Brainstormers

 

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September 1 - December 9, 2011

Mabel Smith Douglass Library Galleries
8 Chapel Drive, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Gallery Hours: M-F 9am-4:30pm; weekends by appointment
Info: womenart@rci.rutgers.edu or 732-932-3726 ext. 15

Through public performance, exhibition, publication, the internet, and video, Brainstormers has investigated topics ranging from power structures in the art world to gender inequity in contemporary museum and gallery exhibitions. This exhibit will focus on the daily issues connected to the realities of being a visual artist in the contemporary art world by presenting an array of anonymous handwritten records, surveys, photographs and live video feeds from the Brainstormers' studios.

Events:
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
5-7 pm/Reception and Mary H Dana Women Artists Series 40th Anniversary Celebration

Thursday, October 20, 2011
Gallery Talk at noon

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ARTnews

 

 

Brainstormers' research and collaboration with the Guerrilla Girls is discussed in the cover article of the December ARTnews--The Feminist Evolution.

 

 



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Brainstormers recommends a book by artist and author, Mira Schor, A Decade of Negative Thinking: Essays on Art, Politics, and Daily Life which makes a note of our recent work.

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Girl Drive

 

 

Brainstormers recommends a book by authors Nona Willis Aronowitz and Emma Bee Bernstein, Girldrive: Criss-Crossing America, Redefining Feminism which makes a note of our recent work.


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NYFA Current features an article about Brainstormers

On Being Brainstormers by Yona Zeldis McDonough

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then and now invitationBrainstormers celebrates the 40th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots at the LGBT Center.

Benefit Opening Reception: May 28, 2009, 6:30PM-8:30PM $20
Exhibition June 1, 2009 – September 4, 2009 Free
The Center presents Then and Now An Exhibition Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Center Show

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual &
Transgender Community Center
208 West 13th Street
New York, NY 10011
The Center is between 7th and 8th Aves (map)
Hours: Center Hours

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Brainstormers featured in Brooklyn Rail

Warren Fry features the Brainstormers and writes about the collaborative work with Guerrilla Girls at the corner of West 24th Street and 10th Avenue on September 13, 2008.

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GUERRILLA GIRLS AND BRAINSTORMERS INVADE CHELSEA!

COME JOIN US SEPT 13!

MEET AT 24TH STREET AND 10TH AVE AT 3 PM.
AFTER THAT, LOOK FOR US ALL OVER CHELSEA

 


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Brainstormers collaborates with the Guerrilla Girls: Together, they GET MAD!

Contemporary collectives do outrageous Work! A day long performance at the Museum featuring The Brainstormers (in collaboration with the Guerrilla Girls), Christal Brown and INSPIRIT, 6+, Ridykeulous, Broadband, and much, much more....

This event is in conjunction with the exhibition, Making It Together: Women's collaborative Art & Community, curated by Carey Lovelace.

SATURDAY, MAY 17, 2008, 12:00 to 6:00 pm
A Day of Collaborative Performance
North Wing—2nd Floor
Admission: $5.00, free for Bronx Museum members

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Air KissingAir Kissing

See it again!

Air Kissing: An Exhibition of Contemporary Art about the Art World goes to Arcadia University Art Gallery

March 5 – April 20, 2008

See below for the description of the show.

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Air Kissing

Brainstormers included in the group show Air Kissing at Momenta Art in Brooklyn.

OPENING - Friday November 16, 7-9 PM

Air Kissing: Contemporary Art about the Art World explores art world malaise, or the particular predicament of contemporary artists vis-à-vis their relationship to the art world--specifically, artists' sense of dissatisfaction, criticism, and ambivalence. Granted, some artist gripes amount to water cooler chatter and others to sour grapes, but many are serious and legitimate grievances, often taking a demonstrable toll on artists' sense of purpose. Forced to navigate the precarious situation of desiring what they hold in low regard, artists have responded with self-deprecation, humor, sharp criticism, and a deliberate mix of high culture with low. Participating artists include: Alex Bag, Conrad Bakker, the Brainstormers, Lizette Kabré with Elmgreen & Dragset, Andrea Fraser & Jeff Preiss, David Hammons, Jason Irwin, Lee Lozano, James Mills, Elena Nemkova, Carl Pope, William Powhida, William Bryan Purcell, Mira Schor, and Amanda Trager. On view at Momenta Art November 16 - December 17, 2007. More information at www.momentaart.org.

Curated by Sasha Archibald.

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WSQ cover

Brainstormers Published in Women's Studies Quarterly
Check out "Activisms," the new issue from Women's Studies Quarterly, published by the Feminist Press.

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Brainstormers mentioned on artnet.com

Author Ben Davis offers an insightful and critical analysis of discrimination in the art world, going beyond statistics to find out WHY?.

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