TRANSCEIVER

An Exhibition of Works That Are Transmitted, Not Transported

Part One: Bemis Center for Contemporary Art   |   January 13 - February 11, 2012
Opening Reception: Friday, January 13 - 6:00-9:00pm

Part Two: Drift Station   |   February 3-27, 2012
Opening Reception: Friday, February 3 - 7:00-10:00pm

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS INCLUDE
Possible Press (Trevor and Rachel Reese), Sophia Brueckner, Alex Myers, Damien Catera, Collection Enlargement, Gregory Chatonsky, Constant Dullaart, Eilis McDonald, Evan Roth, Dave Beattie, Matt Kenyon, Marius Watz, Maximillian Goldfarb, Michelle Nagai, and Aram Barthol

TRANSCEIVER is an exhibition of works are sent entirely by non-traditional means. Artists from across the US and abroad have been asked to send work via chat, Skype, email, FTP, streaming audio, radio, Twitter, telegram, and Bluetooth. These works, many of which integrate their means of transmission into their structure and content, suggest a non-geographically-centered model. Instead, they suggest the potential for curators and institutions operating within modest budgets and regional locations to mount expansive international shows that challenge traditional structures of what an exhibition and gallery can be.

Transceiver marks the first installment in an open series of exhibitions in the Bemis Underground that highlight regional artist-run spaces and curatorial projects. Sitting at the forefront of creative placemaking, artist-run spaces and initiatives have played a large hand in re-purposing countless spaces and neighborhoods around the world.

Transceiver will continue at Drift Station, featuring a low-power FM radio station that will operate through the month of February, as well as live projections from webcams around the world.

For more information on the first part of the exhibition, please visit the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art's website.