Jason de Haan Life After Doomsday November 2008 Life After Doomsday by Jason de Haan My practice concerns itself with the refrain of overcoming problems. As a line of investigation this takes many forms: sculpture, installation, drawing and book works among them. It is also a practice that draws freely from popular culture, the potentials of material and space, site specificity, and art historical context. It functions within and between the poetic, conceptual and absurd. As such my work proposes a series of attempts to right wrongs, to suggest alternatives, and as an acknowledgement of falling flat on your ass-ness and the potential redemption from said state. Also, there is hope, critical optimism and a desire to achieve the positive. Jason de Haan is a multidisciplinary artist living and working in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Lump is located at 505 S. […]

Cartunes Xpress Hooliganship October 29th, 2008 Performance Hooliganship is Peter Burr and Christopher Doulgeris. Both artists were born in 1980, and live and work in Portland, Oregon. They formed Hooliganship in 2002 creating performances, videos, music, and installations that revel in a hypnotic abundance of digital information. In REALER live music, cartoons, and video game worlds cross paths in a surreal adventure through 3 dimensions. 3D glasses will be provided at the screening. A 70-minute program of short animated videos that celebrates the wilderness of imagination through motion pictures will be presented. Featured artists include Bruce Bickford, Eric Dyer, Shana Moulton, Takeshi Murata, Paper Rad and more. Alongside this cartoon theater Hooliganship will be performing their most recent piece entitled “Realer” in which audiences strap on a pair of 3D glasses to bear witness to a televised parade gone awry. […]

Big Kids / Little Kids curated by John Freeborn October 2008 Lump is pleased to announce Big Kids / Little Kids, the traveling art exhibition curated by John Freeborn. Inspired by his book, the group exhibition features an impressive network of over twenty artists who have contributed to the emerging contemporary art movement in Philadelphia, PA. The Raleigh exhibition marks the fifth stop on the tour after its east coast launch and presents new drawings, paintings, photography, prints and mixed media works by featured artists Shepard Fairey, Jesse Goldstein, Amy S. Kauffman, Erin McDade, Todd St. John, Adam Wallacavage, and Andrew Jeffrey Wright. Works by artists Dave Delaney, John Freeborn, Joseph Hart, Jim Houser, Jordin Isip, Andrew Kuo, Thom Lessner, Tim Lewis, Shelter Serra, Shelley Spector, Issac T. Lin, Rebecca Westcott, and Ben Woodward will also be on view. The […]

Amy S. Kauffman Fleet(ing) September 2008 A play on words or a layer of multiple meanings, Fleet(ing) is a series of installations that are a combination of assimilated ingredients from eastern and western traditions resourced over the years. Influenced by art history, American folk art, and contemporary culture Fleet(ing) speaks about the nature of time, reverence for the past and the ephemeral nature of our contemporary society. Amy S. Kauffman was born in South Korea and earned her MFA in Painting at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA. “Repetitive Acts” by Danielle Lessovitz is a short film documenting Amy S. Kauffman’s process and preparations for her first solo show. “Repetitive Acts” received an award for Excellence in Artist Profiles on Ovation TV and was screened at the Portland Women’s Film Festival. Amy S. Kauffman has exhibited in New […]

Lump Benefit August 2008 Lump is located at 505 S. Blount St, Raleigh, NC. More information about our mission and exhibition programs can be found at lumpprojects.org.

LowEnd Theories curated by Tory Wright June 2008 Curated by Tory Wright with Megan Sullivan, Greg Rubio, Andrea Morris, Molly Schafer, Ryan Swanson, Amanda Barr, Catalina Torres and Kerry Adams Lump is located at 505 S. Blount St, Raleigh, NC. More information about our mission and exhibition programs can be found at lumpprojects.org.

Heroes : curated by elin O’Hara slavick and Laura Sharp Wilson April 2008 Heroes explores the heroes/heroines that have influenced the work and lives of over 40 artists from all over the US. Preview here and review here. And here. Lump is located at 505 S. Blount St, Raleigh, NC. More information about our mission and exhibition programs can be found at lumpprojects.org.

Jeanine Oelson Urd Up March 2008 Lump is located at 505 S. Blount St, Raleigh, NC. More information about our mission and exhibition programs can be found at lumpprojects.org.

Jason Polan Eat Me Alive February 2008 Lump is located at 505 S. Blount St, Raleigh, NC. More information about our mission and exhibition programs can be found at lumpprojects.org.

Group Hug curated by Team Lump December 2007 Curated by Team Lump featuring: Amanda Barr, Carl Baratta, David Colagiovanni, Jerstin Crosby, Andrew Faunsler, Nora Isabella, Matt Hart, Harrison Haynes, Casey Cenderson, Keith Herzick, Hillary Hogue, Little Friends of Printmaking, Lump Lipshitz, Cara Ober, Casey Porn, Nate Quinn, Josh Rickards, Molly Schafer, Megan Sullivan, Ryan Swanson, Wayne Toepp, Kay Whole and Tory Wright Lump is located at 505 S. Blount St, Raleigh, NC. More information about our mission and exhibition programs can be found at lumpprojects.org.

Mark Robinson Teenbeat 432 November 2007 An exhibition of the design and art from the portfolio of Mark Robinson and Teen-Beat Graphica. The idea for the event came from Lump curator/director Bill Thelen, who started talking to Mark about having a Teen-Beat gallery event three or four years before it became reality. In preparation for the event, the walls were painted orange the day before the opening. The artwork was hung (taped) on the wall throughout most of the day before the opening at 7:00 p.m. The show featured Teen-Beat Graphica design work and photography from 1984 through 2007. High resolution prints of records, compact disques, posters, postcards, and more were displayed. Jonny Cohen and Mark Robinson performed both solo and as a duo during the opening. Jonny’s “Eat Up All Your Food” was a particular crowd favorite. A film […]