tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59921439228800472762024-02-19T01:06:33.285-08:00iraqimemorialCommemorating Civilian DeathsJoseph DeLappehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12313502535392101418noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992143922880047276.post-49647453498514894942011-08-26T16:35:00.000-07:002011-08-26T16:39:38.980-07:00Fall 2011 Exhibitions!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJgUyrbUJ4apTL4_l2-Ve1Nm-P-WoOfMzDKsveBAtZuS5B4gsudXDAs0Nh7ewDbZMPfzc9EWlh3ZKqcits3rZ56-x6QSlwgdzb9Cr_dqyH7Ko-rr2HsJMQEWBT1dm8MPCun2K1_K8LtJAz/s1600/chuckchaney_formatted.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJgUyrbUJ4apTL4_l2-Ve1Nm-P-WoOfMzDKsveBAtZuS5B4gsudXDAs0Nh7ewDbZMPfzc9EWlh3ZKqcits3rZ56-x6QSlwgdzb9Cr_dqyH7Ko-rr2HsJMQEWBT1dm8MPCun2K1_K8LtJAz/s400/chuckchaney_formatted.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645313323088827874" /></a>
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<br />The iraqimemorial.org project is on the road this Fall of 2011 with showings first in New York City at:
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<br /><a href="http://www.efanyc.org/iraqimemorial-exhibition/?SSScrollPosition=0">Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts
<br />Projects Space
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<br />September 9th - October 22nd, 2011
<br />Opening Reception:
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<br /><a href="http://www.workssanjose.org/wordpress/">Works/San Jose
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<br />November 4th - December 10th, 2011
<br />Opening Reception Friday November 4th, 7-10pm</a>Joseph DeLappehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12313502535392101418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992143922880047276.post-15852440567317238042010-04-05T17:30:00.001-07:002011-08-26T15:33:15.476-07:00Collateral Murder<object height="200" width="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5rXPrfnU3G0&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5rXPrfnU3G0&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="270" width="390"></embed></object>Joseph DeLappehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12313502535392101418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992143922880047276.post-79281046025228891212010-02-22T11:55:00.001-08:002011-08-26T16:34:23.872-07:00Radio Interview with Joseph DeLappe<iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/oHmzRybroqU?hl=en&fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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<br />Iraqimemorial.org project director Joseph DeLappe was this past week on the "Community Voices" show regarding the exhibition currently on display at the Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery:
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<br />The interview was broadcast on Sunday, February 21 on KUNR 88.7 which is the NPR affiliate station at the University of Nevada, Reno.Joseph DeLappehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12313502535392101418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992143922880047276.post-73839988061162721082010-02-09T14:36:00.000-08:002010-04-30T10:16:37.220-07:00Exhibition and Symposium<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA46zz0_95qn7ZxxJOHbG51O-mJNWNUM8xqfhSDkCQgcuH7cKNSCof2szTpGAa268pnJ4ZnQGJZoLvZK4ODBQgUC0AFfPomNYdXrf6rTB76up3pQ8c3L2YbPnihGf6eE5eW1j2GhSGhlbW/s1600-h/iraqimemorial-Card-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA46zz0_95qn7ZxxJOHbG51O-mJNWNUM8xqfhSDkCQgcuH7cKNSCof2szTpGAa268pnJ4ZnQGJZoLvZK4ODBQgUC0AFfPomNYdXrf6rTB76up3pQ8c3L2YbPnihGf6eE5eW1j2GhSGhlbW/s400/iraqimemorial-Card-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436396718081624514" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I am pleased to announce the first physical exhibition of the iraqimemorial.org project. Read on for further details and information regarding the exhibition and the symposium:</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery, University of Nevada, Reno</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >Exhibition Dates:</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">February 16, 2010 - March 12, 2010</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Gallery hours: Mon - Thur 11am - 5pm, Fri 11am - 2pm, and by appointment</span><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br />Symposium Thursday, March 4, 2010</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">1-2pm Gallery Walk Through</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">3-5pm Symposium</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">5:30-7pm Reception</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.unr.edu/art/site/galleriesevents/sheppard_gallery.html">Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> presents an exhibition and symposium highlighting the iraqimemorial.org project.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">A total of 174 proposals are featured on the </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.iraqimemorial.org/">iraqimemorial.org</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> website which is available in both English and Arabic translations. An international slate of curators, scholars, artists and architects were invited in 2008 and 2009 respectively, each to select their top ten entries (there is no "winner" of this competition). The Sheppard Gallery exhibition features 59 of these proposals that were selected through the two jurors' review processes. Selected artists were invited to recreate their online proposals as 30x40" vertical layouts that have been realized as large format prints for the exhibition. The exhibition features selected artifacts and videos related individual works. In the center of the space, computer stations will be available for visitors to view the entirety of the iraqimemorial.org project online. A gallery walk-through and symposium featuring artists, jurors and scholars involved with the project is scheduled for March 4th, 2010, followed by an evening reception.</span><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br />Thursday, March 4, 2010</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >1-2pm: Gallery Walk Through:</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> iraqimemorial.org</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Artists and jurors involved in the iraqimemorial.org project participate in an informal walk-through discussion regarding the project.</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >3-5pm: Panel Discussion:</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> iraqimemorial.org</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center Auditorium Room 124</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">An opportunity for artists, jurors and scholars involved in iraqimemorial.org to engage the public in creative and scholarly discussion regarding the development of memorials to war, the artist’s role in a time of war and the practicalities and pitfalls of activist, political gestures.</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >Proposals - Artists</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >Joseph DeLappe</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">, Director, iraqimemorial.org, University of Nevada, Reno</span><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >Tony Allard</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> “…and counting…”, California State University, San Marcos<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Maureen Drdak</span>, "The Killing of Lions: An Iraqi War Meditation", Ardmore, Pennsylvania</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >Amro Hamzawi</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">, “Iraqis Today”, Independent filmmaker/photographer, Los Angeles/Paris</span><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >Patrick Lichty</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">, “Arbiter of Fate”, Columbia College, Chicago</span><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >Cat Soergel Marshall</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">, “Light Trails”, Louisiana State University</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >Jurors/Scholars - Context</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >Dr. Marjorie Vecchio</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Moderator, Director Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery</span><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >Dr. Bernadette Buckley</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">, Goldsmiths, University of London, researcher/writer on art and war and/or art and terrorism, including chapters for Art in the Age of Terrorism and Iraq and the Destruction of Heritage, HMP, London, 2008</span><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >Dr. Ann Keniston</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">, University of Nevada, Reno, specialty in American Poetry, co-editor of Literature after 9/11, Routledge, 2008</span><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >Dr. David Simpson</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">, UC Davis, literary theorist and author of 9/11 The Culture of Commemoration, University of Chicago Press, 2008</span><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >Raul Zamudio</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">, NY-based independent curator and critic; contributing editor, Art Nexus; US correspondent, Flash Art.</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >5:30-7pm: Exhibition/Symposium Reception</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >Iraqimemorial.org Exhibition Participating Artists:</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Tyler Adams</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Vincent Akuin & Michael Manalo</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Jorge Aldea</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Tony Allard</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Mehedi Amin</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">kenAR AEC & Team</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Nadia Awad</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Stephen Bailey</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Bill Balaskas</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Alexandra Ben Simon</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Joshua Berger</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Matthijs Boer</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Carolyn Brown</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Christina Calbari</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Chuck Chaney</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Joseph Choma</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Ivan Contreras Rubio</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Ryan Crooks</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">NaJa & deOstos</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Peter Di Salvo</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Rodrigo Donoso</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Carla Drago</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Maureen Drdak</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Rob Duarte</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Hakki Erol</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Al Fadhil</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Elizabeth Filardi & Erik Burke</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Sara Fiore</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Nestor Armando Gil</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Amro Hamzawi</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Linda Hesh</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Jona Hoier & Andreas Zingerle</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Peter Janssen & Ward Janssen</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Suzanne Kanatsiz</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Athanasia Karaioannoglou</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Matt Kenyon & Doug Easterly</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Lynn Marie Kirby</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Erik Krikortz</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Simon Kuntze-Fechner & Eddie Pinaud</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Patrick Lichty</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Michael Magrath</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Megan Mailloux</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Alban Mannisi & Philippe Nys</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Cat Soergel Marshall</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Stephan Mundwiler</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Yaniv Ophir & Gila Fakterman</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Farid Rakun</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Julio Ramirez</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Bekim Ramku</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Rashad Salim</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Andrea Stanislav</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Erin Finch Stevens</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Ehren Tool</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Jack Toolin</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Werryson Wijaya</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Geri Wittig</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Holly Wong</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Alyssa Wright</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Sayoko Yoshida</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">+++++++</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery located in Church Fine Arts Building, North Virginia St, two buildings south of Lawlor Events Center.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Gallery hours: Mon - Thur 11am - 5pm, Fri 11am - 2pm, and by appointment</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Free parking in Whalen Parking Lot after 5pm, East side of North Virginia St, One building south of Lawlor Events Center. Gallery is not responsible for parking tickets regardless of circumstance.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Sheppard Gallery programming is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, Nevada Arts Council, City of Reno Arts and Culture Commission, University of Nevada, Reno's College of Liberal Arts, School of Art Visiting Artist Fund, Department of Art, and Friends of Sheppard Gallery.</span></span>Joseph DeLappehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12313502535392101418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992143922880047276.post-41254255898296282112009-10-09T10:17:00.000-07:002009-10-09T10:26:29.003-07:00Iraqimemorial.org Exhibition - 2010The Iraqimemorial.org project will be a featured exhibition at the Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery at the University of Nevada, Reno, from February 15-March 12, 2010. The exhibition will feature over 60 of the proposals submitted to the project - specifically those proposals that were selected by the jurors in either the first or second juror's review process. <br /><br />The exhibition will as well feature computer kiosks for visitors to experience the iraqimemorial.org project online.<br /><br />A panel presentation featuring juror's and artists involved in the project is currently in the works. To date, Dr. David Simpson and Dr. Bernadette Buckley are slated to take part in this event. The panel is tentatively scheduled for March 4, 2010.Joseph DeLappehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12313502535392101418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992143922880047276.post-52771680905604243942009-01-16T11:01:00.001-08:002009-01-16T11:15:35.448-08:00Second Juror's Reveiw, Exhibition and Book...Much news regarding the iraqimemorial.org project, including the Second Juror's Review, planned exhibition and book project. The next deadline for entries to be reviewed is <a href="http://www.iraqimemorial.org/proposals.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">March 19th, 2009.</span></a><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);" href="http://www.iraqimemorial.org/jurors.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1) Second Juror's Review:</span> </a><br />A new slate of 5 jurors is now listed on the site these are: <strong>Muhammed Abdulla, Cassandra Coblentz, </strong><strong>Julian Junt, </strong><strong>Ann Wolfe and </strong><strong>Raul Zamudio</strong>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 204);">2) Participation in the Second Juror's Review</span><br />All artists, architects, designers, musicians, and other creative individuals are invited to submit new proposals. If your proposal was selected for the First Juror's Review your proposal is not eligible for continuing review. Those not selected in the first review should feel free to consider revising/updating their proposals or post new proposals to the project site - you are not limited to one entry - you may also of course simply leave your proposals as they are.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 204);">3) iraqimemorial.org Exhibition:</span><br />We are pleased to announce a scheduled exhibition of iraqimemorial.org project to be featured at the Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery of the University of Nevada, Reno February-March 2010. Proposals selected by the two juror's review processes will be highlighted in the physical exhibition. Computer stations will as well be prominently featured in the gallery to facilitate public access to all proposals. We are planning a panel discussion and other events surrounding this first physical exhibition of the project.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 204);">4) iraqimemorial.org Book:</span><br />Pending funding, there are plans to produce a catalog/book documenting the iraqimemorial.org project to be released in concert with the opening of the exhibition at the Sheppard Gallery in 2010. Juror's selections from the first and second juror's reviews will be featured as well as critical essays by invited scholars.Joseph DeLappehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12313502535392101418noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992143922880047276.post-43827479593575992832009-01-16T10:29:00.000-08:002009-01-16T10:42:52.120-08:00Memorializing Iraq by John Feffer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.fpif.org/fpiftxt/5083"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimGlOZ7b01pEZx2aj3aqWlbPGON6unyYApwjhF81Y_8uKFvuZIp37GhXgpT73C7zdINVHQQO5nETQFT08Tk7Bd9KL-qyTm57-Z38nMg9J07yYnXMGmL_zIkb6rIXY2tllK8aRuQtDLSqrJ/s400/FPIF-screen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291963344040673810" border="0" /></a><br />Read this review of iraqimemorial.org by John Feffer of Foreign Policy In Focus.Joseph DeLappehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12313502535392101418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992143922880047276.post-3363011887825857632008-01-17T17:49:00.000-08:002009-01-16T10:50:48.767-08:00Interview about Iraqimemorial.org on "Victim's Symptom" blog<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.labforculture.org/en/Users/Site-Users/Site-Members/Ana-Peraica/Ana-Peraica/IRAQI-MEMORIAL-ONLINE-interview-with-Joseph-DeLappe"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 356px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihSQoFR6BYxWrCUErDikuk5GZpRucbOU_OwtdVLqAkcJmZxj3uTqSRpvfdmk9qi8L_POpMWBC2SBfqcAEp07W8EA07Ng3CV8J3YOYMks6zI2gxE8p6nRlimeDfMvJmWl-afO4MtjGHLcdW/s400/VS-iraqimemorial.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291965925107916018" border="0" /></a><br />Read the interview with Joseph DeLappe as conducted by Ana Peraica, curator for the project: "Victims' Symptom (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Culture)"<br /><a href="http://www.labforculture.org/community/blogs/8854"><br /></a>Joseph DeLappehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12313502535392101418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992143922880047276.post-82623480544429926772008-01-10T12:07:00.000-08:002008-01-11T12:31:59.600-08:00Response to a question regarding the origins of Iraqimemorial.orgLast month, while in the process of widely distributing the CFP, I received a query that was sent to one of the jurors regarding the origins of the <span style="font-style: italic;">Iraqimemorial.org</span> project. The concern was expressed as to possible similarities to other projects, particularly an exhibition at the ICA in London in May of 2007, entitled <a href="http://www.ica.org.uk/Memorial%20to%20the%20Iraq%20War+13499.twl">"Memorial to War"</a>. I think my answer to this query might be informative to anyone interested in this project - the following is my response:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"I first conceptualized this project in 2004 soon after the publication online of the <a href="http://www.wtcsitememorial.org/">WTC Memorial Competition Website</a>. Iraqimemorial.org and the America's Army project both came about through my thinking surrounding the WTC Memorial competition. I've been engaged in research and work surrounding the notion of "memorials" ever since. I began to seriously work on Iraqimemorial at the start of my sabbatical leave this past May.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I learned about the ICA show this past July whilst an artist in residence at the Banff New Media Institute well into research and planning for this project. In light of the ICA show, I quite honestly nearly abandoned the work but in thinking it through and looking closely at the ICA show, theirs was a "Memorial to the War" - quite different from both the intent and scope of Iraqimemorial.org as a process for specifically memorializing the civilian casualties through an open curatorial process that utilizes the internet to create what will hopefully be a far reaching international and ongoing response to this issue. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">In the end it was the importance of addressing civilian casualties that moved me to get beyond any coincidental and likely unavoidable similarities between this project and others. (look here for an earlier example an artist from Germany informed me about just last week: http://iraq.engad.org/). </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">As a practicing artist, one is always concerned about originality - yet in this context, I was also troubled to think that one exhibition broadly addressing the war would cause me to abandon the effort and concept behind Iraqimemorial.org - the issue at hand is too important and deserving of further examination by artists." </span>Joseph DeLappehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12313502535392101418noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992143922880047276.post-47053369037203959482007-12-04T13:38:00.000-08:002007-12-04T13:42:20.930-08:00Online vs. Physical ExhibitionI've received some inquiries from artists curious as to why there is no physical exhibition planned for the Iraqimemorial.org project. Here is my response to an email ask such:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Thank you for your email inquiry regarding Iraqimemorial.org. The intent of the project is to create, first and foremost, an internet database of memorial proposals – this goes with the fleeting nature of the project and conceptually reveals the lack of any “real” process for creating a memorial to the civilian casualties in Iraq. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">At the same time, I recognize that a project of this nature, depending upon the response from artists, could very well result in an eventual exhibition of project proposals, and perhaps even a book – I hope that this will happen and have been actively working on a variety of fronts to publicize the project as widely as possible to insure that as many artists choose to participate in this project and that the public take the time to visit the project site. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I am also keenly aware of the potential for the internet to gain exposure on a level that quite frankly would likely dwarf any given exhibition venue in regards to the number of potential visitors to a web project such as this - as opposed to the numbers visiting a physical showing. In past month alone, since the draft site for the project went online there have already been over 5,000 page views – this mostly taking place before any publicity regarding the project was released just four days ago. I would anticipate that these numbers will grow significantly over the next few months as the project takes on momentum. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">What I am saying here is that your work will be freely accessible in a way that it would likely never be in a physical exhibition setting. You will also have a very impressive group of jurors considering your proposal (these jurors will further be instrumental in curating any future exhibitions or publications related to the project).</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I realize that through this project I am asking much from artists, but would ask artists to consider the potential of this project to first and foremost and most importantly raise awareness regarding the issue of civilian casualties in Iraq – a difficult and pressing subject. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Thanks for the contact – I hope you will consider participating.</span>Joseph DeLappehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12313502535392101418noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992143922880047276.post-52168316893040492082007-11-30T10:33:00.000-08:002007-11-30T10:40:38.544-08:00Call for Proposals - Iraqimemorial.org<span style="font-weight: bold;">Call for Proposals: <a href="http://www.iraqimemorial.org/">Iraqimemorial.org</a></span><br /><br />(<a href="http://www.iraqimemorial.org/">http://www.iraqimemorial.org</a> -or- <a href="http://www.iraqimemorial.org/arabic/">http://www.iraqimemorial.org/arabic/</a>)<br /><br />11/29/30<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Information/Project Contact:</span><br />Project Director Joseph DeLappe<br />Associate Professor<br />Digital Media Studio<br />Department of Art/224<br />University of Nevada, Reno<br />Reno, Nevada 89509<br />775-784-6624<br />delappe@unr.edu<br />delappe@iraqimemorial.org<br /><a href="http://www.iraqimemorial.org/">http://www.iraqimemorial.org</a><br /><a href="http://www.delappe.net/">http://www.delappe.net</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.iraqimemorial.org/">Iraqimemorial.org</a> is an online call to action to artists, designers, architects or other interested creative individuals or collaborators to propose concepts for the creation of memorials to the many thousands of Iraqi civilians killed in the War in Iraq. As of 2007, estimates range from 77,000 to over 655,000 deaths in Iraq of non-combatants as a consequence of “Operation Iraqi Freedom”. The memorial concepts will be featured in a growing online exhibition/database of proposals accessible on the site. Proposals are available to be viewed and rated by the public as well as by an internationally diverse group of individual scholars and curators who are serving as jurors.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jurors include:</span><br />-Dr. Nadje Al-Ali, Centre for Gender Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK<br />-Yaelle Amir, Independent Curator and Writer, New York City, USA<br />-Dr Bernadette Buckley, Lecturer in International Politics, Goldsmiths University of London, UK<br />-Monica Narula & Shuddhabrata Sengupta, The Raqs Media Collective, Delhi, India<br />-Dr. David Simpson, Professor of English, University of California Davis, USA<br />-John David Spiak, Curator, Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, USA<br />-Dr. Marjorie Vecchio, Director/Curator, Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery, University of Nevada, Reno, USA<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Participating artists as of 11/29/07 include:</span><br /><a href="http://www.iraqimemorial.org/proposals_list.php">http://www.iraqimemorial.org/proposals_list.php</a><br />Tony Allard-USA, Paul Dixon-UK, Carla Drago-Australia, Al Fadhil-Germany, James Hutchinson-UK, James Johnson-Perkins-UK, Sabine Kacunko-Germany, Suzanne Kanatsiz-USA, Lynn Marie Kirby-USA, Erik Krikortz-Sweden, Patrick Lichty-USA, Maria Paschalidou-Greece, John Quinn-UK, Kate Sicchio, UK, Jack Toolin-USA.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Guidelines for Entries:</span><br /><a href="http://www.iraqimemorial.org/proposals.html">http://www.iraqimemorial.org/proposals.html</a><br />This project seeks to highlight conceptions of memorials in the broadest context possible. All media and processes are to be featured on the project site, this includes but is not limited to experimental or traditional applications of: sculpture, architecture, installation, performance, murals, web art, digital art, photography, video, film, audio art, etc. Please visit the project web site for further detailed entry requirements and information.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Who May Submit Proposals?</span><br />All artists, architects, designers, individuals or collaborations are welcome and invited to submit proposals. You must be at minimum 18 years old to participate in this project.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">How to Submit</span><br /><a href="http://www.iraqimemorial.org/proposals.html">http://www.iraqimemorial.org/proposals.html</a><br />Entries are solely accepted via an online submission process available through the project website.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Deadline</span><br />As a user generated content site, the project is ongoing indefinitely – Iraqimemorial.org will continue to be realized as new memorial proposals are uploaded to the site. A first “Juror’s Deadline for Review” has been established as March 19th, 2008, the fifth anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq.Joseph DeLappehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12313502535392101418noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992143922880047276.post-45261393165508864152007-11-30T10:23:00.000-08:002007-11-30T10:41:33.253-08:00Iraqimemorial.org Official LaunchAs of November 29th, 2007, <a href="http://www.iraqimemorial.org/">Iraqimemorial.org</a> (http://www.iraqimemorial.org) has been officially launched and is open and available to accept proposals. Proposals that have been received as of this date are also available for viewing and public rating on the exhibition pages of the site. I am presently in the process of widely distributing the Call for Proposals. Finalizing the design and publication of the site online has been an amazing and exhausting process. The Arabic translation of the site is now online and accessible!<br /><br />Of the original 22 artists who agreed to create the first round of proposals we have received 15. A number of these artists will be posting their proposals in the next few weeks. Several of these artists have relayed to me that the would like to take more time to effectively address the enormity of the difficult issue of the deaths of civilians in the war. This is surely one of the questions that this open forum will be addressing as the project moves forward - how do artists address such a difficult subject? How do we choose to function in a time of war?Joseph DeLappehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12313502535392101418noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992143922880047276.post-37245436575171103182007-10-19T11:31:00.001-07:002007-10-19T11:46:19.466-07:00Jurors, Artists and progress...I've now been working at ISIS Arts, Newcastle, UK for three weeks. Iraqimemorial.org is nearly complete in the English version. The site is currently being translated to Arabic - when the translation is ready we will start creating the Arabic mirror to the English version. Iraqimemorial.org now has 6 jurors - I am looking forward to officially and publicly launching the site in the next few weeks. Presently there are 18 artists committed and working on the first group of proposals for the site.<br /><br />What has been most challenging these past few days is to establish the "links" for the project. I've done my best to find a variety of sources for facts and figures related to civilian casualties in the war, along with other web sources both exploring issues surrounding contemporary memorials, sites linking to artists, memorials, both well known/and lesser known, Iraq politics, blogs from Iraqi citizens and American soldiers. I questioned myself whether to post the link to the official "Operation Iraqi Freedom Official Website of the Multi-National Force - Iraq", the site is undeniably problematic - yet one can learn from such official sources as much as one can be mystified.Joseph DeLappehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12313502535392101418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992143922880047276.post-36247417003374447762007-10-08T08:10:00.000-07:002007-10-08T08:20:51.095-07:00First Invites to ArtistsToday the first invitations to submit proposals to <a href="http://www.iraqimemorial.org">Iraqimemorial.org</a> were sent out to a group of 50 artists. I've been working on this project since late June of 2007, having first conceptualized the work in 2003. I've been reading and researching about memorials, writing the various texts, working on the design and implementation of the website, etc. I've also been approaching a number of potential jurors for the project. I am hopeful that a majority of the artists and jurors who have so far been invited to participate will do so - my intent is for there to be some very strong memorial proposals online at the time that the project launched in November - at such time the Call for Proposals will be widely distributed both online and otherwise. <br /><br />Very nervous yet hopeful! This project will not succeed without the generous contribution of time and concepts by artists and designers. Keeping my fingers crossed.Joseph DeLappehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12313502535392101418noreply@blogger.com0