Another Gesture/ Um Outro Gesto/Eine weitere Geste/Veronika Hilger, Svenja Kreh, Alice Quaresma, and Teresa Viana
Curated by Cynthia Cruz and Tatiane Santa Rosa
GALLERY I
Alice Quaresma, Dream Land, 2017, Paper cutour sewn onto photo print
Opening reception: August 3rd 6-8pm
Another Gesture/ Um Outro Gesto/Eine weitere Geste/ is a group exhibition with Veronika Hilger, Svenja Kreh, Alice Quaresma, and Teresa Viana, curated by Cynthia Cruz and Tatiane Santa Rosa. The artists will be presenting recent work, in a variety of mediums, such as oil painting, drawing, textile, photography, and mixed media. This is Hilger’s and Viana’s first exhibition in New York City.
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 cling to the idea of gesture not only as a visual element but also as a conceptual vehicle for humor, refusal, narrative, and 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. Ties that are mostly known in regards to colonial expeditions and German immigration to Brazil.
Find the full press release here.
Veronika Hilger CV
Svenja Kreh CV
Alice Quaresma CV
Teresa Viana CV