PAST

NOW AND NOW AND NOW

This exhibition takes us on a journey through the intricate layers of human experience, rendered through photography, poetry, sound, and objects. It delves deeply into the essence of the present moment — fleeting, profound, and evocative.

AT THE STILL POINT OF THE TURNING WORLD | STRANGERS OF TIME

Guffogg’s latest major exhibition promises to add a splash of joy and a touch of magic to Venice’s energetic art scene this April. This unprecedented collection of work in fact represents the ongoing dialogue between the abstract artist and poet T.S. Eliot’s renowned set of poems, Four Quartets, which has inspired Guffogg to create works that explore the intersection of time, space, consciousness and transcendence.

SUMMER SOLSTICE

SUMMER, FOR ME, IS A SEASON OF INTROSPECTION AND ENJOYING WARMER WEATHER, WHICH NATURALLY SLOWS DOWN BOTH MIND AND BODY, PROMPTING CONTEMPLATION ON LIFE’S DEEPER MEANING. IT’S A TIME FOR INDULGING IN GREAT MUSIC, IMMERSING IN INSPIRING NOVELS, REFLECTING ON ARTWORKS AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE, AND APPRECIATING HOW THEY EXPAND OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD.

the sounds of color italy

VC PROJECTS IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE MULTI-SENSORY EXPERIENCE, "THE SOUNDS OF COLOR," WILL BE HOSTED AT THE SCALA CONTARINI DEL BOVOLO MUSEUM IN VENICE, ITALY. THIS EVENT IS INTEGRAL TO THE SOLO EXHIBITION, "SHANE GUFFOGG: AT THE STILL POINT OF THE TURNING WORLD - STRANGERS OF TIME," PRESENTED BY PATRICK CARPENTIER, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE MUSEUM OF ART AND HISTORY, LANCASTER. THE EXHIBITION IS CO-CURATED BY PIER PAOLO SCELSI AND ANDI CAMPOGNONE.

SLOW ART DAY 2024 | THE VISIBLE AND THE INVISIBLE BEING

VICTORIA CHAPMAN AND STEVIE KINCHELOE SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATED SELECTED TEXT FROM MAURICE MERLEAU-PONTY'S "THE VISIBLE AND THE INVISIBLE." THIS YEAR WELCOMED STEVEN DAYVID MCKELLAR, CONTRIBUTING HIS VOICE TO THE SPOKEN WORD SEGMENT.

stevie kincheloe | my self being my self

what if you could allow yourself to be enough, exactly as you are in this moment?

the sounds of color | los angeles

IMMERSE YOURSELF IN A DISTINCTIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCE INSPIRED BY THE FEATURED PAINTINGS OF GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED ARTIST, SHANE GUFFOGG, WITH RENOWNED PIANIST, ANTHONY CARDELLA. “THE SOUNDS OF COLOR” IS A UNIQUE FUSION OF VISUAL AND AUDITORY EXPERIENCES IN A GROUNDBREAKING COLLABORATION, BRINGING TOGETHER THE WORLDS OF ABSTRACT ART, MUSIC, AND AI.

GUFFOGG | LINES AND DOTS — THOUGHTS BEFORE LANGUAGE

“LINES, DOTS, AND THOUGHTS - BEFORE LANGUAGE" IS A CAPTIVATING EXHIBITION BY SHANE GUFFOGG THAT TRANSCENDS VERBAL COMMUNICATION, OFFERING VIEWERS AN INSIGHTFUL EXPLORATION OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION. THROUGH INTRICATELY PAINTED LINES AND DOTS FORMING PATTERNS, GUFFOGG DELVES INTO THE GENESIS OF THOUGHTS, CREATING A VISUAL LANGUAGE THAT PREDATES SPOKEN WORDS.

THE SPOKEN WORD

 THE SPOKEN WORD PROJECT REPRESENTS A TRANSFORMATIVE SHIFT FROM THE WRITTEN WORD PROJECT, CAPTURING THE EPHEMERAL NATURE OF OUR SUBCONSCIOUS THOUGHTS. MOVING FROM WRITTEN RECORDS TO AUDIO AND VIDEO FORMATS, THIS NEW PHASE AIMS TO UNVEIL A DEEPER LAYER OF PERSONAL HISTORY, ENHANCING OUR COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCES. THE SPOKEN WORD ADDS RICHNESS WITH TONE AND EMOTION, PROVIDING A MORE IMMERSIVE EXPLORATION OF THE HUMAN PSYCHE.

MUSIC PERFORMANCE | STEVEN DAYVID MCKELLAR

ON JANUARY 6TH, 2024, STEVEN DAYVID MCKELLAR GAVE A POWERFUL PERFORMANCE OF ORIGINAL MUSIC. BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED SONGS FROM HIS COLLECTION OF RECORDS, A MELODIC, LOOPING BASS SOLO, AND SOARING FALSETTO VOCALS OFFERED UP AN INSPIRING START TO A NEW YEAR.

THE 2023 YEAR IN REVIEW

IN CONTEMPLATING THE YEAR THAT WAS, I AM REMINDED OF OUR COLLECTIVE STRENGTH, THE DANCE WITH UNCERTAINTY, AND THE BEAUTY FOUND IN VULNERABILITY. BEFORE WE STEP INTO THE EMBRACE OF 2024, I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SHARE WHAT WE ACCOMPLISHED TOGETHER IN THE PAST YEAR.

THE WRITTEN WORD

ARTISTS SHARE FLEETING MOMENTS FROM THE SUBCONSCIOUS TO THE CONSCIOUS, ON ROUTE TO SELF-REALIZATION. INFORMING ASPECTS OF THEIR CREATIVE PROCESS.

SOUNDS OF COLOR

"SOUNDS OF COLOR," A COLLABORATION BETWEEN SHANE GUFFOGG, PIANIST ANTHONY CARDELLA AND JONAH LYNCH. GUFFOGG AND CARDELLA BEGAN MAPPING OUT THE SOUNDS THAT GUFFOGG HEARS VIA HIS  SYNESTHESIA, CREATING CHORD CHARTS OF COLORS THAT ARE USED IN GUFFOGG’S PAINTINGS. THIS  INFORMATION WAS THEN PASSED TO AI SOFTWARE PROGRAMMER JONAH LYNCH, AND AFTER  WATCHING VIDEOS OF GUFFOGG PAINTING, WROTE A PROGRAM THAT MAPPED OUT THE SEQUENCE  OF COLORS AND MATCHING THEM TO THE CHORDS. THE RESULT IS NEW COMPOSITIONS THAT IN  ESSENCE ARE BEING COMPOSED BY THE PAINTINGS.

STEVEN DAYVID MCKELLAR | NOOIT GE DACHT

AN EXPLORATION OF SMALL PAINTINGS WORKS ON PAPER, OBJECTS, AND SOUND - A REIMAGINED PERSPECTIVE ON THE NATURE OF NOSTALGIA

NOOIT GE DACHT IS THE NAME OF THE STREET STEVEN GREW UP ON IN CAPE TOWN; IT’S ALSO A HAMLET IN HOLLAND, AND A BREED OF SOUTH AFRICAN HORSE. THE LOOSE TRANSLATION IS “I NEVER IMAGINED.”

ANTHONY CARDELLA | THE MUSIC WITHIN THE PATTERNS WITH SHANE GUFFOGG

I’M GIVING THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF MINIMALISM, ITS INFLUENCES, AND ORIGINS, THE PINNACLE COMPOSERS AS WELL AS EXAMPLES OF THEIR WRITING STYLES, AND QUITE A FEW STORIES ABOUT THEM, AND THEN I WILL USE THE TWO PIECES I CHOSE TO SYNTHESIZE ALL OF THESE AND DEMONSTRATE DIFFERENT TYPES OF MINIMALISM AS WELL AS HOW TO HEAR AND INTERPRET THESE PIECES, UNLOCKING THE PATTERNS.

HOMAGE TO SAM FRANCIS | SLOW ART DAY 2023

AN ONLINE EXHIBITION AND OBSERVATION OF THE AMERICAN ARTIST KNOWN FOR INTERPRETING COLOR AND LIGHT.

ANTHONY CARDELLA | MAXIMALISM/MINIMALISM AT USC WITH SHANE GUFFOGG

ANTHONY CARDELLA IS A DYNAMIC AND COMPELLING, ACTIVE PERFORMER WHO HAS PERFORMED IN ESTEEMED CONCERT HALLS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE AND HAS WON REGIONAL AND NATIONAL PERFORMANCE COMPETITIONS IN THE UNITED STATES.

A CENTURY OF SAM

2023 MARKS THE CENTENNIAL OF SAM FRANCIS (JUNE 25, 1923 - NOVEMBER 4, 1994). WE CELEBRATE THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF FRANCIS’S BIRTHDAY AND HIS CONTINUED CREATIVE LEGACY THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATIONS EVENTS, SPECIAL PROJECTS, ARTICLES, AND ARCHIVAL EXPLORATIONS. WE INVITE SCHOLARS, COLLEAGUES, ARTISTS, INSTITUTIONS, AND HISTORIANS TO EXPLORE THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH FRANCIS, HIS ART, HIS CREATIVE LEGACY AND HIS INSPIRATION.

KARNEJ/GESTURA

KARNEJ IS A DWELLING. A SOMETHING AND SOMEWHERE RESISTING AUTHORSHIP THROUGH A FAITH IN PERSONAL AND COLLECTIVE CODES. IT PRIORITIZES COMMUNION BETWEEN DIFFERENT MODES THROUGH CHANCE ENCOUNTERS WHERE THE EXPERIENCE OF RUPTURE CAN EMERGE.

A CURITORIAL TALK | SHANE GUFFOGG: XINGU

I HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US FOR THIS INFORMAL TALK BETWEEN SHANE AND TONY, WHERE THEY SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS AND REFLECTIONS EXPLORING ELEMENTS, INFLUENCES, AND RITUALS WHICH SEGWAY INTO FINDING TRUTH IN DAILY ART PRACTICE.

Shane Guffogg | XINGU

IN 2023, SHANE GUFFOGG RETURNS TO THE XINGU SERIES, CONSISTING OF MEDIUM TO LARGE-SCALE WORKS ON PAPER. THE ARTIST BEGAN THIS PROJECT IN 2009. THEY BEGAN ON THE STUDIO FLOOR USING A BOTTLE OF SUMI INK AND A ROLL OF STRATHMORE PAPER. ADDITIONAL MARKS WERE ADDED WITH SOFT WHITE PASTE CHARCOAL.

THE 2022 YEAR IN REVIEW

IN CLOSING OF 2022

I AM REMINDED BY OUR STRENGTH, UNCERTAINTY, AND VULNERABILITY. AS WE MOVE INTO 2023, I AM SHARING OUR ANNUAL REPORT OF WHAT WE ACCOMPLISHED THIS PAST YEAR.

VICTORIA CHAPMAN, FOUNDER | CURATOR

EL NIDO BY VC PROJECTS

STEVIE KINCHELOE AND STEVEN MCKELLAR: WHO WOULD I BE

INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTISTS STEVIE KINCHELOE AND STEVEN MCKELLAR EXPLORE THE ROLE INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP PLAYS IN INDIVIDUAL GROWTH, REFINEMENT, AND IDENTITY. 

FRANCESCO TORI AND LINDA ZAMBOLIN: ECHI

ECHI (ECHOES) IS A PHOTOGRAPHIC PROJECT DEPICTING THE ASCENT TO THE TOP ALONG A WATERFALL. THE PATH, DIVIDED INTO DIFFERENT SECTIONS, EMBODIES ASCENSIONAL TENSION AS WELL AS PROGRESSIVE EMOTIONAL RELAXATION, PROVIDING THE RIGHT BALANCE BETWEEN THE INNER AND OUTER WORLD.