2013 Venice Biennale, with Campos-Pons/Leonard Installation
The 2013 Venice Biennale closed onSunday, November 24, after a nearly six-month run. The installation 53 + 1 = 54 + 1 = 55. Letter of the Year by Prospectus artists Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons and Neil Leonard, which was featured throughout the Biennale in the Cuban Pavillion. 53 + 1 = 54 + 1 = 55. Letter […]
Wendy Jacob + Theodossis Issaias
Personal Kingdom Personal Kingdom depicts the inventions, collections, and systems of organization conceived by Luke Huntington Palmer (1987 – 2005), and constructed with the help of his parents, Onnie and Andy Palmer, when he was between 5 and 10 years old. Luke was autistic and had a particular sensitivity to aspects of his physical and […]
Mel Chin
Operation Paydirt in New England + Neurotoxic Element Music Video Artist Mel Chin’s contributions to the Prospectus are based on a project he began in 2006 entitled Operation Paydirt, for which Artists in Context has been the New England coordinator. Mel initiated Operation Paydirt and the Fundred Dollar Bill Project in 2006 to engage communities […]
Dan Borelli
The Cloud of Unknowing: Our Future is Our History Artist/designer and Ashland, MA, native Dan Borelli has been working for the last several years on a collaborative, multidisciplinary project titled The Cloud of Unknowing: Our Future Is Our History. Ashland is where the Nyanza Superfund site is located, and Dan’s project is aimed at helping […]
Zea Mays Printmaking
[substratum] An Artistic Inquiry into Printmaking Substrates and their Health Impacts Zea Mays Printmaking, based in Florence, MA, has designed and launched a website as its Prospectus project, entitled [substratum] An Artistic Inquiry into Printmaking Substrates and their Health Impacts. The website centers on five “substrates” — five different materials (wood, linoleum, metal, plastic and […]
Joseph Krupczynski
Springfield Seed Library: Cultivating Ideas for a Healthier City The Springfield Seed Library is a project that catalyzes conversations and actions aimed at creating a healthier Springfield, MA. At the center of the project is a retrofitted library card catalog that serves as a participatory platform, a community archive and an advocacy tool for local […]
Ben Norskov + Marie Cieri + Nathan Phillips
The Process of Elimination A family card game for four to eight players Everyone wants to save the environment, but many people don’t know how they can make a difference in their day-to-day lives. The Process of Elimination presents easy-to-understand water management strategies through the medium of a family card game. The game approaches the […]
Robbie McCauley
More SUGAR Robbie McCauley’s SUGAR premiered in Boston at ArtsEmerson in January 2012. Robbie’s interest in health disparities, reflected in the social, historical and global scope of diabetes, underlies her collaboration with AIC, which set up several multi-session story circles for Robbie and other Boston-area diabetics and also put her in contact with medical and […]
Ellen Driscoll
Distant Mirrors Website + FASTFORWARDFOSSIL Paintings on Recycled Plastic Ellen Driscoll’s Prospectus work relates to her FASTFORWARDFOSSIL installation series (made from #2 plastic) and most directly to Distant Mirrors, which was in the Providence River September – November 2011. In Ellen’s words: “My recent work maps the consumption of just one oil-derivative product, #2 plastic, […]
Mahmood Rezaei-Kamalabad
The Flag of Mercy Owner/operator of Aladdin Auto Service in Cambridge, MA, Mahmood is also an artist and spiritual leader who has been involved with Artists in Context nearly since its inception in January 2009. He co-sponsored a work-in-progress film screening with us in his garage/art gallery, complete with Middle Eastern refreshments and a Japanese-American […]
