Blanka Amezkua: Interminable
recurrence in my mind
As part of Dialects v.3 at the Bronx River Art Center January 29 – March 20,
2010
"Interminable recurrence in my
mind refers to forms
that constantly find their way in my work...always in parallel to other
projects; when placed side by side, result in a odd and impenetrable atmosphere
whose concept is at times organically seductive."
The
Bronx River Art Center (BRAC) is pleased to present the third of its four-part
exhibition series DIALECTS. In order to further the
definition of the “international” and “New York” artist, while simultaneously
bridging cultures and ideologies, BRAC has invited artists who hail from
countries that are currently underrepresented in the global art scene as a
parallel response to the Bronx’s own position within the New York art
community.
DIALECTS v.3
presents new,
site-specific works by Blanka Amezkua (Bronx, NY) and Dario Solman* (Croatia)
and is curated by BRAC’s Gallery Director & Curator José Ruiz. The
juxtaposition of these exhibitions heightens the contrast between two different
types of artistic reasoning and process while further focusing on the overlap of
parallel concepts and concerns.
On
the surface, Blanka Amezkua’s installation, Interminable recurrence in
my mind, builds
upon the organic, abstract, and handmade to mine colorful aesthetic tendencies
that present an alternate dimension to the works that she is primarily known
for: the hyper-depiction of women as a character of power that evolve out of the
pages of Mexican comic books and other popular paraphernalia. For this
exhibition, the Mexican-born, Bronx-based artist unveils a new installation that
highlights the various aesthetic motifs that have constantly paralleled her
projects over the last fifteen years, so that the exhibition process exposes the
often-private investigations that arise in her studio. Organic patterns painted
on the wall, abstract crocheted compositions, and an extensive suite of doodles
done on mail envelopes are just some of the elements of her installation.
Additionally, Amezkua plans to work in BRAC’s gallery throughout the course of
the exhibition in order to continuously shift an environment marked by fluidity,
addition, and change.
Bronx River
Art Center
1087 East
Tremont Ave Bronx, NY 10460
718.589.5819
www.bronxriverart.org
TINA, Under the Mexican Sky December 17th-March 6th 2010
An exhibition of thrity-five rare vintage prints by Tina Modotti. Some of the works shown are unique images. Modotti only took photographs during her seven tumultous years in Mexico, from 1923-1930. It is estimated that her artistic legaacy is limited to six hundred phtographs, the majority of which are now in museum collections. Gathered for this exhibit is the largest group of Modottti photographs still in private hands. The photographs exhibited are from a number of distinguished collections, including those of Francis Toor, Xavier Guerrero and Luis B. Traven.
Throckmorton Fine Art 145 East 57th Street, 3rd Floor New York, NY 10022 www.throckmorton-nyc.com
The Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) presents:
Slash: Paper Under The Knife Showcases work by 50 artists Who cut, burn, tear, and shred paper to create Compelling sculpture , installation, and video
On View from October 2009 through April 4, 2010
MEXICAN PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: DANIEL ALCALA and CARLOS AMORALES
12 Artists Will Create Site-Specific Works in Galleries and in MAD's Open Studios Allowing Public to Watch Fabrication and Installation Process
Slash: Paper Under the Knife takes the pulse of the international art world's renewed interest in paper as a creative medium and source of artistic inspiration, examining the remarkably diverse use of paper in a range of art forms. Slash is the third exhibition in MAD's Materials and Process series, which examines the renaissance of traditional handcraft materials and techniques in contemporary art and design. The exhibition surveys unusual paper treatments, including works that are burned, torn, cut by lasers, and shredded. A section of the exhibition will focus on artists who modify books to transform them into sculpture, while another will highlight the use of cut paper for film and video animations.
Selected artists will be commissioned to create site-specific or site-referential works, and others will be invited to create work onsite in MAD's three artist studios that will subsequently be installed in the exhibition.
General Museum Information 2 Columbus Circle (at 59th Street and Broadway) New York, NY 10019 Phone: 212.299.7777 Fax: 212.299.7701 www.madmuseum.org
