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This upcoming exhibition celebrates Black and queer club culture

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This upcoming exhibition celebrates Black and queer club culture
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Announced today, move/003 is an immersive new exhibition celebrating the Black and queer creatives within the dance music scene. Taking over the Dazed Space at 180 The Strand, the show is curated by Fynn Studio which have joined forces with acclaimed DJ and producer Sherelle to create an event that is simultaneously an art exhibition, sonic experience and club night. 

Opening on March 1 and running for a limited time of ten days, move/003 draws visitors on a sensory journey through the physical and psychological landscape of a night out. From starting with the bouncers, to getting lost with your mates and ending up by the sound system, move/003 is not just a chronological retelling of a history. Through recorded conversations, photography and digital art, the exhibition conceptualises the fabric of a night out while documenting the non-linear journey of how a community built from music has impacted the art world on a greater scale.

The show will honour rave culture icons, paying homage to the seminal Black-owned club Colour Factory, the Ugandan non-binary queer photographer and social activist DeLovie Kwagala, and Keep the Drums, Lose the Knife, a survivor-led organisation that works to end female genital mutilation in both Sierra Leone and the UK through community bonding and music.

Referencing the tradition of 1950s Japanese listening bars and more contemporary iterations on the theme, move/003 will also invite visitors to listen in on conversations between Black and queer electronic music producers on Sherelle’s music label, Beautiful.

move/003 (supported by Spotify and Dazed) will be running at Dazed Space, 180 The Strand, London, from March 1 until March 10, 2024.

Historic Photographer Showcased at the Reese Bullen Gallery

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Historic Photographer Showcased at the Reese Bullen Gallery

Nina Platte, Nida Deal, Sis Heaton, Ruth Dunbar, and Nina Platte, 1913, collected by Lora Webb Nichols

  • Opening Reception Event, Thursday February 15th, 2024, 4:30-6:00 PM, Reese Bullen Gallery, Cal Poly Humboldt, Arcata CA 
  • Curator Talk Wednesday March 6th, 5pm-6pm in ArtB room 102, Lecture Hall, Cal Poly Humboldt, Arcata CA 
black and white photo of woman in dark, floor-length skirt, white blouse, with head bent over, hair fallen over her head, while she brushes the floor-length hair

Lora Webb Nichols, Mary Anderson, 1911

The Reese Bullen Gallery at Cal Poly Humboldt campus showcases an exhibition curated by Professor and Art + Film Department Chair Nicole Jean Hill. Through research and collaborative preservation with the archive located in Wyoming, the exhibition features works by photographer Lora Webb Nichols (1883-1962) who created and collected approximately 24,000 negatives over the course of her lifetime in the mining town of Encampment. The images chronicle the domestic, social, and economic aspects of the sparsely populated frontier of south-central Wyoming. 

Given the period of time the collection spans, the isolation of the Encampment community, and Lora Webb Nichols’ gender, this collection of images is unparalleled in its historical significance and visual storytelling. Photography enthusiasts and historians are encouraged to explore more of Lora’s photographs and writings online through the American Heritage Center (Laramie, Wyoming) or in person at the Grand Encampment Museum. 

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Lora Webb Nichols, Winters and McCarthy, 1933

The exhibition “Lora Webb Nichols: Photographs Made, Photographs Collected, 1988-1935”, will run from February 15th through March 16th at the Reese Bullen Gallery. We will hold an Opening Reception Thursday February 15th from 4:30pm-6pm at the Reese Bullen Gallery, with light refreshments. Nicole Jean Hill will host a Curator Talk Wednesday March 6th, 5pm-6pm in ArtB room 102, Lecture Hall. All are welcome to attend. 

The Reese Bullen Gallery, named in honor of a founding professor of the Art Department, was established in 1970. The gallery is located in the Cal Poly Humboldt Art Building, at the intersection of B Street and Laurel Drive, directly across from the Van Duzer Theatre. The gallery is open Wednesday/Thursday 12pm-6pm, Friday 11am-5pm, Saturday 11am-2pm. Closed Sunday-Tuesday. Also open via appointment, please contact the Gallery Director at [email protected], or call 707-826-5818. Admission is free and all are welcome. For campus parking information, please visit humboldt.edu/parking. 

More information on Lora Webb Nichols Archive: https://www.lorawebbnichols.org/ 

Medford City Council approves of new Rogue X sculpture

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Medford City Council approves of new Rogue X sculpture
MEDFORD, Ore.- During Medford’s City Council meeting on February 15th, council members unanimously voted in favor of the funding for the new rogue x sculpture. The approval allows for the sculpture project to transition from the conceptual design phase into the production and installation phase. Medford Parks and Recreation Director Rich Rosenthal says the city […]

Australia’s largest woven sculpture

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Australia’s largest woven sculpture
I couldn’t resist sharing with you a snippet from John McDonald’s Sydney Morning Herald review of the current NGV Triennial exhibition in Melbourne:
“None of this prepares us for the shock of the first room, which features Mun-dirra, a weaving of more than 100 metres, made from pandanus and other bush materials by women from the
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