NEAT: New Experiments in Art and Technology
The Contemporary Jewish Museum
736 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
October 15, 2015 – January 17, 2016
Now on view at The Contemporary Jewish Museum, NEAT: New Experiments in Art and Technology features the work of 9 Bay Area artists and collaborations: Jim Campbell, Paul De Marinis, Gabriel Dunne with Vishal K Dar, Mary Franck, Alan Rath, Paolo Salvagione, Micah Elizabeth Scott, Scott Snibbe, and Camille Utterback. The exhibition title references Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T.), a non-profit organization developed by engineers Billy Klüver and Fred Waldhauer and artists Robert Rauschenberg and Robert Whitman in the 1960s to encourage collaborations between artists and engineers. E.A.T. was responsible for a variety of impressive public performances and presentations, including 9 Evenings: Theatre and Engineering, a series of performances at New York’s 69th Regiment Armory in 1969. NEAT: New Experiments in Art and Technology, the new exhibition at The Contemporary Jewish Museum, features artworks with digital and robotic components, as well as works incorporating light, sound, and video. Each artwork included in the exhibition is either a new commission or an updated version of an earlier work, with an emphasis on the influence of digital technologies.
In conjunction with the exhibition, The Contemporary Jewish Museum hosts a number of in-gallery artist talks and public programs; a full schedule can be found on the museum’s website, and a selection follows below:
November 6, 12:30 pm: Mary Franck / Gallery Chat
November 20, 12:30 pm: Micah Scott / Gallery Chat
December 3, 6:30 pm: Performance and Discussion: New Experiments in Art and Sound
December 4, 12:30 pm: Jim Campbell / Gallery Chat
Jim Campbell, Broken Movie, 2015. Mixed media, 8 x 10 feet. Courtesy of the artist, Hosfelt Gallery, and The Contemporary Jewish Museum.
Mary Franck, Gilded and Unreal (detail 1), 2015. Courtesy of the artist and The Contemporary Jewish Museum.
Alan Rath, Voyeur III, 2007. Mixed media, 79 x 44 x 51 inches. Courtesy of the artist, Hosfelt Gallery, and The Contemporary Jewish Museum.
Scott Snibbe, REWORK_(Philip Glass Remix), 2015. App for iPhone/iPad. Courtesy of the artist and The Contemporary Jewish Museum.
