DESCENT TO REVOLUTION
September 10 – November 14, 2009
ARTISTS: Claire Fontaine, Learning Site, Red76, REINIGUNGSGESELLSCHAFT, Tercerunquinto
Opening kick off: Thursday, September 10, 7:00–9:00 p.m.
Curated by James Voorhies
Bureau for Open Culture
Columbus College of Art & Design
107 N. Ninth St.
Columbus, OH 43215
http://www.bureauforopenculture.org
DESCENT TO REVOLUTIONDescent to RevolutionSo, while part of the gallery is the information outlet for Descent to Revolution, the remainder of it is vacant. This is a rather conspicuous act against prime exhibition real estate. Visitors are invited to wander around the empty site as they like with these thoughts in mind. But, most importantly, they are invited to read there and online about what is happening over the course of the exhibition and wander outside to experience and contribute to works organized in response to the city of Columbus.
As each collective takes up residency, a celebration or event will mark the culmination of their work.
OFFICE OF COLLECTIVE PLAY is a space and program operating during the course of Descent to Revolution. Located in a formerly vacant storefront space in downtown Columbus, it is a site of artistic production that presents just about anything ranging from reading groups and artist performances to film screenings and informal talks. Participants are encouraged to engage in revolutionary unproductive ways with the city and community. Embracing the dynamic and the unpredictable, the Office of Collective Play contributes to a broader discourse on how play, festival and basic behavioral disruptions undermine dominant capitalist, class and urban frameworks. It located at 155 N. Fifth St., Columbus
Visit http://descenttorevolution.info to learn more.
The exhibition is supported by the Greater Columbus Arts Council, étant donnés: The French-American Fund for Contemporary Art, Ohio Arts Council, and the Puffin Foundation. Media support provided by CD101.
ABOUT BUREAU FOR OPEN CULTURE
Bureau for Open Culture at Columbus College of Art & Design is an exhibition-making philosophy that transcends traditional notions of exhibition display. It is an initiative that not only uses the gallery as a site for presenting art, but expands the exhibition model to include off-site projects, researched-based practices, workshops, screenings, informal talks, publications, and short-term residencies. The programming embraces experimental and open approaches to supporting artistic and curatorial trajectories that respond to our multidisciplinary contemporary culture. Taking a position somewhere between a gallery and an alternative space, the Bureau for Open Culture challenges the exhibition system while respecting the historical sources for those investigations.
Find out more about present, future and past projects at http://bureauforopenculture.org
