Extra Parts – Member Exhibition at Good Children, New Orleans
Extra Parts Members of Napoleon Gallery will be exhibiting at Good Children Gallery in New Orleans from July 13 – Aug 4. Opening reception July 13. Good Children Gallery is a pioneer artist-run space in the St. Claude Arts District aimed at enhancing the cultural landscape of New Orleans. The space serves as a bellwether for … Continue reading
MAKE THEORY WALK
Dr. Elizabeth Bishop is a writer, researcher, educator and youth advocate. She lives in New York City where she is a Director at Global Kids and faculty of Youth Studies at CUNY SPS. @drbishopdigital http://www.dropknowledgeproject.org Tamsen Wojtanowski is an artist and educator. She lives in Philadelphia where she is a founding member of the artist-run … Continue reading
THE TALLEST STATUE IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE
THE TALLEST STATUE IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE an essay for Boca de Lobo a solo exhibition by Ricardo Zapata 1. Let’s start at the airport you flew into, I said. It only takes a couple seconds to leave the airport and reach downtown San Juan. From there we take PR-22 west. We are heading to … Continue reading
NAPOLEON-Member, Tamsen Wojtanowski @ Fleisher Art Memorial, Wind Challenge Exhibition
FOMO my YOLO A Wind Challenge Exhibition By Tamsen Wojtanowski FOMO my YOLO is a Fleisher Art Memorial Wind Challenge exhibition and installation of experimental cyanotype prints by Tamsen Wojtanowski. Originating from a personal point of view, these prints are made to consider the chitter chatter of social media and the collision of the … Continue reading
Signal Boost
Signal Boost Juan C. Giraldo Zora J. Murff & Lorenzo Triburgo Curated by Jordan Rockford & Rafael Soldi In partnership with Strange Fire Collective In the last decade, social media platforms have quickly become engines for amplification, allowing organizing and sharing of messages on a global scale. This new tool, signal-boosting, has proven to … Continue reading
Modus Operandi: Statements on APPARATUS
Modus Operandi: Statements on APPARATUS APPARATUS is an exhibition of video and performance, and its related ephemera. An “apparatus” is defined as the technical equipment or machinery needed for a particular activity or purpose. Each artist in this exhibition has chosen an apparatus as the basic framework for their process. These tools, devices and instruments … Continue reading
Reflect/Collect: An Essay on the Ones We Know
Reflect/Collect: An Essay On The Ones We Know The One You Know brings together all ten NAPOLEON artists, each of whom have chosen a guest artist whose work resonates with their own. Artists are generally viewed as makers but we also fit the opposing impulse with just as much passion; we are also collectors. For … Continue reading
F(L)AT : AN ESSAY BY THE MEMBERS OF SOIL
Napoleon and Tiger Strikes Asteroid are pleased to present F(L)AT, featuring artworks by members of the artist-run gallery SOIL, located in Seattle, Washington. F(L)AT – Flat or Fat – is a response to the complications of shipping artwork across the country. The members of SOIL were tasked with creating artwork that could ship flat and … Continue reading
OPEN CALL! July 2014 Solo-Show
Our Third July Open Call! Your chance to have a solo-show at NAPOLEON OPEN CALL for JULY SHOW 2014 NAPOLEON, Philadelphia, PA NAPOLEON is now accepting applications for a solo exhibition in our gallery during the month of July 2014. Applications should include a written proposal (300 words), a CV, an artist statement, and 5 … Continue reading
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