(Re)Purpose
dal 9/5/2012 al 18/5/2012
Segnalato da
Racini Andres
Dalal Ani
Hyun Jung Cho
Aron Louis Cohen
Alicia DeBrincat
Paulina Garcia
Alice Gibney
Reena Katz
Julia Kul
Yali Lewis
Camilo Leyva
Cupid Ojala
Lucille Pack
Kalena Patton
Leah Raintree
Michael Ratulowski
Summer Shiffman
John Small
Johnny Thornton
Pablo Gomez Uribe
Rebecca Volinsky
Jade Yumang
Jane Panetta
Veronica Roberts
9/5/2012
(Re)Purpose
The Kitchen, New York
The 2012 Parsons Fine Arts MFA Thesis Show. Parsons, the New School for Designwork presents works of 22 artists who address diverse critical and socio-political questions working through a wide-ranging vocabulary of formal languages and media.
Curated by Jane Panetta and Veronica Roberts
Parsons The New School for Design is pleased to announce (RE)PURPOSE presenting the work of 22 artists who address diverse critical and socio-political questions working through a wide-ranging vocabulary of formal languages and media. While a remarkably diverse group, shared ideas and an intellectually collaborative spirit unite their practices. Within their work, examples abound of reusing found materials, whether straight objects or conceptual material, through purposeful investigations based on social, political, historical, formal, and gendered questions. The determination to contend with the pressing questions and issues before them distinguishes this work; for this group of artists, the question of making art that is “with broader purpose” is a palpable aspiration.
Parsons Fine Arts is committed to educating artists who will undertake essential roles in our society by offering a progressive, cross-media program that integrates dynamic studio practice with critical theory.
Parsons The New School for Design is one of the premier institutions for art and design education. Founded in 1896, it has served as a pioneer in the field for more than a century. Based in New York but active around the world, the school offers undergraduate and graduate programs in the full spectrum of design disciplines. Critical thinking and collaboration are at the heart of a Parsons education. Parsons offers rigorous training that allows for interdisciplinary collaboration across five thematic schools. An integral part of The New School, Parsons builds on the university's legacy of progressive ideals, scholarship, and pedagogy. Parsons graduates are leaders in their respective fields, with a shared commitment to creatively and critically addressing the complexities of life in the 21st century.
Photo: Pablo Gómez Uribe, mixed media installation, 2012
Opening Thursday, May 10, 7-9 pm
The Kitchen
512 West 19th Street, NY
Tues-Fri, 12-6pm; Sat 11-6pm
Admission free