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| | About the Foundation |
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| Mission Statement |
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The Foundation for Centripetal Art was formed in 2008 by Rafael Chodos and Junko Chodos, with a mission to promote the serious discussion of art in the United States and around the world. The Foundation’s activities include sponsoring lecture/discussion programs in venues where serious issues concerning contemporary art are discussed (see the Symposia page, and placing Junko’s art works in suitable public venues (see the Permanent Collections page).
This new concept of art and art’s role in society was born out of the lifelong spiritual and creative experience of the artist, Junko Chodos, whose corpus of over a thousand works, and whose writings, document her active engagement with these ideas. She coined the term “centripetal art” in 1998 and her definition of the term is found here.
For a fuller account of how Centripetal Art is a response to the developments of the last half of the twentieth century, and of its place in history, see the attached short paper, "What is Centripetal Art?"
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| Published Annually: Invitation to Submit |
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The FOUNDATION is launching an annual publication titled, "Centripetal Artists." This will be an eBook published by our publishing house, GiottoMultimedia, in its proprietary eBook format. The eBook will collect examples of centripetal art by other artists than Junko Chodos (although her recent work will be included in each volume), in order to track the development of this new movement. The first volume in this series, "Centripetal Art: Vol. I" is planned for publication in MARCH 2013. The submission deadline is DECEMBER 1, 2012.
Curators and Gallery Directors are invited to submit works by artists they are involved with whose art they feel is "centripetal." Each submission should include a 300dpi JPG, title, date, and name of artist, contact information, and an accompanying explanation of up to 2500 words of why this work of art fits in the "centripetal art" category. A standard form giving us permission to publish will be required if the work is accepted for inclusion.
The submissions will be reviewed by our Board members as well as by our consultant curators for the year, and all those found suitable will be included in the eBook. The accompanying essays will be edited by our staff. Royalties from the publication will be shared among all the contributors equally.
The essays, white papers, and resources listed on this website serve as a guide to what the Foundation believes "centripetal art" is and we invite you to join our Discussion Forum to develop the conversation and the related ideas further. |
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