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11/7/2012

Three solo shows

AC Institute, New York

Boris Oicherman
Between the Cloud and the Clock

Between the Cloud and the Clock:
The greater part of my practice is dedicated to creating art in response to some particular conditions in a chosen environment. As a consequence I hardly work in the studio. My approach to an artwork is open: as the conditions in every environment are unique, I do not limit myself to any set of means; they are always the outcome of a research I conduct locally. In the past I worked with water, fire, electric fans, computer programming, electronic imaging, wind and others. The media, however, are always the same: perception and experience.

The work, Between the Cloud and the Clock, originated in research for a site-specific installation for a library in Ticho House in Jerusalem, Israel. The aim was to create an event from the very being in the reading room; an event that would also act as a facilitator of a social space – perhaps similarly to the way a campfire functions. The solution was to place a floor-based electric fan, oriented upwards, and to hang an incandescent bulb above it. The bulb constantly revolved around the fan, set in motion by the airflow, creating a continuous monotonous movement of light and shadows in the space. -Boris Oicherman

BIO:
Boris Oicherman was born in 1973 in Russia, and has lived in Israel since 1990. After graduating from a PhD program (2006, University of Leeds, UK) Boris worked as a senior research scientist in the area of colour and imaging technologies in Hewlett Packard Laboratories, Israel. In 2009 he resigned from his full time job as a researcher to pursue an artistic career. Currently Boris combines interdisciplinary artistic practice with technological consultancy. Boris participated in number of exhibitions and residencies in Israel, Spain, Bulgaria, Poland and South Korea. He is a recipient of the Asia Pacific Artist Fellowship of the National Art Studio, Korean National Museum of Contemporary Art, in 2012.
oicherman.com/boris

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Jorge Catoni
Hoy Juega Chile

Hoy Juega Chile:
Hoy Juega Chile was shot at “La Vega Central,” an open market in Santiago, Chile, during the Soccer World Cup 2010 (Chile v/s Spain game), and almost all the people were watching TV…

About his work and practice, Catoni states, “What is seen and heard is not what it seems nor does it pretend to be. Within the precarious and the technological, in the chaos and the calm, in the scarce and the abundant, the positive and the negative, in infancy and maturity, that is how I pass.” (Juxtapoz/Emerging Artist/June 2008)

BIO:
Jorge Catoni (1980) lives in Santiago, Chile. He received a degree in Graphic Design and works in multiple media, including painting, graphics, video art and experimental music. He has exhibited widely in Chile, the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, Singapore, and Mexico among others. He has received numerous awards, most recently receiving first place for his video work at Close Up Vallarta, in Vallarta, Mexico.
www.vimeo.com/jorgecatoni
www.flickr.com/photos/catoni

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Rieko KOGA
FUTURE DIARY / HERE WE ARE

FUTURE DIARY / HERE WE ARE
One day I said to myself
"What do I want to read now?"
"What do I want to write now??"

My answer was "My Future Diary."
This artwork started here.

"What words will you say?" It depends on the person,
If the future means 10 years later for some or the future means from now for others. This question is very simple and abstract but we can imagine many things from it.
"When?" "Which situation?"
"Where?" "Which language?"

ーThere are 39 questions about your future in the diaryー

We don't know what we will do in the future and we don’t know what we will say in the next minute, either. But if we can, I hope we will try to think about good things for the future and speak gentle words to each other.

The power of words and thoughts is very strong. It might have some energy to change the world. Even though each word and thought is small. [We don't see them… but …] When they get together, they become powerful.

If you are sad now or if you can't advance because you are afraid, please remember this artwork.
This is your future diary.

If your diary runs short of space, you can patch another cloth to it and make it longer. If you want to change your thoughts, you can take it apart whenever you want! We can't change the past, but we can make our futures as we like! Our futures have limitless possibilities and spread vastly in front of us ... like a plain white cloth!

I hope to share a lot of happiness through my artwork to you who look at and touch it. I create for someone who is waiting for my artwork, someone I know, someone I will know ...
I sew my wishes and my prayers into the cloth with each stitch.
That's why I create ... and why I am here ... now!

June 2012 in Paris. Rieko KOGA

BIO:
Rieko KOGA, a Japanese fiber artist. Born in Tokyo.
"BUNKA FASHION COLLEGE " graduate [1990-1993, Tokyo].
Moved to Paris in 1993, graduated from "FASHION FORUM" [1993-1994, Paris].
Moved back to Tokyo in 1996, worked as a freelance artist for magazines, publications, and television advertisements.
In 2004, returned to Paris where she currently lives and works.
She expresses her universe through threads and needles, working spontaneously using dressmaking techniques. Her recent work focuses on connections between words.
She has exhibited at various indoor and outdoor installations in Japan and France.
In Autumn 2012 and 2013, Rieko has several upcoming solo and group exhibitions and projects in Europe. This is her first exhibition in the USA.
More details at www.riekokoga.fr.

Opening Event: Thursday, July 12, 6-8pm

AC Institute
547 W. 27th St, 6th Floor - New York, NY 10001
Gallery Hours: Tues.- Fri. & Sat.: 1-6pm, Thurs.: 1-8pm

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