Pratt Exhibitions
spring 2009
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PARTY HEADQUARTERS
PRATT M.F.A. SHOW
1. Animal Farm ’07 (after George Orwell) by Tim Rollins and KOS 2. and 3. M.F.A. work by May 2009 graduates Joseph Meldrum and Rainey Lehrman 4. Selection from Ghaith Abdul-Ahad’s photographic series Najaf, Iraq, August 20, 2004 5. Hostage by Dara Birnbaum
Past Pratt Manhattan Gallery: Party Headquarters: Voting Is Just the Beginning September 26–November 4, 2008
The exhibition featured art works that examine diverse artists’ opinions about political media, the art of persuasion, the persuasion of art, voting attitudes among vote-eligible citizens, and the consequences of democracy. The exhibition was guest-curated by Eleanor Heartney and Larry Litt. Zones of Conflict November 19, 2008–February 7, 2009
“Zones of Conflict” featured examples of photographic and video-based artwork that focus on contemporary war— particularly in the Middle East—and that deploy a multiplicity of artistic approaches including the documentation of experiences of conflict that either fall below the radar of mass media or originate from the other side of battle, memorials to loss, conceptual registrations of the effects of tension on everyday life, and subjective reality and critical analyses of the official coverage and staging of conflict. The exhibition was guest-curated by author and art critic T. J. Demos.
About Pratt Manhattan Gallery: Pratt Manhattan Gallery is a public art gallery affiliated with Pratt Institute. The goals of the gallery are to present significant innovative and intellectually challenging work in the fields of art, architecture, fashion, and design from around the world and to provide a range of educational initiatives to help viewers relate contemporary art to their lives in a meaningful way. It is located on 144 West 14th Street between 6th and 7th avenues in Chelsea and gallery hours are Tuesday–Saturday, 11 AM to 6 PM. Phone: 212-647-7778.
Broadcast February 20–May 2, 2009
The exhibition explored the ways in which artists since the late 1960s have engaged with, critiqued, and inserted themselves into official channels of broadcast television and radio. By co-opting the sounds, images, and presentation strategies of our culture’s dominant forms of mass media, the artists reveal the mechanisms and power structures of broadcasting systems and challenge their authority and influence. The exhibition spans four decades of work by an international group of artists. “Broadcast” is co-organized by Independent Curators International and Contemporary Museum, Baltimore and curated by Irene Hofmann.
The Rubelle and Norman Schafler Gallery: Politics and Media February 27–March 18, 2009
“Politics and Media” was a multidisciplinary student exhibition inspired by Pratt Manhattan Gallery exhibitions “Party Headquarters: Voting is Just the Beginning, ” “Zones of Conflict,” or the theme of politics and media. “Party Headquarters” featured artist Kyle Goen and “Party Headquarters” guest-curators Eleanor Heartney and Larry Litt were on hand to critique the work on March 10, 2009. About The Rubelle and Norman Schafler Gallery: The Schafler Gallery presents exhibitions by Pratt Institute faculty, students, and alumni from all departments. The gallery favors cross-disciplinary topics that reveal how ideas and issues affect our lives from many different perspectives, and provides an open forum for the presentation and discussion of contemporary culture. The Schafler Gallery is located on the first floor of the Chemistry Building on Pratt’s Brooklyn Campus and is open Monday–Friday, 9 AM–5 PM. Phone: 718-636-3517.
For more information, visit pratt.edu/exhibition
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