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  • Names
    Jonathon Rosemond, Wyatt Lasky
  • Title
    A Sponge Made of Mirrors
  • Category
    Exhibition, Film Screening
  • Date
    Jul 9 – Jul 30, 2022
  • Location
    Midway Contemporary Art Gallery (1509 NE Marshall Street)
  • Opening Reception

    Saturday, July 9, 8 – 10pm

  • Special Screenings

    Saturday, July 9, 8:45pm (Goth)

  • Screening Credits + Thanks

    Goth
    Sarah Nicole as co host/facilitator
    Ryan Fontaine
    Kieran Diaz-Tverbakk
    Connor Rice
    Jared Tuttle
    Nicole Medearis
    Sasha Barile
    Kenichi aka DJ Just Nine

    Love
    Sarah Nicole as co-host/facilitator
    KJ Kristina Johnson
    Jay Heikes
    Sam Dirck
    Alison Hiltner
    Philipo Dyauli
    Taylan De Johnette
    Denimani
    Dan Donovan
    Harriet Matzdorf
    Sarah Knight

    Clogged Heads
    Sarah Nicole as co host/facilitator
    Jaysen Hohlen
    Nailah Taman

    Texas TYGAR
    Lisa Lapinski’s students at Rice University, Houston, TX (Beginning Sculpture & Sculpture Studio)

    Special thanks to John Ballinger and Rob Simmer of Showcore.

  • Press Text
  • Description

    Jonathon Rosemond and Wyatt Lasky, collectively named A Sponge Made of Mirrors, are a collaborative duo who make videos based on the sharing practices built into mixtape, playlist, podcast, and file sharing subcultures. “A Sponge Made of Mirrors” is a phrase that comes from producer Pharrell Williams’ description of being in the studio; they take it on as a reflection of how they function as artists and as filters. In the last year, Rosemond and Lasky have recorded conversations with artists and curators on the subject of genre, music, and process, and collected these materials into episodic mashups of conversation, curated music, and found footage.

    Join us Saturday, July 9th at 8pm for the opening of an exhibition of four of these new videos: GothLoveClogged Heads, and Texas TYGAR. Regular hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 12pm to 5pm through July 30th. Special outdoor screenings of these videos, starting with Goth on July 9th at 8:45pm, are accompanied by complimentary corresponding ice cream flavors courtesy of Fletcher’s Ice Cream!

    Wyatt Lasky is an artist based in Chicago, IL and Saint Paul, MN. He received his M.F.A. from Yale University in 2018 and his B.F.A. from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2014. He is the co-founder of the artist run project space Papa in Saint Paul, MN.

    Jonathon Rosemond is an artist based in Minneapolis, MN. He received his B.F.A from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2018. He was one of the inaugural members of Public Functionary’s Studio 400 cohort. Rosemond will be an M.F.A. candidate at Northwestern University in the fall.

Clogged Heads, still.
Clogged Heads, still.
Clogged Heads, still.
Clogged Heads, still.
Love, still.
Love, still.
Love, still.
Love, still.
Texas TYGAR, still.
Texas TYGAR, still.
Texas TYGAR, still.
Texas TYGAR, still.

Images courtesy of Wyatt Lasky and Jonathon Rosemond.