inSite Archive, ca. 1992-2006

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Summary

Title:
inSite Archive
Dates:
ca. 1992-2006
Creators:
InSite (Organization)
Abstract:
The archive of inSite, an organization that produced collaborative contemporary public art projects in the San Diego-Tijuana region. The materials range in date from 1992 to 2006, and include publications, administrative files, audio and video materials, and digital materials which document the numerous projects created by inSite artists, as well as the daily functions of the organization.
Extent:
84.4 Linear feet (205 binder boxes, 106 archives boxes, and 1 flat box) and 458.7 GB of digital files
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

inSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library.

Background

Scope and content:

The inSite Archive contains materials documenting the inSite organization and the projects of its artists. The collection contains 205 binder boxes, produced by inSite staff, which document project installations from the five inSite versions: inSITE92, inSITE94, inSITE97, inSITE2000, and inSite_05. The collection also includes photographs, slides, transparencies, working files, audio and video material, and a variety of digital files.

The final series consists entirely of digital records documenting the most recent project, Casa Gallina (2013-2018). This series contains circa 1,600 files organized in 342 digital objects, available on the Library's Digital Collections website.

Arranged in six series: 1) PROJECT BOXES, 2) WORKING FILES, 3) PROJECT MEDIA, 4) ADMINISTRATIVE FILES, 5) IMAGES, and 6) CASA GALLINA.

Biographical / historical:

In 1980, Installation Gallery was opened in San Diego with a goal to present local and regional artists. In 1992, inSite was formed, replacing Installation Gallery. Created as a network of contemporary art programs and commissioned projects among non-profit and public institutions, inSite explored public or contextual art practice in the specific context of the San Diego-Tijuana border region.

For more than thirteen years inSite focused on the San Diego-Tijuana corridor as a background of unexpected political and cultural development. During that time, inSite had five major versions: inSITE92, inSITE94, inSITE97, inSITE2000, and inSite_05. The projects were made up of a wide variety of manifestations, ranging from the written word to performance art. Artists who contributed to inSite include: Joyce Cutler-Shaw, Roman de Salvo, Diego Gutiérrez, Louis Hock, Allan Kaprow, Jean Lowe, Ulf Rollof, Marcos Ramírez ERRE, and Lorna Simpson.

Acquisition information:
Acquired 2009, and 2020.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Special Collections Archives, UC San Diego Library
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-22 14:42:09 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Master copies of media located in Series 3) PROJECT MEDIA are not available for use. In most cases, digital access copies of the masters, produced by inSite, are available for consultation upon request. Viewing/listening copies of most recordings and digital files are available.

Terms of access:

Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection.

Preferred citation:

inSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library.

Location of this collection:
9500 Gilman Drive, Dept. 0175
La Jolla, CA 92093-0175, US
Contact:
(858) 534-2533
spcoll@ucsd.edu
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