Art Interactive

Contact
Catherine D'Ignazio – Assoc. Director
Ph: 617-498-0100 fax: 617-498-0019
Email: catherine@artinteractive.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Cambridge, MA (Jan 12, 2005) - Cut it! Bend it! Rip it! Crumple it!
You are the star at
The Paper Sculpture Show
on view at Art Interactive February 18, 2004 – March 27, 2005
Paper Party! – Opening Reception Friday, February 18th, 6PM – 9PM

Cambridge, MA, December 15th, 2004 – Cut it! Bend it! Rip it! Crumple it! You are the star in Art Interactive’s presentation of the exhibition, The Paper Sculpture Show. Twenty-nine artists have designed three-dimensional paper sculptures that are only completed once they have been assembled by you - the gallery visitor. The visitors’ creations will remain in the gallery after they leave, resulting in an exhibition that will grow and change throughout its duration. A true collaboration, The Paper Sculpture Show invites us to explore the relationship between artists and viewers and the realm between two- and three-dimensional art in a new and inventive way.

Harkening back to traditions as varied as paper-doll books, Mad magazine fold-ins and origami, the works in this show capture the “flexible” nature of paper. Using only this humble material, the artists in The Paper Sculpture Show offer a visually stunning, conceptually rich, and playfully hands-on exploration of artistic practice today.

With its roster of highly acclaimed national and international artists, The Paper Sculpture Show has traveled to Sculpture Center (NY), Carnegie Mellon University (PA), and the Salina Arts Center (KS), among other locations. The show is organized by Cabinet magazine, Independent Curators International (ICI), and Sculpture Center.

For images, information, details, or to contact the persons mentioned in this article, please contact Assoc. Director Catherine D'Ignazio at (617) 498 0100, or by email at catherine@artinteractive.org. Or visit our website www.artinteractive.org

More about The Paper Sculpture Show
The Paper Sculpture Show is organized by Cabinet magazine, Independent Curators International (ICI), and SculptureCenter. It is curated by Mary Ceruti, Matt Freedman, and Sina Najafi, and accompanied by The Paper Sculpture Book, which contains the entire exhibition in unassembled, take-home form. The traveling exhibition is organized and circulated by Independent Curators International. The exhibition and its accompanying publication are made possible, in part, by support from the Peter Norton Family Foundation.

ARTISTS IN THE EXHIBITION include: Janine Antoni, The Art Guys, David Brody, Luca Buvoli, Francis Cape and Liza Phillips, Minerva Cuevas, Seong Chun, E.V. Day, Nicole Eisenman, Spencer Finch, Charles Goldman, Rachel Harrison, Stephen Hendee, Patrick Killoran, Glenn Ligon, Cildo Meireles, Helen Mirra, Aric Obrosey, Ester Partegàs, Paul Ramirez Jonas, Akiko Sakaizumi, David Shrigley, Eve Sussman, Sarah Sze, Fred Tomaselli, Pablo Vargas Lugo, Chris Ware, Olav Westphalen, and Allan Wexler.

LOCAL ORIGAMI ARTIST, Andrew Anselmo, based in Cambridge, MA, will create an original origami installation at Art Interactive to coincide with The Paper Sculpture Show. Anselmo’s work will fill the gallery entrance with his own paper creations as a nod towards both the historical and inventive uses of paper.

Programs:
Friday, February 18th: Paper Party! Opening reception for the show
Thursday, March 3th: Public Conversation with art historian/critic Martha Buskirk and artists from the show: David Brody and Patrick Killoran
Thursday, March 24th: Origami Workshop with Andrew Anselmo

About Art Interactive:
Art Interactive is a non-profit art space founded in 2001 by Boston-based entrepreneurs Emanuel Lewin and Irene Buchine. Its arts advisory board members include Joe Paradiso, Associate Professor of Media Arts and Sciences and Co-Director of the "Things That Think" research consortium at the MIT Media Laboratory; George Fifield, director of the Boston Cyber Arts Festival and New Media curator at the DeCordova Museum; Joseph Ketner, director of the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University; and Kathy Brew, new media curator at Eyebeam Atelier.

Art Interactive's mission is to provide a public forum that fosters self-expression and human interaction through the development and exhibition of art that is contemporary, experimental, and participatory. Situated at the heart of Central Square, a lively neighborhood in Cambridge, MA, Art Interactive provides artists a supportive venue for showing cutting-edge work. It also offers the community in the Greater Boston Area unparalleled opportunities for experiencing innovative art forms.

Gallery Hours & Location:
Art Interactive is open Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 12-6pm or by appointment. The gallery is located at 130 Bishop Allen Drive, at the corner of Prospect Street. For more information, please contact info@artinteractive.org or call 617-498-0100.

Contact:
Catherine D’Ignazio, Associate Director
Art Interactive
130 Bishop Allen Drive
Cambridge, MA 02139

web: www.artinteractive.org
email: info@artinteractive.org
tel: (617) 498 0100
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