Instructions:
Bringing the poetry of Diane Vreuls to life.
This is an exhibition of performative and interactive works that are a posthumous collaboration with poet Diane Vreuls. The wordplay and art she brought to raising her children morphed into a stronger calling, first as a painter and visual artist, and then as a writer. Her first publication, Instructions, in 1971, was followed by a novel, Are We There Yet, published in 1975, and other books of short stories and poems. This exhibition is an installation of works in both analog and digital form that brings her wordplay poetry from her 1971 book Instructions to life.
This work was produced in a studio which follows the tradition of a factory model that originates with artists such as Andy Warhol, Jeff Koons, and William Kentridge. The work uses a variety of ludic and paidic play including, partial narrative imaginative play, object play, movement play, attunement play, and social play.
Exhibition Poster
Gallery Installation: ArtSpace West, ASU, April 3, 2024
Gallery Installation: ArtSpace West, ASU, April 3, 2024, Detail
Gallery Installation: The book that started it all.
Exhibition Educational Information, 2024, Link to playlist of readings attached: https://youtu.be/7aFq5CVx5nw?list=PLq8CLh4QZ85WnYUTjVukvhQcGp6wqycr1
Gallery Installation: Looking through the window.
EQUALITY IS NOT SOMETHING THAT ADDS UP EASILY, 2023-24, Media: Laser print on vinyl, wood, paint, textiles, beans, green box, Poetry Factory members: Matty Dayton, Esi Boulet, Theresa Devine
EQUALITY IS NOT SOMETHING THAT ADDS UP EASILY, 2023-24, Detail, Bean Bags, Media: textiles, beans, plastic box
TEAR ALONG THE DOTTED LINE, 2023-24 Media: Silkscreen, graphite, paint, silver leaf, marker, stickers on Arches paper, Table, photocopies, bean bag chair, pillow, light, green box, Poetry. Factory members: Gabriel Villa, Esi Boulet, Theresa Devine
TEAR ALONG THE DOTTED LINE, 2023-24, Detail, Media: Torn photocopies
STOP BEHIND YELLOW LINE, 2023-24, Front, Media: Laser print on fabric, wood, bolts and miscellaneous hardware, gumballs, textiles, Poetry. Factory members: Esi Boulet, Theresa Devine
STOP BEHIND YELLOW LINE, 2023-24, Back, Media: Laser print on fabric, wood, bolts and miscellaneous hardware, gumballs, textiles, Poetry. Factory members: Esi Boulet, Theresa Devine
STOP BEHIND YELLOW LINE, 2023-24, Back, Detail, Media: Miscellaneous hardware, gumballs. Factory members: Esi Boulet, Theresa Devine
DON’T LEAVE THE ARK UNLESS, 2023-24, Media: Silkscreen, standard and interactive ink, wood, stickers, touch pad, MadMapper, sound effects, projector, graphic design, typography, AfterEffects, Poetry. Factory members: Ben Levy, Lynn Levy, Esi Boulet, Gabriel Villa, Theresa Devine
DON’T LEAVE THE ARK UNLESS, 2023-24, Detail
Installation: DON’T LEAVE THE ARK UNLESS, 2023-24, MadMapper video list: https://youtu.be/13arVoiwUNE?list=PLq8CLh4QZ85XD47v35sYdNi5kmO3X63ZH
Installation: FOR WHOM I AM CONCERNED, 2023-24.
FOR WHOM I AM CONCERNED, 2023-24, Media: Silkscreen on Arches paper, T-shirts with performers, follow the leader game, Poetry. Factory members: Gabriel Villa, Esi Boulet, Theresa Devine, Gallery Performers: Anna, Jeremiah, Jack, Sophia
FOR WHOM I AM CONCERNED, 2023-24, Media: Silkscreen on Arches paper, Poetry. Edition of 6. Factory members: Gabriel Villa, Esi Boulet, Theresa Devine,
DON’T LEAVE THE ARK UNLESS YOU KNOW A GULL FROM A DOVE IN THE BLINDING RAIN: Silkscreen, Poetry. Edition of 6. 2023-24, Factory members: Gabriel Villa, Esi Boulet, Theresa Devine
TEAR ALONG THE DOTTED LINE, 2023-24 Media: Silkscreen, Poetry. Edition of 6. Factory members: Gabriel Villa, Esi Boulet, Theresa Devine
Storytelling and Puppetry Workshop, April 2024
Storytelling and Puppetry Workshop, April 2024
Gallery Installation: TEAR ALONG THE DOTTED LINE, The Holy Art Gallery NYC, December 2024
TEAR ALONG THE DOTTED LINE, Detail, The Holy Art Gallery NYC, December 2024
TEAR ALONG THE DOTTED LINE, Detail, The Holy Art Gallery NYC, December 2024