Lunch Break: Arts/Industry in Between

June 29, 2024

SHEBOYGAN John Michael Kohler Arts CenterSheboygan, WIJune 29 – May 4, 2025 This vibrant collection celebrates the remarkable partnerships and cooperative learning that flourish at the Kohler factory. The pieces on display primarily come from the Arts/Industry collections of JMKAC and Kohler Co., offering a unique glimpse into the creative synergy at play. The exhibition showcases contributions from a distinguished roster of artists, including Ann Agee, Michelle Grabner, Sarah Khan, Patrick Earl Hammie, Tom LaDousa, Jack Earl, Beth Lipman, Karen Massaro, Richard Notkin, Risa Puno, Nirmal Raja, David Ross Harper, Laurel Roth Hope, and Timea Tihanyi.

Full Blede Issue Five: The Artifact

June 22, 2018

BY SACHA BAUMANN Glad to have Oedipus featured on the cover of Full Blede Issue Five: The Artifact. It’s great to be included among an amazing group of artists. Thanks Sacha Baumann for bringing us together. In Issue Five: The Artifact, the broadsheet’s collaborators explore that which remains. For some, artifact is a quiet reminder that lingers at present, whether it is outdated or revered; a subtle and sometimes loud ghost of what once was. Artifact also suggests habits, repeated gestures, and behavior. Issue five launched at Chimento Contemporary, in conjunction with the opening reception of Forrest Kirk: Body Count on June 22, …

The Artist’s Gaze: Seeing Women in the 21st Century

February 9, 2015

BY VICTORIA SELBACH February 21 – March 22, 2014 RECEPTION: Saturday, February 21, 6pm – 9pm SIRONA FINE ART 600 Silks Run, #1240 Hallandale Beach, FL 33009 The Artists Gaze: Seeing Women in the 21st Century brings together contemporary artists who through their unique gaze capture in their work the reality and complexity of the women they choose to see. The entire survey is published in the February 2015 issue of PoetsArtists magazine. PoetsArtists #61 The Artist’s Gaze: Seeing Women in the 21st Century is available for digital download and in print with a preview of the full issue on line now. The Artist’s Gaze features 70 works by over 40 artists including: Aleah Chapin, Alison Lambert, Alyssa …

Arts/Industry: Collaboration and Revelation

April 14, 2014

GROUP EXHIBITION Through August 31, 2014 JOHN MICHAEL KOHLER ARTS CENTER 608 New York Ave. Sheboygan, WI 53081 ARTS/INDUSTRY: COLLABORATION AND REVELATION is the first-ever retrospective exhibition of the Arts Center’s world-renowned Arts/Industry residency program. This sweeping exhibition surveys more than 350 works of art created by artists using the materials and processes of plumbingware manufacturer Kohler Co. Installed throughout twelve of the Arts Center’s galleries, the exhibition is curated by Arts/Industry’s founder, Director Ruth DeYoung Kohler, and draws primarily from the permanent collections of the Arts Center and Kohler Co. Bust of an American Man (Early 21st Century), 2011-13, plaster. …

Artist A Day – Guest Curator: Patrick Earl Hammie

March 10, 2014

Artistaday.com asked me to review and curate a selection of 5 artist to highlight from their archive. It was an honor to be asked, and difficult to select only 5 from such an outstanding list.

Arts/Industry: Collaboration and Revelation

February 24, 2014

GROUP EXHIBITION RECEPTION: Friday, March 22, 6pm – 9pm. Click here for details or to purchase tickets. JOHN MICHAEL KOHLER ARTS CENTER 608 New York Ave. Sheboygan, WI 53081 ARTS/INDUSTRY: COLLABORATION AND REVELATION is the first-ever retrospective exhibition of the Arts Center’s world-renowned Arts/Industry residency program. This sweeping exhibition surveys more than 350 works of art created by artists using the materials and processes of plumbingware manufacturer Kohler Co. Installed throughout twelve of the Arts Center’s galleries, the exhibition is curated by Arts/Industry’s founder, Director Ruth DeYoung Kohler, and draws primarily from the permanent collections of the Arts Center …

Representations of Race/Gender in the Art World’s Recent Past and Today

January 20, 2014

ORGANIZED BY ALISHA M. ELLIOT Through works by artist of the African Diaspora from 1984 to today, I will discuss representation of black artists and bodies in the recent art world, and facilitate a conversation about how artists and their representations of minorities are participating in popular media. FEBRUARY 5, from 12pm – 1pm Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 708 S. Mathews St. Urbana, IL 61801

Joshua Hagler: The Imagined Chase

February 18, 2013

ORGANIZED BY PATRICK EARL HAMMIE Bay Area artist Joshua Hagler discusses past and recent work focusing on key transitional moments in his practice. Known for his frenetic large-scale semi-figurative paintings, Hagler works in a variety of media including sculpture, installation and video/animation. Reflecting on major events such as a 2007 arson that claimed his apartment building and his subsequent search for and video collaboration with the arsonist, Hagler emphasizes the importance of searching while letting go of old ideas that have run their course. MARCH 4, at 5:30pm Krannert Art Museum Room 62 500 East Peabody Dr. Champaign, IL 61820 Co-organized with …

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