Language and the City
January 20,2012 – February 19,2012
Our use of language influences the way we construct and engage with the built environment. Spoken and written language is explicit in our everyday world. We see it in our road signs, advertising, general signage, public announcements, and directions.
We are particularly aware of language when, whether presented in text or verbally, it is misused or ambiguous. It is through these deviations and perversions that we form new relationships with built environment. In these situations, many ideas and possibilities are suggested to us, expanding the use of language from a mere informational or persuasive role and into the delightful and layered realms of misdirection, onomatopoeia, malapropism, pun, opposition or inversion of meanings, haiku, surrealism, dada, and general absurdity.
With this in mind, Studio Couture calls for entries to a juried exhibition of art, design and architecture in which written and spoken language is made explicit in our experience of the city.
Complete submission guidelines can be found at http://www.studiocouturedetroit.org.
Exhibition Calendar:
Call for Entries November 1, 2011
Deadline for Submittals December 9, 2011
Announcement of Accepted Entries December 21, 2011
Delivery and installation of Works January 8, 2012
Exhibition Opening January 21, 2012
Exhibition Schedule January 20, 2012-February 19, 2012
ABOUT STUDIO COUTURE:
Started in 2011, Studio Couture is a multi-purpose arts
incubator space with a gallery, student-directed design studio and community arts space. It is located in Detroit’s central business district. Its mission is to use art and design methodologies to promote community building and urban renewal. The space will also create entrepreneurial opportunities and demonstrate the theory and practice of art and design through lectures, panel discussions and workshops.
Funding is provided by Lawrence Tech.