ArtSPEAK@加藤视频 Lecture Series Welcomes Musician Stephen Vitiello
Jul 22, 2016
Florida SouthWestern State College (加藤视频) will host electronic musician and media artist Stephen Vitiello in the Bob Rauschenberg Gallery at 加藤视频 this Saturday at 1 p.m.
Vitiello鈥檚 appearance is the next installment in the college鈥檚 ongoing ArtSPEAK@加藤视频 lecture series, bringing internationally-renowned artists to speak at the college and to the Southwest Florida community.
A pilot participant in the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Residency Program in 2012, Vitiello (and collaborator Taylor Deupree) released the double-vinyl album 鈥淐aptiva鈥� based on field-recordings including audio-tracks 鈥淔rom the Main Studio鈥� and 鈥淔rom The Fish House.鈥�
Vitiello recalls: 鈥淭he听presence of Rauschenberg鈥檚 history and maybe his welcoming ghost were always felt鈥� if possibly not heard [on these recordings].鈥� He will provide both an overview of his work and a recounting of his experiences while in residence at the Rauschenberg compound on Captiva Island, Fla.
Collaborating on music projects and performing with Pauline Oliveros, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Scanner, Machinefabriek, Yasunao Tone and visual artists including Tony Oursler, Joan Jonas and the late, great Fluxus artist and 鈥淔ather of Video Art鈥� Nam June Paik, Vitiello has composed for independent films, experimental video projects and art installations for more than two decades
Events at the Bob Rauschenberg Gallery at 加藤视频 are free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Monday 鈥� Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 11 a.m. 鈥� 3 p.m. Closed on Sundays and Holidays.
Learn more at or by calling (239) 489-9313.
About Stephen Vitiello:
Collaborating on music projects and performing with Pauline Oliveros, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Scanner, Machinefabriek, Yasunao Tone and visual artists including Tony Oursler, Joan Jonas and the late, great Fluxus artist and 鈥淔ather of Video Art鈥� Nam June Paik, Vitiello has composed for independent films, experimental video projects and art installations for more than two decades. With major solo exhibitions including 鈥淎ll Those Vanished Engines鈥� at MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA (2011-2016); 鈥淎 Bell For Every Minute鈥� on The High Line, NYC (2010-2011); 鈥淢ore Songs About Buildings and Bells鈥� at Museum 52, New York (2011); and 鈥淪tephen Vitiello鈥� at The Project, New York (2006), the artist has also performed nationally and internationally, at locations such as the Tate Modern, London; the San Francisco Electronic Music Festival; The Kitchen, New York; and the Cartier Foundation, Paris. As a media curator, he has organized 鈥淲ith Hidden Noise鈥� for Independent Curators International; the Sound Art section to the Whitney Museum of American Art鈥檚 exhibition 鈥淭he American Century: Art and Culture 1950-2000鈥�; a video program for the Museum of Modern Art in New York; and 鈥淣ew Sounds, New Spaces鈥� at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Lyon, France. A recipient of prestigious Creative Capital (2006), Alpert/Ucross and Guggenheim Fellowship (2011-2012) awards and subject of the documentary 鈥淪tephen Vitiello: Listening With Intent鈥� (2011) produced by Australia鈥檚 ABC-TV, the artist currently lives and works in Richmond and is a professor of Kinetic Imaging at Virginia Commonwealth University.
About The Bob Rauschenberg Gallery:
The Bob Rauschenberg Gallery was founded as The Gallery of Fine Art in 1979 on the Lee County campus of Florida SouthWestern State College/加藤视频 (then Edison Community College).听 On June 4, 2004 the Gallery of Fine Art was renamed the Bob Rauschenberg Gallery, to honor and commemorate our long time association and friendship with the artist.听 Over more than three decades until his death, the Gallery worked closely with Rauschenberg to present world premiere exhibitions including multiple installations of the 录 Mile or Two Furlong Piece.听 The artist insisted on naming the space the Bob Rauschenberg Gallery (versus the 鈥淩obert Rauschenberg Gallery鈥�) as it was consistent with the intimate, informal relationship he maintained with both our local Southwest Florida community and 加藤视频.
About 加藤视频:
Florida SouthWestern State College is Southwest Florida鈥檚 largest and one of the most affordable institutions of higher education. Annually serving more than 22,000 students globally, 加藤视频 offers a variety of nationally-ranked, career-focused academic programs with two- and four-year degrees, and professional certifications. Students are also active in clubs and programs catered to their interests. 加藤视频 debuted its intercollegiate athletics program in the fall 2015. Visit for more information.
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