Published Friday, January 29, 2010.
P.S.1 Contemporary
Art Center
announces the launch of Studio Visit, a website that invites artists
and collectives to virtually exhibit their works and invite viewers into their
studio spaces. Continuing P.S.1's tradition of presenting works by emerging
artists, Studio Visit encourages the
local and international artist community to participate in what will serve as
an online artistic pool of information and a research tool for future
exhibitions. The website officially launches February 1 on http://ps1.org/studio-visit/.
Studio Visit is an initiative in which artists offer viewers a virtual studio tour that
begins with an image of the actual studio building, then follows with an artist
statement, images of the studio's interior, a satellite map that designates the
studio location, and still images and/or video of the artist's works. Artists'
submissions will be present on the website for at least one month. In its
initial period, the website will encourage the New York City and surrounding area artist
community to participate, but prospectively, Studio Visit will be open for national and international
submissions.
Until recent years, P.S.1 had
a studio program in which the audience was invited to visit the artist on site
of their production as works were being produced and debuted for the first time.
Studio Visit revitalizes this idea of
offering the visitor a direct experience with artists of varied artistic
practices and their works by presenting a virtual studio excursion.
"Since its
foundation, P.S.1 is one of the most truly international and at the same time extremely
local spaces for art in New York City.
Studio Visit connects the old
traditions of being able to visit studios at P.S.1 with the opportunity to
discover new artists on our website. In the midterm, we are trying to achieve
and to offer a complex research tool not only for P.S.1 but also for interested
visitors of our website," says P.S.1 Director Klaus Biesenbach.