It feels like the quiet after the storm today at whitespace. The four Brazilian artists of “From Cosmology to Neurology and Back Again” returned home last night after a very successful opening. However the show is still up and definitely a must-see exhibition.

Sissi Fonseca performing "Placebo" (photograph by Julie Sharpe)

Just last Friday, hundreds of visitors gathered for the opening reception of “From Cosmology to Neurology and Back Again,” curated by Dr. Jerry Cullum and featuring Continue reading →

On June 30, 2012, Theresa Cole gave an artist talk at whitespace discussing her show titled Between Origin and Present. By discussing the origins of her own artistic point of view, describing her affinity for pattern and texture, and explaining the sources of her patterns in the show, Cole guided the audience through her series of prints, as well as the installation piece, Curling In On Itself. Cole’s attraction to pattern led her to India, where she was able to view a different system of patterns and imagery than the ones that provide the rhetoric of her own life. The direct sources of these Indian patterns included stone carvings and sari fabric patterns. Cole documented these found patterns, as well as images of indigenous flora and fauna, in photographs, and then by breaking down the patterns into basic curves and lines, the artist intended to contemporize the ancient and natural forms. The resulting series of printed works focuses on the repetition, balance, and order that systems of patterns provide.

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Dr. Jerry Cullum says of these two quotations, “These quotations may shed light on aspects of the exhibition. Does one quotation seem to correct the opinions of other, or do the two agree in substance? If you read them in reverse order, does one of them seem less convincing than it did before, or are they still the same?” Continue reading →

Reading List? We Don’t Need No Stinking Reading List is another curatorial note by art critic, Dr. Jerry Cullum, regarding From Cosmology to Neurology and Back Again, a show that he will be curating at whitespace featuring works by 22 artists including four artists from Sao Paulo, Brazil who will be contributing site-specific work. Hugo Fortes will present a video installation in whitespec project space. The piece titled “Evolution in Three Lessons,” include the lessons from the ravens at the Tower of London to the fauna and native inhabitants of Tierra del Fuego encountered by Darwin. Rachel Rosalen and Rafael Marchetti are constructing a device that they describe as follows: “A new living-kind of species mixing molecular properties and electronic prostheses simulates a new hybridization between water living systems and electric living systems. Having an electric sensorially capacity, Hydrophiletic-Z can absolve the gravity while not losing its own plasticity.” Sissi Fonseca will appear in a one-time-only live performance at 9 pm on Friday, July 6. “Placebo” will involve amulets, medicinal capsules, and buckets of water. All four artists will present at the opening reception on July 6 from 7-10 pm. Continue reading →

Art critic, Dr. Jerry Cullum, discusses the origins of “From Cosmology to Neurology and Back Again,” a show that he will be curating at whitespace featuring works by various artists. The opening reception will be Friday, July 6 and run through August 4, 2012. Continue reading →

Teresa Cole shares her inspiration for Curling in on Itself, the installation centerpiece of her current show Between Origin and Present running through June 30 at whitespace.

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On Tuesday, June 5, in conjunction with mapcontract, whitespace hosted the Heller Design Event which included a conversation with Alan Heller and a sneak peak of the new line of Heller outdoor furniture. Light bites and libations were provided by the Sound Table. Check out this article from Atlanta Street Fashion for more details from the event.

Here are some snap shots from the evening:

Guests experience first-hand the new line of Heller outdoor furniture during the conversation with Alan Heller himself.

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