The Sheldon Art Galleries
1128 Washington Ave.
St. Louis, MO

May 19, 6-8pm

Solo Exhibition

Galerie f 5.6
Munich, Germany

Spring, 2013

A day after returning from Europe in late June, I suffered a sudden cardiac arrest.  These sorts of events only have about a 6% survival rate but my wonderful wife acted quickly and my life was saved.  I’ve been in and out of the hospital for the past two months dealing with various complications but I appear to be in the clear at this point.  Armed with a state-of-the-art pacemaker/defibrillator, I am better than new.  I am now ready to take my bionic self and get back into the creative process once again.

Needless to say, the summer was not productive for me.  I planned to get a lot more done in July and August.  I am currently working on enlisting some student assistants this Fall who can hopefully help me catch back up.  There will be more work on the way but it might take a while before it appears on the website.

So, please stay tuned and take note of the three exhibitions this month in Jacksonville, Chicago and Groningen, The Netherlands.

MoCA Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL
Sept. 7 – Nov. 6
more info

Noorderlicht Festival

Groningen, The Netherlands
Sept. 11- Oct. 9
more info

Write Now

Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington St.
Chicago, IL
Sept. 30, 2011 – Apr. 29, 2012
more info

International ArtExpo
Video/Short Films

Zabok, Croatia
Zelena Dvorana
May 6-7/13-14, 2011

Kalamata, Greece
Festival Miden
Amfeia’s Square
July 8-10, 2011

The Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville

Jacksonville, Florida
Sept. 7 – Nov. 6

This month I am in Madrid teaching workshops at EFTI, a photography school here in the city.  They have me working four workshops this year instead of my usual two.  The extra money has allowed me to bring the whole family along this time.  Betsy and Inge have been enjoying our apartment in the Lavapies neighborhood while I’ve been working.

Next we travel by train to Switzerland to visit friends in Langendorf.  I will also be meeting up with Forence Baur and Katrin Weber at Art Basel.  They run Galerie f 5.6 in Munich.

We’re finishing the trip with a week in Venice to take in the Biennale and relax a bit.

I’m back at the end of the month and am looking forward to working on new material in July and August.  I will be working on finishing post-production for The Untitled Project, editing new video material, fabricating some sculpture mockups, and working out the details for some installation ideas.

2011
Dylan Rice
Columbia University Press
New York

Made It

LST Publishing
Liaoning, China
2011

Exploring Color Photography

Robert Hirsch
McGraw Hill Publishing
2010
Link

Work in progress includes the last remaining works in The Untitled Project Chinese chapter, more video and still imagery for the Pulse project, and moving forward with 3D/installation ideas in the spirit of 2010′s Hanging Lighted Square.

I feel I have had a bit of a lull in promotion since the arrival of my daughter in November.  I am currently working with a grant writer to land some public art commissions and art grants to support my new sculptural and installation ideas.  Some of these ideas are very expensive to execute and will need substantial funding.  If we’re successful, keep an eye out in 2012 for some larger scale installation work.  Announcements will appear here.

I will be in Spain, Switzerland and Venice in June.  I’ll be doing my usual teaching in Madrid, visiting friends in Langendorf, possibly popping over to Basel for the fair, then a week in Venice to relax and take in the Biennale.

International ArtExpo
Video/Short Films

Zabok, Croatia
Zelena Dvorana
May 6-7/13-14, 2011

Kalamata, Greece
Festival Miden
Amfeia’s Square
July 8-10, 2011

Solo Exhibition

Fall 2011 (dates TBD)
Keene State College
Keene, NH

Work is still progressing on the Chinese chapter of The Untitled Project.  It has been curtailed somewhat by the arrival of my daughter but I’m still hoping to finish things out this Winter thanks to continued help from my assistants Pang and Kim.

I have two exhibitions coming up in January that I am beginning to prepare for.  I will have a small solo exhibition at Johalla Projects in Chicago that is associated with the ACRE Residency I attended in August.  I am particularly excited about this exhibition because it is largely self-curated, with help from Anna Cerniglia, the gallery owner.  This will be my first exhibition that isn’t exclusively photographic.  It will include the sculpture I built during the residency, two video pieces, some photographic work, and possibly some text pieces.

The other exhibition is call Art Imitates Artiface and is taking place at Cleveland State University.  It’s a group exhibition that includes Kerry Skarbakka and Nate Larson among others.  The show will feature works from the North American chapter of The Untitled Project.

Our basement studio renovation is nearly complete so Betsy and I will be spending some time this Winter settling back in to our space.  I have some more 3D projects I’d like to get started on during the colder months so I’m looking forward to having our workspace back.

2011
Columbia University Press
New York

The Independent Sunday Review

Sept. 26, Oct. 3, 10, 17, 2010
London, UK
Four images and interview published.
The Indepenent (London-based newspaper)

Photo World

August, 2010
Xinhua News Agency
Beijing, China
Images and interview (Chinese language).

Creative Review

July, 2010
London, UK
Small monograph published of Floating Logos project.
Publication website.

Exploring Color Photography

Robert Hirsch
McGraw Hill Publishing
2010
Link

Made It

LST Publishing
Liaoning, China
2011