This past week was NCECA which was in Minneapolis this year. I saw so much art it’s kind of hard to keep track of it all. Here’s a photo of the conference center…
First and foremost, the bathroom in my hotel had some really sexy tile, so here’s a photo of my hair on the shower wall π€
I learned that I really like Minneapolis as a city; they are very pedestrian and bike friendly. Their public transportation is stellar. I think I would like living there.
One thing that was super helpful for me was that I signed up to the student critiques, something I had never done before. I got to crit with Jessika Edgar, and I got some really good feedback on the work from my SpaceLab show Overlooked. Here’s a photo of Edgar’s work hat was in the show, The Form Will Find It’s Way…
I also heard a few really good lectures at the conference center, one being led by Andy Casto and Mindy Solomon. Andy Casto also curated me into a show (along with Sydney and Brian, WOO IUS REPRESENT.) called Past Curfew that was held at a local brewing company. This was awesome exposure for me, I got to me a lot of prominent people in the field who’s work I knew.
Here are some photos of a bunch of art I liked throughout the conference week. I’ve taken note of who the artists are, but this will give you a sense of it…
I got to visit the Walker Art Museum, which has really great contemporary art. A bunch of the exhibitions that were up really align with what I make, that it was really cool to see a show in a museum of artists tackling similar topics right now. It’s given me a new perspective on where my work could exist.