EXHIBITION ON VIEW June 27 - Aug 18, 2019
OPENING RECEPTION: Thurs, June 27, 2019 from 7-9PM
CURATED BY ELIZABETH FERRER & JENNY GEROW
Serious Play: Translating Form, Subverting Meaning is devoted to an exploration of forms of play as a process in contemporary art. Traditionally seen as an activity of childhood, for enjoyment and recreation rather than for serious or practical purpose, play is also at the heart of artistic practice. Processes and values that inform play – making, taking apart and crafting back together, transforming space, and improvising – can be equally applied to the process of artistic creation in the studio. Serious intent, however, defines artists engaging in the realm of play.
Artists Chris Bogia, Damien Davis, Kat Chamberlin, and Ronny Quevedo provide tools to embolden the viewer through the act of play to think differently about issues of gender, race, and class. For Amanda Valdez and Julien Gardair, play with the materiality of paint and cloth instructs an awareness of the mutability of shapes and ideas. For all six artists, embracing the forms of childhood play that encourage experimentation, chance, failure, and humor provides a roadmap into better ways of being in the world.
SELECT PRESS: Brooklyn Paper and Galerie
EXHIBITION PROGRAMMING:
June 27 (7-9PM) |
Opening Reception |
July 12 (12:30-2PM) |
Lessons in Learning/Unlearning: Project 404 |
July 13 (3-4PM) |
Coffee & Conversation: Serious Play |
July 19 (12:30-2PM) |
Lessons in Learning/Unlearning: Alt-Text as Poetry |
July 26 (12:30-2PM) |
Lessons in Learning/Unlearning: Piecing Things Together |
OPEN HOUSE/OPEN STUDIOS: Summer 2019 Artists |
Piecing Things Together with Damien Davis |
OPEN HOUSE/OPEN STUDIOS: Summer 2019 Artists Aug 1 (7:30-8:30PM) |
C-O-N-T-E-M-P-T, A Performance by Kat Chamberlin |
Venue Information:
The 3,000 square-foot Gallery in BRIC House has soaring 18-foot ceilings that permit major exhibitions focusing on emerging and mid-career artists and curators.
Beginning Nov. 1, 2022, attendees of any BRIC House programming will no longer have to show proof of vaccination or a negative test to enter the building. Masks are encouraged but not required in all BRIC operated spaces. If you have questions regarding this protocol, please email Safety@bricartsmedia.org