The
View From Here:
Recent Pictures From Central Europe and the American Midwest
September 12 - October 24, 2003
With the click of a camera's lens, photographers can bring distant cities to your door, or change the way you see your own hometown. Experience a different kind of culture clash as SPACES presents The View From Here: Recent Pictures from Central Europe and the American Midwest, on view at SPACES from September 12th through October 24th, 2003. This traveling exhibition includes 72 contemporary photographic works by 22 artists who live and work in Central Europe and the American Midwest.
Join us for the opening reception on Friday, Sept 12th, from 5-9pm, and the closing reception on Friday, Oct 24th, from 5-9pm. As always, the receptions and exhibition are free and open to the public. Free parking is available on the Superior Viaduct, and SPACES' gallery hours have been expanded to stay open late Fridays and Saturdays until 9pm. SPACES is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 11-5:30, Friday and Saturday from 11-9:00, and Sunday from 1- 5:00.
Curated by Catherine Evans (Curator of Photography at the Columbus Museum of Art), The View From Here explores the significance and unique role that place plays in shaping cultural identity. Though Central Europe and the American Midwest may seem impossibly different, the artwork in this exhibition draws parallels between the distinct cultures and landscapes in the cities, towns and villages of these two regions. The 22 artists selected for this exhibition truly present a unique perspective of the places in which they live - each far removed from the traditional large cultural centers of their respective continents. The photography in this exhibition is diverse in content and in form, ranging from the pop-cultural commentary of Eric Rippert (Cleveland, OH) and an insider's view of the inner city courtesy of Wing Young Huie (Minneapolis, MN), to suburban landscapes by Andrew Borowiec (Akron, OH), architectural abstraction by Eva Koves (Budapest, Hungary), and magical realism by Robo Kocan (Poprad, Slovakia). Kocan will spend six weeks as the latest Resident Artist in SPACES World Artists Program, creating a new body of work and interacting with the community. SPACES will present Robo Kocan: New Pictures in conjunction with The View From Here.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Gallery Walk-Through
Sat, Sept 20, 1 - 1:45 pm
Get a behind-the-shutter view of The View From Here as exhibiting
photographers Eric Rippert and Andrew Borowiec (Akron, OH) lead a FREE
gallery walk-through of the exhibition on Saturday, September 20th at
1pm. For more photo-fun, don't miss their hands-on workshops following
the tour! This event is free and open to the public.
The View From Here was produced by Arts Midwest and the Ohio Arts Council's International Program in partnership with the Ludwig Museum Budapest-Museum of Contemporary Art. Financial support is provided by the Trust for Mutual Understanding, the Ohio Arts Foundation, Inc., and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. Major support for The Heartland Project web site (www.heartlandproject.org) is provided by AT&T.
Dodd Camera and Video
is the corporate sponsor of The View From Here.
SPACES is a non-profit, artist-run, alternative space gallery. Since 1978,
SPACES has given over 7,000 artists in the visual and performing arts
an arena in which to present challenging new ideas. SPACES is located
at 2220 Superior Viaduct on the West side of the Flats. Superior Viaduct
runs parallel to the Detroit Superior Bridge at the intersection of West
25th Street.
