iCI's touring exhibition Experimental Geography, curated by Nato Thompson, may interest architects and others who share an admiration for experimental approaches to the idea of geography:Geography benefits from the study of specific histories, sites, and memories. Every estuary, land fill, and cul-de-sac has a story to tell. The task of the geographer is to alert us to what is directly in front of us, while the task of the experimental geographer—an amalgam of scientist, artist, and explorer—is to do so in a manner that deploys aesthetics, ambiguity, poetry, and a dash of empiricism. This exhibition explores the distinctions between geographical study and artistic experience of the earth, as well as the juncture where the two realms collide (and possibly make a new field altogether).
http://www.ici-exhibitions.
To order the exhibition catalog:
http://mhpbooks.com/book.php?id=166
The exhibition's itinerary:
Rochester Art Center, Rochester, Minnesota
February 7 April 18, 2009
The Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, New Mexico
June 28 September 20, 2009
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October 2009 - January 2010
Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine
February 21 - May 30, 2010
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June - August 2010
Image above: The Center for Land Use Interpretation, Untitled (image and text panels depicting the programs and projects of CLUI), 2007.
2 comments:
Hi Kelly, I've been lurking in the RSS for the last few months :-) The exhibit also features a catalog "Experimental Geography: Radical Approaches to Landscape, Cartography, and Urbanism," which goes on sale next month. My Pentagon Quilt #3 map is featured on page 149 of the book. It was included as a part of the WE ARE HERE Map Archive, which was organized and collected by Daniel Tucker. I hope you have a chance to check it out.
Cool, Nikolas! Thank you for the info.
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