Carla Gannis and Justin Petropoulos Launch Interactive <legend> </legend> Exhibition at Transfer Gallery
Carla Gannis, an artist based in Brooklyn, has teamed up with poet Justin Petropoulos for a project titled <legend> </legend>, which spans print, digital, and gallery mediums. The exhibition will debut at Transfer Gallery in Brooklyn, NY, on September 7, 2013, featuring a reception from 7 to 11 PM. The initial release is a poetry and drawing book published by Jaded Ibis Press, now available for preorder. This project incorporates an interactive aspect that engages the audience. Gannis has been promoting it through social media and highlighted her favorite art and technology sites in artcritical's BOOKMARKED column on September 4, 2013. She has exhibited widely and received accolades, including a 2005 NYFA Grant in Computer Arts, and holds an MFA in Painting from Boston University.
Key facts
- Carla Gannis and Justin Petropoulos created <legend> </legend>, a project spanning print, digital, and gallery formats
- The exhibition opens September 7, 2013 at Transfer Gallery in Brooklyn, NY
- A printed book published by Jaded Ibis Press accompanies the exhibition
- The project includes an interactive element that evolves with audience participation
- Gannis shared her bookmarks of art and technology websites on September 4, 2013
- Gannis has exhibited at Pablo's Birthday Gallery, Claire Oliver Gallery, The Boulder Museum of Art, and TZR Galerie
- She received a 2005 NYFA Grant in Computer Arts and an Emerge 7 Fellowship from Aljira Art Center
- Gannis is Assistant Chair of Digital Arts at Pratt Institute
Entities
Artists
- Carla Gannis
- Justin Petropoulos
- William Gibson
- Jane Harris
- Ann Hirsch
- Angela Washko
- Elisa Kreisinger
- Kianga Ellis
- Carolina Miranda
- Anthony Antonellis
- Faith Holland
- Man Bartlett
- John Powers
- Jerry Saltz
- Marina Galperina
- Yael Kanarek
- Philip Hartigan
- Katarina Wong
Institutions
- Transfer Gallery
- Jaded Ibis Press
- Animal
- ArtFCity
- Artcritical
- Hyperallergic
- the creators project
- cloaque
- netartnet
- further field
- @wwtxt
- Kurzweil Accelerating Intelligence
- Geeks Are Sexy
- Janestown
- A Cups
- KEP Projects
- tART collective
- Bad At Sports
- DIS Magazine
- Ed Winkleman
- @everyword
- Stumble Upon
- Old Time Radio
- Bitforms Gallery
- Pablo's Birthday Gallery
- Claire Oliver Gallery
- The Boulder Museum of Art
- TZR Galerie
- New York Foundation for the Arts
- Aljira Art Center
- Chashama
- Boston University
- Pratt Institute
Locations
- Brooklyn
- New York
- United States
- Boulder
- Colorado
- Dusseldorf
- Germany