Global Warming at the Icebox
October 5 – November 15, 2008
(US) and Shai Zakai (Israel) will all be traveling to Philadelphia to install their latest works.
“In addition to these internationally known artists, ten additional artists have been selected in an open competition. Chosen from an international pool of applicants, these ten artists from five countries expand and enhance the scope of the exhibition. The artists included in the show are: Gerald Beaulieu (Canada), Andrew Chartier (Canada), Yi-Chuan Chen (Taiwan), James Hayes (Ireland), Michael Hernandez (Tennessee), Guy Laramee (Canada), Jason Lee (West Virginia), Elizabeth Mackie (New Jersey), Ben Pinder (New York), Ralf Sander (Germany).” (links to bio page)
A juried show of student work will be exhibited concurrently at Moore College of Art and Design.
Additional events, including a symposium, a number of educational presentations, community workshops, and other public and private activities will take place during the run of the show.
It is our hope that the creativity in evidence in these artworks will inspire others to apply their own creativity in finding ways of protecting and saving the world we all inhabit.
Scientists are investigating it, world leaders are discussing it, polar bears are living it, and artists are doing what artists do – making art about it. In the exhibition “Global Warming at the Icebox,” Philadelphia Sculptors will be providing a platform for artists to express their creativity as they give visual form to the many ramifications of climate change. On view from October 5 – November 15, 2008, this major sculpture exhibition will take place in the perfect setting – the Icebox Project Space in Philadelphia’s Crane Arts Building.
International artists will join local and regional artists as they mold provocative ideas into unique tangible forms. Through the creation of interactive works, multi-media installations, and object-based sculptures, artists will engage the public in exploring creative ways of revealing, understanding, and working to solve the problems created by this looming threat to our planet.
Visitors to the Icebox will see cutting-edge art, much of it specifically created for this exhibition. The invited artists have all received critical acclaim for their contributions to environmental and social art.
Michael Alstad (Canada), Stacy Levy (US), Miguel Luciano (Puerto Rico), Chicory Miles
