It’s been a wasteful yet waste conscious year. Here’s a quick and dirty roundup of what I remember offhand of what we’ve discussed here:
- everydaytrash.com gained a voice when Victor joined as contributing editor writing first from Stockholm and then, in a happy turn of events, from right here in Brooklyn;
- We saw some movies: No Impact Man and Garbage Dreams brought trash to the big string at home and abroad;
- Vic and I headed to Jersey for Laurapalooza and met some cute kids;
- We co-hosted the first annual Decorative Dumpster Day (can’t wait for next year!);
- We celebrated some Trashtastic Tuesdays (and, um, are overdue for a few more);
- It was a chaotic year for trash litigation; and
- An incredibly fruitful and creative year in the world of trash art.
Oh, and the Facebook page grew a lot. If you’re on there, fan us. We post extra photos, links and updates. Plus, you can interact with other trashies (which you can also do here. Comment more, please).
Trashy new year, everyone.
xoxo
Leila
Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at 3:40 am |
for those interested in art made from trash:
“Trash-formations: A Selection of Art From Detritus”
An exhibition curated by Vernita Nemec, AKA N’Cognita
at
Sabay Thai Curatorial Space, thru Jan. 2010, and more
(Elmhurst, Queens, NY)
On view December 2009 & January 2010
Artists Reception Tuesday, December 15, 6-8PM
DETRITUS defined: the beautiful found objects we salvage & unexpectedly interesting bits of trash that inspire us.
Art from Detritus exhibitions began in 1994.
This will be the 13th version of this important exhibition that seeks to remind all of the importance of recycling & re-using trash.
Artists -
Marcia Bernstein * Ursula Clark * d’Ann de Simone * May DeViney
Edward Herman * Mary Frances Judge * Susan Newmark *
Jeffrey Allen Price * Mindell Seidlin * Katherine E. Smith *
Helaine Soller * Stephen Soreff
Sabay Thai Restaurant & Curatorial Space
is located at 75-19 Broadway
near 75th St
in Elmhurst, Queens
Directions: By subway, you can take the R, E, F, Q or W to
Roosevelt Av/Jackson Hgts.
or the NUMBER 7 to 74th st/Broadway.
http://www.sabaythai.com
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT DETRITUS EXHIBITIONS, etc
created & curated by Vernita Nemec, please go to the website
http://www.ncognita.com
and
Vernita Nemec AKA N’Cognita, Franklin Furnace Alumn & past Jerome Foundation recipient in performance, will be presenting a new performance artwork Saturday, December 26, 5PM at Ceres Gallery, 547 West 27th Street in Chelsea as part of Exposures, a series of weekly exhibitions presented by Ceres during the holiday season.
Throughout her performance career, N Cognita has explored autobiographical subjects such as love, sexuality and aging with movement and text. This performance, entitled The Other F Word , was inspired by Simone de Beauvoir’s The Second Sex , the seminal feminist treatise on women’s lives & rights throughout history. Performing with her is musician/ composer Sean Carolan.
Along with her performance, she will be showing a selection of her works on paper and mixed media assemblages presented as a mini retrospective installation from December 22 through 29.
An active environmental activist, the artist will be present throughout the week and available for discussion as she continues to work on her ongoing collage, The Endless Junkmail Scroll .
Best,
Vernita
http://www.ncognita.com