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| 'A California Hotel' - an exchange exhibition with Public Fiction. Scroll down to see more images from the project. | ||||||||||
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| Invitation to participate | ||||||||||
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| Mary Smull first ventured out to Los Angeles and worked with Lauren and Derya to transform the gallery into a hotel room. | ||||||||||
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| Cindy Stockton Moore participates from Philadelphia by sending a weekly care package to the guests.
Each package includes artwork to share with visitors. Shown here: Selections from Week 1 and 2. |
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| The next guest artist, Josh Weiss, made drawings throughout his residency - in addition to painting a portal back to Philadelphia. | ||||||||||
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| Displaying his drawings in areas throughout the space, Josh Weiss invites other guest to rearrange as they see fit. | ||||||||||
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| During her stay, Casey Droege makes the bed an art piece with a quote from Maggie Nelsonon the comforter.
The pillow is altered with a permanent head indentation as a reminder of her presence. |
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| Casey also set up an audio piece on the hotel phone. Guests can listen to a number of messages during their stay.
Click on the right hand image to see a time-lapse video of her open studio hours. |
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| Cindy's boxes from Weeks 3 and 4 include custom do-not-disturb signs for visitors, stories, maps and of course... more cookies. | ||||||||||
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| Guest artist, Mike Richison inhabits the room with a multimedia installation. | ||||||||||
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| Stills from Mike Richison's projected video are shown in this animation | ||||||||||
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| Mike uses the hotel television for a video piece -- completing the visual loop. | ||||||||||
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| Cindy's Week 5 package brought miscellaneous gear for Mike Richison to use & an afternoon snack for the artist-in-residence
Weekend guests were welcome to choose from watercolor postcards of nearby pools. |
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| Sarah Burgess and Jacque Liu, November visiting artists, continue the transformation of the space. | ||||||||||
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| The artistic Western Expansion takes hold in a number of flattened objects througout the space and a bedside bible. | ||||||||||
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| Jacque Liu and Sarah Burgess's sculptural pieces make themselves at home in the room. | ||||||||||
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| In Week 6, Cindy sends some utensils for Sarah to destroy, almond/pecan biscotti, & painted matchbooks for the cocktail party. | ||||||||||
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| For the final week, Cindy Stockton Moore sends a week full of sunsets and the book that inspired her project Lewis Hyde's 'Gift' | ||||||||||
| Stayed tuned for photos from the Hotel Party, Mary Smull's final residency, and the final stage of the project -- coming soon. | ||||||||||
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