Tastemaker

November 9, 2006 - January 19, 2007
OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday, November 9, 6-9pm

“Special Reconnaissance: Actions conducted by special operations forces to obtain or verify, by visual observation or other collection methods, information concerning capabilities, intentions and activities…to secure data concerning the meteorological, hydrographic or geographic characteristics of a particular area.”  - American Department of Defense Glossary, 2004.

Gigantic ArtSpace presents
SPECIAL RECONNAISSANCE_, a group show investigating the construction of place at the intersection of conflict, narrative and memory.  Blending elements of surveillance and performance, expedition and revelation, the exhibition asks: “How do we define place and how do we find ourselves in it?”  Following the root of 'reconnaissance,’ which is ‘to take back the land,' the title of the exhibition takes the word back from the Department of Defense, just as these sixteen artists endeavor to retake place from the forces of ruin, oblivion and decay.


The Center for Land Use Interpretation (CLUI) presents a portable slide lecture documenting their study of the uses, purposes, and perception of the American landscape.

The aerial photography of J Henry Fair alternates between abstract/ aesthetic and concrete/political realities to depict the environmental impact of coal mining in West Virginia.


Gigantic ArtSpace [GAS] is located at 59 Franklin Street (btw.
Broadway and Lafayette), NY, NY 10013.
Directions by subway: 1 to Franklin Street, A/C/E/N/Q/R/W/6/J/M/Z to Canal Street.
Gallery hours:   Tuesday through Saturday 11am to 7pm. Media Contact:   Sean Carroll, Gallery Manager, 212 226 6762 • info@giganticartspace.com • www.giganticartspace.com •