Sculpture Space is hosting a works in progress reception this Monday, July 26, 2010 from 5:30 – 7:30 PM. Work in the studios of the four resident artists will be on view as well as an informal tour of the soon to be new residence for the artists at 508 Wiley Street from 4:00 – 5:00 PM. I will inflate my new inflatable suit that is as big as a house for a performance during the event. The Love Bike will also be giving out free rides to all guests.

Come enjoy food, drinks and lots good conversation.

Artists:

Loren Erdrich / Brooklyn, NY
Jimmy Kuehnle / San Antonio, TX
Maria Michails / Bayside, NY
Joe Winter / Long Island City, NY

Location:

Sculpture Space
12 Gates Street
Utica NY, 13502
www.sculpturespace.org

Tomorrow I will install an inflatable installation called, Things Bigger Than People, at Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas. The show will consist of two pieces and a public performance. Air to Air Communication and Stuffed Full will inflate into the University Gallery and the Harry Krug Gallery. On the same day I will roam the streets of Pittsburg in You Wear What I Wear and will give an artist talk in the afternoon.

Link to Exhibition Card

Exhibition: January 21 – February 26, 2010

Gallery Hours: M – F 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Performance
January 21, 2010
Porter Hall, 11:30 am

Reception
January 21, 2010
Porter Hall, 3:00 pm

Lecture
January 21, 2010
Room 316 Hughes Hall, 2:00 pm

Pittsburg State University
Art Department
University Gallery, Porter Hall
1701 S. Broadway, Pittsburg, KS 66762

After a successful series of inflatable suit performances in central Michigan, I am expanding the list of cities to include Chicago, Cincinnati, Detroit and St. Louis. Since it is getting colder up here I am planning to confront the weather head on to find out what happens. These performances will occur in the end of November and the beginning of December. Hello. Bye. and You Wear What I Wear will both be used during the performances.

Schedule:

Detroit – Friday, November 27th – 12:00 p.m.
Begins at Woodward and Warren Avenue and spreads out to the surrounding area

Chicago – Friday, December 4th – 12:00 p.m.
Begins in Grant Park and then heads down Michigan Avenue

Cincinnati – Friday, December 11th – 12:00 p.m.
Begins near Washington park and heads toward the river

St. Louis – Friday, December 18th – 12:00 p.m.
Begins under the Arch and heads into downtown

Jen Khoshbin and Paul Lewis of Refarm Spectacle, a San Antonio, Texas collaboration, have an ongoing sound project called Low-fi Toll-free. The only way to hear the art is by dialing the toll free number to listen on your phone. Each month features a new theme and new artists.

The month of October has the theme of Villainy featuring Amalia Ortiz & Chris Wise, Jason Jay Stevens, Semiotech – Amy Khosbin & Mike Clemow and yours truly, Jimmy Kuehnle.

To hear the recordings dial 1-888-733-2761 or visit the Refarm Spectacle at:

http://www.refarmspectacle.blogspot.com/

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Performance at ArtPrize Opening & Registration Fair | 4:00
Location: Lyon Square, Grand Rapids, MI (west of Monroe Ave)

Performance at UICA Opening Reception | 5:00 – ?
Location: 41 Sheldon Blvd SE, Grand Rapids, MI

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Performance Trek Starting at Old Federal Building | 2:00 – ?
Location: Old Federal Building, 155 Division N, Grand Rapids, MI

Slide Wars | 6:00– 9:00
Location: Israels JW Trade Center, 601 5th NW, Grand Rapids, MI

Friday, September 25, 2009

Performance Trek Starting at Old Federal Building | 1:30 – ?
Location: Old Federal Building, 155 Division N, Grand Rapids, MI

Saturday and Sunday, September 26-27, 2009

Performance Trek Starting at Old Federal Building | Various Times Throughout the Day
Location: Old Federal Building, 155 Division N, Grand Rapids, MI

Wednesday, October 8, 2009

Lunchbox Series Competing Couple: Jimmy Kuehnle + Mimi Kato | 12:00 – 1:00
Location: Kendall College of Art and Design, 17 Fountain, Grand Rapids, MI

Other impromptu performances will occur at various locations around town as situations present themselves.

Have fun. You only spin around once.

Over the summer the Houston Arts Alliance invited me to submit three drawings for bicycle rack designs to be installed outside the Gus S. Wortham Theater in Houston. I submitted three different proposals and am proud to announce that one of my designs made the cut. The location for the racks will be on Preston Avenue at the north end of the Wortham Theater.

I have made temporary public art installations but this is my first permanent public piece. The public art world has a Catch-22 since experience with previous projects is usually required to gain experience in projects. I hope with this commission that I will be able to get my foot farther in the door of the public art world.

The racks will be made by a Houston based fabrication company after I make final drawings.

I am headed back to Texas this October. Art Outside invited me to exhibit and perform at their 5th annual event. This year Art Outside will be from the 9th to the 11th at Apache Pass in Texas. Tickets are required to attend the event and are on sale now. I will post a schedule of my events when the times are finalized.

From the Art Outside Website:

Art Outside is a community-based temporary art show created by hundreds of artists and appreciated by thousands of viewers/participants. AO provides a platform for all varieties of artists to display their work in an unconventional arena at the Austin Enchanted Forest. At its root, AO inspires new forms of creativity and experience by taking art out of the traditional gallery and into the forest.

www.artoutside.org

The first public performance for my new inflatable suit, You Wear What I Wear, is scheduled to begin in Vaasa on July 18th at 2:00pm. This suit is pink, orange and purple. It has a lot of protrusions, squares and a big pink fabric wall to bash people with in the front.

In addition to the performance in the afternoon I will give an artist talk at Platform in Vaasa. Swedish Artist, Mattias Olofsson, will also give a talk on Saturday. He is the current artist in residence at Platform. The talks begin at 7:00 on Saturday.

Platform Flyer

ArtPrize is a new open art competition that will take place from September 23 to October 8, 2009. Rick DeVos, an Amway heir, came up with the idea to host an art competition in Grand Rapids, Michigan with $500,000 dollars of prize money to be given away through a public voting process. Artists are matched with venues at the ArtPrize homepage. Voting will be via text messages and online through the website. The top ten artists will then enter a final competition for the prize money. Artist profiles are displayed on the website.

I first heard about ArtPrize at an opening in San Antonio this spring. It sounded intriguing so I emailed Steve Samson of the Urban Institute for Contemporary Art (UICA) to see what it was all about. He said that I needed to submit my work online and then to secure a venue. I did both of those things. I will exhibit my work at the Old Federal Building in Grand Rapids.

It should be a fun time this fall in Michigan. For more information about ArtPrize or to join the competition yourself, please visit the homepage at http://www.artprize.org/