Trash and Carry
Installation at Nurture Art Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Group Exhibition of 10 artists titled: ECO DEMO M.O.
Curated by Linda Weintraub
Mixed media, 8' x 8' x 7'
John Day, copyright 2008
Theme: ECO DEMO M.O.
demonstrates ways to reduce the footprint
of exhibiting, transporting, storing, and maintaining art. Furthermore,
it activates such ecological aspects of artistic collaboration as sharing
resources and providing support services. Such art asserts that artists'
responsibility to the environment begins with a thorough review of their
own professional practices.
Trash and Carry
concept: creation of a number of warehouses with discarded materials
provided to artists at no cost. Materials are classified into categories
such as reflective, flexible, opaque, fibrous, transparent, soft.
botanical.