"Criminal Minded"
Works by Eric Doeringer
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EDUCATION
MFA, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston / Tufts University, 1999.
AB with Honors, Brown University Department of Visual Arts, 1996.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Criminal Minded, Another Year in LA, Los Angeles, CA, 2005
Maurizio Couldn’t Be Here, Apex Art, New York, NY 2005.
Bootlegs, Various Locations, New York, NY, 2001-05.
Smoke Filtration Systems, soma nyc, New York, NY, 2002.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Prague Biennale 2, Karlin Hall, Prague, Czech Republic, 2005.
Kamikaze, Artra, Genoa, Italy, 2005.
Greater Brooklyn, CRG Gallery, New York, NY, 2005.
Paradise, ANIMAL Creative Space, New York, NY, 2005.
Forces of Evil in a Bozo Nightmare, Plush, Dallas, TX, 2005.
Natural Disaster Part 2, ACME Gallery, New Orleans, LA, 2005.
Terminal 5 Gift Shop, Curated by Tobias Wong, JFK International Airport, New York, NY, 2004.
Ignite, Curated by Trong Nguyen, The Puck Building, New York, NY, 2004.
From New York With Love, Curated by Trong Nguyen, Covivant Gallery, Tampa, FL, 2004.
As I See Myself, Kentucky Museum of Arts and Design, Louisville, KY, 2004.
Recession 2003 $99 Bargain Show, Curated by Tim Thyzel, Cynthia Broan Gallery, New York, NY, 2003.
For, And, BecauseÉ, Spaceworks, New York, NY, 2003.
Un©, Curated by Joon Miete, Blacklab Gallery, Seattle, WA, 2003.
Derivative (fÕx), Curated by Sarah Rosenbaum, The Green Gallery, New York, NY, 2003.
100 Artists Make 100 T-Shirts, Daniel Silverstein Gallery, New York, NY, 2003.
Bazar Espacial, Madrearte Associacao Cultural, Lisbon, Portugal, 2003.
Illegal Art, Curated by Carrie McLaren, SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2003; Resource Center for Activism & Arts, Washington, D.C., 2003; In These Times Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2003; Nexus Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 2003; CBGBÕs 313 Gallery, New York, NY, 2002.
Bootleg Identity, Caren Golden Fine Art, New York, NY 2002.
New York, New Work, Now!, Curated by Nina Felshin, The Currier Museum, Manchester, NH, 2002.
Enough About Me, Curated by Deborah Kass, Momenta Art, Brooklyn, NY, 2002.
(w‰‰r), Curated by Andrew Andrew, Various Locations, New York, NY, 2002.
ViewersÕ Choice, Curated by Andrew Andrew, Cynthia Broan Gallery, New York, NY, 2001.
Contortion & Distortion, www.off-ramp.org, 2001.
Wine, Women, and Wheels, Curated by Paul Ha, White Columns, New York, NY, 2000.
Bunker, CRP, Brooklyn, NY, 2000.
Adults Only, Hallspace, Boston, MA, 1998.
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Aidekman Arts Center, Medford, MA, 1998.
ART FAIRS
Scope Hamptons, Independent Project (Bootlegs), Southampton, NY, 2005.
NOVA Art Fair, Chicago, IL, Independent Project (Bootlegs), Chicago, IL, 2005.
Flash Art Show, Independent Project (Bootlegs), Milan, Italy, 2005.
Flash Art Show, Independent Project (Bootlegs), Bologna, Italy, 2005.
Scope Miami, Independent Project (Bootlegs), Miami, FL, 2004.
Scope London, Independent Project (Bootlegs), London, UK, 2004.
Liste 03, Independent Project (Bootlegs), Basel, Switzerland, 2003.
Scope New York, Cynthia Broan Gallery, New York, NY, 2003.
Meat Market Art Fair, CRP, New York, NY, 2000.
The law is invisible yet all-encompassing -- it shapes our society and dictates the way we lead our daily lives. Although few would advocated fro a lawless society, we all break the law from time to time - driving over the speed limit, using illicit drugs, burning a copy of a friend's CD, or parking in a no-parking zone.
Laws are necessary to maintain order but invariably come at the expense of personal freedom. This conflict is particularly evident in the arts, where freedom of expression often clashes with the law. In our supposedly free society, numerous musicians have been sued fro sampling a few seconds of music without permission; visual artists such as J.S.G. Boggs, Gregrory Green, Tom Sachs, and Steve Kurtz (or their dealers) have been arrested for making artwork that runs afoul of the law; and corporations like Disney and Mattel sic their lawyers on anyone who creates an artwork or video using a copyrighted character.
However, legal definitions of "obscenity", "fair use" and "community standards" are notoriously vague and the rise of digital technology has created a whole new set of legal quandaries. It is these "gray areas" of the law (and the "shadow economy" that has sprung up to exploit them) which interest me. By operating within the gray areas, I hope to draw attention to the paradoxes inherent in our legal system and cause viewers to question the boundaries drawn between the law and free expression.
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