Opening Reception:
Friday, May 18 from 6-9pm.

Is there no wild left? No place or species left untouched by humanity? “The End of Wild” addresses the topic of “wild” through a collection of artist’s works that explore man’s closeness to nature, species selection, and our coexistence within evolving landscapes. “The End of Wild” presents a wide range of media including works in photography, public art, installation, drawing, sculpture, and mixed media.

In the exhibition, media artist Lauren Strohacker places advertisements in newspaper classified ads with arbitrary calls to nature; artist trio Unmanned Minerals displays strips of bark burned with poetic messages; and, Carolyn Lavender presents a new landscape drawing that questions the artificiality and objectification of nature. The exhibition also includes the work of The Department of Nocturnal Affairs (DNA), an organization aimed specifically at documenting glimpses of nature during the midnight hours.

Participating Artists:

Allison Alford
Carolyn Lavender
Lady Noise
Dominic Miller
Susanna Ray
Jeff Rau
Lauren Strohacker
Unmanned Minerals
Lisa Von Koch
Brandy Watts
Kelsey Vance
The Department of Nocturnal Affairs

Curated by Jeff Chabot

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Exhibition Dates:
April 20 – May 12, 2012

Opening Reception:
April 20, 2012, 6-9pm

Photography ’12 is a survey of four emerging photographers that bring their own unique perspectives, concepts, and photographic styles to the exhibition. Included are works from local and national artists Dana Buhl, Jeff Rau, Eduardo L. Rivera, and Nadia Sablin.

Dana Buhl’s montage of color photographs reference William Eggleston’s depictions of the American landscape but in a fragmented and non-linear narrative.

In large format and black and white film, Eduardo L. Rivera photographs a neighborhood corner store in South Central Phoenix, focusing on the local residents and culture of an evolving city.

Jeff Rau’s conceptually-based images of himself climbing trees are paired with notations and sketches of the tree’s framework, suggesting an examination of natural structures, human/nature coexistence, and the simple joy of tree climbing.

Nadia Sablin’s large format color images of the seaport city of Murmansk, Russia reflect a rich culture faced with modern economic challenges as well as population decline.

Modified Arts is open 1st and 3rd Fridays, 6-9pm and Saturdays 12-4pm. The gallery is also open by appointment.

Modified Arts presents Phoenix+, a social-curated group exhibition of works from Phoenix and beyond. Phoenix+ is based upon current internet search trends which give higher quality scores to web pages that are validated by a “Like” or “Plus” action. This exhibition concept applied a similar method of validation to works of art, asking artists, curators, and anyone who supports the art community to recommend another artist’s work for this exhibition.

Artists include:

Jamie Bonnell
Jennifer Campbell
Kevin Caron
Craig Chapple
Sean Deckert
Andrew Fallat
Jake Fischer
Hank Fries
Louis Giordano
Andrew Hammerand
Christopher Jagmin
Dan Lam
Robert Brandan Martinez
Constance McBride
Elysia Michaelsen
Bucky Miller
Greg Mocilnikar
Crystal Phelps
Eduardo L. Rivera
Luis A Salazar
Chris Swanberg
Kaori Takamura
Justin Tang
Fred Tieken
Rossitza Todorova
Galen Trezise
Dan Vermillion
Angela Young

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(Image: “Arachnid Network (Assistants)” 2010 by Galen Trezise)

Scheduled Performance Dates:

May 19th, 2012 at 8pm, Seven Ate Nine #4: Courtney Brown, D&spair Club, RPM Orchestra, Argentine Tango Milonga

April 21, 2012 at 8pm, Seven Ate Nine #3: John Cage Turns 100!! Jeremy Muller, Suzie Berndt, LorkAs, D&spair Club, Argentine Tango Milonga

March 17, 2012 at 8pm, Seven Ate Nine #2: Diana Siwiak, D&spair Club, Argentine Tango Milonga

February 18, 2012 at 8pm, Seven Ate Nine #1: Rules of Play, Spencer Goad, Improvisation #1, and Argentine Tango.

Artist Ed Gomez will represent Modified Arts at the ASU 411 Gallery exhibition “Sustainability” from Jan. 28 through May 12, 2012. “Sustainability” explores interpretations of economic, social and environmental sustainability within our community. 411 Gallery is located at 411 N. Central Avenue Phoenix, AZ in the UCENT Building. Hours are Mon-Fri 8am – 5pm/9am – 5pm Sat./Sun.

About the Artist
Arizona-native Ed Gomez investigates traditional art and exhibition practices within multidisciplinary historical contexts. He is a co-founder of MexiCali Biennial and director of G.O.C.A., The Gallery of Contemporary Art, a traveling exhibition space within a suitcase.

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Modified Arts presents “Alan Disparte: Recent Paintings and Videos” on view from January 20, 2012 through Feb. 18, 2012. Opening Reception Jan. 20, 6-9pm.

Alan Disparte’s paintings reflect an abstracted landscape rich with themes of industrialism, urban sprawl, organic matter, and geometrics. In the works, the artist seeks to find truth and nostalgia amidst mass production and the modern world. Modified Arts will also present several video works by Disparte, which explore his interest in the subversive nature of media.

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Nouveau Conservateur
Arts America
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“Drawing from Reference” is a exhibition of works from local and national artists that explore new contexts, methods, and materials related to the process of drawing. More specifically, artists were asked to address art as an ongoing evolutionary state in which historical traces of the past may be revealed.

Participating Artists include:

Angel Chen

Ed Gomez

Alicia Gorecki

Luis Hernandez

Jonathan Howard

Caroline Maxwell

Dominic Miller

Lauren Strohacker

Tessa Sutton

Jen Urso