreciate it and learn a lot in the process. “It’s a bit like reading a good critical essay on astrophysics or something,” Macker said. “It’s very mind-expanding.”
Meet the Artists ARCHITECTURE
A TWO-DAY, SELF-GUIDED TOUR TO EXPERIENCE THE CRAFTSMANSHIP AND MEET THE ARTISTS BEHIND SOME OF JACKSON’S MOST SPECTACULAR HOMES.
Berlin Architects Ellis Nunn & Associa tes, Inc. Stephen Dynia Architects
C A B I N E T RY / W O O D W O R K I N G Willow Creek Woodworks
F I N E A RT Altamira Fine Art
HOME BUILDING Bontecou Construction Mill Iron Timberworks Two Ocean Builders
H O M E E N T E RTA I N M E N T Jackson Hole AV
INTERIOR DESIGN Brian Gof f Interior Design Jacque Jenkins-Stireman Design Willowcreek Design
LANDSCAPE MountainSca pes, Inc. The Bradle y Compan y
Event Dates:
FRIDAY, SEPT. 13TH, 10AM-4PM SATURDAY, SEPT. 14TH, 12PM-6PM All ticket proceeds will benefit local c h a r i t i e s c h o s e n b y o u r g e n e r o u s homeowner s. Limited tickets a vaila ble . Ti c k e t s c a n b e p u r c h a s e d o n l i n e : WWW.JACKSONHOLESHOWCASE.COM
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