Stephanie Diamond is a social practice artist who has worked within museum, community, school, non-profit, and gallery settings for the past fifteen years, where she has explored community as an artistic form. Her work ensures that humans take care of themselves as individuals within a public. Her projects explore self care, personal practice and individual awareness as a catalyst for being of service to communities. She runs listingsproject.com, a free weekly listserv of real estate and opportunity listings for the creative community.
When I approached this piece for AFC I decided in advance to photograph how booths were set up and to look at the environment as opposed to the art. When I arrived all that changed. I ended up photographing some art as well as people I bumped into, and had some really funny interactions. Best of all, I bought a piece of art. (See: huge sharpie).
In 2011, I was asked to make an installation for Scope, Home Away from Home. In it, I sold the objects, services, and pleasantries that often go missing while away from home. I wanted to make a piece that encouraged self-care. When it was finally presented at Scope, I felt like it was underutilized: I realized that many people aren’t looking for a space to slow down when they go to art fairs. But, they are often looking for a place to connect. This piece documents my experience of that at the fair.
Travis Somerville, Historical Blindness
www.travissomerville.com
Rudy Shephard
www.rudyshepherd.com
Mixed Greens
www.mixedgreens.com/
This is Rudy Shephard
Luis Suarez, the soccer player who bit someone during the 2014 World Cup, is Rudy’s favorite piece.
Kanishka Raja, Rudy Shephard and Me: We went to Skowhegan together in 2000.
Kanishka Raja
www.kanishkaraja.com
Rachel Monosov
www.rachelmonosov.com
This is Stefan Rurak (left)
This is an image on a t-shirt. Trenton Doyle Hancock
imperfect articles (shirt makers who made Trenton’s shirt)
http://imperfectarticles.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=73
I bought this.
Megan Whitmarsh
http://meganwhitmarsh.com/
These guys were fixing a leak.
Josh Reames
http://www.joshreames.com/
Lisa Sigal
http://lisasigal.net/
This is Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle
http://www.jenkinsjohnsongallery.com/exhibitions/14.02.hinkle/14hinkle_PR.html
Jenkins Johnson gallery
http://www.jenkinsjohnsongallery.com/
link to Kenyatta’s work: http://www.jenkinsjohnsongallery.com/exhibitions/14.02.hinkle/14hinkle_PR.html
link to Kenyatta’s work: http://www.jenkinsjohnsongallery.com/exhibitions/14.02.hinkle/14hinkle_PR.html
Gallerist doing yoga. Yay self care!
These guys were in a room behind a dark curtain
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