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The Hunger Project, Philadelphia
March 31, 2010 - May 15, 2010
FREE ADMISSION
First Friday Receptions: April 2 and May 7
J.J. McCracken, as a guest Artist-In-Residence at The Clay Studio, spent the summer laying the foundation for this active installation in direct response to hunger in Philadelphia. The Hunger Project, Philadelphia juxtaposes plenty with value, and immediate gratification with sustainability. McCracken’s work has probed accumulation, the ideal of perfection and decay as she reflected on the passage of time, mass production, consumption and consumerism. With The Hunger Project, McCracken’s focus shifts toward repair and tending as this new project develops in response to hunger within Philadelphia’s urban community. Drawing from the use of kaolin (a kind of clay), within various cultures for nutrition in the absence of other food sources, McCracken draws attention to the need for nutritious food sources for indigent populations in our own community. The Hunger Project, Philadelphia will include a clay-based installation featuring a staged setting with slip-cast vegetables forms; a fully functioning garden and live performances on April 1-2 and May 7.
Commissioned by The Clay Studio and by New York art critic John Perreault with support for development and planning provided by the Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative, a program of the Philadelphia Center for Arts and Heritage, funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts and administered by the University of the Arts. With support from Harpo Foundation (Los Angeles, CA and Coconut Grove, FL) under the sponsorship of the Arlington Arts Center (Arlington, VA). Additional funding provided by the William Penn Foundation.
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