Finishing School

Formed in late 2001, Finishing School is a collective identity that explores art, design, and technology through interventions that combine praxis, play, and activism. Finishing School attempts to demystify the experience of cultural production and engage viewers through various participatory models.

 

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Executive Order Karaoke, Performance at MOCA, October 2, 2008
Video by Alex MacInnis

 

Current and Upcoming Events

5/09 - 6/09: Solo Exhibit: Angels Gate Cultural Center. Check back for more details!

10/08 - 12/08: Artist in Residence, Engagement Party, at MOCA in Los Angeles.  We will be presenting three new projects. Read the press release here.

10/11/08 - 11/09/08 Solo Exhibit: Little Pharma, an inter-disciplinary project that investigates "alternative" medicine, health, and well-being as viable antidotes to some of the Big Pharma pathologies. Fringe Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA

8/16/08 - 9/07/08 Group Exhibit: We will be presenting Bio-Tag at De Zone, a project of Nutuur Foundation. In co-operation with ‘The Backyard of Arnhem, a project of CASA (Centre for Architecture and Urbanism Arnhem) exhibitions, lectures and guided walks will be presented. Curated by Stichting Nutuur, Arnhem NL.  We are heading out 8/06/08.  Let us know if you around.

9/11/08 - 9/14/08 Group Exhibit: We will be presenting Open House at Conflux 2008, the annual New York festival for contemporary psychogeography, the investigation of everyday urban life through emerging artistic, technological and social practice. At Conflux, visual and sound artists, writers, urban adventurers and the public gather for four days to explore their urban environment. Our project site and date will be announced later...Conflux 2008, Center for Architecture, NY, NY

9/20/08 Group Exhibit: We will be presenting PIO: stand/deliver. Taking place within the Arts District of Downtown Long Beach, SoundWalk is an annual art event, produced by the Long Beach artist group, FLOOD. Sound installations placed throughout the area, indoors and outdoors, will encompass a wide range of work that will integrate visual and aural elements. Included will be sculptures, environments,performances and installations, both interactive and passive. It is the variety of work that makes this event memorable for all who participate as well as for those who attend. Soundwalk 2008, Long Beach, CA. 

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Projects

Finding Joy, 2008
Executive Order Karaoke
Little Pharma, 2008
Bio-Tag, 2008
See And Be Seen, 2008
Improvised Explosive Data, 2008
Go, 2007
Kapital For Kids, 2007
WWFSD?, 2007
Hegemonic Hybrids, 2007
202-456-1414, 2007
Tactical Media Cookbook, 2006
PIO, 2006
Open House, 2005
Delocator.net, 2005
Because We Forget, 2005
The New Green, 2004
Gap, 2004
Walker, 2004
Re-image, 2003
The Patriot Library, 2003
Talent Show, 2003
Side By Side, 2003
Measure FS, 2002
This Red Kerosene Lantern, 2002
Today It's Voluntary, 2002
Saturday School, 2001