Exhibitions
Dispersal/Return:
Land Arts of the American West 2000- 2006
August 28 - November 25, 2009
 The University of New Mexico Art Museum presents twenty artists from Land
Arts of the American West, an interdisciplinary field program in the Department
of Art and Art History at UNM. Curated by Bill Gilbert, the Lannan Chair and
Director of the Land Arts program and Michele M. Penhall, Curator, Prints and
Photographs at the UNM Art Museum, the exhibition brings together former
participants from this innovative studio program who continue to work on land
art based projects. The exhibition includes video and installation works by Claire
Long and Anna Keleher, Blake Gibson, Yoshimi Hayashi, Mark Hensel and Jen
Van Horn; works on paper and sculpture by Jeff Beekman, Erika Osborne, Blake
Gibson, Geordie Shepherd, Jeanette Hart-Mann, Brooke Steiger, Gabe Romero,
and Peter Voshefski. There will also be four site specific works commissioned
for the exhibition by Julie Anand, Jeanette Hart- Mann/Nina Dubois, Jess Dunn,
and Ryan Henel. A performance by Gabe Romero and John Loth is scheduled
for the opening night reception.
For more information about the Land Arts of the American West program at the University of New Mexico visit http://www.unm.
edu/~artdept2/land_arts/index.html
Bill Gilbert: Physiocartography 2005-2006
August 28 - November 25, 2009
 A one person exhibition of works created by Land Arts of the American
West program founder Bill Gilbert at various sites along his journeys from
2005-2006. The digital prints and videos in this exhibition represent Gilbert’s
investigations of the disjunction between our abstract conceptions of the
landscape and the physical experience of topography and climate.
Reception for both exhibits, open to the public: Friday, September 25, 5:00-7:00 P.M.
Smudge Studio Blog
Smudge Studio is a collaborative effort between Elizabeth Ellsworth and Jaime Kruse that uses "media to sift, bridge, map, and cross-pollinate networks between artists and environments." They are the web presence for the state wide Land/Art project, and are providing coverage via blogs etc. on the exhibitions and events including programs at the UNM Art Museum.
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