Opening Reception: Thursday, August 3rd, 6 – 8pm
DUMBO’s First Thursday Art Walk: August 3rd, 6 – 8pm
On view at A.I.R. August 3 – August 20, 2017
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"Baize," Lisa Cooperman
Cooperman’s work delves into the complexities of Stockton, an
historic river delta town and epicenter of pioneer mythologizing,
exploitive labor practices and environmental malfeasance.
Stockton’s clamorous narratives inform this series of abstracted
wall-hung pieces. Working in the make-do tradition of the city, she
uses found and recycled materials selected both for their formal
appeal and historic association.
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"Another Gesture/ Um Outro Gesto/Eine weitere Geste/," Veronika Hilger, Svenja Kreh, Alice Quaresma, Teresa Viana
The notion of “another gesture” suggests a two-fold approach: first, one that moves away from the dominant male legacy of abstract expressionism, in which gesture was used to champion the uniqueness of painting as a medium. The artists included in this show, working in two differing hemispheres, either acknowledge or
incorporate this past. But, beyond that, they cling to the idea of gesture not only as a visual element but also as a conceptual vehicle for humor, for refusal, narrative, or memory. Second, within the word “another” there is a play with the idea of being an other to someone, a reference to the otherness that haunts historical relationships between Brazil and Germany. These historical ties are mostly known in regards to colonial expeditions and German immigration to Brazil. haunts historical relationships between Brazil and Germany. These historical ties are mostly known in regards to colonial expeditions and German immigration to Brazil.
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"Neither the Other or Myself," Lauren Simkin Berke
Berke's portraits show the artist’s mother from childhood through adulthood. The reference material used includes both photographs taken by family members, and the artist themself. The exhibition is comprised of seven portrait paintings. Four of the seven paintings in the exhibition are diptychs, in which one half depicts the figure as captured in photographs, and the other half displays enlarged replicas of the subject’s to-do lists. This is Berke’s fith solo exhibition in New York City (their third at A.I.R. Gallery).