elysa lozano portfolio

Autonomous Organization found that due to a bureaucratic anomaly, the land that Skydive Artspace stands on is up for grabs to any group starting a Socialist colony on the premises: a tri-fold brochure of potential Services for Skydive to choose from (front cover and inside)

Autonomous Organization and Skydive Artspace partnered to found The Skydive Office of Cultural Affairs to publicize the opportunity, images from the Grand Opening of the new Office

The Skydive Office of Cultural Affairs: wall plaque with proclamation

The Skydive Office of Cultural Affairs: proof the gallery is legally deeded to anyone starting a Socialist colony; drawings in pencil and watercolor of: deed (12x8”) tax assessors map (10x8”)

The Skydive Office of Cultural Affairs: proof the gallery is legally deeded to anyone starting a Socialist colony; drawing in pencil of Harris County property map of 1892 (24x36”)

The Skydive Office of Cultural Affairs: proof the gallery is legally deeded to anyone starting a Socialist colony; photograph of an etching of the spot where the archives were lost, taken in Houston City Hall

The Skydive Office of Cultural Affairs Presents an Exhibition of Proposals for a Socialist Colony: selected artist proposals clockwise from top left: Alex Lockett, Erin Elder, David Mabb, N55, Amy Balkin, Zanny Begg

Autonomous Organization Tools: The Habitat 67 of Display Cases for retailers, DeWalt drill box, www.autonomousorganization.org/Tools.html

Autonomous Organization Tools: exterior of tri-fold brochure, each tool is modeled on a brand name tool and sold for its equivalent market value

Autonomous Organization Tools: interior of tri-fold brochure, each tool is modeled on a brand name tool and sold for its equivalent market value, see included press release (I wrote the first draft oriented towards an art audience then had a public relations professional edit it)

Anywhere: A Visitor’s Permit: invite, tent made from the host’s office supplies, sign attributed to the host, audio of building manager describing the multiple uses of the space, click the speaker icon for audio

The New Contemporary Arts Museum Collective redesigns The Guild

The New Contemporary Arts Museum Collective redesigns ACC Weimar: Three-year plan poster

Un/rebranding Service for FormContent project space: orange netting turns the gallery 2º counterclockwise, construction sign, new letterhead distributed to gallery guests

A Practical Guide, receipt drawing for an invented book: A Practical Guide to Free Living

A Practical Guide: drawing of a receipt for the invented book, A Practical Guide to Free Living

A Practical Guide: drawing of the table of contents for the invented book, A Practical Guide to Free Living

The Girl and the Grand Plan: stacked studio furniture, video of scripted curator’s interpretation, audio of the Goldsmiths Health and Safety Officer, click the speaker icon to play audio

The Girl and the Grand Plan: stacked studio furniture, video of scripted curator’s interpretation, audio of the Goldsmiths Health and Safety Officer

The Dream of Reason

The Dream of Reason: an exhibition I co-curated, based on Arthur C. Danto’s interpretation of the two meanings of ‘sueño’ in the title of Goya’s etching, artists from top left: Alexander Ugay and Roman Maskalev, Anthony Discenza, Tom Dale, Lauren Kirkman, Iñes Rebelo, Frederick Loomis

The Dream of Reason: in lieu of a curator’s explanatory wall text, I posted this contract between myself and fantasy

A Virtually Unlimited Set of Two Possibilities: photograph of wall installed in the Curators’ classroom at Goldsmiths College and video of a scripted curator’s talk

Project Space Survival Strategies, statements by the people who run each space, documenting the intention behind each project and how they are funded: http://invisiblevenue.typepad.com/project_space_survey/

Autonomous Organization board meeting