Together with the opening of the show in the RC gallery, I hope to work with students to transform their dorm rooms into installation, performance or event spaces. I'll be available to workshop ideas the week I'm on campus installing March 8 to 12, as well as to work on publicizing the event.

Below are some art historical and cultural sources to help brainstorming about how to transform your rooms into social or experiential spaces.

Entertaining

    

Alexander Calder, Circus

Helio Oiticica, Billiards Room, 1966 (Whitechapel Art Gallery, 1969)

French Salons
Calder performed his circus in in pricate venues in Paris during the late 1920s, early 1930s. Exhibtion at the Whitney, video Oiticica recreatied a billiards room, inspired by billards rooms in Rio's Favelas, to be used for the duration of the show. Gatherings in French aristicratic homes in the 17th and 18th Cen., hosted primarily by women involving converations about art and culture.

 

 

    
Feeding    

Gordon Matta-Clark

Rirkrit Tiravanija, Untitled 1992 (Free)

Potlucks
Food, restaurant in New York, early 1970s. The space functioned as a community cafeteria in the then desolate area. NY Times article Serving Pad Thai in to Gallery goers, 303 Gallery and David Zwirner Community contributed meals.

 

 

    
Inventing    

Andrea Zittel, A-Z Comfort Unit, 1994

Do-Ho Su,The Perfect Home II, 2003

Helio Oiticica, Grand Nucleus, 1960-1966
Zittel's spatial projects began while living in small places in Brooklyn, searching for a self design, efficient and inspiring environment. Suh produced fabric, seamingly ephemeral representations of Korean domestic architecture he left behind when he move to the united States. Taking the geometric abstraction off of the Canvas, Oiticica tried to create spatial visual experiences. NY times article

 

 

    
Curating    

Anna Lise Jensen, "To Hotel" 2009

Jo Q. Nelson, Softbox, 2007-2009

Apt-Art c1982-3 (reconstruction at Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, 2005)
Jensen often acts as the artist/curator, putting together exhibitions in alternative spaces. "To hotel" is a project she started while traveling. Softbox was a malleable space where rooms were on wheels. Softbox was both a laboratory and a social space where interactive programming took place including short term residencies, exhibitions, screenings and performances. Artists under communism is Russia presented work in Apartment shows. For more information, look at the writings of Boris Groys, especially his work on Ilya Kabakov.

 

 

    
Working with Groups    

Lygia Clark, Relaxaçao, 1974-5

Graciela Carnevale, action as part of the 'Cycle of Experimental Art', Rosario, Argentina (1968)

Future Farmers, Lofoten Game of the Future, 2004.
Clark moved from Geometric Abstract Painting, to interactive sculpture to group activities that function as therapeutic. In the context of Fascist Argentina, Carnevale invited an audience to an exhibit where she lock them inside the gallery and waited until they decided what to do, smashing the glass to escape. More information Giant board game to brainstorm with local residents about redesign of public park.