RJP Nomadic Gallery presents Cr(e)ate Exhibition Opening/Performance on Second Saturday, September 8th, 6-9 p.m.
Lone Star Studios, 107 Lone Star Blvd, San Antonio, TX
”Artists aren’t engineers,” the museum manager observed ruefully.
”Artists oughta be shot,” a disgruntled trucker said.
~ The New York Times article, 1988
Lone Star Studios and the Lullwood Group present Cr(e)ate. The RJP Nomadic Gallery continues to highlight functional design aesthetics and arts practice as highly influenced by existing infrastructures through a labor based performance and installation. Repurposing the protective shell of the art crate into fine art object through exhibition offers a metaphorical unpacking of typically formal objects, revealing them as purveyors of history and mystery. Arriving at 6 p.m. on Saturday night the RJP Nomadic Gallery will unload the crates from a 40’ Ryder truck and begin the installation in Lone Star Studios.
RJP Nomadic Gallery presents Dark Matter
Exhibition Opening/Performance on First Friday, September 7th, 7-9 p.m.
Blue Star Contemporary, 116 Blue Star, San Antonio, TX
Blue Star Contemporary and the Lullwood Group present Dark Matter, an exhibition and performance by the RJP Nomadic Gallery. Arriving in a 40’ Ryder moving truck a performance of transformation will ensue as functionally designed shipping crates and palettes within the truck will be transformed into the walls, lighting and stairs of a mobile gallery. Upon entering the gallery visitors will find a series of works by highly accomplished international artists, some revealing the typically invisible process of art shipping and installation while others highlight the tangential influence of art handling and museum practices upon their finalized works. Beginning in the Blue Star Complex parking lot at 7 PM on Friday, September 7th the venue will close at 9 PM.
The RJP 2.0 Gallery Kit was first displayed as an installation/performance entitled “UNPACKING ACCESS” as a participating organization in the Texas Biennial 2011 in Austin, Texas.
RJP 2.0 Gallery Kit
Utilizing our surrounding, existing infrastructures, (shipping systems, free website modules, home depot, rental trucks, etc…) RJP offers engineered, multi-use components as a complete “gallery kit.” Accessible and economically viable, the “kit” offers the potential to sustainably expand outreach and community engagement.
No. 3: What you do after No.2
Opening Reception: 6-10 PM Saturday, October 10th, 2009
Waypoint Gallery, Marfa, Texas
The Ryder Jon Piotrs Nomadic Gallery presents “No.3: What you do after No. 2“, an exhibit of contemporary Texas artists held in conjunction with the Waypoint Gallery in Marfa, Texas. The group show will feature new pieces questioning and commenting on the nature of a nomadic gallery, societal perceptions and personal identity. The artists work in a range of media including steel, ceramics, installation and painting. The nomadic gallery event will coincide with the Chinanti Open House weekend, October 9th and 10th, 2008. Join us for the opening reception on Saturday, October 10th, 2008. During the opening reception guests will provide music. This event is free and open to the public.
“No.3: What you do after No. 2” will feature work by artists Piotr Chizinski, Mark Collup, B.C. Gilbert, Nathan Green, Anna Krachey, Cat Prose, Ryder Richards, Sue Anne Rische, Brian Wheeler, Jeffery Wheeler, Jonathan Whitfill and David Willburn. With installation work and outdoor pieces by Emily Bales, Shreepad Joglekar, Chad Plunkett, Nola Richards, Charlie Scala, Ian F. Thomas and Christopher Walnoha. Each artist has developed a method of assessing and refining their work that not only confronts, but also speaks of aesthetics and unique presentation. Several of the artists display a tongue in cheek humor while commenting on grave issues that face our world, while others focus their energy on process and engage the complexities of material and mind.
Ryder Jon Piotrs (RJP) is a collaborative art group celebrating our third year of exhibits by returning to Marfa, the site of our first nomadic exhibition. The gallery is comprised of a 24 foot Ryder moving truck converted into a sophisticated gallery space complete with track lighting. The Waypoint Gallery generously offered space to the RJP Nomadic Gallery for this year’s exhibition. Waypoint Gallery is located at 208 South Summer Street, Marfa, Texas.
For more information please call Ryder Richards at 806.790.5508or email ryderjonpiotrs@gmail.com
Special thanks to Blake Morris and Tom Curry for graciously hosting the RJP nomadic gallery in conjunction with the Gallery Night Artwalk in Alpine Texas. A very diverse show included the works of B. C. Gilbert, Jeff Wheeler, Chad Plunket, Todd DeVriese, Lauren Bolden, Ryder Richards, Jonathan Whitfill, and Piotr Chizinski.
The No.2 : at your Doorstep exhibition in the Ryder Jon Piotrs Nomadic Gallery went to MARFA, TX for the Chinati members dinner weekend Friday, October 10th, 2008. The Gallery was open through Sunday, October 12th, 2007. We exhibited in conjunction with the Waypoint Gallery just south of the Thunderbird Hotel. (Many thanks to Mike Bianco.)
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Alpine Gallery
