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Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here
A three-part exhibition of artist books and broadsides
Artist Books Exhibition Part 3
May 13 – June 21, 2013
See the final set of 80 books of the 3-part exhibition.
Cambridge, MA – On March 5, 2007, a car bomb exploded on al-Mutanabbi Street, the ancient street of booksellers, poets and writers, located at the literary and cultural heart of Baghdad, Iraq. The attack killed 30 people and injured scores more. As part of an international response to this event, the Cambridge Arts Council presents “Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here,” a three-part exhibition of 261 artist books made by 260 international artists from 24 countries. This exhibition events aims to bear witness to the events on Al-Mutanabbi Street, and to collectively affirm that the right to a free exchange of ideas and culture in public space is never to be taken for granted.
Over the course of six months and three exhibitions, the Cambridge Arts Council will present the entire collection of astoundingly powerful artistic creations along with a number of related events such as film screenings, poetry readings, curated conversations at the opening receptions, book-making workshops for children and adults, and in-depth panel discussions.
Final Performance: READ RESITE WRITE
Monday, June 17, 2013 6pm
Artists Dennis Friedler, David Miller, Mari Novotny-Jones, Catherine Tutter and Anna Wexler provide a collaborative performance activating existing artist books and introducing text with guided audience participation. This performance will allow audience members to engage more directly with selected individual artist books and text to deepen our collective response to the Al-Mutanabbi St. bombing and other tragic outcomes of the Iraq War.
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Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here
A three-part exhibit of 261 international artist-made books
January 7 - June 21, 2013
CAC Gallery at the Cambridge Arts Council
City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway, 2nd Floor, Cambridge, MA
Exhibition #1: January 7 - February 28, 2013
Opening Reception: Monday, January 14, 2013 at 6:00-8:00pm
Exhibition #2: March 6 - April 30, 2013
Opening Reception: Monday, March 11, 2013 at 6:00-8:00pm
Exhibition #3: May 13 - June 21, 2013
Opening Reception: Monday, May 13, 2013 at 6:00-8:00pm
Cambridge Arts Council Public Art Program
In accordance with Cambridge's Public Art Program, one percent of construction costs for capital improvements is designated to support the inclusion of integrated, site-responsive public art. Since 1979, over 200 artworks have been commissioned into the Cambridge Public Art Collection for the enjoyment of all who live, work and visit the city.
CAC Gallery is located in the Cambridge City Hall Annex at 344 Broadway, at the corner of Broadway and Inman Street. Metered parking is available on Inman Street and Broadway.
CAC Gallery hours:
M: 8:30am - 8:00pm; T, W, TH: 8:30am-5:00pm; F: 8:30am - Noon
The Cambridge Arts Council will provide auxiliary aids and service, written materials in alternate formats, and reasonable modifications in policies and procedures to persons with disabilities upon request. CAC does not discriminate on the basis of disability.
ROUND: Cambridge
A city-wide sound art installation
by Halsey Burgund
Now through 2014 throughout the City of Cambridge
with a related exhibition at the
CAC Gallery at the Cambridge Arts Council
344 Broadway, 2nd Floor, Cambridge, MA
Gallery exhibition: October 1 through November 23, 2012
Artist Reception: Thursday, October 4, 6:00-8:00pm
Participate in a Public Sound Art Installation in Cambridge.
ROUND: Cambridge, created by artist Halsey Burgund, is a new city-wide, site-specific sound art installation. The project engages the general public through music and participant commentary via smartphone technology. Using Cambridge's impressive Public Art Collection and public spaces as a touch-point, citizens and visitors are able to participate by adding their thoughts, questions, and reflections to an ever-evolving composition encompassing the city. As a participant moves throughout the city, the person can record comments or listen to those left by others about a specific artwork or location. Users' comments immediately upload to the composition, adding a new auditory layer to the landscape.
The CAC Gallery is the launching site for ROUND: Cambridge. Gallery viewers, and those without a smartphone, can experience the project and contribute to the composition in the recording booth at the CAC Gallery, located in the City Hall Annex at 344 Broadway, 2nd Floor, Cambridge.
Download the free ROUND: Cambridge app at iTunes and Google Play.
This new public art project, commissioned by the Cambridge Arts Council, will be live through 2014. As a public artwork, ROUND: Cambridge exists in the public domain, like the sculptures, murals and other public art around Cambridge. By allowing people to leave their mark on the landscape, Cambridge is transformed into a collective audio work.
Learn more by visiting the CAC Gallery or download the ROUND: Cambridge App at www.cambridgeartscouncil.org or http://halseyburgund.com/work/r2c/
About the Artist
Halsey Burgund is a musician and sound artist living in Greater Boston. Both his installations and musical performances make extensive use of spoken human voice recordings as musical elements, alongside traditional and electronic instruments. Halsey has exhibited and performed in museums and galleries throughout the country, including the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, the Museum of Science, Boston and the California Academy of Sciences. He was awarded a Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship in 2011 to explore their audio archives for future work.
ROUND: Cambridge Partners & Support
Cambridge Arts Council acknowledges the support and partnership of the City of Cambridge Mayor's Summer Youth Employment Program, in addition to funding through the National Endowment of the Arts and Massachusetts Cultural Council.
Media
:: New app allows "audio graffiti" in Cambridge, Cambridge Chronicle, Sept. 14, 2012
:: Public art and the 'raw material of thoughts' inspires musical soundscape, Wired.Co.UK, Sept. 29, 2012
:: Why The Roundware Open-Source Audio Location Platform Rules, evolver.fm, 10/17/12
:: Fuse Review - ROUND: Cambridge Sounds the Depths of the City's Public Art, The Arts Fuse, 10/21/12
Cambridge Arts Council Public Art Program
In accordance with Cambridge's Public Art Program, one percent of construction costs for capital improvements is designated to support the inclusion of integrated, site-responsive public art. Since 1979, over 200 artworks have been commissioned into the Cambridge Public Art Collection for the enjoyment of all who live, work and visit the city.
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