Off the Map

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February 12 - March 10, 2010

Curated by Jill Hardy

Scott Bailey | Liz Hickok | Maya Lin | Matthew Picton
Hugo Solis & Brian Hemingway | Jane Tsong | Claude Zervas

Off the Map explores how geospatial mapping technologies have made maps more accessible and how artists are creating new ones that chart the human experience. This exhibition looks at artists that appropriate cartographic technique to push the boundaries of mapping itself. Off the Map is part of KAC’s Emerging Curator Initiative, in partnership with the University of Washington’s Museology Graduate Program.

Exhibition lecture at Henry Art Gallery

Friday, February 26, 7 PM
Join exhibition curator Jill Hardy, Lize Mogel, and exhibiting artists Claude Zervas and Hugo Solis.
FREE to KAC and Henry Members, $5 General Admission.
Funding for this program is provided by the Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs.

Press

Kirkland Arts Center 'Off the Map' with new art show,
Kirkland Reporter, February 15, 2010

Mapping the world so that we may use it. by Ryan Molenkamp
City Arts Blog, February 12, 2010

The Curator's Eye: Out of this World
City Arts Magazine, March 1, 2010

Matthew Picton. Pakistan and the Indus River (detail). 2007. Duralar, enamel paint, pins. 76 x 48 x2 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Howard House, Seattle, WA. Photo: Jill Hardy