GIPHY PRESENTS
TIME_FRAME: CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF THE GIF
Co-curated by Giphy Arts, Wallplay, Rhizome, and Transfer Gallery
Open to The Public:
1-9pm Saturday June 17 through Wednesday June 21st
1-6pm Thursday June 22nd
Gallery 151 | 245 West 14th Street New York City
“Everybody’s favorite digital image file type (sorry, PNGs) turns 30 this year, and to mark the occasion 30 Graphics Interchange Format (or GIF) artists will show their loopy, glitchy, colorful, pixelated, and otherwise whimsical work beginning Saturday, June 17.” – HYPERALLERGIC
TIME_FRAME is a week-long gallery exhibition exploring the history of art online, and celebrating the power of the GIF as an artistic format that will guide us into the future of visual culture. Featuring works by over 30 artists, the exhibition includes interactive installations, VR experiments, artist talks and workshops.
FEATURING A. Bill Miller, Aaron Bjork, Alan Resnick, Anthony Antonellis, Carla Gannis, Clara Terne, Domitille Collardey-Adebimpe, Evan Yee, Faith Holland, Josh Freydkis, Justin Brandon, Kinard KANS, Lorna Mills, Matias Trillo, Mouchette, MSHR, Natalie James, Nicky Rojo, Nitemind by Michael Potvin and Raj Medhekar, Olia Lialina & Mike Tyka, Parker Jackson, Patrick Sluiter, Peter Burr, Robert Beatty, Rollin Leonard, Sam Lyon, Toyoya Li, Withering Systems, Xaviera López, and Yoshi Sodeoka
PROGRAMMING:
THE STATE OF THE GIF Presented by RHIZOME
Saturday June 17th 3-4PM
A panel discussion exploring the past, present, and future of the GIF. Featuring Marisa Olson (artist/curator), Faith Holland (artist), and Molly Soda (artist), moderated by Zachary Kaplan (Rhizome)
Live Music by Moon Bounce
Saturday June 17th 7-8:30PM
Mutant Pop from Philadelphia
Radical Digital Painting Presented by JAS
Sunday, June 18th 3 – 4pm
Artist and programmer Jeffrey Alan Scudder (JAS) lectures on digital painting and performs with a variety of his home-grown software instruments for making unique pictures and sounds
VR Show & Tell Presented by Superbright + Ooni + Rhizome
Sunday, June 18th 6 – 9pm
Demo an array of VR experiences exploring the evolving intersection of art, animation and VR headsets
Inside the Heads of GNOG Presented by Game Designer Samuel Boucher of KO_OP
Monday, June 19th 7 – 9pm
Learn about the delightful puzzle game GNOG with a guided play-through and artist talk from the award-winning designer
An Explorer’s Guide to Internet Archaeology Presented by Atlas Obscura
Tuesday, June 20th 7 – 9pm
FRAME BY FRAME Presented by Wallplay
Wednesday, June 21st 3 – 5pm
An interactive workshop on how to transform your art into GIFs. Featuring live demos with Wallplay artists & audience participants
GIFS used with permission by Walter Wlodarczyk for GIPHY.