ArtBabble: Environmental Art

Tang Museum: Nnenna Okore on "Mbembe"

Tang Museum at Skidmore College — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:04:35 +0000

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Tang Museum: Environment and Object • Recent African Art

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In Nnenna Okore’s native language, Igbo, Mbembe means shadow. In this video, Okore discusses her piece Mbembe and its commentary on indiscriminant waste in consumer societies.

For Mbembe, Okore recycled and transformed used plastic bags into a large, hanging installation that emphasizes the pervasive presence and looming shadow of plastic bags in contemporary culture. Mbembe was featured in the Tang Museum exhibition Environment and Object - Recent African Art (2011).

Tang Museum: Viyé Diba on the Politics of Urban Density

Tang Museum at Skidmore College — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:30:22 +0000

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Tang Museum: Environment and Object • Recent African Art

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Tang Museum at Skidmore College

In this video, Viyé Diba discusses the relationship between space and political conflict, and how issues of globalization and density have influenced his work.

Diba’s installation Nous sommes nombreux, et nos problémes avec… [We are numerous, and our problems with that…] combines local, raw, and recycled materials with painting, sculpture, and photography to address Africa’s consumer economy as well as the physical and psychological effects of spatial density.

Tang Museum: Artist Interview with Paula Hayes

Tang Museum at Skidmore College — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:28:04 +0000

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Tang Museum: Opener Series

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Tang Museum at Skidmore College

In this video, artist Paula Hayes discusses her early life growing up on a working farm and the importance of nurturance in her work and society.

Tang Museum: Bright Ugochukwu Eke on Working with Water

Tang Museum at Skidmore College — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 05:41:33 +0000

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Tang Museum: Environment and Object • Recent African Art

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Tang Museum at Skidmore College

In this video, Bright Ugochukwu Eke recounts how experiencing the effects of acid rain while working in Nigeria led him to the theme of water in his art. As he explains, “My inspiration as an artist comes from everyday life. As I move about, I experience cultures, people and their attitudes to life in relation to the surrounding earth.”

Tang Museum: Nnenna Okore on Inspiring Young Female Artists

Tang Museum at Skidmore College — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 03:12:40 +0000

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Tang Museum: Environment and Object • Recent African Art

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Tang Museum at Skidmore College

In this video, Nnenna Okore discusses overcoming the challenges of being a female African artist and how her passion to create leads her to inspire young female artists.

Tang Museum: Nnenna Okore on the Effects of Age and Decay on Materials

Tang Museum at Skidmore College — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:45:08 +0000

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Tang Museum: Environment and Object • Recent African Art

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Tang Museum at Skidmore College

In this video, Nnenna Okore discusses her interest in materials that break down over time, such as fiber, trees, and roots, which allow her work to organically embody their own processes of aging.

Tang Museum: Viyé Diba on Globalization and the Redefining of Space

Tang Museum at Skidmore College — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:08:49 +0000

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Tang Museum: Environment and Object • Recent African Art

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Tang Museum at Skidmore College

In this video, Viyé Diba talks about his installation Nous sommes nombreux, et nos problémes avec… [We are numerous, and our problems with that…] and the effects that mass distribution and mass consumption have on our lives.  

Tang Museum: Viyé Diba on Urban Density in Dakar

Tang Museum at Skidmore College — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:06:48 +0000

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Tang Museum: Environment and Object • Recent African Art

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Tang Museum at Skidmore College

In this video, Viyé Diba discusses the transformation of space in Dakar and how his piece Nous sommes nombreux, et nos problémes avec… [We are numerous, and our problems with that…] represents the "new definition" of the streets based on the consumer economy. By distributing local, raw, and recycled materials across the gallery floor, Diba’s installation invites viewers to participate in the same cluttered chaos prevalent in Dakar.

Tang Museum: Artists Bob Braine and Leslie Reed on the Ecosystem that Informs "Brick Row Planter, Mayone Woodland"

Tang Museum at Skidmore College — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:29:08 +0000

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Tang Museum at Skidmore College

In this video, Bob Braine and Leslie Reed discuss the genesis of their piece Brick Row Planter, Mayone Woodland and how it is informed by the ecosystem of Murderers Creek, a small tributary of the Hudson that flows through their backyard.

Tang Museum: Artists Bob Braine and Leslie Reed on creating "Brick Row Planter, Mayone Woodland" for "Lives of the Hudson"

Tang Museum at Skidmore College — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:19:07 +0000

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Tang Museum at Skidmore College

In this video, artists Bob Braine and Leslie Reed discuss their approach to creating Brick Row Planter, Mayone Woodland for the Tang exhibition Lives of the Hudson.