Social Studies
Image: Cicloviaérea in the Amazon (detail), 2006. Courtesy of the artist and A. Gentil Carioca, Rio de Janeiro.
The artist residencies of the Social Studies initiative are an attempt to open the creative process, making the “human factor” relevant beyond didactic labels and documentation, creating actual relationships through artistic practice. Social Studies turns over a complete gallery to a visiting artist to explore their social interactive approach. The gallery becomes a workshop-studio-lab for visiting artist, starting with an empty gallery as a guest artist begins their residency. The space opens not only to allow audience to view the artist at work, but also to invite other artists, art students and faculty, and the community to collaborate to whatever degree they wish — to query the artist. Through this community engagement, one of the most important ASU commitments, the results of these interactions will take the work and the artist beyond the Museum’s traditional exhibition structure. The first Social Studies project opened in the fall 2007 with Jarbas Lopes from Brazil.
Social Studies Projects
Jarbas Lopes: Cicloviaérea
Josh Greene: Some Parts Might Be Greater Than the Whole
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