John Spiak has kindly accepted, on behalf of ASU Museum, to collaborate with emagazine in project ” I´m keeping an eye on you”.

John Spiak is Curator at the Arizona State University Art Museum, joining the staff in 1994.   Spiak is one of the most energetic and innovative curators of contemporary art working in the Western United States. His curatorial emphasis is focused on contemporary art and society, with focus on works in video and new media by emerging artists.   Select past projects include:   New American City , addressing the role artists play in the development of Phoenix; When I Grow Up …, a look at the contemporary lives of senior citizens ; Screenshots: Jon Haddock; Pipilotti Rist: Sip My Ocean and Other Videos; Sean Duffy: The Grove; and Not Quite Myself Today, which looked at the stereotypes and perceptions of artists . In 1997, he founded the annual ASU Art Museum Short Film and Video Festival.

http://asuartmuseum.asu.edu/2009/imkeepinganeyeonyou/index.php

invited artists

Mounira Al Solh ,Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS

Jeff Luckey, Berlin, GERMANY

Charlotte Ginsborg, London, UK

Pia Greschner, Berlin, GERMANY

Myung-soo Kim, Tempe, ARIZONA

Yaron Lapid, London, UK

Johnna MacArthur, New York, NEW YORK

Michael Mohan, Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA

Corinna Schnitt, Hamburg, GERMANY

Dr Rachel Garfield, London, UK