RIFRÁKT presents their premiere publication:

25 EMERGING BOSTON ARTISTS 2010

Featuring a foreword by James Manning

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RIFRÁKT Artist Collective presents their premier publication: 25 Emerging Boston Artists 2010.
Within these pages, local talent is showcased, displaying a wide range of diverse mediums.

This book was created to support RIFRÁKT’s main objective:
to explore, celebrate, and promote local work to enrich Boston’s community.

Foreword by James Manning

Featured Artists:
Valerie Arruda,Fiona Boyd, Jessica Brilli, Alexandra Carter, Corey Corcoran
Leah Cunningham, Barbara Geoghegan, Stephanie Goode, Todd Goodman, Luba Grenader
Maggie Hennessy, Amy Hitchcock, Carolyn Hulbert, Vanessa Irzyk
Marco Jimenez, Scott Listfield, Rachel Mello, Aaron Morris
Nathaniel Price, Jennifer Reich, Nora Richardson, Anna Rochinski,
Patricia Sarrafian Ward, Alec Strickland and Brandy Wolfe

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Presented at The New England School of Art & Design at Suffolk University

Featuring the art of Paul Andrade, Lou Cohen, Keith Francis and William Frese.
Exhibit curated by James Manning

Lecture and essay by, Washington Taylor, Professor of Physics in the Center for Theoretical Physics at MIT.
Guest speaker, Hong Liu, associate professor of physics at MIT
Guest performers: Lou Bunk, Vic Rawlings and James Coleman

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About string theories:

As one of the most debated concepts in physics and all of modern science, part of the allure of string theory is the controversy it generates.
There are some who believe it is the future of science and that it truly explains all, while others believe it to be the clever work of science fiction.
Throughout history there has been a connection between artist and scientist. This project continued the tradition was a launching pad for discussion amongst artists, academics and students in the Boston area.

Exhibit curator James Manning states “The four artists in the string theories exhibition are not making scientific illustrations, rather they are providing their own impressions of specific elements contained in the overall concepts of string theory. The objective of this project is not simply to present thoughts on string theory but to offer insight on the ideas presented in the artist’s works and to be a part of the education and outreach process. The particular challenge artists face here is that string theory gives the artist no audio, visuals or anything else that is tangibly recognizable to work from.”

Paul Andrade, explores the ideas of parallel dimensions and ‘branes’ in his thickly layered paintings arranged in complex patterns.
Lou Cohen, presented a newly created site-specific multi-channel sound piece based on his fascination of excitation modes and the loop like properties of strings.
Keith Francis translates subatomic particle tracks and vibrations into colors and graphic forms.
William Frese explored the influence of vibrations on the properties of strings in his short film and the concept of multi-dimensions in his sculpture, which drew on the gallery space itself to add a layer of interactivity with the viewer.

Events held in conjunction with the string theories exhibition:

Thursday September 18, 2008:
A public reception with the artists at the NESAD/SU Gallery.

Tuesday September 23, 2008:
As a compliment to the exhibit in the gallery space and to help illustrate the connections between art and science, a lecture and concert took place at The C. Walsh Theatre, Suffolk University’s premiere performance space.
The lecture featured a presentation on the tenants of string theory by guest speaker Washington Taylor, Professor of Physics in the Center for Theoretical Physics at MIT.
The lecture was followed by a concert performance featuring Lou Cohen performing a laptop computer running Csound, a programmable synthesizer, representing one of the most recently developed electronic instruments. He performed with James Coleman, playing the Theremin, one of very first electronic instruments invented. They performed against the backdrop of William Frese’s short cycle film.

Friday October 3, 2008:
‘Opensound’ was a concert in the unique setting of the “string theories” gallery exhibition featuring Lou Bunk on electro-acoustic flim-flammery, Lou Cohen on laptop computer and Vic Rawlings on circuits and amplified cello.

Tuesday October 7, 2008 :
The artists presented their work during the gallery talk at the NESADSU Gallery. As part of the gallery talk, guest speaker Hong Liu, associate professor of physics at MIT, presented his research in string theory.

Exhibit Curated by James Manning

Featuring the art of Mike Farley, Cathleen Faubert,
Georgie Friedman, Pete Froslie and Lizzy Martinez.

Presented at The New England School of Art & Design at Suffolk University.

About Nascent:

Nascent features the work of 2008 graduates of Boston area art schools.
The five artists in this exhibit are engaged in an examination of perceptions of reality and give their own interpretations of personally influential events and ideas.
Thematically, the works in this exhibit are tied together by each artists own manipulations of reality, life forms re-imagined, new landscapes and histories envisioned.

James Manning, curator of the exhibit states,
“As a long time supporter of student and ‘emerging’ artists,I believe it is especially important to support and encourage artists as they make the leap from student to life as a professional artist.
Life as a student can be an isolating experience working within the same group withing an art school for several years.
Exhibitions such as this one are an important step as it gives these artists a chance to show the very best of their student output to a new audience of peers that would have not have had the opportunity to see this work otherwise.
This allows fresh feedback as they continue on with new work.”

Mike Farley (2008, BFA, New England School of Art & Design at Suffolk University)
Farley explores how separate natural elements can be combined to create new life forms.
His work is informed by the natural world, organic structures, and biology.

Cathleen Faubert (2008, MFA, Museum School/Tufts University)
Faubert focuses on the intersection of hedonism, escapism, excess, the uncanny and the carnivalesque.
In her photographs she is seen floating above and crashing into mounds of cotton candy.

Georgie Friedman (2008, MFA, Museum School/Tufts University)
Friedman creates an idealized, meditative environment by seamlessly integrating separate sky and water elements in her projected video installation.

Pete Froslie (2008, MFA, Massachusetts College of Art & Design)
In his work, Froslie explores diverse tangents, from alchemy to alternate histories and questions our common perceptions.
The life of John Wilks Booth is re-imagined and re-examined by his interactive, multimedia installation presented in Nascent.

Lizzy Martinez (2008 MFA, Boston University)
Martinez is a painter who has extensively studied the anatomy of cadavers.
In her work she is quite literally looking at her own ‘inner workings’ while creating a complicated personal mythology.