Art at TAG
TAG encourages conversations across the disciplines, and experiments in presentation and interpretation. We have a thriving artist community, made up of both archaeologists and artists interested in archaeology, materialities, and the past. Here we showcase some of the exhibits that have been held at North American TAG meetings. For more information on the artists, and for other photos of TAG meetings in the US and Canada, check out our flicker stream or visit the links below.
Found Objects images © Mhairi Maxwell
Nomadic Dresses artworks by Mariana Frochtengarten
Nomadic Dresses, Mariana Frochtengarten
(May 12-25 2008, Faculty Room, Low Memorial Library, Columbia University )
The exhibit had its origin in Mariana Frochtengarten's studio practice and then unfolded with other artists, both men and women, who were invited to help produce a collaborative artwork. Five plain white dresses were sent by regular mail to five groups of artists. With different themes – The Voyage, The House, The Gift, The Feast and The Ritual, each contributor was invited to work freely on the garment he/she has chosen. A communication network was constructed through these dresses, letters, and other exchanges to include sixteen artists from eleven countries: Brazil, Canada, United States, Trinidad and Tobago, China, Nigeria, South Africa, Australia, Spain, India and Pakistan.
More information (archived TAG NYC website.)
Traces of the Buddha, Mandalika Manjusri
(23-25th May 2008, 465 Schermerhorn Extension, Columbia University)
Renowned artist, Mandalika Manjusri studied archaeology at Kelaniya University, and participated as a conservator in several major Sri Lankan archaeological projects. Her painting, produced in water color and acrylics, is influenced by a life of studying Buddhist iconography. She describes her art as being "ephemeral, minimalist, and based on the real." Her work has been exhibited extensively in Sri Lanka, and she was selected by the British High Commission as the Artist of the Year in 2001.
More information (archived TAG NYC website)
Bites of the Big Apple: Material Histories of the City, Museum Anthropology MA students,
(May 12-25 2008, Rotunda of Low Memorial Library, Columbia University )
Bites of the Big Apple invited residents and visitors to sample the sounds, stories and structures of the past and present that make the lively, multilayered city of New York so unique. Designed and curated by Columbia University graduate students who each selected his or her own 'bite' of the city, the exhibit also featured an original New York City-inspired sound score by Desert Kites, featuring Jarboe and Cedric Victor.
Nomadic Dresses artworks by Mariana Frochtengarten
Nomadic Dresses, Mariana Frochtengarten
(May 12-25 2008, Faculty Room, Low Memorial Library, Columbia University )
The exhibit had its origin in Mariana Frochtengarten's studio practice and then unfolded with other artists, both men and women, who were invited to help produce a collaborative artwork. Five plain white dresses were sent by regular mail to five groups of artists. With different themes – The Voyage, The House, The Gift, The Feast and The Ritual, each contributor was invited to work freely on the garment he/she has chosen. A communication network was constructed through these dresses, letters, and other exchanges to include sixteen artists from eleven countries: Brazil, Canada, United States, Trinidad and Tobago, China, Nigeria, South Africa, Australia, Spain, India and Pakistan.
More information (archived TAG NYC website.)
Traces of the Buddha, Mandalika Manjusri
(23-25th May 2008, 465 Schermerhorn Extension, Columbia University)
Renowned artist, Mandalika Manjusri studied archaeology at Kelaniya University, and participated as a conservator in several major Sri Lankan archaeological projects. Her painting, produced in water color and acrylics, is influenced by a life of studying Buddhist iconography. She describes her art as being "ephemeral, minimalist, and based on the real." Her work has been exhibited extensively in Sri Lanka, and she was selected by the British High Commission as the Artist of the Year in 2001.
More information (archived TAG NYC website)
Bites of the Big Apple: Material Histories of the City, Museum Anthropology MA students,
(May 12-25 2008, Rotunda of Low Memorial Library, Columbia University )
Bites of the Big Apple invited residents and visitors to sample the sounds, stories and structures of the past and present that make the lively, multilayered city of New York so unique. Designed and curated by Columbia University graduate students who each selected his or her own 'bite' of the city, the exhibit also featured an original New York City-inspired sound score by Desert Kites, featuring Jarboe and Cedric Victor.
Excavating Art
(May 17th 2012, University of Buffalo Art Gallery)
At TAG SUNY Buffalo, the University of Buffalo Art Gallery presented a performance piece by artist Charles Clough, who excavated a roll of papers dating from 1974-1978. These had covered a table top in his studio, where they had been drawn upon and marked up and then stored in a bundle, which Clough subsequently took with him to New York City. The papers were excavated as part of the opening reception of the conference, in conjunction with an exhibit of Clough's work, also held at the UB Art Gallery.
More information
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The Medium is the Message: Media and Mediation in Archaeology
(May 19-20th, University of Toronto) Artists were invited to present their original work on the theme of the Medium is the Message in order to generate new ideas, stimulate discussion, and, explore how representational and interactive media condition and shape all dimensions of the social. Art projects were exhibited on Friday and Saturday May 19-20, in the Anthropology Department of the University of Toronto, with the display of installations and video taking place concurrently throughout the conference. At left are a few images of some of the exhihibits. |
