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Innovative Art is Here at the Outdoor Two-Night Biennial At Whitespace Collection
“Outside the Box2” is the second biennial exhibition of outdoor, site-specific art in Palm Beach County, FL. This unique and alternative format, situated at the uniquely prestigious Whitespace-The Mordes Collection, features innovative contemporary artists that will interact with the unique landscape & outdoor environment. The inaugural event in 2012, featured installations by 22 artists from South Florida, attracted hundreds of art enthusiasts, and was covered extensively in local media. This year’s exhibit has grown in scope with nearly double the amount of installations. The Rickie Report shares the details and urges you to attend! Attendees will walk through a maze of color, images & sounds. Visitors can use the map to ensure that they find all 37 installations. The artworks range from hand-sculpted ceramics, found object assemblage, video art, performances, and interactive installations.
Whitespace
THE MORDES COLLECTION
OUTSIDE the BOX –2
a curated exhibition by Lisa Rockford
37 artists
sculpture, video, preformance and special projects
placed in the Landscape
around Whitespace
West Palm Beach, Florida 33407
T:561.842.4131
F:561.842.4132
E: 2805@mordes.net
www.whitespacecollection.com
Lisa Rockford, the curator, said she gave preference to installations that were “imaginative, include interactive and/or multi-sensory elements, have high aesthetic appeal, and incorporate nature, or adapt well to the site.”
There are more notable installations and site-specific interventions than can be mentioned. The Outside the Box2 Biennial is sure to become one of the most significant and indispensable celebrations of visual art in South Florida, and will clearly be a spectacle of visual delights for all who attend.
OUTSIDE THE BOX2 ARTISTS:
Amalia Mermingas
Andrew Nigon
Ariel Baron-Robbins
Cara McKinley
Carmen Tiffany
Caroline Collette
Cat Del Buono
Chelsea Odum
Christine Fogel
Craig Smith
Duane James Brant
Erik Kucera
Gardner Cole Miller
Ian Honore
Jacques de Beaufort
Jade Henderson
Joseph Herring
Joshua Hunter Davis
Judy Polstra
Karla Walter
Katelyn Fay
Kevin Curry
Kristina Thalin
Mark Joseph Oliver
Martin Casuso
Matthew Falvey
Mumbi O’Brien & Kaleb Durocher
Pilar Batlle
Randy Burman
Rebeca Gilling
Regina Jestrow
Sylvia Riquezes
TD Gillispie
Valeria Rocchiccioli
Vanessa Diaz
Vanessa Garcia
Woody Othello
The exhibition inside the “Box, ” called “Optic Edge,” which has been on view since December, will also be open for viewing during this event. The Whitespace gallery (indoors) features internationally recognized artists from the Mordes collection, rotating new works for every annual exhibition. “The “Outside the Box” exhibition marks the final weekend for the Optic Edge exhibition.
ABOUT THE CURATOR:
Lisa Rockford, received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Lisa is an Assistant Professor at Broward College, a resident artist at Sailboat Bend artist Lofts, and founding member 1310 Gallery. Lisa began curating Contemporary art exhibitions in her position as Art Services Director of the Dittmar Gallery at Northwestern University in 2000, and has curated and juried numerous group exhibitions in Broward County, collaborating with prominent art professionals as guest judges. Guest judges have included Jose E. Lopez, Director & Publisher of Art Districts Magazine, Janet Batet, Curator & Art Critic, Francie Bishop Good, Artist and Art Collector, Owner of Girls Club Art Collection, Guerra De la Paz, International Artists, Rochi Llaneza, Executive Director of Hardcore Art Contemporary Space, Dan & Kathryn Mikesell, Art Collectors, Founders of Fountainhead Art Residency, Klaudio Rodriguez, Assistant Curator at The Frost Art Museum, Carol Jazzar, Owner and Director of Carol Jazzar Contemporary Art, and more. As a visual artist, Lisa Rockford exhibits her artwork both nationally and internationally, has been featured on Chicago Public Radio, and covered by the Chicago Reader, Time Out Chicago, Peel Magazine, and the Miami Herald. Lisa was awarded the Innovative Collaborative Grant through Funding Arts Broward in 2011 for her Solo show at the Art and culture Center and named as one of Gold Coast Magazine’s “40 under 40 Rising Stars.”
About Whitespace:
The mission of Whitespace is to expand and introduce the viewer to current trends in contemporary art by creating international exhibitions by major mid-career contemporary artists using various mediums: including painting, sculpture, photography, drawing and video. Whitespace is open from December through April of each year. The goal of Whitespace is to fund a granting program for the Arts and Art Education in Palm Beach County through Community Foundation.
This season Whitespace is proud to announce the 6th season of “Whitebox”, an artist’s project space for emerging and mid-career international artists. There is also a small museum shop – WhitePackage, with unique host & hostess gifts and décor designed by international artists, architects and design personalities.
photos courtesy of Jacek Gancarz
Proceeds benefitting the Arts and Art Education through Community Foundation
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