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Proposal: Money Matters (working title)
Commercial products are coded carriers of social and political attitude in my art. Oreos join watermelon seeds and bananas as the physical stand-ins for racial and political prejudice. I engage ordinary objects of consumption to reveal their deeply rooted symbolism, an activity that offers personal and social catharsis.
My interests are in community based art projects investigating the role of money in people’s lives. Given rising budget cuts, money matters are on everyone’s mind. During these difficult times, our relationship to money affects every aspect of our lives. How we relate to money affects us emotionally, spiritually, and physically. I would like to explore interplay of money, consumption, and commercial products within an international community of artists, arts professionals, and staff members in a museum or art center environment. The interaction and exchange of ideas would be very useful and insightful for a broad and inclusive perspective on the topic.
For example, many of us collect coins and change in containers, boxes, and tins. The sizes of the containers vary, and the hopes and dreams associated to our “piggy banks” vary as well. I want to explore the intimate meaning money has in our everyday lives. Some people collect stocks, bonds, and even art, antiques, stamps, rocks, minerals, gold and much, much more. There are deep emotional feelings associated with money or the symbols of money. These containers and other odd things people collect for it perceived monetary value constitute the content of the exhibition, along with individual stories captured on DVD.
What do these containers look like? What plans, hopes, dreams do these containers of money hold for people who collect them? Do people relate to money in different ways culturally, ethnically, or politically? Do black people relate to money differently than white people? If so, on what are these differences based? What role does this ritualistic practice of saving coins or collecting items of monetary value play in our lives? Does it create a form of security? Is it the lineage of mistrust in the United States banking system starting with The Panic of 1792, The Great Depression 1929, and/or the S&L crisis of the earlier 1980s.
I would conduct personal interviews and surveys from individuals willing to participate in the project, and include these as well as video interviews in the exhibition. I also would like to include different perspectives from around the world if possible by interacting with the art community. Art communities–including artists, administrators, museum store employees, visitors, contractors, chefs, kitchen staff, gardeners, maintenance staff, volunteers, board members, donors, sponsors, and others– are excellent environments for this project. The wealth of diverse points of view would add a rich and complex perspective to the project. The artwork created will be informed through this process of interaction with the community.
If my proposal is successful, this project offers an opportunity to expand my creative vision both conceptually and physically. The space and the time to create on a large scale can benefit my working process immensely, and so does the interaction with fellow artists.
Proposal: Money Matters (working title)
Commercial products are coded carriers of social and political attitude in my art. Oreos join watermelon seeds and bananas as the physical stand-ins for racial and political prejudice. I engage ordinary objects of consumption to reveal their deeply rooted symbolism, an activity that offers personal and social catharsis.
My interests are in community based art projects investigating the role of money in people’s lives. Given rising budget cuts, money matters are on everyone’s mind. During these difficult times, our relationship to money affects every aspect of our lives. How we relate to money affects us emotionally, spiritually, and physically. I would like to explore interplay of money, consumption, and commercial products within an international community of artists, arts professionals, and staff members in a museum or art center environment. The interaction and exchange of ideas would be very useful and insightful for a broad and inclusive perspective on the topic.
For example, many of us collect coins and change in containers, boxes, and tins. The sizes of the containers vary, and the hopes and dreams associated to our “piggy banks” vary as well. I want to explore the intimate meaning money has in our everyday lives. Some people collect stocks, bonds, and even art, antiques, stamps, rocks, minerals, gold and much, much more. There are deep emotional feelings associated with money or the symbols of money. These containers and other odd things people collect for it perceived monetary value constitute the content of the exhibition, along with individual stories captured on DVD.
What do these containers look like? What plans, hopes, dreams do these containers of money hold for people who collect them? Do people relate to money in different ways culturally, ethnically, or politically? Do black people relate to money differently than white people? If so, on what are these differences based? What role does this ritualistic practice of saving coins or collecting items of monetary value play in our lives? Does it create a form of security? Is it the lineage of mistrust in the United States banking system starting with The Panic of 1792, The Great Depression 1929, and/or the S&L crisis of the earlier 1980s.
I would conduct personal interviews and surveys from individuals willing to participate in the project, and include these as well as video interviews in the exhibition. I also would like to include different perspectives from around the world if possible by interacting with the art community. Art communities–including artists, administrators, museum store employees, visitors, contractors, chefs, kitchen staff, gardeners, maintenance staff, volunteers, board members, donors, sponsors, and others– are excellent environments for this project. The wealth of diverse points of view would add a rich and complex perspective to the project. The artwork created will be informed through this process of interaction with the community.
If my proposal is successful, this project offers an opportunity to expand my creative vision both conceptually and physically. The space and the time to create on a large scale can benefit my working process immensely, and so does the interaction with fellow artists.
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