Mark Beasley
Tim Berresheim
Alexandra Gorczynski
Ryan Whittier Hale
Claudia Hart
Jeremiah Johnson
Brookhart Jonquil
Sophie Kahn
Alex M. Lee
Sara Ludy
Shane Mecklenburger
Jonathan Monaghan
Mikey McParlane
Michael Mallis
Brenna Murphy
Nicholas O’Brien
Jaakko Pallasvuo
Jon Rafman
Nicolas Sassoon
Jasper Spicero
Kate Steciw
Katie Torn
Krist Wood
Claudia Hart
Nicholas O’Brien
Katie Torn
16/4/2014
The New Romantics
Eyebeam, New York
Just as the Romantics responded to the industrial revolution, this group of artists are similarly responding to the current information revolution.
curated by Claudia Hart, Nicholas O’Brien, and Katie Torn
The New Romantics is an exhibition exploring the ways in which contemporary artists using digital media engage the body, representations of nature, poetic irony, and expressions of individuality as originally expressed in 19th Century Romanticism. By drawing equivalences between then and now, this exhibition identifies a critical precedent for artists today that are responding to their ever changing technological environment. Just as the Romantics responded to the industrial revolution, this group of artists are similarly responding to the current information revolution.
Curators Claudia Hart, Nicholas O’Brien, and Katie Torn have put together an exhibition that illustrates the diversity and complexity of contemporary digital production. In doing so, The New Romantics presents a unique selection of works by artists not based on formal similarities, but on expressive affinities. By employing a myriad of contemporary techniques - including digital fabrication, 3D simulation, software-based collage, video game engines, and peer to peer networking tools - the artists in this exhibition expose an underlying thread of individual expression that extends beyond mere tech-fetishism.
To further illustrate the multitude of ways in which comparisons between the past and the present can be understood, Eyebeam will host a series of events in tandem with the exhibition. These will include an evening of performances on 25 April 2014, and a catalog release and reception event to be held during the closing week of the exhibition.
Artists Included: Mark Beasley, Tim Berresheim, Alexandra Gorczynski, Ryan Whittier Hale, Claudia Hart, Jeremiah Johnson, Brookhart Jonquil, Sophie Kahn, Alex M. Lee, Sara Ludy, Shane Mecklenburger, Jonathan Monaghan, Mikey McParlane and Michael Mallis, Brenna Murphy, Nicholas O’Brien, Jaakko Pallasvuo, Jon Rafman, Nicolas Sassoon, Jasper Spicero, Kate Steciw, Katie Torn, and Krist Wood.
Performances by: ATOM-r (Mark Jeffrey and Judd Morrissey), Zach Blas, Ann Hirsch, Miao Jiaxin, Mikey McParlane, and Vincent Tiley.
Image: Ryan Whittier Hale, Still from "Monolith" (2012)
Opening Reception – 17 April, 7:00-9:00PM. Sponsored by Prym Rum
Night of Performances – 25 April: Doors open to Public 6:00PM
Closing Reception – 8 May 6:00PM - 9:00 PM
Eyebeam
540 W 21st St - New York, NY 10011
Eyebeam is open to the public between the hours of 12pm-6pm on Tuesday-Saturday, except on holidays.