Sunday, May 9–Sunday, May 23, 2004

as yet unnameable

curated by Steven Matijcio

The exhibition as yet unnamable presents interactive artworks that explore the social impact of technology. Artists Catherine Richards, David Rokeby, and Marek Walczak and Martin Wattenberg reformulate the conventional borders between artist, artwork, and viewer, initiating exchanges that are both participatory and potentially manipulative. Like the technologies and social affects they query, the works in this exhibition are incomplete and subject to ongoing renovation—circulating within a context that has numerous implications, but few conclusions.

Marek Walczak and Martin Wattenberg, "Apartment (city view)," 2001.
Internet-based work. Custom program.
Courtesy of the artist.

An opening reception will be held on Sunday, May 9, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. (Free transportation from New York City to the opening is available.) Museum hours are Wednesday through Sunday from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Admission to both the museum and the reception is free.

This exhibition is part of a series of exhibitions, presented by the Center for Curatorial Studies in March, April, and May, curated by second-year students in the Center's graduate program in curatorial studies and contemporary art. The students have organized these exhibitions as part of the requirements for the master's degree. The four exhibitions in the third series—as yet unnameable, Far Away So Close, Great White, Usual—will be on view from May 9 to 23.

The Black Factory, a performance installation by William Pope.L, will also be on view at the Center on Saturday, May 15, 2004

Limited free seating is available on a chartered bus that leaves from Soho in New York City on the days of the exhibition openings (Sundays, March 7, April 4, and May 9). Reservations must be made in advance by calling the Center at 845-758-7598. Bus transportation is provided through the generosity of Audrey Irmas.

Programs at the Center, including the spring exhibitions, are supported by the Friends of the Center for Curatorial Studies and by the Center's annual benefit for student scholarships and exhibitions. Additional support for the spring exhibitions has been provided by the Monique Beudert Fund and Marieluise Hessel.

For further information, call 845-758-7598 or e-mail ccs@bard.edu.