Strategies of Survival: Notes by Jonn Herschend, Ernest Jolly, Christine Wong Yap, Favianna Rodriguez, Stephanie Syjuco
Online from October 4, 2014
As part of Open City/Art City, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
This series of notes present artists' strategies for developing self-made public opportunities, with an emphasis on what is possible through autonomy and collaboration. In addition to these digital documents, a conversation was held between the featured artists as part of Open City/Art City, a day long free public symposium that seeks to leverage the role of artists in envisioning cities, produced by YBCA and The Institute for the Future. More details about the symposium are available at www.opencityartcity.tumblr.com.
Session participants:
- Moderator and organizer: Christian L. Frock, writer and curator, Invisible Venue
- Jonn Herschend, artist and co-publisher, The Thing: On recent high profile commercial projects and creating equitable corporate collaborations with integrity
- Ernest Jolly, artist and co-curator, ArtComplex, Oakland: On ArtComplex’s experimental exhibition model and creating opportunities within transitional real estate
- Favianna Rodriguez, artist and activist, on producing multiples and direct studio sales to raise funds to advance larger projects
- Stephanie Syjuco, artist and John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Visual Arts Fellow: On self-publishing her successful Guggenheim application, and transparency as a mode of working amidst competition
- Christine Wong Yap, artist: On the development of her self-initiated New York residency and solo exhibition, and building new models of production in public spaces
NOTES:
Download Favianna Rodriguez Notes
Download Christine Wong Yap Notes
Download Stephanie Syjuco Notes