Electronic Vistas | Joseph DeLappe Feb 25!

Thursday, February 25 - 7 pm
Capital City Arts Initiative
Nevada Neighbors

"Electronic Vistas"
Presentation by Joseph DeLappe

Carson City Library
900 N Roop Street
Carson City

Joseph DeLappe is an Associate Professor of the Department of Art at the University of Nevada where he directs the Digital Media program. Working with electronic and New Media since 1983, his work in online gaming performance and electro-mechanical installation have been shown throughout the United States and abroad, including exhibitions and performances in Australia, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Belgium, Peru, China and the Netherlands.

Joseph–aka 'Joe'– created and directs the "iraqimemorial.org" project, an ongoing call for artists to create proposals for memorials to the many thousands of civilian casualties in the Iraq war. The Project is currently featured at the UNR Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery through March 12.

Joe will present documentation of his recent projects and discuss them as durational works of experimental online and real world performance.

Informal reception preceding Joe's talk at the library at 6:15 p.m.

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[The Library public presentation is part of "Nevada Neighbors," CCAI's program of visiting–and local!–curators, artists and scholars. Joseph will also be visiting area schools and colleges to meet with students. Electronic flier by CCAI staff. Click on image to enlarge.]