eXMeLab 2025 March 19-April 15
Artspace West Gallery, ASU West Valley Campus
Participating Artists + Researchers:
Adam Zaretsky, Ahmed Kamel, Ben Levy, Charles Eppley, Dalila Honorato, Geoffrey Deibel, Grayson Earle, Derek Curry, Jack Stenner, Janet Sarson, Jennifer Gradecki, Jeremy Ripley, Lakes of Wada (Matt Galvin and Kristin Grace Ericsson), Lisa Anne Taylor, Lucy Ling, Public Visualization Lab (Dave Colangelo and Immony Men), Kasey Short, Kuba Falk, Liz Trosper, Matt McCormick, Noël Wan, Paddy League, Pedro Galvao, Cesar de Oliveira, Praba Pilar, Ray LC, Reggie Bouscaren, Ryan Rasmussen, Sean Miller, Tra Bouscaren, Tucson Car Crash Orchestra (Steev Hise, Gabby, Erin Allen and Marc Pino), Xuedi Chen, and Zbigniew Bzymek.
In 2019, Tra Bouscaren (ASU Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Arts & Performance) founded the Expanded Media Lab as a network of professors and artists who believe in the power of creative collaboration to build community. The Expanded Media Lab cultivates post-disciplinary play across an array of creative research practices. We offer free or low-cost workshops, media literacy outreach, experimental exhibitions/performances, guerrilla projection events, and an artist fellowship program. Our group's name shortens to 'eXMeLab', indicating a move away from "me-centric" culture. To that end, all works in this show represent a collaboration between at least two artists. Some of the artists collaborating together have never met in person.
eXMeLab Event Schedule:
7–8 p.m., March 19, ASU West Valley Campus — Projection event by the Public Visualization Lab, represented by professors Dave Colangelo (Toronto Metropolitan University) and Immony Men (Ontario College of Art & Design). Location: East face of Fletcher Library, ASU West Valley Campus. Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/33.607292,+-112.159211?hl=en
6–8 p.m., March 26, ArtSpace West — Gallery opening featuring an installation created by Tra Bouscaren and Interactive Telecommunications Professor Pedro Galvao Cesar de Oliveira (New York University), who will be present for the opening. This exhibit runs from March 26 to April 17. Gallery hours: Mon—Thur, 12-5 PM.
12–2 p.m., April 2, ArtSpace West — Deepfake workshop with professors Jenn Gradeckie and Derek Curry (Northeastern University).
7–8 p.m., April 2, ArtSpace West — Award-winning harpist Noël Wan (professor at Florida State University) will perform on an offbeat harp created using two car doors salvaged from an accident.
eXMeLab is proudly presented by the Interdisciplinary Arts & Performance BA program and the School of Humanities, Arts & Cultural Studies (SHArCS). This program will present a variety of performances, screenings, and art installations across the ASU West Valley campus, including a group exhibition at ASU West Valley's ArtSpace West gallery.
