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CATEGORIES:Art
COMMENT:Info source: https://www.bsu.edu/calendar/events/academics/school-o
 f-art/2026/01/07/john-c-gonzalez-checkpoint?date=2026-01-07
CONTACT:mary.rodgers@bsu.edu
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DESCRIPTION:The School of Art is proud to present Checkpoint: Interactive A
 rtworks &amp\; Experimental Play \, an exhibition by John C. Gonzalez.\n\n
 The Ned and Gloria Griner Art Gallery\n____________________________\nJanua
 ry 7 to 29\, 2026\nExhibition Reception\, Gallery Talk and Art Performance
 : January 7\, 4 to 6 p.m.\n\nAbout the Artist\n\nJohn C. Gonzalez is an 
 interdisciplinary artist whose practice spans installation\, sculpture\, p
 ainting\, performance\, writing\, music\, game design\, and socially engag
 ed projects. Deeply collaborative in nature\, his work often blurs the lin
 es between artist\, viewer\, and participant\, challenging conventional no
 tions of authorship and production. Gonzalez frequently partners with in
 dividuals or institutions not traditionally associated with artmaking to c
 reate pieces that reflect shared labor\, conversation\, and experience. Th
 ese conversations result in works that are as much about the process and r
 elationships as they are about the final product. Through his ongoing expl
 oration of labor\, cooperation\, and institutional critique\, Gonzalez's
  practice offers a reflective and often playful lens on the social systems
  that shape artistic and everyday life. Whether building systems that crit
 ique their own fabrication\, facilitating game-based art experiences\, or 
 searching for meaning in collective action\, he consistently seeks to expa
 nd the role of the artist beyond the studio and into the shared spaces of 
 work\, play\, and community. Gonzalez lives in Rhode Island and teaches 
 drawing and game design at Rhode Island School of Design in Providence\, R
 I.\n\nThe exhibition Checkpoint: Interactive Artworks &amp\; Experimental 
 Play will include several interactive and game-adjacent artworks in the ga
 lleries. These works will include images\, performance\, and site-specific
  works that will solicit viewer engagement and provide space for unexpecte
 d connections and exchanges.\n\nGallery Hours:&nbsp\;Tuesday – Friday: 1
 0 A.M. - 4 P.M. Closed weekends and all Ball State breaks and holidays.\n\
 n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:Art and Journalism Building\, Ball State University\, Ned and Glor
 ia Griner  Art Gallery (1001 N. McKinley Ave.)
SUMMARY:John C. Gonzalez: Checkpoint: Interactive Artworks & Experimental P
 lay
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