Next Session

#class has ended culminating with "Rant Night" artist said their peace, Ed graciously stood in as proxy for dealers. We heard from collectors, curators, critics, bloggers, artists, children and even dogs had their say, and the only thing I think everyone agreed upon is the sound of the live feed sucked.

There have been four sessions of "Shut Up Already...I'll Look at Your Art!" and the images posted, but if you haven't seen your image "Don't Panic" there are around 65 images left and Ed has agreed to do one more session to complete "Shut Up Already...I'll Look at Your Art!", but this week he will be busy uninstalling #class, reclaiming his white walls from the chalk boards, and I suspect trying to get chalk dust out of all the nooks and crannies of the gallery. Then he has to install the next exhibition "Decalogue : Films You Can Count on Two Hands" which opens March 27th, so some time after that the fifth and final session will take place I will keep you notified.

Session Four

The fourth session of "Shut Up Already...I'll Look at Your Art!" took place Tuesday March 16th 2010 at Winkleman Galley N.Y., NY. though technically no #class activities were officially scheduled for Tuesday Winkleman Gallery was open, Ed was doing the daily business a gallery needs to do, so a fourth session of "Shut Up Already...I'll Look at Your Art!" was staged. Artist Laura Gilbert volunteered to be the monitor, and took her duties very seriously, assuring each image was viewed by Mr. Winkleman for at least ten seconds, and signing and dating each certificate. The images were projected on a screen to give viewers of the live stream a chance to see the images, Ed decided to keep the laptop in front of him so he could better see subtle nuances that were washed out in the projection.

The atmosphere was quiet at Winkleman Gallery with most of the chalk boards of #class erased prepared for the upcoming events of the final days, the workspace was still, a drawing in progress sat on a table awaiting the return of artists Jenifer Dalton and William Powhida #class co creators. Art world play by play reporter Alan Lupiani stopped by to do a report, and sat quietly through the 94 images reviewed by Mr. Winkleman, opting to wait until the session was over as to not disturb the concentration of Mr. Winkleman. Mr. Winkleman thought outloud occasionally commenting, and complying with a text piece "Nevertheless" an image submitted by Sirgyl Karlanasse which reads

Consider Turning
180° Away From
This Piece And
Looking In That
Direction For 10
Sec., And You Will
See What I mean

Mr. Winkleman again spent much more than the required ten seconds on many of the images, and spent a little over an hour and viewed around 94 images.

The latest images viewed by Mr. Winkleman can be viewed on the "Shut Up Already...I'll Look at Your Art!" blog (well that's here, over there on the left) in a slideshow which displays each image for ten seconds, and the images from Sessions 1 & 2 & 3 with work title and artist info can be viewed in the Sessions section on this blog.

Images from the Session are posted HERE

A report by Alan Lupiani, and his interview with Ed are forth coming a link wikk be posted when available.

Although the session was streamed live, I forgot to ask to have it recorded, however most of the session was videotaped and that will be posted somewhere sometime soon.

Session Three

The Third session of "Shut Up Already...I'll Look at Your Art!" took place today March 10th 2010 at Winkleman Galley N.Y., NY. #class served up a full platter of events today which started with Caitlin Rueter and Suzanne Stroebe hosting a Feminist Tea Party complete with an installation of a table set for tea, complete with tablecloth, porcelain cups, finger sandwiches and cookies, and cupcakes. Visitors were engaged in a dialogue around contemporary women's issues that sharply contrasted the formal, prissy setting.

"Shut Up Already...I'll Look at Your Art!" followed in simultaneity with Man Bartlett - 24h #class Action, Man and a couple of visitors inflated balloons as a start to a 24 hour intervention which is explained Here where it is described as "an exercise in futility and one of joyous absurdity."

As Man and visitors inflated balloons on one side of Winkleman Gallery, Ed and a monitor, Bernard Klevickas, were set up on the other side obliging Mr. Winkleman's pledge to spend a portion of his time during #class viewing images submitted via an open call on the internet for no less than 10 seconds.

Mr. Winkleman again spent much more than the required ten seconds on many of the images, thinking out loud and commenting, with Mr. Klevickas, himself an artist, and describing how "Shut Up Already...I'll Look at Your Art!" works to an on looking visitor and answering their questions. again Mr. Winkleman spent a little over an hour and viewed around 57 images.

The latest images viewed by Mr. Winkleman can be viewed on the "Shut Up Already...I'll Look at Your Art!" blog (well that's here, over there on the left) in a slideshow which displays each image for ten seconds, and the images from Sessions 1 & 2 with work title and artist info can be viewed in the Sessions section on this blog.

[UPDATE]:
Turns out they recorded part of Session Three (now posted to the left), and the visitor Ed was describing SUAILAYA to is Collector/Blogger James Wagner who writes about his experience with #class Here and has posted a good picture of the SUAILAYA setup there as well and to give credit where credit is due the work on the screen in James' pic is "Hammock" by Casey Elizabeth Heyen.

Jérôme Forsans "Dragon": Participant 1

For those who like trivia, or those who like to count. The first participant of "Shut Up Already... I'll Look at Your Art!"? Jérôme Forsans of Orthez, France.

His work titled "Dragon" was indeed the first image viewed by Mr. Winkleman.

Jérôme Forsans was born in 1971 in Orthez, a small town set in South Western France between the Wine Country and the Pyrenees. He has lived there ever since but it is only recently that his artistic gift was uncovered in a most extraordinary manner....

For more about Mr. Forsans check out his website

A pre-Mid Project Update Report and Future Expectations

While Ed experiments with using a Quantum flux generator to interlace his elementary particles between PULSE New York art fair and INDEPENDENT he just doesn't have the time (or particles) to do a session of "Shut Up Already.. I'll Look at Your Art!" this week. Which works out well, because I am behind with adding some basic elements to the project, the highest priority is a table with artist info for each image for the sideshows. In the meanwhile if anyone needs any info about a work they see email shutupalreadyilllookatyourart@gmail.com and I will gladly get you any info you request, I have already been contacted and passed along some artist info.

Next I have compiled an email list of all participants so far and will update it nightly so I can keep everyone informed of progress, new info, and try to give a heads up for when the next session will happen before it does, most likely the night before but possibly as late as the morning, but nothing will be happening any earlier than March 10th, but there is plenty of other activity worth checking out at #class so check out the schedule and jack into the live stream.

There is (or has been) a facebook page for "Shut Up Already.. I'll Look at Your Art!" and an event page so you can spread the word, so far there are 17 countries participating, though there are countries I'm surprised to not see represented, I am sure we can reach more countries if we reach out and encourage friends to participate, so please friend SUA ILAYA on face book and suggest to your friends to take a look, participate if they would like, and spread the word to anyone they think might like to join in. I am disappointed that Mainland China isn't represented as of yet.

And lastly I will be posting the certificate from the first person to join in so you can get a look at what they look like look for that soon

Thanks to all who participated so far
and any questions you can email shutupalreadyilllookatyourart@gmail.com
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