Spool Contemporary Art Space is a not-for-profit organization founded by Binghamton University Professor Don DeMauro in 2000. The space exists in an historic building, which was formerly the Lestershire Spool & Mfg. Co., and is part of the Health and Cultural District in the Village of Johnson City. Since its inception, Spool has been host to a wide variety of art installations and exhibitions, including dance and musical performance, spoken word, cinema, and theater productions. Spool provides a unique venue for the community to enjoy diverse forms of art produced by regional, national and international artists.
For more, view Spool Contemporary Art Space director
Don Demauro in this short film vimeo.com/54166106
(2012, Stephen Schweitzer).
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Friday 10/18/2024
Spool Contemporary Art Space, Johnson City, NY
6:00 pm
Program: Spectral Frequencies
Curated by Taylor Dunne
The Instability of Clouds (Zazie Ray-Trapido, 15.5 min, 2024, USA)
Come out of your shell (Yannick Mosimann, 2.5 min, 2024, Switzerland)
Di Visi Di Pietra Memorie (Andrea Bordoli, 9 min, 2022, Switzerland)
A World in the Evening (Dan Boord & Luis Valdovino, 9 min, 2023, USA)
To Disapline A Rock #2 (Jiayi Chen, 1 min, 2023, China)
Caravan of Courage (Pedro B. Garcia, 11.5 min, 2024, Brazil)
a shifting pattern (Isaac Sherman, 6 min, 2023, USA)
Lizzy (Susanna Wallin, 15 min, 2024, USA)
TRT: 69 min
7:30 pm
Program: And they drifted away
Curated by Tomonari Nishikawa
weak signal (John Winn, 6 min, 2023, USA)
Night Collections #1 (Britany Gunderson, 6 min, 2024, USA)
Desire Path (Sofia Theodore-Pierce, 2.5 min, 2023, USA)
Ojitos mentirosos (Elena Duque, 6.5 min, 2023, Spain)
Half Light (Ryan Marino, 10 min, 2023, USA)
Terminal Island (Sam Drake, 13 min, 2024, USA)
TRT: 44 min
Saturday 10/19/2024
Spool Contemporary Art Space, Johnson City, NY
6:00 pm
Program: Portraits and Portals
Curated by Alyssa Micha
Guidance By Dokkaebi Fire (Justin Jinsoo Kim, 18.5 min, 2024, Republic of Korea)
Measuring Time (15 Meters) (Jorge Ramírez, 4 min, 2023, Spain)
Self Portrait with Ants (Jean-Francois-Reverby, 4.5 min, 2023, France)
The Window (Mary Trunk, 3 min, 2023, USA)
Kindergarten (Yann Les Jours, 3 min, 2023, France)
Positive Transparencies (Marianne Thodas, 7 min, 2024, Canada)
TEXtrucTURAS (Humanas) (Luis Carlos Rodriguez, 9 min, 2024, Spain)
The View From the Plane (Daniele Grosso, 6 min, 2024, Portugal)
CARMEN (Carla Forte, 4 min, 2023, USA)
TRT: 58 min
7:30 pm
Program: place/space
Curated by Brian Murphy
The Kittens' Tea Party (Mille Feuille, 11 min, 2022, Canada)
71 50 (MW Crater, 9 min, 2024, USA)
Malfunctions (Julie Anne Sando, 5.5 min, 2024, Canada)
Frog Moon (Noé Rodríguez, 14 min, 2023, Spain)
When the Seeds Say Enough (Dominick Rivers, 9.5 min, 2023, USA)
Reporting from the Ghost Cities of the Metaverse: Decentraland (Sub Net, 5.5 min, 2024, USA)
TRIPLE LOADERS (Max Van Loan, 3.5 min, 2023, USA)
Winterwood (Rebekkah Palov, 5.5 min, 2024, USA)
TRT: 61.5 min