Surplus Reiterations
Ritter Art Gallery | Schmidt Center Gallery Public Space: Sep 30 - Nov 6, 2022
Opening: October 19th, 2022, 6:30pm
Tom Scicluna, Letty Bassart, Rod Faulds
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Images (Clockwise from top left): Rod Faulds, installation View, Hybrid Detritus, 2022, ink-jet prints mounted on pendaflex folders mounted on 8 ft x 4 ft map panels (geological maps on whiteboards); Letty Bassart, Some Ways to Continue, installation, photo by Charles Han; Tom Sicluna, installation view, Full Bleed, 2018, Former ArtCenter/South Florida administrative desk and exhibition related paint, image courtesy of the artist and Nina Johnson.
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Surplus Reiterations is a collaborative exhibition/performance space with South Florida visual artists Tom Scicluna, Rod Faulds and dancer/choreographer Letty Bassart. The project, a site-specific installation and performances in the Ritter Art Gallery at FAU, has at its core, objects sourced from the University's "Surplus" operation.
The opening reception (October 19, 6:30 pm) will include an improvisational performance, featuring: Joanna Asch, Aubry Jacques, and Joanna Martin The performance will be actualized in collaboration with FAU Professor, and Dance ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä Director Clarence Brooks' student and professional dance community.
Special Thanks to Ilias Gyftopoulos, Tavares Hill and Tim Blackmon, FAU Properties Services for assisting the artist’s access to FAU Surplus; and Clarence Brooks, FAU Department of Theatre and Dance for recommending the featured professional dancers, and engaging dance ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä Yanileisy Lopez Hernandez and Raquel Perry. The artists also appreciate the enthusiastic support of the University Galleries Staff Team.
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