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The Exhibition Formerly Known as Passengers: 2.11 Mario Garcia Torres

Date:
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Time:
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Event Type:
Other
Email:
Phone:
415.551.9210
Address:
1111 Eighth Street San Francisco CA 94107
Location Details:
Kent and Vicki Logan Galleries
California College of the Arts
1111 Eighth Street
San Francisco CA 94107

The work of the Los Angeles-based Mexican artist, Mario Garcia Torres, investigates specific incidents and personalities from within the history of conceptual art. Through the use of video, slide installations, and photography, the artist introduces fresh perspectives on Conceptualism's forgotten narratives. What Happens in Halifax Stays in Halifax (in 36 Slides) (2004-2006) revisits a little-known event that occurred in 1969 in a course taught by the artist David Askevold at Halifax's NSCAD University. Askevold's students were asked to produce a work based on an instruction provided by the artist Robert Barry, and the class was asked to decide on a shared idea that had to be kept secret. The piece would only exist for as long as the idea remained within the confines of this student group. Seeking out some of these students 35 years later and arranging their reunion, Garcia Torres documented this event and various sites in Halifax associated with the project to create a slideshow that is at once critical, playful, and nostalgic.
Added to the calendar on Tue, Jun 30, 2009 3:47PM
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