Holmes exhibits at MOCA Tapei in 2013
Holmes exhibits her kinetic installation “We can't swim forever” at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei in The Innovationists: The Spectacular Journey of New Media Art curated by Joel Kwong. The Innovationists - The Spectacular Journey of New Media Art When: 2 Feb - 14 Apr 2013 Where: MOCA Taipei-1F
Holmes exhibits in Works on Water
In the fall of 2012, Holmes will exhibit five of her photographs in Works on Water, an exhibition curated by Patricia Watts. Works on Water is a group exhibition featuring 130 works by approximately 30 artists including Tiffany Holmes, David Maisel, Sant Khalsa, Kim Stringfellow, Brandon Ballengee, Basia Irland, and many others.
Crossing Wires: Technology and Play
SAIC faculty members Tiffany Holmes, Christopher Baker, and France Cadet are exhibiting work in a show called Crossing Wires, curated by Barbara Blades and Debra Tolchinsky at the Evanston Art Center which opens on April 15, 2012. Technology has traditionally been used to make what functions function faster, easier, and more efficiently. We expect computers, robots, and machines to continue to take over the performance of chores and ramp up the production of goods. But what happens when technology is used for the nonfunctional, to make what is functional less functional? What happens when technology, especially high technology, is used for ...
We can’t swim forever
I created a new piece, We can’t swim forever, for the window of the Jean Albano Gallery—the opening is Friday November 4, 2011. This kinetic installation made from electronic cake turntables, recycled kitchen and household materials is an indirect tribute to the plight of the polar bear, a marine mammal that lives primarily in the imaginations of urban dwellers. Location: Jean Albano Gallery, 215 W. Superior, Chicago IL 60654 Opening; Friday November 4, 2010 5:30pm to 7pm [caption id="attachment_260" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="We can't swim forever (2011)"][/caption]
Solar sculptures at Art Chicago
A small assortment of my solar-powered kinetic sculptures were on view at the Jean Albano Gallery during the Art Chicago event from April 28th to May 2nd. [caption id="attachment_241" align="alignnone" width="480" caption="Solar sculptures run under the spotlights of Art Chicago"][/caption]
Holmes lectures at USF
Holmes will give an artist's lecture in conjunction with the University of San Francisco's Davies lecture series titled: "Envisioning the Post-Carbon City: Creative Strategies for Climate Change".
Fresh 3.0 in Watershed
Watershed: Art, Activism, and Community Engagement runs January 28 - February 25, 2011 at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Union Art Gallery. This exhibition, organized by Nicolas Lampert and Raoul Deal, addresses the shifting ecological and political dimensions of water in Milwaukee and the Great Lakes Basin, and relates them to similar issues around the world. Water is the most critical resource on earth. It has traditionally been held in the public commons, but is now being privatized by multinational corporations at a frightening pace. Water has become big business and the struggle over who controls water -- corporations or ...
Life Under the Sun opens 11/08/10
Life Under the Sun is a solo exhibition by Tiffany Holmes which aims to bring the viewer into a conversation about the links between art, technology and the environment. The exhibition opens on November 8th and runs through January 23. The opening reception is November 11 from 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. at the Sonnenschein Gallery in the Durand Art Institute. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="550" caption="Drinking the Lake (2010) by Tiffany Holmes"][/caption] The exhibition features a new piece called Drinking the Lake, a large photograph that visually describes the rising and falling water levels in Lake Michigan over the last 150 years. Other ...
Visualizing Consumption workshop 10/20/10
Tiffany Holmes will lead a digital imaging workshop at Lake Forest College tomorrow in conjunction with her upcoming solo exhibition at the Sonnenschein Gallery that opens on November 8, 2010. The workshop challenges students to use a camera to document every item they "consume"---that is, all food and beverage items as well as anything they purchase in a week. Workshop creations will be printed and displayed in November in the student gallery. Students who are taking the course can download the materials here. Workshop handout can be accessed here.
Space available in toy hacking workshops
If you are anywhere in the vicinity of San Jose, CA in September please come participate in a solar toy hacking workshop called DIY Solar Sculptures. There is still space available. Sign up online here. Below is a little more about the overall event...hoping for mostly sunny days. Tiffany Holmes will be showing solarCircus in Out of the Garage Into the World, a large exhibition that is part of the 2010 01SJ Biennial curated by Steve Dietz and Jaime Austin (http://01sj.org/). Holmes' solarCircus (2009-2010) is an interdisciplinary platform for eco-dialogue about the future of renewable energy in urban spaces. Inside South Hall, ...
News + Events
Holmes exhibits at MOCA Tapei in 2013
Holmes exhibits her kinetic installation “We can’t swim forever” at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei in The Innovationists: The Spectacular Journey of New Media Art curated by Joel Kwong. The Innovationists – The Spectacular Journey of New Media Art When: 2 Feb – 14 Apr 2013 Where: MOCA Taipei-1F Read More →
Holmes exhibits in Works on Water
In the fall of 2012, Holmes will exhibit five of her photographs in Works on Water, an exhibition curated by Patricia Watts. Works on Water is a group exhibition featuring 130 works by approximately 30 artists including Tiffany Holmes, David Maisel, Sant Khalsa, Kim Stringfellow, Brandon Ballengee, Basia Irland, and many others. Read More →
Crossing Wires: Technology and Play
SAIC faculty members Tiffany Holmes, Christopher Baker, and France Cadet are exhibiting work in a show called Crossing Wires, curated by Barbara Blades and Debra Tolchinsky at the Evanston Art Center which opens on April 15, 2012. Technology has traditionally been used to make what functions function faster, easier, and more efficiently. We... [Read more]
We can’t swim forever
I created a new piece, We can’t swim forever, for the window of the Jean Albano Gallery—the opening is Friday November 4, 2011. This kinetic installation made from electronic cake turntables, recycled kitchen and household materials is an indirect tribute to the plight of the polar bear, a marine mammal that lives primarily in the imaginations... [Read more]
Holmes lectures at USF
Holmes will give an artist’s lecture in conjunction with the University of San Francisco’s Davies lecture series titled: “Envisioning the Post-Carbon City: Creative Strategies for Climate Change”. Read More →
Fresh 3.0 in Watershed
Watershed: Art, Activism, and Community Engagement runs January 28 – February 25, 2011 at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Union Art Gallery. This exhibition, organized by Nicolas Lampert and Raoul Deal, addresses the shifting ecological and political dimensions of water in Milwaukee and the Great Lakes Basin, and relates... [Read more]
Life Under the Sun opens 11/08/10
Life Under the Sun is a solo exhibition by Tiffany Holmes which aims to bring the viewer into a conversation about the links between art, technology and the environment. The exhibition opens on November 8th and runs through January 23. The opening reception is November 11 from 7:30 – 9:00 p.m. at the Sonnenschein Gallery in the Durand... [Read more]
Visualizing Consumption workshop 10/20/10
Tiffany Holmes will lead a digital imaging workshop at Lake Forest College tomorrow in conjunction with her upcoming solo exhibition at the Sonnenschein Gallery that opens on November 8, 2010. The workshop challenges students to use a camera to document every item they “consume”—that is, all food and beverage items as well... [Read more]
Space available in toy hacking workshops
If you are anywhere in the vicinity of San Jose, CA in September please come participate in a solar toy hacking workshop called DIY Solar Sculptures. There is still space available. Sign up online here. Below is a little more about the overall event…hoping for mostly sunny days. Tiffany Holmes will be showing solarCircus in Out... [Read more]
solarCircus at 01SJ Biennial
From September 4-25, 2010, solarCircus will be exhibited at the 01SJ Biennial in South Hall. solarCircus (2009-2010) is an interdisciplinary platform for eco-dialogue about the future of renewable energy in urban spaces. Inside South Hall, visitors can browse a resource library, hack a solar toy, and experiment with solar cell construction.... [Read more]
Fresh 3.0 at Watershed
The FRESH project attempts to raise awareness about the high cost of bottled water in the USA, a country that has very good quality tap water. The FRESH 3.0 project is a street level intervention that invites visitors to examine computer generated animation composed of fantasy landscapes appropriated from the imagery from bottled water labels... [Read more]
Your face is safe with me at Artopolis
Your face is safe with me is a site-specific animation piece which uses imagery garnered from the Merchandise Mart’s surveillance camera system. This unique work was sponsored by Art Chicago and the Jean Albano Gallery. Your face is safe with me will be located adjacent to the Partisan show gallery space on the 12th floor of the Mart... [Read more]
Holmes presents solarCircus at Solar 2010
I will be delivering a presentation for the first time at the ASES National Solar Conference on May 21, 2010 in Phoenix, AZ. My talk will profile solarCircus, my new project in promoting renewable energy awareness via art made with hacked solar toys. My solarCircus research and practice will be featured in a forum titled “Think Like an... [Read more]
Holmes speaking at CAA 2010
At the 2010 College Art Association Conference, Holmes will deliver a talk titled “Beyond Eco-Art: Twenty-First-Century Eco-visualization.” The presentation is part of the “Intersections of Art and Design” panel which will be chaired by Debra Riley Parr (Columbia College Chicago). All details follow below. Time... [Read more]
Holmes recommended for PhD award
On January 19th, Tiffany Holmes successfully defended her PhD dissertation “Eco-visualization: Combining art and technology to reduce energy consumption,” at the University of Plymouth in the UK. Examiners included Malcolm Miles, Professor of Cultural Theory from the University of Plymouth, and Tim Cooper, Head of the Center... [Read more]
Read More Posts From This Category »