Britta Thie - March 20 - April 30

Liquify
trt 0:53, 2010



Shoot
trt 1:21, 2010



DANCE
trt 1:23, 2013

Animation by Bea Walling
Music by M.E.S.H.



HI, HD
trt 2:57, 2013



Having a Coke W U
trt: 2:21, 2014

Animation by BEA WALLING
Music by VILLE HAIMALA
Make Up by ANNA OBENDIEK, KARLA NEFF
Photography by KIRSTEN BECKEN, JULIA BURLINGHAM, KERSTIN ZU PAN
"Having A Coke With You" (1959) by Frank O'Hara

For more information:
Britta Thie's Vimeo
Britta Thie's website
Britta Thie's Instagram
Britta Thie's Modelbook

"Molt Variations" Emmett Methven - Oct 14 - Nov 18

A series of visual responses commissioned for an original audio composition by Emmett Methven.
In collaboration with Devan Burgess, Zoë Dehmer, Inga Schunn, and Anthony Smith.

Devan Burgess, Molt I 

Tony Smith, Molt II

 

Inga Schunn, Molt III

Zoë Dehmer, Molt IV

For more info:

Emmett Methven

Devan Burgess

Tony Smith

Inga Schunn

Zoë Dehmer

William Wegman - September 7 - October 7

William Wegman, Video Works 1970 - 1999 These videos present an exhaustive archive of artist William Wegman's innovative, influential, and often hilarious performances, both with and without his Weimaraner friend, Man Ray.

Inspired by the oblique humor of the 1950s comedians Bob and Ray and the atmosphere of experimentation in the art of the 1960s, reacting to the endless reductions of multiple -ism's sweeping through the art world, these pieces are a cross-over form of visual art that had almost no precedent and that received favorable critical notice from a wide audience of art lovers.

"Cloudy iii & Cloudy iv" Graham Ohmer March 26, 2015 - May 20, 2015

Cloudy iv video still

Cloudy iii; HD video; trt 6:22

Cloudy iv; HD video; trt 3:08
Graham Ohmer


See more of Graham Ohmer's work:
vimeo
instagram
cargo

Torsten Zenas Burns and Darrin Martin: Jan. 4 - Feb. 1

Animatronlove (animation still)

Darrin Martin and Torsten Zenas Burns are long time collaborators whose work uses roll-playing and animation to explore relationships between gender, representation, and the technological body. Animatronlove uses CGI technology designed for choreographers to stage a virtual dance between super heros and stars of the contemporary art world. Martin lives in California where he teaches at UC Davis. Burns lives and works in Massachusetts where he directs the Parsons Hall Project Space. More about their individual and collaborative work can be found here and here.

Jerstin Crosby: Nov. 1 - Nov. 29

Telepathic News (video still)

2009

Jerstin Crosby is a multimedia artist whose work engages with the tropes of pop culture, environmental activism, and psychadelics. Jerstin is also one of the founders and the current producer/curator of Acid Rain, a televised video artist series that airs on public access is North Carolina and New York City. Jerstin currently lives and works in Pittsburgh, PA. More about his work can be found here.

Kelly Sears: September 1 - 29

The Body Besieged (animation still)

2009

Kelly Sears makes collaged animations that draw on ephemeral American imagery from the past hundred years. Through visual juxtaposition and enigmatic narrative, her animations reflect critically on our understanding of our own history and ideology. She is currently in her second year as a fellow of the Core Program at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, TX. More about her work can be found here.

Schedule for 2010-11

We're pretty excited about it.

Sept. - Kelly Sears

Oct. - Rob Carter

Nov. - Jerstin Crosby

Dec. - Kara Crombie

Jan. - Torsten Zenas Burns and Darrin Martin

Feb. - Maria Pithara

Mar. - Vashti Harrison

Apr. - Sasha Huber

May - Monica Duncan and Lara O'dell

Check back each month for more info about what's showing.

April 1 - 17: 17 Days Vol. 1

still from Read My Lips

Stephanie Lempert

2005

Ranging from goldfish linguistics to Portuguese gardens, 17 Days is an international curatorial project that collects the work of seventeen experimental film and video artists to be shown over seventeen days.  The project was created and programmed by Adriane Little, an artist and professor at Western Michigan University. More information about her work can be found here. Descriptions of individual works can be found here and a schedule for 17 Days can be found here.

February 16 - March 10: Kate Gilmore

Baby, Belong to Me

single channel video

2006

also screening Star Bright, Star Might from 2007 and With Open Arms from 2005

Kate Gilmore's work parodies the machismo of process and performance art from the 1970's, dressing it up in ballet flats and a skirt.  In these three pieces, she takes an ironic approach to  the desire for fame and the struggle for love.  Kate Gilmore was awarded the Rome Prize in 2007. She lives and works in New York City.  More information on her work can be found here.

February 1-15: Julia Oldham

Bramble Standoff
single channel video
2008

Julia Oldham translates invertebrate rituals into choreography for video. The strangeness of insect movements being performed by a human body is meant to illustrate her awkward and tenuous relationship with nature. She received an MFA from the University of Chicago in 2005 and currently lives in Brooklyn, NY. More information about her work can be found here.

January 13-31: Christy Gast

Onion Creek Incident

single channel video

2004

Christy Gast is a multimedia artist whose work explores the intersection of cultural history and identity politics with landscape. Her projects range from curatorial projects in the Utah desert to performative videos about mermaids.  She received her MFA from Columbia University in 2004 and currently teaches digital media at the University of West Florida.  More information about her work can be found here.

Schedule for Spring 2009

More information about videos and films will be posted as we screen them.

Jan 13–31: video by Christy Gast

Feb 1–14: video by Julia Oldham

Feb 14–28: videos by Kate Gilmore

March 1–31:   Andrew Mausert-Mooney programs Mondo films

April 1–17:  Adriane Little programs 17 days

April 18–May 2:  video by Lilly McElroy

May 2–May 30: video by Julia Brown

 

The Niche is a project of the Fine Arts Library at the University of Virginia in conjunction with the new media program in the Studio Art Department.  At least for now - we're hoping as other folks see what we're up to they'll have some ideas of their own (architects? musicians? engineers?).  Spring 2009 will be our first semester of programming and we're going to kick off by focusing on video art.  

The Niche consists of a Mac Pro and a sixty-inch HD capable flat screen monitor mounted on a wall in a highly trafficked area of the library. There will be a couple comfy chairs to encourage viewers to take their time and several pairs of wireless headphones are available(since it's a library, we can't really keep the sound up). Videos will loop continuously while the library is open, seven days a week.

Check back soon for a schedule and more information about the work we'll be screening.