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: Exit Art Closing and Final Exhibitions and Events

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Aimee Chan-Lindquist
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Announcing the Closing of Exit Art and Upcoming Exhibitions
Co-Founders Jeanette Ingberman and Papo Colo, Exit Art 2011

NEW YORK- After 30 amazing years, Exit Art will be closing end of May 2012. Exit Art has supported and fostered a vibrant, interdisciplinary artistic community in New York, organizing over 200 exhibitions, events, festivals and programs, featuring more than 2,500 artists. Founded in 1982 by Executive Director, Jeanette Ingberman and Artist Director, Papo Colo, Exit Art has grown from a pioneering alternative art space into an innovative cultural center that is committed to supporting artists whose work deals with the socio-political transformations of our time. Exit Art is internationally recognized for its unmatched spirit of inventiveness, curatorial innovation and depth of programming in diverse media.

For the remainder of 2012 we will be devoting our programming primarily to “The Legacy Project”. “The Legacy Project” consists of the 30 year retrospective, EVERY EXIT IS AN ENTRANCE; two forthcoming publications, Alternative Histories, to be published by MIT Press and Unfinished Memories: 30 Years of Exit Art; and the relocation of our archives to Fales Library Downtown Collection at New York University. “The Legacy Project” will be a unique contribution to the New York alterative arts movement founded in the 1980s.

UPCOMING PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

EXIT WITH A BANG!
Final Gala and Auction
Tuesday, March 6, 2012 / 7-11PM
Exit Art will be hosting a final gala and auction honoring Co-Founders, Jeanette Ingberman and Papo Colo. This year’s Gala features Master of Ceremonies Martha Wilson as Barbara Bush; Illusionist JB Benn; and super band, Entering Binocular Mode, comprised of musicians, Ernie Brooks (Modern Lovers,Rhys Chatham), Peter Zummo (Lounge Lizards,Downtown Ensemble), Joyce Bowden (Tom Tom Club, Joey Ramone), Bill Ruyle (Arthur Russell, Spiderman), Dan Archer (Phish producer,Pork Tornado guitarist), with special guest Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads, Modern Lovers).

Many distinguished artists have generously donated work to this year’s auction, including Ida Applebroog, Sanford Biggers, Bruce High Quality Foundation, Tehching Hsieh, Julie Mehretu, Tom Otterness, Cindy Sherman, Swoon, William Wegman, Lawrence Weiner, and a special cake baked by Will Cotton. As this will be our final gala and benefit, Exit Art’s entire Board will be hosting the gala as the benefit chairs.  Exit Art’s Board consists of Charles Kremer, Board Chairman; Alberta Arthurs, Board President; Ida Applebroog, Neal Baer, Deborah Colton, Papo Colo, Marilynn Donini, Fairfax Dorn, Mark L. Epstein, Frayda Feldman, Ronald Feldman, Peter F. Frey, Stuart Ginsberg, Jenette Kahn, Eileen Kaminsky, Jerry Kearns, John Koegel, Richard J. Massey, Leslie Moran, Amy Newman, Yigal Ozeri, Mary Anne Staniszewski.

This event is being held to raise funds for Exit Art's “The Legacy Project”.

EVERY EXIT IS AN ENTRANCE: 30 YEARS OF EXIT ART
March 23-May 25, 2012
Public Events TBA

Exit Art has consistently challenged social, political, aesthetic and curatorial norms. For 30 years Exit Art has organized historical exhibitions; presented the work of young, emerging, under-recognized and mid-career artists; challenged curatorial models; produced experimental theater and performance; and organized national and international film and video programs. Committed early on to experimenting with the convergence of film, video, performance, music, publications, design and visual art, Exit Art remains steadfast in its mission to provide new possibilities and opportunities for both artists and audiences alike.
At the heart of Exit Art is the relationship between co-founders Ingberman and Colo, who met in the late 1970s during a studio visit, fell in love, founded Exit Art, and dedicated their lives to nurturing a cultural center that responded to some of the most prescient issues of our time. EVERY EXIT IS AN ENTRANCE: 30 Years of Exit Art explores this rich history, from its founding in a loft apartment on Canal Street in 1982 to its years in SoHo at 578 Broadway (1984-1992); from its ten years at 548 Broadway (1992-2002) to its third decade in its current Hell’s Kitchen location.

The retrospective exhibition will feature extensive documentation from Exit Art’s archives, including posters, promotional and programming graphics, and photographs (and elements) of the innovative in-house exhibition designs employed in past exhibitions, as well as the work of a selection of artists championed over the years. In conjunction with the exhibition, Exit Art is organizing a series of events: film screenings, documented programs of theater and performance, live performance and music, artist talks, curatorial presentations, panel discussions and more. Also included in the exhibition is a reading library of materials Exit Art has published over the years.  Co-founder Papo Colo is organizing a personal exhibition of photographic materials that celebrate the spirit of Exit Art, with a focus on the life of co-founder Jeanette Ingberman.

EVERY EXIT IS AN ENTRANCE: 30 Years of Exit Art curated by Senior Curator Rachel Gugelberger and Assistant Curator Lauren Rosati in collaboration with Artistic Director Papo Colo, with film programming organized by Curatorial Assistant Candice Strongwater.

 COLLECTIVE PERFORMANCE
March 23-May 25, 2012
Artists, Organizations, and Performances TBA

COLLECTIVE PERFORMANCE explores the history of collective practices; the importance of the viewer/audience in achieving the work’s goals; the role of documentation, as well as the role that new technologies play in the formation of collective strategies and interaction with the public. By highlighting past performances through the lens of seminal performance artists, commissioning new works and collaborating with non-profit organizations, the exhibition identifies new trends in contemporary performance practices all the while exploring the concept of collective engagement. 

Consulting with pioneering performance artists who have exhibited or performed at Exit Art, the exhibition examines the historical precedents, concepts and themes that have shaped collective practices in contemporary performance. With a focus on works that require engagement with an audience or “viewer participation,” the exhibitionconsiders the extent to which engagement and interaction with audiences, as well as collaboration - in theory and/or practice -has shaped collective performances in regards to this common goal. 

Exit Art has commissioned artists, alternative spaces, a blog on contemporary art and culture, and a curatorial collective to create collective projects at Exit Art for the duration of one week each, providing many with the opportunity to work in a collective manner for the first time. In addition, we will partner with four organizations invited to coordinate their own collective projects. Both artists and organizations are required to utilize the space during gallery hours, Tuesday - Saturday as necessary for their respective projects--as an office, studio, hub, production center, exhibition space, platform, stage, etc. These projects expand notions of collaborative practices in the arts and beyond, and participants are encouraged to culminate their residency with a collective event or performance on the Saturday.

COLLECTIVE PERFORMANCE was conceived by Jeanette Ingberman and Papo Colo, co-founders and curators of Exit Art and is curated by Senior Curator, Rachel Gugelberger; Assistant Curator, Lauren Rosati with curatorial assistant Verity Combe.

ABOUT EXIT ART
Exit Art is an independent vision of contemporary culture that is prepared to react immediately to important issues that affect our lives. We present experimental, historical and unique programming of aesthetic, social, political and environmental issues. Founded in 1982 by Directors Jeanette Ingberman and Papo Colo, Exit Art has grown from a pioneering alternative art space into an innovative cultural center that is committed to supporting artists whose work reflects on the socio-political transformations of our time. Exit Art is internationally recognized for its unmatched spirit of inventiveness, curatorial innovation and depth of programming in diverse media. Exit Art is always changing.

COLLECTIVE PERFORMANCE SUPPORT
Collective Performance is made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

GENERAL EXHIBITION SUPPORT
Provided by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts; Bloomberg LP ; Foundation for Contemporary Arts; The Greenwall Foundation; Jerome Foundation; Lambent Foundation; Lily Auchinclose Foundation; New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn; and public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts.

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