Sig-alert

January 29 through March 20, 1999

Original Sigalert device from 1955
Photo courtesy of Loyd 'Sig' Sigmon

Dedicated to Loyd 'Sig' Sigmon (b.1909)
Radio Pioneer and Father of the Sigalert
The exhibition Sig-alert looked at the work of artists actively
involved in the Los Angeles art scene. These artists take responsibility
for energizing and promoting the LA art community by finding
alternative/non-traditional approaches to exhibiting, not only their work,
but the works of others. Along with traditional gallery showings, they have
curated exhibitions, organized art spaces and exhibited in venues such as
the Hollywood Department of Motor Vehicles and the Pavilions Super Market.
Through their outstanding artwork, focused commitment and dedicated
entrepreneurial efforts, they have created a new shape for LA's always
kinetic art scene. Instead of waiting in traffic, they find new
routes around the road blocks of the art world.


Sig-alert was re-curated at California State University,
Fullerton as Sig-alert 2. The exhibition included works by all
of the original Sig-alert artists. The exhibition was presented at CSUF's
Grand Central Art Center in Santa Ana, CA from June 19, 1999
through August 14, 1999. Works for Sig-alert 2 were selected
by Mike McGee and Susan Joyce.


ARTISTS
NETALOGUE
In Collaboration with Smart Art Press
On-line Catalogue
Includes Images, Essays, Artist Bios and Complete Checklist
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
EVENTS
LIMITS EXHIBITION
The Dollhouse Gallery project by Jennifer Katell
SPONSORS
DEFINITION OF THE WORD SIGALERT

A reception with performance by Habib Kheradyar
took place Friday, January 29th from 8-10 P.M.
*Reception sponsored by Arizona Roadhouse.


Thank you to Smart Art Press, Santa Monica, CA. for their support of this exhibition.
Please visit the SMART ART PRESS WEBSITE to learn more about their publications.


The ASU Art Museum specializes in contemporary art, and has a reputation for
exhibiting work that is experimental in content, form or presentation.
Recent projects have included:
Contemporary Art from Cuba: Irony and Survival on the Utopian Island
Bill Viola: Buried Secrets
Art on the Edge of Fashion
Physical Fiction: Electronic Installations by Sara Roberts
Dis/Functional
Token City
Annual Short Film & Video Festival


Questions or Comments about Sig-alert?
Contact John D. Spiak, Curator of the Exhibition at spiak@asu.edu or 602.965.2787.

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