/atlas/ en /atlas/2023/03/25/review-jose-antonio-arellano-joel-swansons-distance-between-words <span>A review by Jos茅 Antonio Arellano of Joel Swanson's "The Distance Between Words"</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-03-25T16:42:02-06:00" title="Saturday, March 25, 2023 - 16:42">Sat, 03/25/2023 - 16:42</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/atlas/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/distance_between_words3.jpeg?h=d5dc89d8&amp;itok=2Mp-nfRQ" width="1200" height="800" alt="two works from swansons exhibition titled physical disantce: the amount of space between two things"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/atlas/taxonomy/term/378" hreflang="en">TYPO</a> <a href="/atlas/taxonomy/term/168" hreflang="en">feature</a> <a href="/atlas/taxonomy/term/34" hreflang="en">news</a> <a href="/atlas/taxonomy/term/338" hreflang="en">swanson</a> <a href="/atlas/taxonomy/term/767" hreflang="en">swansonexhibits</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>For well over a decade, Joel Swanson has explored how language and technology structure our lives. His work has appeared in the Denver-land area, not to mention the Venice Biennale. </div> <script> window.location.href = `https://www.dariamag.com/home/the-distance-between-words`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Sat, 25 Mar 2023 22:42:02 +0000 Anonymous 4559 at /atlas /atlas/2020/06/29/bmoca-opens-joel-swanson-artwork <span>BMoCA opens with Joel Swanson artwork</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-06-29T16:22:35-06:00" title="Monday, June 29, 2020 - 16:22">Mon, 06/29/2020 - 16:22</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/atlas/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/open.jpeg?h=7b3077ca&amp;itok=K17CpgdV" width="1200" height="800" alt="Joel Swanson artwork entitled &quot;Open&quot;"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/atlas/taxonomy/term/34" hreflang="en">news</a> <a href="/atlas/taxonomy/term/536" hreflang="en">newsbrief</a> <a href="/atlas/taxonomy/term/338" hreflang="en">swanson</a> <a href="/atlas/taxonomy/term/767" hreflang="en">swansonexhibits</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>The work of ATLAS 天美传媒 Boulder engineering faculty member Joel Swanson greets visitors as Boulder Museum Of Contemporary Art opens its doors again to the public. </div> <script> window.location.href = `https://www.dailycamera.com/2020/06/25/bmoca-reopens-welcoming-visitors-two-days-a-week/?fbclid=IwAR2DA1TneTTPcMvTh2XDiYkxzzO2iEj2nK1G5XTKiCVLa1iSyEU0Ej_VhGY`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 29 Jun 2020 22:22:35 +0000 Anonymous 2875 at /atlas /atlas/2019/09/27/maintaining-his-momentum-joel-swanson-wraps-busy-summer <span>Maintaining his momentum, Joel Swanson wraps-up busy summer </span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2019-09-27T09:21:35-06:00" title="Friday, September 27, 2019 - 09:21">Fri, 09/27/2019 - 09:21</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/atlas/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/swanson-0003_bw.jpg?h=a8dba59e&amp;itok=vCHlDOJj" width="1200" height="800" alt="Joel Swanson sits by a collection of his projects."> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/atlas/taxonomy/term/378" hreflang="en">TYPO</a> <a href="/atlas/taxonomy/term/168" hreflang="en">feature</a> <a href="/atlas/taxonomy/term/34" hreflang="en">news</a> <a href="/atlas/taxonomy/term/526" hreflang="en">shehe</a> <a href="/atlas/taxonomy/term/338" hreflang="en">swanson</a> <a href="/atlas/taxonomy/term/767" hreflang="en">swansonexhibits</a> <a href="/atlas/taxonomy/term/655" hreflang="en">yours</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p> </p><div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/atlas/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/article-image/trulyrural2.jpg?itok=Iv7Sbu41" width="750" height="500" alt="Truly Rural exhibit showing the word, &quot;Truly.&quot;"> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p><p>Artist Joel Swanson sustained his momentum over the summer months, adding to his chain of shows and awards both locally and abroad.</p><p>An&nbsp;assistant&nbsp;professor with the ATLAS Institute, Swanson's&nbsp;newest commission, <a href="http://joelericswanson.com/truly-rural" rel="nofollow">Truly/Rural,</a> opened at the Colorado Convention Center in downtown Denver this summer.&nbsp;&nbsp;Another of Swanson's&nbsp;works,&nbsp;"<a href="https://vimeo.com/329869607" rel="nofollow">Binary Pronouns</a>," continued&nbsp;streaming through the summer on&nbsp;<a href="http://150mediastream.com/" rel="nofollow">150 Mediastream</a>, a 150-foot long&nbsp;by 22-foot&nbsp;high array of 89 LED blades located in the lobby of the iconic&nbsp;150 North Riverside building in Chicago. </p><div class="align-right image_style-medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/atlas/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/article-image/swanson-0006_bw.jpg?itok=faxZ_3rv" width="750" height="1125" alt="Joel Swanson stands by three of his works."> </div> </div> <p>This summer Swanson also showed his work at the Glucksman, an art museum in Cork, Ireland as part of a group show entitled, 鈥淧eripheries,鈥� which explored the relationship between literature and technology. Coinciding with Peripheries, he also gave an artist talk at the Electronic Literature Organization鈥檚 (ELO) annual conference, also held in Cork.&nbsp;</p><p>The future? Besides teaching digital art, media theory&nbsp;and the history of design for ATLAS'&nbsp;Technology, Arts &amp; Media (TAM) program, Swanson solo show, 鈥淓ight-and-a-Half by Eleven鈥� opens in December at David B. Smith Gallery in Denver. The gallery is also producing a catalog / monograph of his work covering his work 2010-2020. In addition, Swanson is&nbsp;working on a projection mapping project, 鈥淭ypography Choreographies鈥�&nbsp;for the Clocktower in downtown Denver, commissioned by the Denver Theater District. The project has a planned&nbsp;launch in early November.</p><p>Swanson鈥檚 essay on art and language will be&nbsp;published&nbsp;this winter by Tilt/West language. Another essay will be included in the book: "The Future of Text: A 2020 Vision," to be&nbsp;published later this year. The project grew out of the annual Future of Text symposiums.</p><p>Swanson, who&nbsp;previously&nbsp;served as director of the TAM program from 2007 to 2016, has exhibited his work extensively, including the Venice Biennale 2017; Republic Plaza in Denver (solo exhibition through June 12); the Broad Museum in Lansing, Michigan; The Power Plant in Toronto; the North Miami Museum of Contemporary Art; and Denver鈥檚 Museum of Contemporary Art, where he had a solo exhibition.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Artist Joel Swanson, an assistant professor with the ATLAS Institute, sustained his momentum over the summer months, adding to his chain of shows and awards both locally and abroad.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Fri, 27 Sep 2019 15:21:35 +0000 Anonymous 2441 at /atlas /atlas/2019/03/20/joel-swansons-solo-exhibit-other-words-opens-denvers-republic-plaza <span>Joel Swanson's solo exhibit, "In Other Words," opens in Denver's Republic Plaza</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2019-03-20T11:29:51-06:00" title="Wednesday, March 20, 2019 - 11:29">Wed, 03/20/2019 - 11:29</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/atlas/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/joel-swanson-1.jpg?h=d5912635&amp;itok=ytZf7pz9" width="1200" height="800" alt="Joel Swanson"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/atlas/taxonomy/term/34" hreflang="en">news</a> <a href="/atlas/taxonomy/term/536" hreflang="en">newsbrief</a> <a href="/atlas/taxonomy/term/538" hreflang="en">newsbriefs</a> <a href="/atlas/taxonomy/term/338" hreflang="en">swanson</a> <a href="/atlas/taxonomy/term/767" hreflang="en">swansonexhibits</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>ATLAS Assistant Professor Joel Swanson's solo exhibition, "In Other Words," explores the relationship between language and technology.</div> <script> window.location.href = `https://www.artsbrookfield.com/event/joel-swanson/`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 20 Mar 2019 17:29:51 +0000 Anonymous 1927 at /atlas /atlas/2017/06/05/joel-swanson-exhibits-work-venice-biennale <span>Joel Swanson exhibits work at Venice Biennale</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2017-06-05T10:55:04-06:00" title="Monday, June 5, 2017 - 10:55">Mon, 06/05/2017 - 10:55</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/atlas/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/she-he.jpg?h=5f0780c2&amp;itok=40Qk2O56" width="1200" height="800" alt="Photo of Joel Swanson's Arts"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/atlas/taxonomy/term/378" hreflang="en">TYPO</a> <a href="/atlas/taxonomy/term/34" hreflang="en">news</a> <a href="/atlas/taxonomy/term/526" hreflang="en">shehe</a> <a href="/atlas/taxonomy/term/338" hreflang="en">swanson</a> <a href="/atlas/taxonomy/term/767" hreflang="en">swansonexhibits</a> <a href="/atlas/taxonomy/term/655" hreflang="en">yours</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Assistant Professor Joel Swanson's work is part of an exhibition called Personal Structures at the Venice Biennale 2017, arguably the most important visual arts event on the planet. </div> <script> window.location.href = `/today/2017/06/05/two-alumni-featured-venice-biennale-2017`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 05 Jun 2017 16:55:04 +0000 Anonymous 198 at /atlas