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January 13 - 19, 2013
- LODGING: we are staying at the house of Betsy Bradley, the Director of the museum. We will never talk about the project. Lack of interest? Lack of engagement? Different concerns? Or potential conflict of interest? An approach to management?
- Arriving with TWO MORE STRUCTURES AS ARTWORKS IN PROGRESS: Midtown and Tougaloo props.
- Presentation at the museum: a SLIDE SHOW of various artists' works (mostly from the 70's) and of all the previous "Future is on the Table" projects, (#1, #2, #3). DIALOGUE around the pieces we brought and the overall project.
- PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION: Julian Rankin, the Museum official photographer takes only pictures of the presentation not of the pieces. We really wish to have pictures of each piece separately, at different moments of their transformation as it seems that it could create a common memory of the artistic developments of the project and help to better integrate the people who randomly join.
"Many people talk about such projects in terms of "process." They are right in the sense that the echoes, consequences and ripple effects will be felt in the future, maybe the unforeseeable future. They are wrong, though, if the conversation around process helps skirt that around the artistic/cultural value of the work produced here or,
more widely, of so called art-in-community."
- FARISH St: Tony Davenport gets more involved. May work with a class of Lanier High.
- OPERATION SHOESTRING: The letters project; We bring more bricks for Nicole and others.
"What is art?" video: a sequence where students are asked to answer the question "what is art?". How can we forget the following: art is patience?
- A BLOG, led by Julian Rankin at the Museum, STARTS ON MMA'S WEBSITE. here
Julian: "...we have also launched a blog devoted to this C3 project and any subsequent C3 projects, since these types of projects are something we plan on doing again in the future.
... The blog is intended to be a place where we can document all of the various activities surrounding the project, and since there are so many people involved and such a wonderful diversity of groups and locales, we hope that you will help us make the blog a place where the public can see all the facets of the project as it develops. This is less a source of disseminating information, and more a space for dialogue and collaboration, which is why we hope you all will provide your thoughts, photos, videos, and input relative to the parts of the project that you find yourself working on at any given time. To simplify management of the blog, I will physically schedule the posts, but the content will be yours and you will be the authors. I will certainly be putting the posts out through our social media channels and share it with the other groups, organizations, and people involved.
,,, Ideally, posts will be coming from the artists themselves, Museum staff people, community leaders, participants, local organizations, etc., creating a more inclusive and encompassing narrative of how the project develops and grows."
However this is a very controlled space and not easily accessible on MMA's website.
- THE FUTURE IS ON THE TABLE #4, a City in the Garden of the Museum, will be a space with evolving props turning into art, a stage really, suitable for improvisers and performances, maybe a talent show and more ...
- Arriving with TWO MORE STRUCTURES AS ARTWORKS IN PROGRESS: Midtown and Tougaloo props.
- Presentation at the museum: a SLIDE SHOW of various artists' works (mostly from the 70's) and of all the previous "Future is on the Table" projects, (#1, #2, #3). DIALOGUE around the pieces we brought and the overall project.
- PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION: Julian Rankin, the Museum official photographer takes only pictures of the presentation not of the pieces. We really wish to have pictures of each piece separately, at different moments of their transformation as it seems that it could create a common memory of the artistic developments of the project and help to better integrate the people who randomly join.
"Many people talk about such projects in terms of "process." They are right in the sense that the echoes, consequences and ripple effects will be felt in the future, maybe the unforeseeable future. They are wrong, though, if the conversation around process helps skirt that around the artistic/cultural value of the work produced here or,
more widely, of so called art-in-community."
- FARISH St: Tony Davenport gets more involved. May work with a class of Lanier High.
- OPERATION SHOESTRING: The letters project; We bring more bricks for Nicole and others.
"What is art?" video: a sequence where students are asked to answer the question "what is art?". How can we forget the following: art is patience?
- A BLOG, led by Julian Rankin at the Museum, STARTS ON MMA'S WEBSITE. here
Julian: "...we have also launched a blog devoted to this C3 project and any subsequent C3 projects, since these types of projects are something we plan on doing again in the future.
... The blog is intended to be a place where we can document all of the various activities surrounding the project, and since there are so many people involved and such a wonderful diversity of groups and locales, we hope that you will help us make the blog a place where the public can see all the facets of the project as it develops. This is less a source of disseminating information, and more a space for dialogue and collaboration, which is why we hope you all will provide your thoughts, photos, videos, and input relative to the parts of the project that you find yourself working on at any given time. To simplify management of the blog, I will physically schedule the posts, but the content will be yours and you will be the authors. I will certainly be putting the posts out through our social media channels and share it with the other groups, organizations, and people involved.
,,, Ideally, posts will be coming from the artists themselves, Museum staff people, community leaders, participants, local organizations, etc., creating a more inclusive and encompassing narrative of how the project develops and grows."
However this is a very controlled space and not easily accessible on MMA's website.
- THE FUTURE IS ON THE TABLE #4, a City in the Garden of the Museum, will be a space with evolving props turning into art, a stage really, suitable for improvisers and performances, maybe a talent show and more ...
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General ANNOUNCEMENT:
"This coming March 2013, the Mississippi Museum of Art has invited two South Carolina- based artists for their annual C3 Series (Creativity-Conversation-Community). The work the artists JEMAGWGA, Gwylène Gallimard and Jean-Marie Mauclet, will propose in Jackson, "The Future is on the Table", is the fourth in a series of art-in-community pieces they started in 2003. The process for the Jackson piece has gone as follows: with the help of Jackson artists and civic leaders, identify five areas of activity and emerging interest within the city; Design and build a three-dimensional participatory sculpture of a landmark or neighborhood for each area. This sculpture (or prop) will become a "container" for dialogue, workshops and events; a space for the growth of hopes and dreams with Jackson on our mind. As of January 2013, the five locations and areas of activity have been identified; the sculptures/props have been built and brought to their respective neighborhoods: FARISH STREET/MUSIC AND THE ARTS MIDTOWN/URBAN RENEWAL OPERATION SHOESTRING/ART EDUCATION STATE CAPITOL/PUBLIC POLICIES TOUGALOO COLLEGE/CIVIL RIGHTS To which was added a representation of THE CREEKS of Jackson. They will create a visual link between all the pieces and be carriers of images, thoughts and dreams for the city. All the pieces will be gathered at the Mississippi Museum of Art Garden for the first three weeks of MARCH 2013: March 4-9: Installation of the pieces: Bringing the City to the Garden. March 10-15: The City in the Garden as Studio and Rehearsal Space March 16-21: The City in the Garden as Performance and Exchange. Meet the participants, follow their progress, engage in the power of the arts and comment on the C3 blog. www.c3mma.blogspot.com " |