UCSB College of Creative Studies Gallery
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
T. 805-893-2364
F. 805-893-4003
Monday - Friday, 9-5 pm and by appointment
Tuesday, October 26, 1999: Lecture and Opening Reception
5:00 pm, Isla Vista Theater
Public Lecture by the artists
6:00 - 7:30 pm, College of Creative Studies Gallery
Opening reception for the artists
Additional Global Motion SiteWork Installation:
Video installation by Stefan Nikolaev
Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum
653 Paseo Nuevo
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
T. 805-966-5373
F. 805-962-1421
STEFAN NIKOLAEV, JULIA ROMETTI, GEMMA SHEDDEN, ERIC FROST TABUCHI, SANDI TOURLE
A lively international mix of artists, Glassbox demonstrates the vitality of mixing artistic modes--invention, selection, and alteration, creation and display--current in the practice of young artists. An artist-run collaborative in the Oberkampf area of Paris, Glassbox emphasizes "transparent" emotions and reactions to the jumble of experiences faced by an expatriate artist today. The artists bring with them international influences and heritages that include Bulgaria, Denmark, Great Britain, Japan, and Zimbabwe. Following successful partnerships with artists' spaces in Salzburg, Zurich, and elsewhere in Europe, this exhibition will mark their North American debut.
In Global Motion, the artists of Glassbox turn their collective international vision towards Santa Barbara and southern California, which is, for Europeans, a highly mythologized place. They will collaborate on an installation that transforms a borrowed space into a satellite of their Paris gallery and provides a dramatic setting for video and photo-based works previously exhibited in Europe, as well as new works created expressly for this project.
The following images are representative of the artists' work. Select the image or caption for a larger reproduction and more detailed information. The Glassbox logo at the bottom of the page is linked to the Glassbox web site.
