September 2004 Archives

UPWARD MOBILITY AT THE NEW MUSEUM
September 18, 2004
Saturday, 7:30 to 9:30 pm

A piece by Brazilian artist Alex Villar entitled Upward Mobility was presented during the evening hours. In the video, the artist explores ways to deviate from proscribed paths created in the urban landscape. Villar's projection - which will incorporate the architecture of the museum space - depicts attempts by an individual to diverge from the horizontally focused direction of life in the city via pieces of urban architecture that include a bus stop, a telephone booth, a building marquee and a crumbling façade.

1:100 EXHIBITION AT DCKT CONTEMPORARY
From July 1 to August 27, 2004
Opening Reception: July 01, 6-8 pm

DCKT Contemporary is pleased to present 1:100, curated by Glowlab, in which 1 foot of interior space is equivalent to 100 feet of the city. By enlarging the gallery floor plan and placing it over a map of the surrounding neighborhood, Glowlab transforms the gallery space into a three-dimensional map of the area. According to this hybrid map: Chelsea Waterside Park is located at the gallery's main entrance, the High Line elevated railway travels north through Gallery 1, and, in Gallery 2, Madison Square Garden is located near the east wall and the General Post Office is in the center of the room. Each artist has selected a section of the gallery/neighborhood and created new work in response to his or her chosen location.

PLAYPEN AT THE DRAWING CENTER
Opening: Wednesday, June 16, 2004, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

"Playpen" is a process-based exhibition that encourages experimentation with the boundaries of space, drawing, and the role if the institution. Each of the artists represented has created a project specially for the exhibition. Often depending on direct interaction with the audience for their ultimate meaning, the works in "Playpen" cross the restricted line between the sanctity of objects and the temporality of performative events.