socialwork: gifts, exchanges, and other projects

Fri, Apr 7
7:00pm - 10:00pm
free

The collection of video, sculpture, photography, performance and =

other documents in Sara Thacher's solo exhibition, Socialwork, =

explores what it means for an artist to have a public voice and what =

the public has to say back. Thacher picks at the edges of public life =

and creates a dialog with her audience and those who participate in =

her projects. One piece, Fourteen Miles in Other People's Shoes =

(borro.ws/shoes), begins as a literal enactment of a clich=E9d =

phrase and becomes a serious tool for social intervention. Wearing =

another person's shoes as your own is a very intimate gesture on many =

levels for both parties.

That spirit of intimacy also permeates BART Sleeps (borro.ws/ =

BARTsleeps), a pillow-lending program enacted on the Bay Area's =

commuter trains. Thacher cast herself in the role of the BART Sleeps =

Facilitator, offering pillows with fresh pillowcases to anyone who =

wanted a more comfortable ride. These and other projects bring this =

investigation of exchange into the gallery, providing opportunities =

for visitors to become collaborators.

Socialwork opens on April 7th at Ego Park, 492 23rd St. (at =

Telegraph), Oakland. Stop by the reception from 7 to 10 pm and have a =

banana, pre-sliced from the inside (all you need to do is peel it!).




Read about BART Sleeps in the SF Chronicle:
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=3D/c/a/2006/03/02/ =

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Venue:

Ego Park Gallery
492 23rd St.
Oakland
510.823.8045
http://www.egopark.org

On 23rd at Telegraph.
accessible from 19th st. BART
http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=3Dmap&q=3D492+23rd+St,+Oakland,+CA

Additional Info:


http://borro.ws http://www.egopark.org