Two Exhibitions
dal 30/11/2014 al 14/3/2015
Segnalato da
30/11/2014
Two Exhibitions
The Institute of Contemporary Art ICA, Miami
For his exhibition Pedro Reyes presents the installation Sanatorium, an ongoing performative project that mixes art and psychology. Andra Ursuta presents sculpture and installation engages with the psychology of power and modernism and is rooted deeply in personal history.
ICA Miami’s Opening Celebration is the official museum kick-off event for Miami Art Week and celebrates the momentous occasion of the museum’s inaugural exhibitions dedicated to international artists Pedro Reyes and Andra Ursuta
Pedro Reyes
Sanatorium
On view in ICA Miami’s second floor galleries is Pedro Reyes’s installation Sanatorium, an ongoing performative project that mixes art and psychology. The installation takes the form of a transient clinic, in which receptionists and “therapists” trained by the artist, help visitors with their individual needs. Reyes’s therapies leverage a range of methods—from Gestalt psychology, psychodrama, and hypnosis, to theater warm-up exercises, conflict-resolution techniques, and trust-building games.
First presented at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in 2011, and radically adapted with each subsequent iteration, Sanatorium at ICA Miami reflects the region’s dynamic landscape and community. Trained as an architect, born and based in Mexico, Reyes is known for his structures, relational installations, and his performance and video work, which have been presented internationally.
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Andra Ursuta
As I Lay Drying
Andra Ursuta presents new and recent works by the New York-based artist, whose sculpture and installation engages with the psychology of power and modernism and is rooted deeply in personal history. Among the works on view in ICA Miami’s Atrium Gallery are Soft Power 1 and 2 (2013), monumental inflatable fists made of patchwork-quilted comforters, whose fabrication and motion reflect upon the complex histories of patriotism and protest.
Amidst the heavily gridded architecture of ICA Miami’s Atrium Gallery, the artist reconfigures the viewing experience as part of her ongoing investigation of the gallery as a site of contestation. The exhibition debuted at the Koelnischer Kunstverein in Cologne, where Ursuta’s sculptures were embedded in cracked drywall partitions. Ursuta’s work was recently featured in “The Encyclopedic Palace” at the 55th Venice Biennale, and in solo exhibitions at Milan’s Peep-Hole (2014) and at Los Angeles’ Hammer Museum (2014). Andra Ursuta is accompanied by a catalogue published by Walther Koenig in collaboration with ICA Miami and the Koelnischer Kunstverein.
Image: Pedro Reyes, 'SANATORIUM', 2013
Press Contact: Nicole Mesko press@icamiami.org
Opening: Tuesday, December 2, 7-9pm
Opening Celebration After-Party: December 2, 10pm
Featuring Dj set by Twin Shadow
Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami
4040 NE 2nd Avenue
Hours:
Tuesday - Sunday 11AM – 7 PM
Free Admission