Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Shared Spaces

Today, my latest curatorial project, an online exhibition that features the work of six artists, launched.

Shared Spaces
is on view through May 6, 2009 at No Commercial Value, an online exhibition space created and managed by Amir Husak and Prem Sooriyakumar.

Shared Spaces
Curated by Natasha Chuk
On view at No Commercial Value
April 22 through May 6, 2009

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Burak Arikan
Char Davies
Erin Gleeson
Melissa Grey
Yasmine Soiffer

Shared Spaces, presents work by six artists who investigate the expanse of human experiences by considering the boundlessness and overlap of real and imaginary thresholds through media. These artists unite curiosity and fantasy with captured and mediated realities, confronting material and immaterial networks of space.

The imagination knows no boundaries in the private sphere: conflicts can be disabled, scientific mysteries entertained, and time collapsed. Sensations are heightened, space is fabricated, and memory is restored through the discoveries afforded by media technologies. In this public sphere, these conceptual designs invite guests to consider a different way of considering time, memory, personal space, public space, and the relationships that bridge these concepts, valuing the realization of impossibility over reality.

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NoCommercialValue.org is a showcase of six original works and hyperlinks curated by a variety of international contributors. Featuring artists,journalists, activists, photographers, social scientists, writers, filmmakers and musicians who want to share their creative perspective on the world. NoCommercialValue.org provides a space between user generated content and a traditional art gallery. Moving away from the widespread and often convoluted format of present-day media sharing sites, our objective is to provide a "clutter-free" platform for content that can challenge, entertain, provoke, and inform.

Thursday, April 2, 2009


The New York Times: I.B.M. Said to Be Near Deal for Sun at Lower Price

(Hostile Takeover of Moon Could Be Next)