T J Hospodar

My primary passions are photography and performance, although initial studies of mathematics routed me through employment centering on data analysis. Now, I shift my focus away from revenues and headcounts and instead towards visual compositions and finally to cultural behavior, particularly the norms found within gift economies. Hospitality and tourist-versus-neighbor relations are interests of mine that inform my research, while meal-sharing and theatricality pervade my artwork. I am compelled by modes of participation and invest in work that is activated by the viewer, whether it incorporates correspondence, audience contribution, and/or community-based collaboration. I enjoy collaborating with other artists and have developed a series of situations with the artist 0H10M1KE called "Dinner Theatre." Episodes, of such, have explored the presentation of work in settings as varied as private residences, automobiles, corporate boardrooms, art galleries and public space. Other recent collaborations include the founding of Boardroom Bed & Breakfast, with Chloë Bass, which offers a home away from office in tandem with the structure and rigor of the workplace. Born in Ohio, residing in New York, I can currently be found operating my car service, often free, here in the USA. 

Education       

MFA, Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY
BS, University of Richmond Richmond, VA

Performance, Exhibition & Projects

2011

"I Love to <3 NY," Ensemble Performance.

                   ESCAPE TO NY; Southampton, NY.   

                   Director: Phillip Gulley.   

"Office of Local Tourism," Performance.

                   Boggsville Boatel; Far Rockaway, NY.

"Active Knowledge Academy (AKA)," Associate Faculty Member.

                   Bronx River Arts Center, Bronx, NY.

"2011 Summer Exhibition," Digital Image.

                   The BYTE Gallery, Lexington, KY.

"Boardroom Bed & Breakfast," Collaborative Performance1.

                   NY OPEN Center, New York, NY.

"BarCamp," Participatory Performance1.

                   SCOPE Art Show, New York, NY.

"TPS Reports," Performance Documents1.

                   Space Camp Gallery, Indianapolis, IN.

2010

"Innerotel," Performance.

                   Select Hotel Lobbies, New York, NY.

"Hotel Savoy," Ensemble Performance.

                   PS122 & Goethe Institut, New York, NY.   

                   Director: Dominic Huber.   

"Process Dinner," Collaborative Performance1.

                   3rd Ward, Brooklyn, NY.          

"Grief & Food," Performance/ Installation.

                   Atlantic Yards Art Project, Brooklyn, NY.      

"Commuter Assistance II," Collaborative Performance1.

                   MTA’s Atlantic Avenue Station, Brooklyn, NY.      

"Monodon Monoceros," Ensemble Performance.

                   Luca Lounge, New York, NY.      

"Welcome Home Soldier," Collaborative Performance1.

                   Emily Harvey Foundation, New York, NY.          

"Measurements," Performance.

                     The Living Theater, New York, NY.

"Transmission," Collaborative Performance1.

                   The Museum of Modern Art Atrium,   

                   MoMA, New York, NY.   

"The Other Room," Ensemble Performance, Video Installation.

                   Wittmann's, Vienna, Austria.   

                   Director: Alfredo Barsuglia.   

"Board Meeting," Collaborative Performance2.

                   Sunshine Suites, New York, NY.          

                   Dinner Theatre: Luncheon.          

"Stay For Breakfast," Collaborative Performance3.

                   Homestead, Brooklyn, NY.      

"The Collectors' Guild," Collaborative Performance1.

                   X Initiative, New York, NY.          

"Our Bad Words," Collaborative Performance4.

                     The New & Attractive Juveniles, Brooklyn, NY.

"Dancing Couple Over Time," Collaborative Performance1.

                   Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY.      

"Getting to Know You," Lifestyle Performance.

                   Private Residence, Brooklyn, NY.      

2009

"Subway," Ensemble Performance.

                   Atlantic Avenue Tunnel, Brooklyn, NY.     

"Bacon Panty," Collaborative Performance4.

                     HI Christina, Brooklyn, NY.

"Dinner Theatre," Recurring Collaborative Performances4.

                   New York Area, NY.     

                     Episode #1: Guests as Performers.

                     Episode #2: Surprise Craigslist Subletters.

                     Episode #3: Mobile Picnic5.

                     Episode #4: The Birthday Parties6.

"The Work Office," Three Collaborative Performances3.

                   The Work Office (TWO), New York, NY.     

                     Week #1: Microcosm.

                     Week #2: Commuter Assistance.

                     Week #3: Soup Kitchen.

"Free Car Service," Recurring Performance.

                     Bushwick Open Studios, Brooklyn, NY.

"Food For Thought," Multi-Disciplinary Group Exhibition.

                     Sumei Art Center, Newark, NJ.

"Bacon Bookmarks," Collaborative Performance4.

                     Factory, Brooklyn, NY.

"PhotoWorks '09,"

                     Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY.

                     Juror: Malcolm Daniel; Met Museum, New York, NY.

2008

"Omnium Gathera," Various Collaborative Performances4.

                     Flux Factory, Long Island City, NY.

"National Juried Photography Exhibition."

                   1212 Gallery, Richmond, VA.     

                     Juror: Dr. Carol McCusker; MoPA, San Diego, CA.

"I'll Live Here; Watch Me," Four Collaborative Guerrilla Performances4.

Open House New York, NY.

2007

"New Directions '07."

                     Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY.

                     Juror: José Luis Blondet; Dia Art Foundation, New York, NY. 

"National Juried Photography Exhibition."

                   1212 Gallery, Richmond, VA.     

                     Juror: Brian Paul Clamp; New York, NY.

"Five By Three," Under 5.  

Midtown Int’l Theatre Festival, New York, NY.

2006

"Works on Paper."

                     The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, NJ.     

                     Juror: Carter E. Foster; Whitney Museum, New York, NY.

2005

"Gorilla For Sale," Performance.

                     H-Street Art Fair.

                     SUNY Purchase, Purchase, NY.

2004

"Si Ves Algo Di Algo," Collaborative Performance4.

                     New York City Subway, IRT.    

In Collaboration:

                 1  w/ Chloë Bass.

                 2  w/ Chloë Bass, Jean Ann Douglass, John J. A. Jannone,

                             Matt Licari, Herb Lockyer, Naomi Miller,

                             Sebastian A. Sora, & Matthew P. Tomkiel.

                 3  w/ Jean Ann Douglass, Phillip Gulley, Lisa Reynolds.

                 4  w/ 0H10M1KE.

                 5  w/ 0H10M1KE, Naomi Miller

                 6  w/ Karl Allen, Chloë Bass, Phillip Gulley,

                             Lisa Reynolds, & 0H10M1KE.

 

Employment

   04/03-Present    IBM Corporation  

   10/01-04/03       Sony Music Entertainment Inc.  

   02/01-07/01       Institute for International Research 

 

Internship

   9/08-12/08         Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 

 

Non-Matriculated Study                      

Fashion Institute of Technology     

IBM Global Campus Services

Lancaster University      

Learning Tree International        

Purchase College, SUNY            

Westchester School of Martial Arts 

        Stuff                Things




Farley, Laine. "Bacon Bookmarks Rise Again".
BiblioBuffet 21 August 2011. 11 December 2011.
‹http://www.bibliobuffet.com/on-marking-books-columns-195/archive-index-on-marking-books/1577-bacon-bookmarks-rise-again-082111›.


Joanna Eng. "On a Boat".
The Q Note 02 August 2011. 15 September 2011.
‹http://www.theqnote.com/2011/07/18/on-a-boat›.


Keith, Kelsey. "Inside Look at The Boatel's Floating Nirvana in Far Rockaway".
Curbed NY 18 July 2011. 09 August 2011.
‹http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2011/08/02/inside_look_at_the_boatels_floating_nirvana_in_far_rockaway.php›.


Ryzik, Melena. "Check In, Swim Out: A Floating Hotel as Art".
NYTimes Online 10 July 2011. 09 August 2011.
‹http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/11/arts/design/boggsville-boatel-constance-hockadays-jamaica-bay-project.html›.


Behring Institute for Medical Research. "Placebos for Art".
Web. n.d. 01 June 2011.
‹http://www.behringinstitute.com/placebosreport_lq.pdf›.


Isherwood, Charles. "The Porter Will Kindly Show You to Your Doom".
NYTimes Online 06 October 2010. 08 November 2010.
‹http://theater.nytimes.com/2010/10/07/theater/reviews/07hotel.html›.




Ohio-born TJ Hospodar, currently living in New York, initially studied Mathematics and Philosophy and commenced a career in Computer Science before continuing his false-start study of Photography finally at SUNY Purchase.  Having shifted a focus from the pattern recognition of visual studies to psychological studies; his permanent infatuation with the distance between neighbors, both literal and figurative, is increasingly evident in his nationwide work.  With the intent of understanding the variation between neighbor and tourist, TJ can presently be found peering over fences, surveying individuals and executing unsolicited collaboration.