This panel discussion will focus on how public art and art in general can be sustainable, with an emphasis on how the terms “temporary” and “permanent” impact the possibilities for sustainability when it comes to artmaking.
Panelists: Jennifer McGregor, Director of Arts and Senior Curator for Wave Hill, a public garden and cultural center in the Bronx; Mary Miss, artist working primarily with issues of sustainability, collaboration, and public art; and Mierle Laderman Ukeles, a “maintenance artist” known for her feminist and service-oriented artworks.
Participants:
Mary T. Mattingly, Founder - In 2006 her work headlined “Ecotopia,” the International Center of Photography's Triennial. In 2007, she completed solo shows at White Box, NY, Galerie Adler, Germany, and at the New York Public Library. She has co-curated several water-based exhibitions on maritime vessels, alongside the Miami Basel Art Fair, the Venice Biennale, and the Istanbul Biennale. In 2008, Mattingly was nominated for the Prix Pictet Award and has recently exhibited work at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris, France, the Tucson Museum of Art, AZ, the Neuberger Museum, NY, and at Robert Mann Gallery, NY.
Ian Daniel, Curator/Events Coordinator, is a curator and filmmaker. He graduated from DePaul University in 2004 as a Media Fellow and worked for Today on NBC and in casting for independent films in New York. Daniel completed a curatorial internship with The Kitchen; was the Studio Assistant to artist Piotr Uklanski; and was the Collection Assistant to the private art collection of Rachel and Jean-Pierre Lehmann.
John McGarvey, Executive Director, has been a local and international Art/Technology/Creative consultant for the past 15 years as well as an art and political activist. A kayaker and maritime environmental proponent for 10 years in the New York waterways, he is a primary organizer for the Long Island Community Boathouse. He has also done professional Hollywood film kayak stunt work on the East River as well as water rescue. He is currently the Director of Development for the Action Arts League and on the Board of Directors of Millennium Film Workshop.
New York City, NY; NYC