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bookMARKs show in Syracuse

davehebb — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 04:17:13 +0000

My good friends Carlos and Willson have put together a show of photo-based printed matter (books) and are exhibiting them at the Society for Photographic Education’s Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Regions’ 2011 Conference, hosted by Light Work and Syracuse University. More details on the bookMARKs site.

I have two books in the show – one is a self-printed 16 page ‘zine from my Hoarder House series and the other is a 38 page perfect-bound paperback made on Blurb. Both are full color and are available for $10 plus shipping. Contact me directly for the Hoarder House book and you can preview and purchase my book “Monitor” directly from Blurb:

Monitor

By Dave Hebb

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Gallery Talk at the Dorsky

davehebb — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:21:35 +0000

Wastewater Runoff Pipe - Sculptural Installation View

The opening of “Hudson Valley Artists 2011: Exercises in Unnecessary Beauty” at the Samuel Dorsky Museum in New Paltz was way back in June, but the show will be up for another month and a half and I’ll be participating in an artist’s talk along with Charise Isis and Tanya Marcuse (two amazing photographers) on Saturday, September 24, 2 pm. If you happen to be down in New Paltz, drop in and say hello and take a look at the show if you haven’t seen it already. There’s also a great article written about the three of us in the Hudson Valley Times by Paul Smart.

Sculptural version of “Wastewater Runoff Pipe” video at the Dorsky

davehebb — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 04:56:58 +0000

Hudson Valley Artists 2011: Exercises in Unnecessary Beauty

June 25 – November 18, 2011 (weekends only August 1-21)

Opening Reception: Saturday, June 25, 5-7 pm

Gallery talks by participating artists take place at 2 pm on:

Sunday, July 17
Saturday, September 24
Saturday, October 15

I created a new sculptural version of my “Wastewater Runoff Pipe” video which was included in this show at the Dorsky Museum in New Paltz, NY. Here are the details about the show:

Hudson Valley Artists 2011: Exercises in Unnecessary Beauty features works by 24 artists who live and work in the mid-Hudson Valley who dare to address that most elusive of qualities—beauty. The exhibition includes work that employs beautiful images and craftsmanship as well as work that questions the idea and/or ideal of beauty. In the call to artists for this exhibition, curator Brian Wallace noted that, “Beauty is a theoretical construct, a know-it-when-you-see-it essence, a goal and a goad, an absolute, a relative and ineffable characteristic, an historical battle zone. For some, it sits, seldom used and heavy, yet still lending weight to the whole enterprise; for others, it’s like a pair of vise-grips—often used, but never acknowledged. For still others, beauty is an indistinguishable unit—both means and finished product.” The exhibition celebrates the myriad ways in which artists working in the region address these issues through video installations, photography, painting, sculpture, and multi-media work that depicts and makes references to nature, to the process of artmaking, to the social and political setting in which art is made and encountered, and to the work of other artists.

For current information on events and exhibitions visit: www.newpaltz.edu/museum.

1 Hawk Drive • New Paltz, NY 12561 • 845.257.3844 • www.newpaltz.edu/museum • Wed–Fri 11am-5pm