Self-Sufficient
Curated by Barbara O'Brien
September 16 - November 18, 2004
A site/non-site venture featuring real-time events and experiences
by artists Ken Goldberg (with Bob Farzin and Alpha Lab), BBS
(Jesse Bercowetz, Matt Bua, and Ward Shelley), Jake Trussell
and the (((RE:SOUND))) Collective, and Vaughn Bell
Self-Sufficient advances the use of the CAC Gallery as an
indicator of activity sited in the public realm beyond the
gallery walls.
Related Events:
Opening Reception and Groovy, an exchange with Ken Goldberg
Thursday, September 16, 5:00 - 7:30 p.m., CAC Gallery
Gallery Talk with Ken Goldberg and BBS
Friday, September 17, 10:00 a.m. - noon, CAC Gallery
Personal Biosphere Adoption Ceremony with Vaughn Bell;
(((RE:SOUND))) Interactive Listening Event with Wayne and
Wax, circlesquare, DJ Flack, and DJ C
Friday, October 8, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m., CAC Gallery
(((RE:SOUND))) Renegade Sound System Party
featuring DJ's, live music, and video in an outdoor, urban
location
Saturday, October 16 (rain date: Saturday, October
23)
Keep Your Ears Peeled
For more information visit: http://toneburst.com/resound
For interviews with the artists or curator, please contact
Lillian Hsu at 617-349-4389 or lhsu@cambridgema.gov.
For information about the artists visit their websites:
Ken Goldberg: http://www.ieor.berkeley.edu/~goldberg/cv.html
Jesse Bercowetz and Matt Bua: www.overcoat.org
Ward Shelley: http://wardshelley.thing.net/
Vaughn Bell: www.vaughnbell.net
Jake Trussell: http://www.ElectroOrganic.com
Barbara O'Brien, curator, is Editor-in-Chief of Art
New England. Previously she was Director of the Gallery and
Visiting Artist Program at the Montserrat College of Art.
She holds an MFA from Rhode Island School of Design and has
over a decade of experience as a performance artist.
The CAC Gallery is located in the Cambridge City
Hall Annex, 344 Broadway, at the corner of Broadway and
Inman Street. Metered parking is available on Inman Street
and Broadway.
Directions via MBTA: Take the MBTA Red Line to Central
Square. At street level proceed west on Massachusetts Avenue
(towards Harvard Square) to Inman Street. Turn right and proceed
north for four blocks to Broadway.
CAC Gallery hours:
M, Tu, W: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Th: 8:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
F: 8:30 a.m. - noon
Support for Self-Sufficient was provided
by the LEF Foundation, the Montserrat
College of Art Visiting Artist Program, and the San Jose Museum
of Art.
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