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A.I.R. Gallery
155 Plymouth Street   Brooklyn NY

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May 04, 2019 in upcoming
Active directions of the mind A.I.R. National Members Exhibition 2019 Mimi Oritsky, Wet on Bright No.1 , 2017, oil on canvas, 30 x 30 inches.   May 23 – June 23, 2019 Opening Reception: May 23, 2019, 6-8pm Hend Al-Mansour, Diane Cionni, d’Anne de Simone, Kathryn Hart, Jody Joldersma, Katherine Mann, Jennifer McCandless, Mimi Oritsky, Ruth Owens, Allison Paschke, Simone Paterson, Laura Petrovich Cheney, Alice Pixley Young, Martha Sedgwick, Ann Stoddard, Marlana Stoddard Hayes, Vicky Tomayko, Ellyn Weiss, Holly Wong, and Mineko Yoshida Curated by Alexis Wilkinson The 2019 A.I.R. National Members exhibition, Active directions of the mind , highlights the ways in which attention can operate as an activated mode of questioning and care, as expressed by the artworks included. To give attention to something is generous; it denotes consideration and observant care, and the artwork made by twenty of A.I.R. Gallery’s National Members demonstrates their orientation toward a thoughtful mode of attending to . They create artworks with a wide range of stylistic and material approaches, reflecting a plurality of experiences and perspectives that A.I.R. has historically embraced since its inception — a testament to the fact that we each see, hear, feel, experience, and perceive differently. At its root, the term attention is defined by “active direction of the mind upon some object or topic,” a mind which is “stretching toward.” Considering that active minds do wander, the logic of the exhibition as installed in the galleries at A.I.R. is intended to allow the viewer to be guided by the artworks of the National Members, organized not by formal or thematic groupings but instead with adjacencies that are intended to amplify ideas, resonate formally, and reveal unexpected affinities. If we look closely, we might notice that, together, the works in the exhibition signal the ways that difference can spark generative dialogue. Read the full press release here .  

Active directions of the mind
National Members Exhibition

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May 03, 2019 in upcoming
Wish You Were Here 19 Annual Postcard Show Postcard by Stephanie Bernheim, 2019.   May 23 – June 23, 2019 Opening Reception: May 23, 2019, 6-8pm A.I.R. Gallery is pleased to present Wish You Were Here 19 . Each year hundreds of artists come together in support of A.I.R. Gallery by donating a small work for the annual postcard show. Past exhibitions have included work by notable artists, including Mary Beth Edelson, Dottie Attie, Mary Grigoriadis, Barbara Zucker, and many more. We invite all artists to participate by donating a postcard-sized work in any medium. Each original work is sold for $45 and all proceeds go to benefit A.I.R. Gallery programs.     

Wish You Were Here 19
Annual Postcard Show

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April 24, 2019 in current
NADA House Colonels Row, House 403, 2nd Floor Governors Island, New York, NY   May 2 – August 4, 2019 Opening Preview: Thursday, May 2, 1-5pm Open Friday through Sunday, 11am-5pm Participating artists include Tomoko Abe, Susan Bee, Liz Biddle, Daria Dorosh, Yvette Drury Dubinsky, Maxine Henryson, Luca Molnar, Jayanthi Moorthy, Aphrodite Navab, Ada Potter, Ann Schaumburger, Negin Sharifzadeh, Joan Snitzer, Susan Stainman, Erica Stoller, and Jane Swavely. A.I.R. Gallery has been functioning as a collective, artist-run space for women-identified artists since 1972, developing a unique cooperative model through which women’s issues have been raised and scarce assets have been shared. Its survival for 46 years reflects A.I.R.’s role as a utopian enclave within the New York City art scene. For the NADA House exhibition at Governors Island, A.I.R. engages its artists in a collaborative exercise that considers the utopic values of the organization through a collective presentation. In this exhibition, each artist departs from the same prompt: “The House Made of Sugar” by Silvina Ocampo, a short story about a woman who is superstitiously afraid that if she lives in a house where someone else has lived before, her life will be influenced by the life of the previous resident. The diverse selection of artists that A.I.R. works with in terms of media, form, and content demonstrates the multiplicity of artists and themes that have characterized A.I.R. historically and presently. Governors Island has existed for many years as a community adjacent to, yet separate from, New York City. Much like Governors Island, A.I.R. exists as an alternative community for artists working outside of established art systems and practices. This exhibition, with its emphasis on a feminist community of support, generates a unique response to conversations about the future of communities on the island and beyond. For more information, please visit NADA’s website . To download the checklist, please click here .  

NADA House
Colonels Row, House 403, 2nd Floor
Governors Island, New York, NY

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April 18, 2019 in gallery I, current
Swim Faster Cynthia Karasek GALLERY I Detail view of Cynthia Karasek, Swim Faster , 2019.   April 18 - May 19, 2019 Opening Reception: Thursday, April 18, 6-8pm First Thursday Dumbo Art Walk: May 2, 6-8pm A.I.R. Gallery is pleased to announce Swim Faster , an exhibition of mural-sized drawings and wood sculpture by Member Artist Cynthia Karasek. Feminized bodies of women and girls, some with dismembered limbs, float through a dark gridded space riddled with sharks bearing pointed white teeth. The swimmers’ bright red one-piece swimsuits fray at the edges, resembling torn flesh or streaks of blood. This chaos of forms is contrasted by the seemingly organized nature of the perpendicular lines in the background. Read the full press release here . View Karasek's webpage  here .    Installation view of Swim Faster . Photo by Sebastian Bach. Installation view of Swim Faster . Photo by Sebastian Bach. Installation view of Swim Faster . Photo by Sebastian Bach. Installation view of Swim Faster . Photo by Sebastian Bach. Installation view of Swim Faster . Photo by Sebastian Bach. Installation view of Swim Faster . Photo by Sebastian Bach.

Swim Faster
Cynthia Karasek

GALLERY I

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April 18, 2019 in gallery II, current
For Fates Melanie Crean GALLERY II Melanie Crean, Rewrite Power, Inst. of Transformative Mentoring, 3.27.19 , 2019.   April 18 - May 19, 2019 Opening Reception: Thursday, April 18, 6-8pm First Thursday Dumbo Art Walk: Thursday, May 2, 6-8pm A.I.R. Gallery is pleased to announce For Fates , an exhibition by Fellowship Artist Melanie Crean. For Fates is based on a set of collective imaginings about what a future culture of justice might be like in New York City after the close of the Rikers Island Jail Complex. A range of ideas, texts, and designs was produced in workshops with groups affected by the criminal justice system working with the Red Hook Community Justice Center, and the Institute of Transformative Mentoring. The exhibition features outcomes from these sessions, shown from the perspective of their imagined future. A selection of these designs has been realized in prototypes. These include more speculative ideas, such as visioning masks that help synthesize points of view of everyone participating in a restorative justice circle. They also include fully functional works that can impact the present, such as reconfiguring predictive policing algorithms to instead create processes that anticipate the need for health and mental wellness facilities. Design specifications have been compiled in a publication complemented by short essays written to demonstrate how such ideas can start becoming realities. Public Program : After Rikers: Justice by Design workshop, May 9th at 5:30PM Red Hook Community Justice Center, 88 Visitation Place, Brooklyn, NY 11231 Read the full press release here . View Crean's webpage  here .    Installation view of For Fates . Photo by Sebastian Bach. Installation view of For Fates . Photo by Sebastian Bach. Installation view of For Fates . Photo by Sebastian Bach. Installation view of For Fates . Photo by Sebastian Bach. Installation view of For Fates . Photo by Sebastian Bach. Installation view of For Fates . Photo by Sebastian Bach.

For Fates
Melanie Crean

GALLERY II

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April 18, 2019 in gallery III, current
Swerve Team Meeting Kim Dacres GALLERY III Kim Dacres pictured with Queen (2017) on Harlem studio fire escape. Courtesy of Curtis Bryant.   April 18- May 19, 2019 Opening Reception: Thursday, April 18, 6-8pm First Thursday Dumbo Art Walk: Thursday, May 2, 6-8pm Swerve Team Meeting is an exhibition of nine sculptures by Fellowship Artist Kim Dacres. This is Dacres’ first solo exhibition in New York City. Swerve Team Meeting draws on hairstyles, features, and identities of black women. Through working with rubber tires and tubes, Dacres transforms exterior materials to represent personal identities. The sculptures were created over the course of a two year period during which Dacres collected, cleaned, and braided recycled bicycle parts from Harlem and the Bronx. She used these tough yet flexible and forgiving materials to emphasize the characters of black women inside and outside of her community. Read the full press release here . View Dacres' webpage  here .  Public Program A Conversation with Kim Dacres Friday, May 17, 6-9PM A.I.R. Gallery and Kim Dacres will be hosting an intimate gathering for Williams Black Alumni Network (WBAN) members and guests. Please click here to RSVP for the event .   Installation view of Swerve Team Meeting. Photo by Sebastian Bach. Installation view of Swerve Team Meeting. Photo by Sebastian Bach. Installation view of Swerve Team Meeting. Photo by Sebastian Bach. Installation view of Swerve Team Meeting. Photo by Sebastian Bach. Installation view of Swerve Team Meeting. Photo by Sebastian Bach. Installation view of Swerve Team Meeting. Photo by Sebastian Bach.

Swerve Team Meeting
Kim Dacres

GALLERY III

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March 10, 2019
Private Corners Carolyn Martin Suspect , 2011-12 Charcoal, pigment, collage on paper, 22 x 30 inches April 26 - May 20, 2012 Opening Reception: Thursday, April 26, 6 - 8pm A.I.R. Gallery is pleased to announce Private Corners , an exhibition of new work by Carolyn Martin. Continuing the investigations begun in drawings exhibited at A.I.R. Gallery in 2009, Carolyn Martin has further de-emphasized the image of the white picket fence, reducing it to a spare scaffolding of faint lines, darkened just enough to be recognizable. Read the full press release here . View Martin's page  here .   

Private Corners
Carolyn Martin

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February 21, 2019 in past, 2019
Steamroller Collaborations Yvette Drury Dubinsky and Vicky Tomayko GALLERY I Dust Devil , 2018 Monotype and collage on Japanese paper and card stock, 28 1/2 x 38 5/8 inches March 15 - April 14, 2019 Opening Reception: Friday, March 15, 6 - 8pm DUMBO’s First Thursday Art Walk: April 4, 6 - 8pm A.I.R. Gallery is pleased to announce Steamroller Collaborations , a two-person exhibition of work by New York Artist Yvette Drury Dubinsky and National Artist Vicky Tomayko. Dubinsky and Tomayko will be showing fifteen monotypes with drawing and collage. Read the full press release here . View Dubinsky's page  here .  View Tomayko's page here .   Installation view of Steamroller Collaborations. Photo by Sebastian Bach. Installation view of Steamroller Collaborations. Photo by Sebastian Bach. Installation view of Steamroller Collaborations. Photo by Sebastian Bach. Installation view of Steamroller Collaborations. Photo by Sebastian Bach. Installation view of Steamroller Collaborations. Photo by Sebastian Bach. Yvette Drury Dubinsky, Vicky Tomayko Plants and Animals , 2018, Monotype and collage on Rives, cardboard, and Japanese paper, 43 1⁄4 x 31 3⁄4 inches. Photo by Sebastian Bach.

Steamroller Collaborations
Yvette Drury Dubinsky and Vicky Tomayko

GALLERY I

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February 21, 2019 in past, 2019
At/Against Our Will Helene Brandt GALLERY II Head Chamber , 1980s Steel and fabric, 11” x 22” x 12” March 15 - April 14, 2019 Opening Reception: Friday, March 15, 6 - 8pm DUMBO’s First Thursday Art Walk: April 4, 6 - 8pm A.I.R. Gallery is pleased to announce At/Against Our Will , an exhibition of welded steel sculptures by artist Helene Brandt. At/Against Our Will includes works from Brandt’s signature “Cages” series and marks the artist’s first show at A.I.R. since her debut at the gallery in 1985. Read the full press release here . View Brandt's webpage  here .  Cloister , 1979 Steel, 50” x 26” x 48” Carriage , 1979 Steel, 56” x 115” x 40” Olympia , 1999 Steel, rubber wheels, 77” x 50” x 35” Necklace , 1984 Steel, fabric, 12.5” x 14” x 8” Head Chamber , 1980s Steel, fabric, 11” x 22” x 12” Hand Chamber , 1984 Steel, fabric, 11” x 13” (open) Knee Chamber , 1980s Steel, fabric, 15” x 6.5” x 8” Foot Chamber , 1984 Steel, fabric, 11.5” x 22” x 7” Helene Brandt Head Chamber , 1980s, Steel, fabric, 11 1/2 x 22 x 7 inches Installation view of At/Against Our Will. Photo by Sebastian Bach. Installation view of At/Against Our Will. Photo by Sebastian Bach. Installation view of At/Against Our Will. Photo by Sebastian Bach. Installation view of At/Against Our Will. Photo by Sebastian Bach. Installation view of At/Against Our Will. Photo by Sebastian Bach.  

At/Against Our Will
Helene Brandt

GALLERY II

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February 21, 2019 in past, 2019
Rendered Void Gabriela Vainsencher GALLERY III Sitter/Thinker 1 , 2018 Porcelain and underglaze March 15 - April 14, 2019 Opening Reception: Friday, March 15, 6 - 8pm DUMBO’s First Thursday Art Walk: April 4, 6 - 8pm A.I.R. Gallery is pleased to announce Rendered Void , an exhibition of recent photographs and porcelain sculptures by Fellowship Artist Gabriela Vainsencher. This is Vainsencher’s first institutional solo show in New York City. Read the full press release here . View artist’s page  here .    Installation view of Rendered Void. Photo by Sebastian Bach. Detail view of Rendered Void. Photo by Sebastian Bach. Installation view of Rendered Void. Photo by Sebastian Bach. Installation view of Rendered Void. Photo by Sebastian Bach. Installation view of Rendered Void. Photo by Sebastian Bach. Installation view of Rendered Void. Photo by Sebastian Bach.

Rendered Void
Gabriela Vainsencher

GALLERY III

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January 18, 2019 in 2019, past
Stratus Lift Carrie Johnson GALLERY I Traverse 2 , 2019 Oil on canvas, 68” x 64” x 1.5” February 8— March 10, 2019 Opening Reception: February 8, 6–8pm Lifelines Poetry Reading: Sunday, February 17th at 3pm E. Tracy Grinnell, Sarah Riggs, and Eléna Rivera DUMBO’s First Thursday Art Walk: March 7, 6–9pm A.I.R. Gallery is pleased to announce Stratus Lift , an exhibition by New York artist Carrie Johnson. Johnson will be showing a new body of large paintings that use abstraction to draw attention to the contemporary landscape, and our ability to consider the elements of modern society in an abstract way. This is the artist’s first solo exhibition in New York City. Read the full press release h er e . View the artist's page  here .  Read the artist profile here .   Installation view of Stratus Lift Detail view of Stratus Lift Installation view of Stratus Lift Detail view of Stratus Lift Installation view of Stratus Lift Installation view of Stratus Lift Installation view of Stratus Lift

Stratus Lift
Carrie Johnson

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January 18, 2019 in 2019, past

Every 16 Hours
Kadie Salfi

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January 16, 2019 in 2019, past

Sol, ella y yo (Sol, her and I)
Isabella Cruz-Chong


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January 16, 2019 in 2019, past

Bridging the Gap: Postcards of All the Nation of Art
The National Board of the Women’s Caucus for Art

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December 15, 2018 in gallery I, gallery II, past, 2019
Let’s try listening again 13th A.I.R. Biennial  GALLERY I and GALLERY II   January 9 - February 3, 2019 Opening Reception: Wednesday, January 9, 2019, 6-8pm Curated by Sarah Demeuse and Prem Krishnamurthy Participating artists: Angeli, Angie Keefer, Anna Riley, Catalina Viejo López de Roda, Dulce Gómez, Fotini Vurgaropulou, Hagen Verleger, Irene Mohedano, Jane Long, Johanna Unzueta, Julie Nagle, Karen Donnellan, Katie Hector, Katja Mater, Katy Mixon, Keren Benbenisty, Kyoung eun Kang, Library Stack, Lukas Eigler-Harding, Malin Abrahamsson, Maren Henson, Matthew Schrader, Olivia Baldwin, Romily Alice Walden, Sari Carel, Scaleno Collective, Shuyi Cao, Suzanne Mooney, Tselote Holley, and Zhenya Plechkina Public Programs : January 9, 2018:  Performance by Angeli,  dancing in our sleep , 2019, performing with Jayoung Yoon February 2, 2018:  3 PM Launch of  A Primer on Working With Disabled Group Members for Feminist / Activist Groups. , 2018 by Romily Alice Walden 5 PM Performance by Irene Mohedano  Tengo Miedo; No Tenemos Miedo / I'm afraid; We are not afraid , 2018 Dear Visitor,  This biennial exhibition starts where its open call ended: with the sentence “Let’s try listening again.” Echoing a contemporary sentiment, this title voices an urge to stop the treadmill of self-same thought and perceive what is near, around, yet not always seen. It highlights a pause for respect and discovery that is necessary to imagine new, relevant relations—whether social, intellectual, emotional, or cosmic. The point being: we can’t know everything, but still we need to envision novel forms of communing. Listening to the five hundred and forty-four voices that responded to their open call, we gradually selected a constellation of twenty-nine works that resonate with this theme. The exhibition brings together two performances, two distributed projects, and twenty-five works for the gallery by participating artists far and wide. The catalogue takes the form of a website that can produce encoded PDF communiqués around the thematics of this year’s biennial. Gratitude to all applicants. This was hard. S. & P. A.I.R. Gallery is wheelchair accessible via ramp. There are accessible toilets in the venue. There is comfortable seating with backs. Free tap water is available.  The venue is nearest to the F train at York St (0.2 miles) and the A train at High St (0.5 miles). The nearest wheelchair accessible trains is the B, Q, R at Dekalb Av (1.1 miles) and the 2, 3 at Borough Hall (0.8 miles). The roads immediately surrounding the gallery are cobblestone. The nearest accessible parking garage (for an hourly fee) is two blocks away at 100 Jay St. No ID necessary for entry. Please contact info@airgallery.org for more information. To view the interactive online catalogue: https://letstrylisteningagain.org/ Read the press release here . Download Romily Alice Walden’s  A Primer on Working With Disabled Group Members for Feminist/Activist Groups , 2018 here . Installation view of Let’s try listening again Installation view of Let’s try listening again Installation view of Let’s try listening again Installation view of Let’s try listening again Installation view of Let’s try listening again Installation view of Let’s try listening again Installation view of Let’s try listening again Installation view of Let’s try listening again Installation view of Let’s try listening again Installation view of Let’s try listening again Installation view of Let’s try listening again Installation view of Let’s try listening again Installation view of Let’s try listening again Installation view of Let’s try listening again Installation view of Let’s try listening again Installation view of Let’s try listening again Installation view of Let’s try listening again Installation shots by Sebastian Bach. Angeli,  dancing in our sleep , 2019, performing with Jayoung Yoon. Performed January 9 at 13th A.I.R. Biennial opening reception. Documentation by Sarah Sitzler. Watch the video documentation here .

Let’s try listening again
13th A.I.R. Biennial 
Curated by Sarah Demeuse and Prem Krishnamurthy

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December 14, 2018 in gallery III, past, 2019
The Way It Is Zhiyuan Yang and Sandra Harvey GALLERY III / FELLOWSHIP GALLERY Artist as idealist (#2) , 2018 Inkjet print, 24 x 36 inches   January 9 - February 3, 2019 Opening Reception: Wednesday, January 9, 2019, 6-8pm A.I.R. Gallery is pleased to announce The Way It Is , an exhibition of collaborative projects by Fellowship Artist Zhiyuan Yang and Sandra Harvey, an artist based in Adams, Massachusetts. This is Yang’s first solo show in New York City, extended to a two-person exhibition. In January 2018, Yang was an Airbnb guest at Harvey’s house for a week before her residency at MASS MoCA. Drawing from their intimate conversations, Yang and Sandra decided to share studios and start a month long collaboration, through which they would explore intergenerational artists’ relationships, investigate the hierarchies in the American cultural marketplace, and aesthetic evaluations of failure. “Who are the artists?”  Yang and Harvey raised a question together. Read the full press release here . This exhibition was generously funded by Foundation for Contemporary Arts. Installation view of The Way It Is Installation view of The Way It Is Installation view of The Way It Is Installation view of The Way It Is Installation view of The Way It Is Installation view of The Way It Is Installation view of The Way It Is Installation view of The Way It Is Installation view of The Way It Is Installation shots by Sebastian Bach.

The Way It Is
Zhiyuan Yang and Sandra Harvey

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October 20, 2018 in gallery I, 2018, past
Jinx Jane Swavely GALLERY I Jinx , 2018 Oil on canvas, 73 x 61 inches   November 16 - December 16, 2018 Opening Reception: Friday, November 16, 6-8 pm A.I.R. Gallery is pleased to present Jinx , a new series of large format oil paintings by New York Artist member Jane Swavely. This new body of work functions as a vessel, carrying omens that mark the shifting landscapes we reside in. Read the press release here . View the artist's page  here .  Press The American Scholar: Neon Forests by Noelani Kirschner Published on November 19, 2018 Interview with Jane Swavely: Toxic glow Published on December 1, 2018 Installation view of Jinx Installation view of  Jinx Installation view of  Jinx Detail view of Jinx Detail view of Jinx Installation shots by Sebastian Bach

Jinx
Jane Swavely

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October 20, 2018 in gallery II, 2018, past
Sound Words Joo Yeon Woo GALLERY II Cloop , 2018 Ink watercolor on paper, 57 x 37.5 cm   November 16 - December 16, 2018 Opening Reception: Friday, November 16, 6-8 pm A.I.R. Gallery is pleased to announce Sound Words , a solo exhibition of new works by Joo Yeon Woo. Through the body of work presented in the exhibition, Woo seeks to relate a sense of identity and place with her physical and psychological experiences of displacement. Read the press release here . View the artist's page  here .    Installation view of Sound Words Detail view of Sound Words Detail view of Sound Words Detail view of Sound Words Detail view of Sound Words Installation shots by Sebastian Bach

Sound Words
Joo Yeon Woo

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October 20, 2018 in gallery III, 2018, past
Here, right now. Hana Sackler GALLERY III Schlachtensee , 2017 Archival pigment print, 30 x 20 inches   November 16 - December 16, 2018 Opening Reception: Friday, November 16, 6-8 pm A.I.R. Gallery is pleased to announce Here, right now. , an exhibition of photographs and video by artist, Hana Sackler. Sackler will be showing a new body of work exploring perception and the nature of truth and fiction. This is Sackler’s first solo exhibition in New York City. Read the press release here . Installation view of Here, right now. Installation view of Here, right now. Detail view of Here, right now. Detail view of Here, right now. Installation shots by Sebastian Bach

Here, right now.
Hana Sackler

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September 29, 2018 in gallery I, past, 2018
Unseen Scenery Erica Stoller GALLERY I   October 12 - November 11, 2018 Opening Reception: Friday, October 12, 6-8 pm Unseen Scenery , a site-specific installation by New York artist Erica Stoller, a work that offers first-row view of a overlooked fragment of the landscape. Stoller’s depictions do not include seascapes or sunsets, nor references to landforms, buildings or people.  Unseen Scenery instead refers to the omnipresent wires and cables that run from pole to pole, in cities, towns, along country roadways, and under all of the above.   Read the press release here . View the artist's page  here .  Installation view of Unseen Scenery Detail view of Unseen Scenery Installation view of Unseen Scenery Installation view of Unseen Scenery Detail view of Unseen Scenery Installation shots by Sebastian Bach

Unseen Scenery
Erica Stoller

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