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SITESANTAFEANNOUNCESCURATORIALTEAMFORSITELINES.2018THETHIRDEDITIONOFSITE’SBIENNIALFOCUSEDONNEWARTFROMTHEAMERICAS

OPENINGSUMMER2018

AUGUST3,2018-JANUARY6,2019

Photo:RecordingofStephanieTaylor'sCasatomadaPressReleaseSong#1,

StonesThrowStudios,LosAngeles,August2017.SantaFe,NM,NOVEMBER15,2017-SITESantaFeispleasedtoannouncethecuratorialteamforthe2018editionofSITElines,SITE’sbiennialexhibitiondedicatedtonewartfromthroughouttheAmericas.TitledCasatomada(HouseTakenOver),thisiterationwillbecuratedbyathree-memberteam:

• JoséLuisBlondet(b.Caracas,Venezuela;livesinLosAngeles)CuratorofSpecialProjects,LACMA,LosAngeles.

• CandiceHopkins(b.Whitehorse,Yukon;livesinAlbuquerque),IndependentCurator,Albuquerque.

• RubaKatrib(b.Baltimore;livesinNewYork),Curator,MoMAPS1,NewYork.WithsignificantexperienceacrosstheAmericas,theteamissupportedbyCuratorialAdvisorNaomiBeckwith,MarilynandLarryFieldsCuratorattheMuseumofContemporaryArtChicago,andbythecuratorialteamatSITESantaFe.ThetitleofSITElines.2018referencesArgentinewriterJulioCortázar’s1946shortstory“Casatomada,”whichfollowstwoshut-insiblingsdevotedtothecareoftheirancestralhome.Asamysteriousandunnamedpresencebeginstooccupypartsofthehouse,theyareeventuallyforcedoutontothestreetwithoutanymaterialpossessions.Theexhibitionplaysofftheambiguitiesofthisstory,addressingthereciprocalandcomplexrelationshipbetweentheoneswhostayandtheoneswholeave,andthosethatbelongandthosethatareoutliers.

Casatomada/HouseTakenOver

Tofeeltheanxietyofauthenticity.

Toinventothersaswellastheself.

Todeviateandtoalign.

Tobethehostortheproprietor.

Tobetheguestorthetrespasser.

Questioningnotionsofprivateproperty—ofthebody,mind,land,andculture––theexhibitionaskshowboundariesaredissolvedand/orviolated.Whydowecreatethesedivisions?Whatmarksthedifferencebetweenguestandtrespasser?Whoisthehostandwhoisthevisitor,andwhenaretheserolesreversed?

StephanieTaylor,PressRelease#1StephanieTaylor(USA)isaLosAngeles–basedartistwhoexplorestherelationshipsbetweensoundsandobjects,creatingsongsamidstinstallations,whichconnectvarioussubjectswithinstories.ForSITElines,thepressreleaseisformulatedbyTaylorintheformofasong.Sheenlistsachorusoffivevocaliststohighlightunderlyingvowelsequencesandrepeatingsoundswithinthetextoftherelease.Theresultingsongdeliversaccurateinformationabouttheupcomingbiennialthroughanawkwardcombinationofinstitutionalpromotion,languageexploration,andcommunicationstrategies.FollowingthereleaseofPressRelease#1,Taylorwillrecordadditionalsongsthatwillbeissuedleadinguptoandthroughouttherunoftheexhibition.Attheclosingevent,Taylor’ssongswillbeperformedinaliveconcert.

MicrositeTheSITElines.2018teamhasengagedthegraphicdesignstudioVenezia-Bronktodesignamicrositethathostsinformationandartworkrelatedtothebiennial.Launchinginfall2017,thesiteisanessentialcomponentoftheexhibitionandwillcreateacontinuousconnectionoffeedbackbetweenitsphysicallocation,time-basedprograms,andcontentproducedspecificallyfortheWeb.Theplatformwillprovideearlydetailsabouttheshowandongoinginformationaboutprogrammingandevents,andwillfunctionasadigitalrepositoryforcommissionedtexts.ArtistsintheExhibitionTheexhibitionwillfeatureworksbyapproximatelytwenty-fiveartists,manyofwhomwilldevelopnewcommissionsthatincludegallery-basedworksandtime-basedperformances.AbouttheBiennialCuratorialTeam

CuratorsJoséLuisBlondetisCuratorforSpecialInitiativesatLACMA(LosAngelesCountyMuseumofArt),wherehehasbeenthecuratorfortheexhibitionsMariaNordman:FILM-ROOMSmoke,1967-Present(2011)(withStephanieBarron);CompassforSurveyors(2013),VariousSmallFires(WorkingDocuments)(2015);andLizGlynn:TheMythofSingularity(2016).FortheGetty’sinitiativePacificStandardTime:LA/LA,Blondetistheco-curatoroftheexhibitionAUniversalHistoryofInfamy,onviewuntilFebruary2018.AlsoatLACMA,BlondethasbeenthecuratorforperformanceprojectsbyLaRibot,CindyBernard,FallenFruit,AsherHartman,RachelMason,andEmilyMast,amongothers.Asaguestcurator,Blondethasorganizedtheexhibitions“[SIC]ContemporaryNosography”(2016)attheCAPC-Museum,Bordeaux,France;andmorerecently,“ChalkCircles”(2017),co-curatedwithRuthEstevezatREDCAT.PriortomovingtoLosAngelesin2010,BlondetworkedattheBostonCenterfortheArts,andtheDiaArtFoundation,NewYork.BlondetiscurrentlyonthecuratorialteamoftheMDE19,aninternationalquadrennialorganizedacrossthecityofMedellinbytheMuseodeAntioquia,Colombia.BlondethastaughtatCalartsandattheCenterforCuratorialStudies,BardCollege.InCaracas,hewasfacultyonthefacultyattheSchoolofLiteratureintheUniversidadCentraldeVenezuela(1997-2001),andservedasDirectorofEducationandPublicProgramsoftheMuseumofFineArts,Caracas(1996-2001).HereceivedafellowshipfromthePatriciaCisnerosCollectiontocompletecuratorialstudiesatBardCollege.CandiceHopkins,acitizenofCarcross/TagishFirstNationinYukon,Canada,isanindependentcuratorandwriterbasedinAlbuquerque,NewMexico.Sheisacuratorfor

documenta14.HerwritinghasbeenpublishedwidelyincludingbyMITPress,BlackDogPublishing,andtheNationalMuseumoftheAmericanIndian,amongothers.Herrecentessaysandpresentationsinclude“OutlawedSocialLife”forthedocumenta14editedissueofSouthasaStateofMindandSoundingtheMargins:AChoirofMinorVoicesatSmallProjects,Tromsø,Norway.In2014sheco-curatedtheSITElines.2014biennialexhibition,UnsettledLandscapeswithLucíaSanromán,IreneHoffmanandJanetDeesandreturnedin2016asManagingCuratorofSITElines.2016.ShehasheldcuratorialpositionsattheIAIAMuseumofContemporaryNativeArts,NationalGalleryofCanada,WesternFrontSociety,andWalterPhillipsGalleryatTheBanffCentre.In2015,shereceivedtheHnatyshynFoundationAwardforCuratorialExcellenceinContemporaryArt.RubaKatribisCuratoratMoMAPS1inNewYorkCity.From2012shewasCuratoratSculptureCenter,whereshewillserveasAdjunctCuratoruntilspring2018.AtSculptureCentershehasproducedthegroupshows"TheEccentrics"(2015),"Puddle,Pothole,Portal"(2014)(co-curatedwithartistCamilleHenrot),"BetterHomes"(2013),and"ADisagreeableObject"(2012).RecentsoloshowsorganizedincludeexhibitionswithNicolaL.,KellyAkashi,SamAnderson,TeresaBurga,CharlotteProdger,Cercled'ArtdesTravailleursdePlantationCongolaise(CATPC)(all2017),CosimavonBonin,AkiSasamoto,RochelleGoldberg(all2016),AntheaHamilton,GabrielSierra,MagaliReus,MichaelE.Smith,ErikaVerzutti,ArayaRasdjarmrearnsook(all2015),JumanaManna,andDavidDouard(both2014).In2010,KatribwasawardedacuratorialFellowshipfromtheAndyWarholFoundationin2010tosupportresearchonartist-runeducationalplatformsthroughoutLatinAmericathatincludedasymposiumandpublication.KatribregularlycontributestextsforanumberofmuseumcataloguesandperiodicalsincludingArtinAmerica,Artforum,Cura.Magazine,Kaleidoscope,Parkett,andMousse.Shefrequentlypresentslecturesandparticipatesinpaneldiscussionsinuniversitiesandotherinstitutions.CuratorialAdvisorNaomiBeckwithistheMarilynandLarryFieldsCuratorattheMuseumofContemporaryArtChicago,whereherexhibitionandbookprojectsfocusontheimpactofidentityandmulti-disciplinarypracticesforshapingcontemporaryculture.PriortotheMCA,BeckwithheldpositionsattheInstituteofContemporaryArtinPhiladelphiaandtheStudioMuseuminHarlem.HernumerousexhibitionsincludeTheFreedomPrinciple:ExperimentsinArtandMusic,1965toNowand30SecondsoffanInch,bothconsideringthepersistentresonanceofblackculturalpracticesacrosscontemporaryartinternationally.ShehasbeenanearlychampionofsuchrisingartistsasRashidJohnson,JimmyRobert,KerenCytter,ThePropellerGroup,andLynetteYiadomBoakye.Beckwithisafrequentcontributortonumerouspublicationsandservedonthejuryofthe56thVeniceBiennalein2015.SheisagranteeoftheAndyWarholFoundationfortheVisualArtsandwaspresentedwiththe2015NewLeadershipAwardbyArtTable

wheresheisalsoatrustee.BeckwithholdsaBAinHistoryfromNorthwesternUniversity,anMAwithDistinctionfromtheCourtauldInstituteinLondon,andwasarecentfellowwiththeCenterforCuratorialLeadershipinNewYork.AboutSITElinesTeamatSITESantaFeWorkingwiththeSITElinesguestcurators,theteamatSITEincludesIreneHofmann,SITElinesDirector;BrandeeCaoba,AssistantCurator;andJoanneLefrak,SITECenterDirector.AboutSITElines:NewPerspectivesonArtoftheAmericas

SITElinesisaradicalrethinkingofSITESantaFe’ssignaturebiennialexhibition.WhenSITESantaFeopenedin1995,itlaunchedwhatwasthentheonlyinternationalbiennialofcontemporaryartintheUnitedStates,andoneofonlyahandfulofbiennialsaroundtheworld.Intheover20yearssince,thelandscapeoftheinternationalcontemporaryartworldhasexpanded,bringingaproliferationofbiennialsworldwide.

Lookingtoreinvigoratethebiennialmodel,in2011,SITEreimaginedSITE’sbiennialexhibitiontofocusontheWesternHemisphere,bringnewperspectivestothecuratorialtable,andbuildanewinfrastructureatSITEtosupportlong-termresearchandnewartistcommissions.ManylayersofhistoryareembeddedhereinNewMexico.FirstNativeAmericanland,thenaSpanishKingdom,aMexicanProvince,andaUSTerritory,allbeforestatehood,NewMexicoisamicrocosmoftheAmericas.SITEisuniquelysituatedtoexplorethisterritoryoftheAmericas—itisadirectionthatisspecifictoourvision,place,andhistory.SITElineslaunchedin2014withitsfirstexhibitiontitledUnsettledLandscapes,organizedbyJanetDees,IreneHofmann,CandiceHopkins,andLuciaSanroman.SITElines.2016’seditionmuchwiderthanaline,wasorganizedaroundideasbroughttogetherbyateamoffivecurators−RocíoAranda-Alvarado,KathleenAsh-Milby,PipDay,PabloLeóndelaBarra,andKikiMazzucchelli.SITElinesisadynamicpartofSITESantaFe’syear-roundexhibitionandpublicprogramming.SITElinesProgramming:Fouryearsago,SITEestablishedSITECenter—anexpandedactivityofSITE’sEducationDepartmentthatgeneratesprogrammingandspecialprojectsrelatedtoourSITElinesbiennialexhibitions.SITECenterprogramscreatecontinuitybetweenbiennials,hostartistsforresidencies,anddevelopcommunity-basedprojectsthatcreatemeaningfulengagementwithlocalaudiences.SITECenterprogrammingforSITElines.2018isbeingplannedthroughouttherunoftheshowandwillincludea

rangeofpublicprograms(lectures,performances,panels)andartist-ledcommunityengagedprojectsintendedtoexpandtheexperienceandreachoftheexhibition.AboutSITESantaFeSITESantaFeopenedin1995topresentwhatwasthentheonlyinternationalbiennialofcontemporaryartintheUnitedStates,andoneofonlyahandfulofbiennialsaroundtheworld.Fromtheverybeginning,SITEestablishedacommitmenttoarisk-takingandvisionaryperspectivethatcontinuestodriveitsprogramstoday.Year-roundexhibitionsandeducationalprogramsencouragethecreativeandintellectualpotentialoftheaudienceandupholdtheregion’straditionoffosteringavant-gardeart.Asaninstitutionwithayear-roundcontemporaryartprogram,SITEhostsanArt&Cultureseriesoflecturesandperformances,aswellasanextensiveeducationandoutreachprogramforlocalschools,allofwhichattractover20,000local,nationalandinternationalvisitorsannually.Sinceitslaunch,SITEhaspresentedover100exhibitions—includingtenbiennials—ofworksbyover750internationalartists.sitesantafe.org

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