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Form/Space Atelier Program For September 2008

Show Title: Play: Intuitively Altered Spaces

Show Duration: September 12- October 5

Opening Reception: September 12, 6PM

Exhibit is free.

Julie Alpert exhibits at Form/Space Atelier September 2008, addressing illusionism in collage,
painting, and installation as a metaphor for the way we suspend belief as a form of escapism. Her
process holds as much importance as her finished pieces. It begins with an intuitive response to the
architectural space the work will inhabit using found objects and building materials to distort the
space and create a loose narrative. She then manipulates photographs of the installation in collages,drawings, and paintings, distorting the already altered space. The work is an homage to German Expressionist film, contemporaries such as Jessica Stockholder and Lisa Sigal, and the tromp l’oeil artists of the 1600’s – early 20th century.

Today marks a big step as we have finally finished (and filed) our application for non-profit 501(c)3 status for the Collaboration Foundation.

Our completed application was 130 pages long(!) including By Laws, a Conflict of Interest policy, accounting statements, a narrative of activities, signatures of our Board of Directors, and various forms. It's a fairly complicated process.

Fortunately, we had the guidance of our pro-bono legal team at McDermitt, Will, & Emery. Big thanks to Christopher Lovejoy and Ben Wolkov for their incredible diligence and persistence in seeing this through.

We have just started to make all kind testing movies.