RESIDENCY Jul 16–30 and Aug 13–31, 2007
EXHIBITION Sep 7–Oct 19, 2007

Libby Black, Fort Worth TX
Artist-in-residence

SPACES World Artists Program

Libby Black joins SPACES as the 20th SWAP artist to complete a six-week residency. Black earned her BFA in painting at the Cleveland Institute of Art (1994–99) and an MFA at California College of Arts and Crafts, San Francisco (1999–01). She was an artist-in-residence at Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga, California (2005) and was awarded the Cultural Equity Grant by the San Francisco Arts Commission (2003), as well as The Goldie Award by the San Francisco Bay Guardian (2002).

Using paper, hot glue, and paint, she creates life-size versions of luxury goods produced by Rolex, Neiman Marcus, Kate Spade, and Louis Vuitton.

In the artist’s words:

My work deals with issues of class and expectations of perfection. With Louis Vuitton, Hermes, Mercedes Benz, and other purveyors of luxury as my insp iration, I explore the outward appearance of the good life by extracting and recreating status symbols and high-end consumer goods. My drawings and paper sculptures are about surface, desire, and distraction. I am drawn to this subject matter because of my uneasiness and ambivalence about what these status symbols mean to me and how they function in society.

Events in conjunction with the exhibition include:

Wed, Sep 26 4pm
Artist Talk with Libby Black
Aitken Auditorium, Cleveland Institute of Art
11141 East Blvd

Thu, Sep 27 6:30–10pm
Work It: Libby Black’s Super De-Luxe Other Body Experience
Join us for a free discussion with the artist, a performance by SPACELab artists Double Dutch Will Take You Higher and a dance party that is sure to make you sweat.
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All events are free and open to the public.

Also at SPACES

From Here to Infinity & The Big Bang presented by The Cleveland Institute of Art and SPACES

SPACELab artists Aaron L. Peterman and Double Dutch Will Take You Higher

This residency is made possible through assistance from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Nimoy Foundation and the Ohio Arts Council. Additional support is provided by The Cleveland Foundation and the Gund Foundation.

SPACES gives special thanks to Utrecht Art Supply for generous in-kind support for this residency.

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