this is not an archive

I am in the process of pulling together a submission for an open call from student curators in the Bard curatorial program.

The project is called: this is not an archive. And though I am still awaiting particulars, it sounds as if the premise is to create an archival exhbition. So the archive become active, participatory and interactive rather than static. One thinks of archives as being in the dusty back rooms of libraries, and rarely visited perhaps. By bringing the archive into the gallery, walls are broken down, doors opened, air and life left in.

I love the idea of this. And have recently been bemoaning my lack of public art activity. So I am anxious to submit and see how the exhibition is physically executed. The info so far is simple and scant: 8 1/2 x 11" file folders can be filled with actual work, reproduction, digital, video, etc. Media will be on hand for viewing the works.

I am also interested to hear more about the curators and the work they are doing.