Curatorial Statement
Exploring the visual realm of dreams, recollections, and fantasies, Emotional Landscape presents the work of 13 artists who understand the psychological power of place. Situating their narratives around forests, deserts, mountains, and seas, they create a sense of mystery with representational imagery of a slightly strange sort.
Including: Megan Cump, Satoru Eguchi, Anthony Goicolea, Elizabeth Huey, Min Kim, Margaret Lee, Charlene Liu, Jon Rosenbaum, Lisa Sanditz, Erika Somogyi, Diana Shpungin & Nicole Engelmann, and Michelle Weinberg.
Paul Laster and Renée Riccardo are the 2005 recipients of the Lori Ledis Memorial Award for Curatorial Initiative, a program to foster curatorial talent in the field of contemporary art. Paul Laster is an editor at Art Asia Pacific, Artkrush.com and Boldtype.com. Renée Riccardo is an independent curator who founded ARENA, a gallery exhibiting emerging artists from 1991-2003. Laster and Riccardo are former Adjunct Curators of Photography at P.S.1. Their recent shows include Word at the Bronx River Arts Center and Me, Myself & I at Florida Atlantic University Gallery, Boca Raton. A concurrent show, It's a Beautiful Day, is on view at the Ise Cultural Foundation Gallery in SoHo from January 6 through February 25, 2006.
Acknowledgements
The Rotunda Gallery is grateful for the generous support of our exhibition and education programs from Astoria Federal, the Lily Auchincloss Foundation, the Sally and Milton Avery Foundation, Bloomberg L.P., Citigroup Foundation, Commerce Bank, Con Edison, Forest City Ratner Companies, the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, the Independence Community Foundation, the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, the New York Times Company Foundation, the Pepsi Cola/Hip-Hop Summit Partnership, Target, Washington Mutual Bank, as well as numerous individuals.
Programs are made possible in part by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts; the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development; Borough President Marty Markowitz; New York City Council members Erik Martin Dilan, Lewis Fidler, Vincent Gentile, and Al Vann; and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
The Rotunda Gallery is a program of BRIC/Brooklyn Information & Culture.Wed., January 18 — Sat., March 11, 2006
Paul Laster and Renée Riccardo, guest curators
Admission is FREE
OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 6pm-8pm
SAVE THE DATE:
Wednesday, February 1, 2006, 7 pm
Yoga in the Moment, taught by Jane Selzer, a certified Kripalu Yoga Instructor. This slow-paced class, designed to increase inner awareness, will include breathing exercises, yoga postures, and a guided meditation. Call for details and reservations: 718-875-4047 x11.