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Laura Splan's work interrogates the material manifestations of our cultural ambivalence towards the human body. Her conceptually based projects employ a range of traditional and digital techniques. She often uses found objects and appropriated sources to explore socially constructed perceptions of order and disorder. Much of her work is inspired by experimentation with materials and processes including blood, cosmetic facial peel and digital fabrication.
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upcoming exhibition—SALZBURG
Possible Bodies
Sep 28–Nov 7, 2018
Vernissage Sep 27, 2018 at 19:00
Curated by Karla Spiluttini and Korinna Lindinger
Artists: Danny Bracken, Young Suk Lee, Lucas Norer, Robert Praxmarer, Anthony Rayzhekov, Laura Splan, Klaus Spiess und Lucie Strecker
Stadtgalerie Lehen
Salzburg, Austria
upcoming artist talk—san Jose, CA
LASER Art/Science Talks
Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at 7pm
San Jose State University
Digital Media Art Program at the CADRE Media Lab
San Jose, CA
UPCOMING EXHIBITION—SAN FRANCISCO
October 10, 2018–February 28, 2019
Opening Reception: Wed., Oct 10, 2018
After Tomorrow #2 : "Stitching and Weaving in the Digital Age"
Curated by Christine Duval
Exploring the intersections of Art and Technology through the art of Stitching and Weaving.
The Residence de France
San Francisco, CA
RECENT PERFORMANCE—NEW YORK CITY
Harvestworks TEAM Lab
Governors Island, New York, NY
September 1 & 2, 2018
Sculptural performance with biosensor actuated apparatus and sound.
CURRENT GROUP EXHIBITION—ONLINE
Claiming Needles
Curated by Peggy Schoenegge and Darja Zub
Presented by peer to space
RECENT GROUP EXHIBITION—SANTA FE
Collecting Digital Art:
Highlights + New Acquisitions from the Thoma Foundation
ART HOUSE, Santa Fe, NM
Artists: Beryl Korot, Brigitte Kowanz, Guillermo Galindo, Laura Splan, Steina Vasulka, Vera Molnar, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Eduardo Kac, and others
EXHIBITION INFO
COLLECTION INFO
LECTURES/TEACHING
Stanford University
Lecturer, Department of Art & Art History
Autumn 2018 Quarter Courses:
Embodied Interfaces and Data as Material
School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC)
Visiting Artist in Snow Yunxue Fu's Digitization Seminar, Autumn 2018
CURRENT GROUP EXHIBITION —NEWARK
Mirror Mirror
Curated by Anonda Bell
Paul Robeson Galleries, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ
Feb 8–Dec 20, 2018
Artists: Laura Splan, Martha Wilson, William Kentridge, Faith Ringgold, Dread Scott, Patricia Piccinini, Hyphen-Labs, Paolo Cirio, E.V. Day, Nona Faustine, Ani Liu, Leah DeVun, Riva Lehrer, Wendy Red Star, Leo Selvaggio and others
GALLERY WEBSITE
PRESS RELEASE
PROJECT INFO (Selected works from Manifest will be on view)
RECENT PRESS
“...In Splan’s works, coded data captured from bodily actions… is transformed into hypnotic rhythmic patterns and re-coded as sensory input. Aesthetically pleasurable and quantifiable, Splan deftly weaves scientific findings into visually stimulating artworks…”
— Audra Lambert, Arte Fuse
RECENT ARTIST RESIDENCY—PHILADELPHIA
BioArt Residency
Integral Molecular, Science Center, Philadelphia, PA
Funded by the Knight Foundation
The BioArt Residency program fosters collaboration between artists and scientists. Artists produce creative research projects in Integral Molecular’s biotechnology laboratory. The program provides unique access, opportunity and awareness for artists to explore the ever-changing world of biotechnology.
RECENT ACQUISITION
NYU Langone Art Collection, New York, NY
Recursive Expressions (Squint #1-3)
archival pigment prints on hot press cotton rag
24" x 24" each
edition of 5 + 1 AP
RECENT SOLO EXHBITION—MONTRÉAL
Laura Splan: Embodied Objects
March 15–April 21, 2018
Occurrence Gallery
Montréal, Québec, Canada
RECENT GROUP EXHIBITION—WHITEWATER
Reading Material
Curators: Michael Flanagan, Susan Messer, Melanie Herzog
February 22–March 23, 2018
Crossman Gallery
University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, WI
GALLERY WEBSITE
PROJECT INFO (Selected works from Trousseau will be on view)
RECENT GROUP EXHIBITION—MONTRÉAL
Material Turn
March 8–April 13, 2018
Curated by WhiteFeather Hunter & Kelly Thompson
Artists: Laura Splan, LoVid, Ellen Rothenberg, Lia Cook, Robin Kang, others
La Galerie FOFA, Université Concordia
Montréal, Québec, Canada
(Photo: Guy L'Heureux)
EXHIBITION INFO
RECENT SOLO EXHIBITION—NEW YORK CITY
Manifest
June 28–August 23, 2017
Curated by Katherine Meehan, NYU Langone Art Collection
NYU Langone Medical Center Art Gallery, New York, NY
RECENT INTERVIEW—SOME SERIOUS BUSINESS
#FiftyQuestions with Laura Splan
Questions by Quintan Ana Wikswo
August 2, 2017
"Some Serious Business presents #FiftyQuestions to highlight wonderful folks that are creating, presenting, questioning and critiquing."
Photo by NYU Langone Art Program & Collection
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RECENT SOLO EXHIBITION—HOUSTON
Material Expressions
January 13–February 11, 2017
Capsule Gallery, Houston, TX
EXHIBITION IMAGES
RECENT VIDEO PROFILE
Artist Laura Splan at Capsule Gallery
By Brenda Cruz-Wolf
January 2017
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