Last Thursday for the The Armory Show‘s VIP SoHo night we presented Joan Jonas‘ “Lunar Rabbit, 2011”. The storefront multimedia installation was the culmination of a series of workshops led by Jonas during spring 2011 for students from the Clinton School for Writers and Artists. The workshops explored the myth of a selfless rabbit who
Clinton Middle School students went on the High Line with artist Mary Giancoli. The kids took pictures of the High Line. They learned how to photograph landscapes and portraits in black and white or with vivid colors. Inspired and struck by the panoramic view they captured beautiful images!
Artist Mary Giancoli accompanied Clinton Middle School students to The Associated Press on January 24th. The kids were challenged at first with questions about their views on photography. Here are some of the things they said: “Photography, it’s a way to catch reality…”, “It’s a way to express myself in a different manner…”, “It’s a
Clinton Middle School students took a field trip to the FLAG Art Foundation on December 20th. First they learned from art handlers how you pack, protect, ship, and install works for a show, then they saw the installation “Fallen” by Jane Hammond, where she created a special leaf for each soldier who died in Iraq.
Joan Jonas and the Clinton Middle School students began their initial rehearsals on March 22nd for Jonas’ upcoming multidisciplinary collaborative production “Double Lunar Rabbit, 2011”.
Last week, the students at Clinton worked on preparing for their costumes: clothing and masks. The “clothing” will be made of Japanese Mulberry paper, which is crumpled to emanate a softer, cloth-like texture. Zoe, Kat, and Audrey crumpling the sheets of Mulberry. The children used plaster to make masks by dipping plaster strips into water
