Crate Space: Crate 8

http://unpacked-offset.wikispaces.com/

The Unpacked/Offset exhibition, http://unpacked-offset.wikispaces.com, is scheduled to take place in the Rotunda Gallery of the NIU Art Museum in DeKalb, Illinois from late March through mid-May of 2008.

I am soliciting proposals for participation in this exhibit. This is a rare opportunity for students to be involved in an exhibition at a museum that is dedicated to professional artwork. There will be a color publication featuring all of the participants.

I would like to encourage dialog via the blogsite to expand and inform the experience. It isn't just a conduit for proposals but a platform for communication. In other words, you do not need to submit a proposal to post a comment. Please post any comments about the project or questions about the crates via the internal "comments" links or e-mail cratespace@gmail.com.

Thank you for your interest in the project,
Gabriel Bizen Akagawa

"The Crate Project"

I originally acquired eleven crates that were headed for a city dump. Instead of allowing them to consume more space in a landfill, reuse seemed to be in order. The crates were crafted by one of the leading art moving companies in Chicago. They, like almost all shipping crates for art works, were custom built. After that purpose has been fulfilled, they are disposed of. Rarely can they be recycled due to the glue, foam, and screws and staples used in their construction. These particular crates held Arts and Crafts Furniture that have toured the world. There are currently nine crates for this collaborative art project.

In Use (Fawn Clarke and Fu-Chi Shih)

(length x width x height)

exterior dimension: 31" x 31" x 10.5"

approximate inside dimension: 25.5" x 26.75"x 8"

crate "lid" opens from "top" (No Lid)

Submission of Proposals

This blog space acts as a platform for communication.
Please e-mail your proposal to cratespace@gmail.com. Please include a 500 word maximum write –up of your idea, a list of materials involved, and an image or drawing/sketch that represents your idea. All proposals are subject to negotiation with Akagawa and may be deemed as inappropriate for an exhibition space. After being submitted, all proposals will be reviewed and more in-depth conversations will follow before posting on the blog site.

Proposals must be submitted by November 28, 2007.

Crate Project Timeline

Due to the inherent nature of this project, the exact schedule of where and when workshops will be held during the first part of 2008 will be determined after proposals have been submitted. Feel free to include a brief description of your preferred/proposed working methods.

An outline of dates that ARE certain follows:
November 28: proposals due
Early December: results and contact with Akagawa
January through mid-March: projects are realized
March14: projects completed
March 17: begin installing exhibit at NIU Art Museum
March 25: exhibit opens to the public
May 10: exhibit closes

Crate Space

http://unpacked-offset.wikispaces.com/

"The Crate Project"

Sunday, October 28, 2007

Crate 8

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