Fact Sheet

When:

Friday, January 30-Sunday, March 15, 2009

Where:

Decker and Meyerhoff galleries, Fox Building, 1303 Mount Royal Avenue; BBOX, the Gateway, 1601 Mount Royal Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland

Who:

Follies, Predicaments, and Other Conundrums: The Works of Laure Drogoul is organized by MICA faculty member Glenn Shrum “08, MICA Director of Exhibitions and Follies curator Gerald Ross and the students in MICA's Exhibition Development Seminar.

Exhibition Overview:

This exhibition is the first large-scale retrospective of Rinehart School of Sculpture graduate Laure Drogoul '81. The artist’s highly interactive works break down physical barriers traditionally associated with the visual arts, not only bringing viewers into active participation with each piece but, in some cases, inviting them to become an integral part of the art itself. The exhibition includes Drogoul's enormous plywood framed, paper mached, and hand painted "follies," representing unusual Baltimore objects. Drogoul also brings to MICA her signature performance, music, dance, film, and video series, the 14Karat Cabaret.

About the Art and Artist:

Drogoul, a Baltimore-based interdisciplinary artist, makes participatory and sensorial works that are articulated through sculpture, installation, performance, and Web-based media. Her process involves collection and observation of the body’s sensory connection to place and memory.

Unique Exhibition Development Process:

This exhibition was conceived by its curator Gerald Ross, and organized and produced in partnership with students in the Exhibition Development Seminar (EDS) under the guidance of course instructor, Glenn Shrum. EDS provides students with the opportunity to be involved in every aspect of a major exhibition, including research, planning, and production. Working closely with the curator and artist, the students were responsible for incorporating Drogoul's combination of performative and sculptural works into one cohesive exhibition. Early in the semester the class split into six teams and began developing specific project elements. Teams included: Curatorial, Education, Exhibition Design, Graphic Design, Web Development, and Project Coordination. Each team presented a series of proposals to the artist, curator, and others in the MICA community, outlining their goals for the exhibition and their plans to realize them. Drogoul's work presented a remarkable opportunity for class members to learn how to produce a large-scale exhibition that fully incorporates a broad range of artistic elements and media.

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