About this Event
By the end of each art school’s semester, there are piles after piles of student artworks thrown out into the trash, taken into the dumpster to be buried, burned, destroted. The Catchers collected more than a hundred and seventy of these pieces from the previous fall and spring semesters, some stright from the bins, others right before the works were collectively disposed by the art schools in which they are created.
Some pieces were never intentionally “abandoned”, and we hope to find their creators through this exhibition; others we obtained consent from the artists for them to be displayed and their stories to be told. But the *Tale of the Abandoned* wants to convey more than just about the stories of the salvaged works; we hope to shine light on the concept of “abandonment” itself, to invite our dear audience to join us in the contemplation of abandonement: How and why does it come about? When do we notice what we abandon, and when do we not? When we abandon something, where does it go? Can we ever truly abandon anything at all? …
The list of questions go on, and we want you to add on to it.
About The Catchers Curation: The Catchers' Curation is a non-profit curatorial team established and built for this very art exhibition project, consisting of 37 full-time students from universities across the globe. We noticed the large amount of abandoned art in the School of Visual Arts and the other schools we attend, which includes Pratt Institute, Fashion Institute of Technology, The New School and more.
The Catchers run on the passion we have for art, the care we hold for artists, and the curiosity we choose to navigate the world with. Brought together by a common wish to redeem the abandoned student artworks, we are striving to make our little exhibition become reality.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
123 Bowery, 123 Bowery, New York, United States
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