POETRY BOOK RELEASE PARTY
Tuesday, May 4,
6
pm
Marfa Book Company
Please
join us for a free program and reception in honor of the release
of a new collection of poems written by Marfa Jr/Sr High Students. The
books were compiled,
designed and crafted by students involved in the school's Gifted and
Talented Program through a collaboration with the Chinati
Foundation and
Marfa ISD, with support from Ballroom Marfa and Friends of the Marfa Public Library. Learn more! |
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GROUPER
Memorial Day Weekend
Crowley Theater
On Memorial Day weekend, Ballroom
Marfa proudly presents Grouper, the solo
project for
musician Liz Harris, of Portland, Oregon, performing an outdoor concert at twilight. Please join us for this special show, which is free and open to the public.
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Ballroom Marfa
at No Soul For Sale
- A Festival of Independents
Featuring the
work of
ERIKA BLUMENFELD
Turbine Hall,
Tate Modern, London
Friday 14 and Saturday 15 May 2010, 10am - Midnight
Sunday 16 May 2010, 10am - 6pm
Ballroom Marfa
is excited to announce our participation in the second iteration of No Soul
for Sale, A Festival of Independents,
which will be hosted by the Tate Modern, London as part of its 10th
Anniversary celebrations.
The festival
will bring together over 70 of the most exciting and innovative
independent art spaces, non-profit organizations, and artists' collectives from
around the world who will take over the Tate's iconic Turbine Hall from May 14
to May 16. Under the direction of artist Maurizio Cattelan and curators Cecilia
Alemani and Massimiliano Gioni, festival participants will exhibit side by side
without partitions or walls, creating a pop-up village of global art for
visitors to explore. From Shanghai to New York, Barcelona to Melbourne, Seoul
to Berlin, participants will contribute an eclectic mix of cutting-edge installations, music, performance, and
film, presented in an unconventional, do-it-yourself style.
At this year's No
Soul for Sale, Ballroom
Marfa is proud to present the work of Erika Blumenfeld, the first artist
to have a residency with us, back in 2004. Blumenfeld is now one among scores of
artists Ballroom Marfa has supported through the commission and exhibition of
new work.
As part of the
festival's events program, Ballroom Marfa will present an artist talk with
Blumenfeld, who will speak on the evolution of her practice, beginning with her 2005 exhibition, Lunation 1011, to the genesis of her current work, The Polar Project. This trajectory follows the artist's
early creation of light recordings -- working directly with light and light
sensitive materials -- and continues through her ongoing documentation of polar
environments.
Through
non-traditional approaches to photography, Blumenfeld explores and documents the
subtle shifts in atmospheric, astronomic, and environmental phenomena, recording
light's footprint throughout the daily and seasonal cycles. Many of her
projects have involved research in specific areas of scientific study and have
seen Blumenfeld collaborate with organizations including the Scripps Institute
of Oceanography, California; the McDonald Observatory, Texas; and the
Interpolar Transnational Art Science Constellation, South Africa/Antarctica.
Ballroom Marfa
is once again honored to be showcased within an inspiring network of art
organizations that are being recognized for their unique visions and their
creative strategies for making art accessible.
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ERIKA BLUMENFELD, stills from the video Moving Light: Lunation 1011, 2004
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SUPPORT BALLROOM MARFA!
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mission is two-fold: artist expression and civic engagement. Our goal is reaching audiences by providing direct access
to art and engaging every visitor with an insight into thinking
creatively. Click here to make a tax-deductible donation to programming,
become a member, purchase a Ballroom Marfa T-shirt, or purchase a limited
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