Liz Hickok in the NYC, and in Vegas

Please, don't forget about Liz Hickok's next two appearances-

New York City: You Are Here → Mapping the Psychogeography of New York City

September 24 – November 6, 2010

Pratt Manhattan Gallery

144 West 14th Street, 2nd Floor

Gallery Hours: Tuesday–Saturday 11 am to 6 pm

Artists: Kim Baranowski, Ingrid Burrington, Dahlia Elsayed, Jane Hammond, Hand Drawn Map Association, Liz Hickok, Maira Kalman and Rick Meyerowitz, Nina Katchadourian, Daniela Kostova and Olivia Robinson, Miranda Maher, Bill Rankin, Liz Scranton, Asma Ahmed Shikoh, Robbin Ami Silverberg, Jeff Sisson, and Nicola Twilley.

Las Vegas: Off the Strip, New Genres Festival

October 17-21, 2010

Contemporary Art Center, Las Vegas, Nevada,

Her video will be part of a screening at the Sci-Fi Center on Friday, October 15th, 7:30 pm

Sci-fi Center, Commercial Center: 900 E. Karen AvenueLas Vegas, NV 89109

Liz Hickok Takes On Manhattan!

It was inevitable and it certain has been a long time coming. Liz Hickok has captured Manhattan-

As usual, I will let her tell it because not only does she have a way with art, but also with words-

Hello friends and supporters,

I wanted to let you know about three upcoming shows and events happening across the country.

In New York I will be constructing a jellied model of the skyline of Lower Manhattan, including the Statue of Liberty. It will be the largest sculpture I've ever made.

For Fall Open Studios, in San Francisco, I will have on view a smaller version of the New York sculpture.

My new piece about suburban Las Vegas in Jell-O is in a video screening in Las Vegas.

I hope to see you at one of these events. If you know people who will be interested to hear about any of these shows, please pass this along.

New York:

You Are Here → Mapping the Psychogeography of New York CitySeptember 24 – November 6, 2010

Pratt Manhattan Gallery

144 West 14th Street, 2nd Floor

Gallery Hours: Tuesday–Saturday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Public Reception: 6–8 p.m. Thursday, September 23

Pratt Manhattan Gallery will present “You Are Here → Mapping the Psychogeography of New York City,” an exhibition of work by a selection of contemporary artists that will map the emotional terrain of the world’s most famous and influential urban center, New York City, and explore the effect of the city’s powerful moods on those who live and work here. “You Are Here” is guest-curated by Katharine Harmon, author of The Map as Art: Contemporary Artists Explore Cartography (Princeton Architectural Press, 2009) and You Are Here: Personal Geographies and Other Maps of the Imagination (Princeton Architectural Press, 2003).

Artists: Kim Baranowski, Ingrid Burrington, Dahlia Elsayed, Jane Hammond, Hand Drawn Map Association (Kristofer Harzinski, Janine Nichols, Shane Watt, Rob Servo, Tony Dowler, Will Haughery, Yumi Roth, Gowri Savoor, Krista Shaffer, Kees Touw, Dean Valadez, Kris Harzinski), Liz Hickok, Maira Kalman and Rick Meyerowitz, Nina Katchadourian, Daniela Kostova and Olivia Robinson, Miranda Maher, Bill Rankin, Liz Scranton, Asma Ahmed Shikoh, Robbin Ami Silverberg, Jeff Sisson, and Nicola Twilley.

San Francisco:

Fall Open Studios

Sunday, October 10th, 11-6pm, with a Preview night on Friday, October 9th, 7-10pm

1890 Bryant Street, Studio 211, San Francisco, CA

Las Vegas:

Off the Strip, New Genres FestivalOctober 17th-21st, 2010

Contemporary Art Center, Las Vegas, Nevada

My video will be part of a screening at the Sci-Fi Center on Friday, October 15th, 7:30 pm

Sci-fi Center, Commercial Center: 900 E. Karen Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89109

Sincerely,

Liz Hickok

Spring is here, and so is Liz Hickok!

Ah, Spring is here, and like the warmth that thaws us out, Liz Hickock has another show.

Image from Ivanne.com/wordpress

What sayeth, San Francisco's greatest artist in residence?

Hello all!

Spring has finally arrived! And here’s the perfect excuse to get out into the fabulous spring sunshine. If you happen to be in the San Francisco area this weekend, this is your formal invitation to Spring Open Studios. All the info is below. This is a great opportunity to explore the Mission District– home to the largest concentration of working artists in the city as well as great restaurants and cafes, galleries and vibrant nightlife. We have over 30 artists participating in our building alone, making it well worth a visit.

If you won’t be in the area, you might be interested in one of my current or upcoming exhibitions happening across the country. My recent exhibitions in Houston and Seattle were a lot of fun, and have led to more exhibitions to come. I'll keep you updated as they get closer.

Spring Open Studios in the Mission

When: THIS Friday April 23rd 6-9 pm (Wine and cheese reception)

Saturday and Sunday April 24th + 25th 11 am-6 pm (Open to the Public...invite friends!!)

Where: 1890 Bryant Street, Studio 211 (Cross street: Mariposa) San Francisco, CAVisit www.missionartistsunited.org for the catalog of participating artists, cool coupons from our local business fans, and a map.

Current Show:I am in a group show called You Art What You Eat at MASS MoCA, an amazing museum in North Adams, Massachusetts. It will be open through Labor Day weekend.

Upcoming show:Emo-Mapping New York, Pratt Manhattan Gallery, NY, NY September 23–November 6, 2010

Thanks so much!

Liz Hickok

Liz Hickok's Holiday Open Studio

If you've ever seen Vertigo...

...then you would see how Liz Hickok's Mission Delores would fit in just nicely. Hitch and Saul Bass would heartily approve. Hey, Liz is having a show and she says-

Hello Friends,

I'd like to invite you to my Holiday Open Studio event happening in San Francisco this Sunday, Dec 13th. It would be great if you could come by to see my two new Mission District (in Jell-O) photos, as well as some work from my recent residency at MASS MoCA.

In addition to drinks, tasty snacks, and music, I will also have a brand new Jell-O sculpture in progress. Come get a sneak preview. Please feel free to invite friends, family, and colleagues.

If you won’t be in the area, you might be interested in one of my current or upcoming exhibitions happening across the country. I’ve included the information below, and on my website. Or email me for more information.

Holiday Open Studio:

Sunday December 13th, from 2 to 7pm1890 Bryant St. Studio #211 (at Mariposa St.)San Francisco, CA 94110

Current Show:

I am in a group show called You Art What You Eat at MASS MoCA, an amazing museum in North Adams, Massachusetts. It will be open through the Spring. I also had a week-long residency there this past October, working with second graders. I’ll be posting the photos from their projects in the next week or so.

Three upcoming shows:

-There's No Place Like Here, Tower Gallery at SUNY Brockport, Brockport, NY, January 27–February 26, 2010 (Opening reception: January 26)

-Off the Map, Kirkland Art Center, Kirkland, WA, February 2010 (Opening reception: February 11)

-Discoveries of the Meeting Place, FotoFest, Houston, TX, March 2010

Best wishes and happy holidays!

Liz Hickok

Liz Hickock Gets A Writeup In Chronicle

Liz Hickcock got a writeup in the online version of the San Francisco Chronicle yesterday, and it's a good one.

Her latest piece was featured and there are YouTube videos of some of her previous works. Click the purple and take a gander.

Liz Hickok Takes DC

Liz Hickok is back from from Delaware and, on along the way home, she took over Washington DC.

That's right, she was in charge of the most important house in America and she laid down the law, with Jell-O. Listen in on how she did it-

Hello!

I'm excited to announce the release of my new project The White House: The First 100 Days. The time-lapse video is my hopeful vision of the positive changes that the White House will go through with its new residents.

Three limited edition photos capture the transition from the moldy, shrunken house on day one...

...to the glowing, shining symbol that I hope it will become by day 100, with Obama in office. I have decided to print the smaller size of the photos in a larger edition than my San Francisco in Jell-O series, and to donate 5% of all net proceeds to a local DC charity. The video and photos can both be viewed on my website www.lizhickock.com, along with a other new videos you may not have seen.

If you would like to see the photos in person, and you are going to be in the Bay Area, you are invited to come to Mission Open Studios during the weekend of April 25th and 26th from 11am-6pm, with a special collectors’ preview night on Friday the 24th from 6 to 9pm. Find out the details and see some of the other artists in my building here.

Thanks so much!

Sincerely,

Liz Hickok

Yet, no only has she helped to give hope to America, she also fights crime in her spare time.

When You Think Marin, Think "Gelatin"

From now on, when you think of Marin? I want you to think "Jell-o." Liz Hickok is going to do the Marin Headlands up right, as a sculpture. This time, not only can see her artistic process unfold, but you can help her out too. I'll let Liz tell it-

I have just started a Project Space residency at the Marin Headlands (just north of San Francisco), and my art studio will be open to the public 5 days a week through October 12th. Visitors are invited to help me create Jell-O towns and cities for my time-based sculpture inspired by Marin. So please come play with Jell-O and construct the future towns of Marin.

The general public can stop by my studio, located on the 3rd floor of the main building at the Headlands, during open hours:Tuesday-Friday, and Sunday: 12-5 pm

Sept 10th-Oct 12th

944 Simmonds Rd, Sausalito, CA 94965

For directions and more info:

www.headlands.org

During my 5-week Project Space residency (Sept 9-Oct 12, 2008) at the Headlands Center for the Arts in Marin, I will be creating a time-based and interactive Jell-O sculpture. I will be using the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) Project, a currently proposed public transportation system, as inspiration for the sculpture.

This piece creates an avenue to imagine and explore how the urban landscape may change and develop over time if the SMART train project passes in the November 2008 election. Each of the five proposed train stations in Marin will become an individual Jell-O sculpture that will be displayed along a model train line in my studio. Each day I may decide to work on a different hub and experiment with how it could develop. I will use satellite maps as a starting point, but instead of creating exact replicas of the towns, I will be using generic blocks and shapes cast in Jell-O to lay out the architectural scenes.

I have invited local urban planners and designers to collaborate on how they imagine a city or town center could develop. I am also asking visitors to create their own Jell-O buildings, using the Jell-O blocks that I have cast. As time passes, each Jell-O town center will harden and decay. I may tear down an old version to create a new one. This sculptural work-in-progress will not be an argument for any particular urban form but will ideally further the conversations around urban development. The fleeting material will also clearly visualize how our urban environments are alive and changing.

If you, or someone you know, would like to participate between September 15th and October 12th, please send me an email at liz@lizhickok.com. Or simply stop by during public hours.
If you are in the area, I would love to see you. Otherwise, please check my website soon for new pictures from my residency. www.lizhickock.com

So you see, not only do you get a chance to experience interactive art, but you can help change Marin for the better. And please, to all of you would-be Andrew Zimerns? Don't eat the buildings.