Sorry Archive curated a section of Plain Sight, an exhibition curated by Tom McGlynn as part of NYPOP’s Emerging Curators Series.
January 13th - February 5th, 2016
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
Albertine Monroe Brown Gallery
Reacting to McGlynn’s notion of a non-differentiated aesthetic typical of mass production, Sorry Archive's contribution to Plain Sight includes works by Andrea Arrubla, Alex Lombard, Tai Yin Ho, and Libby Rothfeld.
Organizing this show remotely involved a reflection on the University as a site with its own generic qualities, with the grid as repeating visual motif and conceptual schematic. These artists manipulate “generic” materials (such as tiles, packaging forms, prepaid calling cards, and paper fliers), incorporating the abject humor of commodity detritus, rife with narrative and haunted by lived experiences.
Andrea Arrubla
NO LE DA PENA
Beer cartons, copy paper, acrylic
Libby Rothfeld
Rumplestilskin
Cast concrete, tile, found objectsAndrea Arrubla
Macho
Found long distance calling card, velcroTai Yin Ho
Tender buttons (digitalis rising)
Rubber, marble
Fine Pile Field
Velvet, marble
Construction reliquary
Rubber foam, marble, quartzAlex Lombard
Flag Pole
Found umbrella handleLibby Rothfeld
Case Closed
Tile, grout, MDFAlex Lombard
Handouts
Stapled photocopies, plastic document holders, shelfAndrea Arrubla
Larga Distancia
Found long distance calling cards on pedestal rampSorry Archive curated a section of Plain Sight, an exhibition curated by Tom McGlynn as part of NYPOP’s Emerging Curators Series.
January 13th - February 5th, 2016
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
Albertine Monroe Brown Gallery
Reacting to McGlynn’s notion of a non-differentiated aesthetic typical of mass production, Sorry Archive's contribution to Plain Sight includes works by Andrea Arrubla, Alex Lombard, Tai Yin Ho, and Libby Rothfeld.
Organizing this show remotely involved a reflection on the University as a site with its own generic qualities, with the grid as repeating visual motif and conceptual schematic. These artists manipulate “generic” materials (such as tiles, packaging forms, prepaid calling cards, and paper fliers), incorporating the abject humor of commodity detritus, rife with narrative and haunted by lived experiences.
Andrea Arrubla
NO LE DA PENA
Beer cartons, copy paper, acrylic
Libby Rothfeld
Rumplestilskin
Cast concrete, tile, found objectsAndrea Arrubla
Macho
Found long distance calling card, velcroTai Yin Ho
Tender buttons (digitalis rising)
Rubber, marble
Fine Pile Field
Velvet, marble
Construction reliquary
Rubber foam, marble, quartzAlex Lombard
Flag Pole
Found umbrella handleLibby Rothfeld
Case Closed
Tile, grout, MDFAlex Lombard
Handouts
Stapled photocopies, plastic document holders, shelfAndrea Arrubla
Larga Distancia
Found long distance calling cards on pedestal ramp