
Méndez in group exhibition ‘Scalable Relations’ at the Beall Center for Art and Technology, at UC Irvine. Curated by Christiane Paul, curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art. ‘Scalable Relations’ is an exhibition by faculty members of the University of California Digital Arts Research Network ( UCDARnet ). The exhibition brings together works that explore digital media’s capability of representing a growing amount of data in constantly evolving relations. Addressing a range of issues—from the construction of visual worlds to self-representation and socio-cultural and political issues—the projects in ‘Scalable Relations’ illustrate the complexities and shifting contexts of today’s information society.
At Any Given Moment, Grass, one of a series of video and sound art installations by Rebeca Méndez in exhibition at Environment Furniture art space in Los Angeles. ‘In an attempt to explore the nature of perception and media representation, this work focuses on the phenomenological approach of ‘stepping out’ in order to ‘see ourselves seeing.’ The repetitive rhythm, tight crop and large-scale image of the barley grass emphasize its particular organizational logic in time and space.’
Stefanie Adcock, assistant director of the UCLA ART|SCI Center at UCLA curated three installation photographs of Gestation, 1994, and The Predisposed, 1995, for the ART|SCI Center symposium and group exhibition: Body, Art and Disease November 5–8, 2008. The exhibition took place at the Bermont Gallery. Artists in the exhibition: Rebeca Méndez, Silvia Rigon, and Philip Beesley.
A video installation and two print works from my ‘Mediated Eros’ series are currently in exhibition at ‘XXX: The Power of Sex in Contemporary Design,’ at the Campbell Hall Gallery, Western Oregon University. Curated by Joshua Berger of Plazm, and Sarah Dougher. ‘XXX’ is part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Sex in New York City, and based on the award-winning book of the same name. The opening reception was on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2007, and the show runs through March 13, 2007.
Rebeca Méndez in group exhibition Masters of Graphic Design: UCLA Extension Catalog Covers 1990–2007, an exhibition featuring the graphic design and illustration work of the world’s leading designers. The exhibition is presented at the Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood. Catalogue published by AIGA/UCLA. Curated by Inju Sturjeon.