Duke Riley: Flights of Fancydevelopment of the cigar industry and socio-political landscape of Ybor...
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FORIMMEDIATERELEASE(December13,Tampa,FL)-TheUSFContemporaryArtMuseumispleasedtopresent:
DukeRiley:FlightsofFancyJanuary13–March4,2017USFContemporaryArtMuseumUSFCAMwillpresentasoloexhibitionofBrooklyn-basedartistDukeRiley,knownforhisambitiousandimmersiveprojectsthatinvestigatehistoricalandcontemporarysocialissues,oftenthroughsubversiveperformativeaction.Featuringtwoprojectsinourgalleryspaces,DUKERILEY:FlightsofFancyexploresandcelebratesRiley’shistoryofexaminingtheroleandrelationshipsofhumansandnaturethroughhisinteractionsandinterventionswithpigeonsinpublicspaceandthenauticallandscape.CAM’sLeeandVictorLeavengoodGallerywillfeatureare-configurationofDukeRiley’sproject,TradingwiththeEnemy(2013),whereRileybredandtrainedfiftyhomingpigeonstoflyone-wayfromHavanatoKeyWest,Florida.HalfofthepigeonscarriedCubanCohibacigars,theothertwenty-fivecarriedvideocamerasdocumentingthejourneyacrosstheFloridaStraits.Theexhibitionincludesapigeonloft,thesmuggledcigars,andvideosfilmedbythebirds,whichRileyreferstoasthe“smugglers”andthe“filmmakers”,aswellasresearchmaterialrelatedtothehistoricflighttrainingofthepigeons.ThisprojectspecificallyreferencestheUStradeembargoonCubaandcontributestotheevolvingdialogueanddiplomaticrelationshipbetweenthecountriesaswellasreferencingtheStateofFlorida’shistoryoftradewithCubaanditsdirectinfluenceonthedevelopmentofthecigarindustryandsocio-politicallandscapeofYborCityandWestTampa.CAM’sWestGallerywillincludephotographsfromRiley’smostrecentworkandlargestprojecttodate,FlyByNight(2016),producedfortheNewYork-basedpublicartorganizationCreativeTime.Expandingonhishistoryofworkingwithpigeons,Rileyconvertedaformernavalshipintoafloatingpigeonloftandtrained2000pigeons,outfittedwithsmallilluminatedLEDbands,toflyinorchestratedperformancesaboveNewYorkCity’sEastRiver.Capturedduringeveningperformancesoverthesix-weekrunoftheproject,thetime-lapsephotographsdocumenttheflightpatternsofthebirds,swirling,twirlingandswoopingasmovingconstellationsinthenightsky.Payinghomagetothewaningcultureofpigeonfanciers,Riley’sFlyByNightreimaginestheroleofthepigeonfromanuisancedwellerwithintheurbanlandscapetoacelebratedandreveredmessenger,companionandcollaborator.Riley’sworkencompassesdrawing,printmaking(theartistwillbeinresidencyatGraphicstudiotocreatetwoprintsoverthecourseof2017),mosaic,sculpture,videoandperformativeinterventions.Hissignaturestyleinterweaveshistoricalandcontemporaryeventswithelementsoffictionandmythtocreateallegoricalhistories.Hisre-imaginednarratives,presentedinhisdistinctscrimshawandmaritimeaesthetic,commentonawiderangeofissues,fromtheculturalimpactofoverdevelopmentandgentrificationofwaterfrontcommunities,tocontradictionswithinpoliticalideologiesaswellascommerceandtheroleoftheartistinsocietyandatwar.
DetailofDukeRiley,TheFilmmakers,2013(left)andTheSmugglers,2013(right).KeyWestreclaimedrooftin,gouache.FromTradingwiththeEnemy.
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RELATEDEVENTSCONVERSATIONWITHDUKERILEY*January13,6pmUSFSchoolofMusicBarnessRecitalHall(MUS107)ArtistDukeRileyjoinscuratorSarahHowardforaconversationabouthisworkpriortotheopeningreception.DUKERILEY:FLIGHTSOFFANCYOPENINGRECEPTIONJanuary13,7-9pmUSFContemporaryArtMuseumARTTHURSDAY:CURATOR'STOURJanuary26,6-8pmUSFContemporaryArtMuseumJoinUSFCAMCuratorSarahHowardforatourofDukeRiley:FlightsofFancy.ARTTHURSDAY:FORTHEBIRDS*February2,6-8pmUSFContemporaryArtMuseumComelearnaboutthefascinatingworldofpigeonswithworld-classpigeonfancierand“LegendoftheSport”ErioAlvarezfromTampa’sownAlvarezLofts.AlvarezwilldiscussthebreedingandracingofpigeonsandthehistoryofthesportintheTampaBayregion.SYCOMCONCERT:MUSICFORFLIGHTSOFFANCYFebruary17,7-9pmUSFContemporaryArtMuseumThistwo-hourconcertwillfeaturethestudentsandfacultyofUSF'sCompositionandElectronicMusicStudioperformingoriginalcompositionsinspiredbytheartworksinCAM’sexhibitionDukeRiley:FlightsofFancy.ARTTHURSDAY:FLYBYNIGHTWITHCREATIVETIME’SJEANCOONEY*February23,6-8pmUSFContemporaryArtMuseumLearnmoreaboutFlyByNight,artistDukeRiley’spublicartworkofunprecedentedscaleandbeautyproducedbyCreativeTime,aNY-basedpublicartagencythatworkswithartiststocontributetothedialogues,debatesanddreamsofourtimes.CreativeTime’sDirectorofPublicProjectsJeanCooneywillshareinsightstotheuniquechallengespresentedfromherexperienceswithtemporaryprojectsinpublicspace.*AmericanSignLanguageInterpreterswillbeavailableattheseevents.MUSEUMHOURS+ADMISSIONSUSFCAMHours:Mon-Fri10am-5pm,Thurs10am-8pm,Sat1-4pm.ClosedSundayandUniversityholidays(January16) AdmissiontotheMuseumisfree;howeveraUSFparkingpermit($5.00daily)orpay-per-spaceparkingisrequired.Pleasevisitourwebsitecam.usf.eduforparking,directions,ormoreinformationoneventsassociatedwiththeexhibitions.GroupsandorganizationsinterestedintoursshouldcontactUSFCAMtoscheduleatleasttwoweeksinadvance.Call(813)974-4133foradditionalinformation.DukeRiley:FlightsofFancyissupportedinpartbyagrantfromtheArtsCouncilofHillsboroughCounty,BoardofCountyCommissioners,andbytheUSFCAMArtforCommunityEngagement(ACE)FundPatrons.TheUSFContemporaryArtMuseumisrecognizedbytheStateofFloridaasamajorculturalinstitutionandreceivesfundingthroughtheStateofFlorida,DepartmentofState,DivisionofCulturalAffairs,theFloridaCouncilonArtsandCulture,andtheNationalEndowmentfortheArts.TheUSFContemporaryArtMuseumisaccreditedbytheAmericanAllianceofMuseums.
DukeRiley,FlyByNight,photobyTodSeelie,courtesyofCreativeTime.