The Far Reaches of Space (The Orensanz Shuttle Completes its Journey); Video Documentation Now Available
Spotted around the island during Armory Show weekend is a silver shuttle embodying the imaginative voyage of renowned Spanish/American artist Angel Orensanz. Curated and conceptualized by Greggory Bradford and Jan Van Woensel, Orensanz 2008: The Far Reaches of Space, physically and symbolically expressed Orensanz's ideas of space and travel. The nomadic shuttle temporarily stationed at strategically selected art havens in the city and the documentation and the videos are available now courtesy of Artscape Magazine.
New York, New York (PRWEB) April 8, 2008 -- Spotted around the island during Armory Show weekend was a silver shuttle embodying the imaginative voyage of renowned Spanish/American artist Angel Orensanz. Curated and conceptualized by Greggory Bradford and Jan Van Woensel, Orensanz 2008: The Far Reaches of Space, physically and symbolically expressing Orensanz's ideas of space and travel. The nomadic shuttle temporarily stationed at strategically selected art havens in the city. A video documentation by Zoi Florosz, edited by Klara Palotai is now available online courtesy of Artscape Magazine. Watch the videos of the 4 days journey in New York City.
The Orensanz Shuttle at the Whitney Museum
Curators Greggory Bradford and Jan Van Woensel comment on the event:
A post reading of an experimental, nomadic project for New York City by Jan Van Woensel on April 5, 2008
New York is and has always been a powerful magnet for artists, curators, dealers and ambitious entrepreneurs of all kinds. Only a couple of days ago, Manhattan turned into an exciting pool of art and commerce: a peak moment for all those who make art and trade art. Now, in the current aftermath of the internationally attractive Armory Show and its faithful satellite art fairs, the city eagerly reestablishes its daily routine. There's a term for these rapidly overpowering waves of hype, excitement and glamour: impulses. A city that moves forward, and only forward, on new or revitalized impulses, is unmistakably an exciting city. However, due to its elaborate rhizome structure of countless impulses that come and go, resonate or not, influence or contrast each other, or not, we often can't see the wood for the trees. It is our duty, as inspired thinkers and artistic doers, to challenge this.
The nomadic art project titled Orensanz 2008: The Far Reaches of Space didn't aim to be incorporated by the art fair or museum institution. Instead, its successfully completed mission was to visit Manhattan's various epicenters of contemporary art, visualized by a four-days long physical journey. Inspired by the spatial interventions of artist Angel Orensanz, the poetry of space became an important leading factor within this project. Orensanz 2008 proposed its own, specific poetic and roaming space, only momentarily anchored to the institutional spaces of New York's vibrant art scene in order to expose and render the contrast between their and our impulses. Our equilibrium is art, and the drive to communicate and inform. Orensanz 2008, however, ambitioned a widely accessible approach, by navigating through the streets and avenues of the city and thereby being visible not only to the art expert, but also to the tourist, the street vender, the daily commuter or the local family. As a live performance piece, our vehicle transported and delivered the art of Angel Orensanz to the people. This created an open platform for art and dialogue, immediate response and experience, curiosity, change and revelation.
Alike the intriguingly eclectic art practice of Angel Orensanz, The Far Reaches of Space physically moved on the boundary between the every day life and the art scene, the random and the exclusive. Consequently, this non-institutional impulse has many effects that aren't collectible or archival but can be revitalized through documentation, interpretation and post readings. Now, Orensanz 2008: The Far Reaches of Space, as well as the Armory Show and any other major event we've attended during the art fairs' weekend, belongs to the sensitive space of our collective memory.
"The Continuum" - Thoughts on "Orensanz 2008: The Far Reaches of Space" by Greggory Bradford, April 5th, 2008
Spotted at the corner of Houston and Broadway and seen in the Dag Hammerkjold Plaza, it was even said to have been circumnavigating the Guggenheim and docked outside the Armory Show. Seeking out destinations of various locations around Manhattan, one could see the gates of the art world from the Steppes of Mars. This was an opportunity welcoming the public to experience Nasa's Lab and witness the Burning Universe.
Our silver shuttle bounced around the island over the last weekend in March. The trek led a small team on a reconnaissance detail; an itinerary of locales to make the Angel Orensanz experience available to everyone. A playful re-creation of interventions was our point of departure, an exhibition in line with his works. It was to be an extension of his practice as explained by Jan Van Woensel and Greggory Bradford. Relying on the re-presentation of installations about space, time and memory, we chose artist films that surpass the original installations and supporting documentary footage for those narratives of Angel's vision for these installations. This allowed us to explore and witness his playful act of performing/creating his imaginary landscapes. The childlike manner of this playful imagination are like those performances of dada 'happenings'. The impromptu performances explore the making of the installation while offering insight to the artist's creative process. These science fiction pieces become working scripts that produce an installation.
The satellite, our silver vessel, 'landed' at many of the art world's largest 'ports'. The Armory Show (major), the sun of this weekend in particular, was the dominant star in the astrological map that is the New York artworld. Tourist, locals, collectors and the 'Who's Who' of the international scene were taking part in the spectacle of fairs that was going on simultaneously, such as Volta (minor), Pulse, Scope, and the Whitney Biennale.
Orensanz 2008 extended the experience, a reality transformed by the artist, beckoning the passers-by to board and enjoy the moment. It was an opportunity to share in the performances of Crystal Curtis' "King In Between", a digital dialogue and spoken word, debuted for this event alongside the aluminium foil truck of kites, photo documentations, projections and publications of Angel. Attendees crossed the threshold of our craft to sit and witness the artist's works, boarding a comfortable space that was an installation itself. An alien to its surroundings, the mobile exhibition extended Angel Orensanz's 21st century voyage of non-traditional presentation leaving behind only traces before departing from this atmosphere.
Watch Greggory Bradford comments on Day 3 of the shuttle's journet in the video.
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