A Print Sale Fundraiser for Elmhurst Hospital in NYC.
96 New York Photographers. All Prints $150. All Proceeds to Elmhurst Hospital.
UPDATE: 187 Photographers. $370,000 raised so far (041520).
April 10–20 only
Pictures For Elmhurst is organized by a small group of New Yorkers working in the creative industry.
A trilogy of video-installation works by Withstandley that uses Bas Jan Ader‘s final work, “In Search of the Miraculous”, as an entry point for a new experiential journey. The exhibition opens tonight at AC Institute.
Searching for the Miraculous is a trilogy of video/installation works that uses Bas Jan Aders final work, “In Search of the Miraculous”, as an entry point for a new experiential journey. The works explore identity, time, transcended experiences, and the romantic vision of a quest for something better. The project uses video, audio, music and sculptural elements to create a contemporary version of the trilogy. It starts with a cinematic short, then a connected journey between two people and finally concludes with a journey of a pair of glass jars floating across the sea.
Elizabeth Withstandley is from Cape Cod, Massachusetts. She lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. She is one of the co-founders of Locust Projects, a not-for-profit art exhibition space, in Miami, FL.
Her work is routed in conceptual art taking the form of video installations and photographic series. Artifacts, individuality, and music are all central themes in her work. In addition to exhibiting her own work she has organized a number of exhibitions including Smoke & Mirrors at the Torrance Art Museum, 20/20 at Locust Projects and a the 2019 residency project, work from artists at The Curfew Tower.
Press Release from Hunter East Harlem Gallery,
Exhibiting artists: Mathieu Kleyebe Abonnenc, Julie Bessard, Hervé Beuze, Jean-François Boclé, Alex Burke, Vladimir Cybil Charlier, Gaëlle Choisne, Ronald Cyrille, Jean-Ulrick Désert, Kenny Dunkan, Edouard Duval-Carrié, Adler Guerrier, Jean-Marc Hunt, Fabiola Jean-Louis, Nathalie Leroy-Fiévée, Audry Liseron-Monfils, Louisa Marajo, Ricardo Ozier-Lafontaine, Jérémie Paul, Marielle Plaisir, Tabita Rezaire, Yoan Sorin
Hunter East Harlem Gallery is pleased to present the exhibition, Dust Specks on the Sea: Contemporary Sculpture from the French Caribbean & Haiti opening on November 7, 2018. Dust Specks on the Sea focuses on sculptural works by over a dozen contemporary artists from Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guyana, and Haiti and addresses the various positionings of the postcolonial condition in this region. The exhibition’s title—Dust Specks on the Sea—is derived from a quote by former French President Charles de Gaulle, describing his view of the French Caribbean islands from an airplane in 1964. De Gaulle’s description speaks to the almost otherworldly mystery of an aerial view of the Caribbean archipelago, while at the same time calling into question a deep-seated hierarchical perspective stemming from France’s history as a powerful colonizing force in the Caribbean. In 1902 the eruption of the volcano Mount Pelée on the island of Martinique, destroyed the town of Saint-Pierre, killing approximately 30,000 people in a matter of minutes. Poignant photographic images of the “worst volcanic disaster of the early 20th century” show the volcano’s dusty plume looming above the sparkling waters of the Caribbean; these visual documents allude to the complex and loaded sentiments of de Gaulle’s quote—the duality of perspective. The French Caribbean cannot be defined solely by its beauty nor by its historical trauma; through this exhibition, we aim to contribute to a contemporary, multi-layered understanding of this region.
Our gallery is located in the New York City neighborhood of East Harlem, a place known for its Caribbean immigrants and its history as a home to displaced peoples, and yet the narrative of the French Caribbean is still little understood within this context. Additionally, HEHG is an institution dedicated to creating projects that build on the complicated circumstances of being a human in today’s world and bolstering the voices of creative people and thinkers. Through presenting a sculpture-based exhibition in a distinctive way—in many cases, the artworks will physically interact with one another, we hope to build a visual dialogue about how artwork can be one of the most powerful tools for personal and political expression.
The exhibition is curated by Arden Sherman. Assistant Curator is Katie Hood Morgan.
Support for the exhibition is generously provided by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States and Hunter College.
Opening Reception: Dust Specks on the Sea, November 7, 2018.
Afternoon Discussion & Artist Walk-Thru, November 8, 2018
Hunter East Harlem Gallery
The Silberman School of Social Work
2180 3rd Avenue at 119th Street
New York, NY 10035
+1 212 396 7819
hehg@hunter.cuny.edu
Wednesdays through Saturdays 12-5pm
HUNTER COLLEGE ART GALLERIES
Owls on guard at the park at Wise Towers, NYC Housing Authority complex on West 90 Street; probably not by Costantino Nivola.
Nivola’s works are well-featured in the rest of the park. Article by Glenn Weiss. Influenced by Le Corbusier.
Anne Truitt (1921 – 2004)
Twining Court I
2001
Synthetic polymer paint on wood.
MOMA – The Long Run
Hirshhorn, 2009.
NGA, November 2017 – July 2018.
A.T. maintained (1962-1964) a studio in a former carriage house in Twining Court, an alley near Dupont Circle.
NYC community gardens are great; timeline. Miami should have the legal structure to start some and/or promote them.
