July 2011 Archives

Over the last month, Devin King and Caroline Picard have been artists in residence at AS220. During that time they have been writing in libraries, conducting interviews and printing books. While they pursue separate artistic practices, they'll have a short reading to commemorate their time in Providence. Chapbooks they made at the AS220 print shop, will be available to peruse and purchase.

Devin King will be reading from his new book, The Resonant Space, a book of poetry that investigates the meeting place between youth culture, object oriented ontology and modernist poetics. Devin King is a writer, a teacher and a musician from Chicago.

Caroline Picard will read from her book, Psycho Dream Factory (Holon Press, 2011)--a collection of short stories that appropriates celebrity figures like paper dolls, colliding Woody Allen and his protege, MJ and Orlan and Dr Dre and the burning man festival. Caroline Picard is the Senior Editor for the Green Lantern Press. She lives in Chicago and writes regularly for Badatsports. The Chronicles of Fortune is a collection of comics depicting the joys and sorrows of an unhappy super hero.

Caroline and Devin will be reading on Thursday, July 28th from 5:30 - 7 p.m. at the AS220 Performance Space at 115 Empire St. Free & open to the public.

Both books will be available for $8/ea or $10 for both.

Artist Talk, 6:30 this Thursday July 21st at As220's Project Space

Natasha Maria Brooks-Sperduti makes work and play out of exploring real and perceived limitations of embodiement. Her current practice combines daily art and yoga as a way of creating fluidity to foster growth. She uses the motion of her body to make site specific installation and performance. Through photography she collects and shares moments from the world around her. Natasha lives in Providence, Rhode Island. She has shown in New York and London, and holds a degree in studio art from Bard College. Natasha will speak about her work currently on view at AS220, including photographs printed in their new digital print facility.

Natsha Maria Brooks-Sperduti as part of her exhibition, "Current: exploring embodiment" will be "performing" two salt drawings at the AS220 Project Space. The first is at at noon and then at 5 p.m. Using her breath, Natasha gently blows on grains of salt crystals across a painted circular surface, creating gentle undulations and valleys in the salt. The Salt Drawings are a part of Natasha's on-going series of Elemental Drawings that strive to uncover and reveal the secret fleeting gestures within forms.

The Salt Drawing are at the AS220 Project Space and free and open to the public.

Opening Reception: Sunday, July 10 , 4-7pm, exhibition run through Saturday July 30th.

AS220 Main Gallery

New Work by Gio Scotti and Steve Wood

Open Window

New Paintings by Paul Cote

Youth Gallery

New Work by Photo Memory

AS220 Project Space (93 Mathewson St.)

Current: exploring embodiment

new work by Natasha Maria Brooks-Sperduti

July 14th Salt Drawing performances at noon & five pm, and an Artist Talk, July 21st 6:30pm @ the Project Space

Paul Cote painting in the studio.