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Alexandra Grant Residency: April 15 – June 28, 2013 Exhibition: Forêt Intérieure/Interior Forest

‘My work investigates where text becomes image and vice versa. I start with specific texts for these explorations in painting, drawing, and other media, and as a result have collaborated with many diverse kinds of writing and writers, both dead and living. My preference is to work with literary texts, both poetry and prose, that are full of imagery and signifiers and lend themselves to a mapping or parsing process.’

Alexandra Grant Residency: April 15 – June 28, 2013 Exhibition: Forêt Intérieure/Interior Forest

‘"Forêt Intérieure/Interior Forest" is really about sharing intimacy, reading together, and drawing together. Since January, we've been holding a bimonthly Cixous reading group, and I invited the public to come and draw with me for a period of seven weeks at 18th Street Arts Center. Both reading and drawing are activities that are generally done in solitude, that inspire the imagination and our fantasy lives. So in essence, both "Philippines" and "Forêt Intérieure/Interior Forest" are invitations to come together to contemplate the possibility of a shared dream.’

Eamon Ore-Giron Residency: September 24 – December 14, 2012 Exhibition: Open Tuning: E-D-G-B-D-G

Yujun Ye Residency Dates: October 1 – December 31, 2014 Exhibition: L.A. Dreaming

Ye’s installation will continue to transform throughout its duration to reflect her evolving experiences of the city. The project will culminate in the construction of a new interactive work in collaboration with French multimedia artist Alexis Mailles alongside a final performance realized with L.A.-based artists Dan Kwong, Monel Chang, Frida Li, Oshus, Mystic Pete, and others.

Liao Chi-Yu Residency dates: June 1, 2013 – September 30, 2013