Friday, August 25, 2017
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Fictions @ Studio Museum in Harlem [NYC/USA]
Fictions is a survey of recent work by nineteen emerging artists of African descent who live and work across the United States. The artists in the exhibition engage with a variety of media—including video, photography, drawing and sculpture—with some combining multiple artistic practices to create large-scale installations. The works in Fictions investigate questions at the core of The Studio Museum in Harlem’s mission to be the nexus for artists of African descent locally, nationally and internationally, and for work inspired by black culture. They draw inspiration from diverse sources—such as everyday objects, childhood memories, current and historic events, and the body—often creating parallel or alternate narratives that complicate fact, fiction and memory.
The exhibition is the fifth in a series of emerging artist exhibitions presented by the Studio Museum, following Freestyle (2001), Frequency(2005–06), Flow (2008) and Fore (2012–13). Like its predecessors, Fictions illustrates the diversity and complexity of artistic practices by artists of African descent. Tracing the artistic developments since Fore, Fictions emphasizes the development of narrative content in contemporary art over the past five years. From the personal to the political and the everyday to the imagined, Fictions examines the stories that form the foundation of these artists’ practices.
Artists in Fictions
Paul Stephen Benjamin (b. 1966, Chicago, IL; Lives and works in Atlanta, GA)
Krista Clark (b. 1975, Burlington, VT; Lives and works in Atlanta, GA)
Michael Demps (b. 1976, Detroit, MI; Lives and works in New Haven, CT)
Genevieve Gaignard (b. 1981, Orange, MA; Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA)
Nikita Gale (b. 1983, Anchorage, AK; Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA)
Allison Janae Hamilton (b. 1984, Lexington, KY; Lives and works in New York, NY)
Matthew Angelo Harrison (b. 1989, Detroit, MI; Lives and works in Detroit, MI)
Texas Isaiah (b. 1986, Brooklyn, NY; Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA)
Patrick Martinez (b. 1980, Los Angeles, CA; Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA)
Walter Price (b. 1989, Macon, GA; Lives and works in New York, NY)
Christina Quarles (b. 1985, Chicago, IL; Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA)
Deborah Roberts (b. 1962, Austin, TX; Lives and works in Austin, TX)
Sherrill Roland (b. 1984, Asheville, NC; Lives and works in Morrisville, NC)
Amy Sherald (b. 1973, Columbus, GA; Lives and works in Baltimore, MD)
Devan Shimoyama (b. 1989, Philadelphia, PA; Lives and works in Pittsburgh, PA)
Sable Elyse Smith (b. 1986, Los Angeles, CA; Lives and works in Richmond, VA)
Maya Stovall (b. 1982, Detroit, MI; Lives and works in Detroit, MI)
Jazmin Urrea (b. 1990, Artesia, CA; Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA)
Stephanie Williams (b. 1981, Washington, D.C.; Lives and works in Washington, D.C.)
Krista Clark (b. 1975, Burlington, VT; Lives and works in Atlanta, GA)
Michael Demps (b. 1976, Detroit, MI; Lives and works in New Haven, CT)
Genevieve Gaignard (b. 1981, Orange, MA; Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA)
Nikita Gale (b. 1983, Anchorage, AK; Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA)
Allison Janae Hamilton (b. 1984, Lexington, KY; Lives and works in New York, NY)
Matthew Angelo Harrison (b. 1989, Detroit, MI; Lives and works in Detroit, MI)
Texas Isaiah (b. 1986, Brooklyn, NY; Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA)
Patrick Martinez (b. 1980, Los Angeles, CA; Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA)
Walter Price (b. 1989, Macon, GA; Lives and works in New York, NY)
Christina Quarles (b. 1985, Chicago, IL; Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA)
Deborah Roberts (b. 1962, Austin, TX; Lives and works in Austin, TX)
Sherrill Roland (b. 1984, Asheville, NC; Lives and works in Morrisville, NC)
Amy Sherald (b. 1973, Columbus, GA; Lives and works in Baltimore, MD)
Devan Shimoyama (b. 1989, Philadelphia, PA; Lives and works in Pittsburgh, PA)
Sable Elyse Smith (b. 1986, Los Angeles, CA; Lives and works in Richmond, VA)
Maya Stovall (b. 1982, Detroit, MI; Lives and works in Detroit, MI)
Jazmin Urrea (b. 1990, Artesia, CA; Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA)
Stephanie Williams (b. 1981, Washington, D.C.; Lives and works in Washington, D.C.)
Fictions is organized by Connie H. Choi, Associate Curator, Permanent Collection, and Hallie Ringle, Assistant Curator.
IMAGE BY Stephanie J. Williams [Pinoy Ploy (still), 2016]
Friday, August 11, 2017
'Syllogy' @ Veronica [SEATTLE/NYC]
Curated by manuel arturo abreu
July 22 – September 16, 2017
Opening reception: Saturday, July 22, 6 – 8pm
Reading by manuel arturo abreu at 7pm
Veronica presents Syllogy – a group show curated by manuel arturo abreu with new works by Aria Dean, Winslow Laroche, Adriana Ramic, and manuel arturo abreu.
Our love’s a complex vintage wine
All rotted leaves and lemon rind
I’d spit you out but now you’re mine
We bit the fruit, it seemed a lie
I’ll never know which way was right
Now side by side we face the night
And I love you
And I love you
We walked the pier and back again
It was the most scared I’ve ever been
You held my hand until the end
And I love you
And I love you
Don’t tell me we’ve got time
The subtle thief of life
It slips away when we pay no mind
We pulled the weeds out til the dawn
Nearly too tired to carry on
Someday we’ll linger in the sun
And I love you
And I love you
(Lyrics by Gaelynn Lea, violinscratches.com)
Aria Dean (b. 1993) is an artist, curator, and writer based in Los Angeles. She graduated from Oberlin College in 2015 where she co-founded and directed Storage, a gallery and performance space. She is currently the assistant curator of net art at Rhizome. She has shown at Arcadia Missa (London), AA|LA Gallery (LA), As It Stands (LA), 67 Ludlow (NYC), Club Pro (LA), et al. She has been published in Artforum, The New Inquiry, Topical Cream
Magazine, contemptorary, Real Life Mag, and elsewhere.
Winslow Laroche (b. 1989) is an artist from planet Earth.
Adriana Ramić (b. 1989) lives and works in NYC. She has shown at Weekends (Paris), Witte de With (Rotterdam), LUMA Westbau (Zürich), Moderna Museet (Stockholm), the Kunstpalais (Erlangen, Germany), A plus A Gallery (Venice), Kunsthalle Wien (Vienna), and elsewhere. She was the artist in residence May – June 2016 at Rupert (Vilnius, Lithuania) and has spoken at the Interactive Design Center at Yale University and the University of the Arts Helsinki.
manuel arturo abreu (b. 1991) is a poet and artist from the Bronx. Currently living and working out of a garage in southeast Portland, they received their BA in Linguistics from Reed College in 2014. They have shown at PNCA Gallery 157 (Portland), AA|LA Gallery (LA), As It Stands (LA), INCA (Seattle), Compliance Division (Portland), et al. They have been published in Rhizome, SFMoMA Open Space, The New Inquiry, Apogee Journal, The Offing,
AQNB, and elsewhere. They co-facilitate home school, a free pop-up art school in Portland with support from a 2016 Precipice Fund grant, and a 2017 Regional Arts and Culture Council grant.
Syllogy is supported in part by Seattle’s Office of Arts & Culture.
More information is available on our website:
veronica@businessnormal.com
LINK
I. -- III. Installation view
IV. manuel arturo abreu
V. Aria Dean
VI. -- VII. Winslow Laroche
VIII. manuel arturo abreu
July 22 – September 16, 2017
Opening reception: Saturday, July 22, 6 – 8pm
Reading by manuel arturo abreu at 7pm
Veronica presents Syllogy – a group show curated by manuel arturo abreu with new works by Aria Dean, Winslow Laroche, Adriana Ramic, and manuel arturo abreu.
Our love’s a complex vintage wine
All rotted leaves and lemon rind
I’d spit you out but now you’re mine
We bit the fruit, it seemed a lie
I’ll never know which way was right
Now side by side we face the night
And I love you
And I love you
We walked the pier and back again
It was the most scared I’ve ever been
You held my hand until the end
And I love you
And I love you
Don’t tell me we’ve got time
The subtle thief of life
It slips away when we pay no mind
We pulled the weeds out til the dawn
Nearly too tired to carry on
Someday we’ll linger in the sun
And I love you
And I love you
(Lyrics by Gaelynn Lea, violinscratches.com)
Aria Dean (b. 1993) is an artist, curator, and writer based in Los Angeles. She graduated from Oberlin College in 2015 where she co-founded and directed Storage, a gallery and performance space. She is currently the assistant curator of net art at Rhizome. She has shown at Arcadia Missa (London), AA|LA Gallery (LA), As It Stands (LA), 67 Ludlow (NYC), Club Pro (LA), et al. She has been published in Artforum, The New Inquiry, Topical Cream
Magazine, contemptorary, Real Life Mag, and elsewhere.
Winslow Laroche (b. 1989) is an artist from planet Earth.
Adriana Ramić (b. 1989) lives and works in NYC. She has shown at Weekends (Paris), Witte de With (Rotterdam), LUMA Westbau (Zürich), Moderna Museet (Stockholm), the Kunstpalais (Erlangen, Germany), A plus A Gallery (Venice), Kunsthalle Wien (Vienna), and elsewhere. She was the artist in residence May – June 2016 at Rupert (Vilnius, Lithuania) and has spoken at the Interactive Design Center at Yale University and the University of the Arts Helsinki.
manuel arturo abreu (b. 1991) is a poet and artist from the Bronx. Currently living and working out of a garage in southeast Portland, they received their BA in Linguistics from Reed College in 2014. They have shown at PNCA Gallery 157 (Portland), AA|LA Gallery (LA), As It Stands (LA), INCA (Seattle), Compliance Division (Portland), et al. They have been published in Rhizome, SFMoMA Open Space, The New Inquiry, Apogee Journal, The Offing,
AQNB, and elsewhere. They co-facilitate home school, a free pop-up art school in Portland with support from a 2016 Precipice Fund grant, and a 2017 Regional Arts and Culture Council grant.
Syllogy is supported in part by Seattle’s Office of Arts & Culture.
More information is available on our website:
veronica@businessnormal.com
LINK
I. -- III. Installation view
IV. manuel arturo abreu
V. Aria Dean
VI. -- VII. Winslow Laroche
VIII. manuel arturo abreu
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