White Columns Night Vision curated by Joy Garnett June 14 July 20, 2002 Opening: Friday June 14, 7 – 9 p.m. White Columns 320 West 13th Street NYC NY 10014 NIGHT VISION, curated by Joy Garnett http://first pulseprojects.net/NightVisionIndex.html Opening Reception: Friday June 14, 7 – 9 p.m. June 14 July 20, 2002 at White Columns 320 West 13th Street (entrance on Horatio Street) NYC 10014 Night Vision presents artists who are influenced by technologies developed by the military, government intelligence agencies, and NASA for use in research, surveillance and combat. The title of the exhibition is taken from the high-tech optical apparatus used in nocturnal military operations, whose green glow has become familiar to television viewers. Some of the artists in this exhibition co-opt these technological advancements while others examine public perception of them as revealed by film, television and news media in order to explore the various murky implications surrounding their uses. Participating artists: Jordan Crandall | Christoph Draeger | Joy Garnett | Adam Hurwitz | Bill Jones + Ben Neill | John Klima | Joseph Nechvatal | Jonathan Podwil | Radical Software Group Night Vision first opened at the University Galleries at Illinois State University, and will travel to g-module in Paris in 2003. It is accompanied by a 16 page color exhibition catalogue with essay by Tim Griffin, art editor of Time Out New York. The catalogue is available at White Columns, Dia Bookstore, Printed Matter, The New Museum Bookstore, St. Mark’s Books and Amazon.com. Thursday June 27th, 2002, 7-10pm BEN NEILL + BILL JONE LIVE PERFORMANCE Ben Neill and his mutantrumpet will play music from his forthcoming album “Automotive” along with realtime video performance by collaborator Bill Jones. Wednesday July 17th, 2002 7-9pm ARTIST PANEL + OPEN DISCUSSION Night Vision artists and writer Tim Griffin will present their work and ideas touched upon in the exhibition. *** About the curator: Joy Garnett is an artist and co-founder of First Pulse Projects, Inc., an art/science publishing collaborative: http://firstpulseprojects.net White Columns Summer Hours: Wednesday – Saturday, 12 – 6 p.m. For more information, please contact the gallery: info@whitecolumns.org tel: 212 924-4212