Chris Kasper
dal 20/7/2005 al 13/8/2005
Segnalato da
20/7/2005
Chris Kasper
Julia Friedman Gallery, New York
Down and Out. The exhibition is comprised of various sculptural work alluding to ephemerality and pathos, including an artistic intervention over the nearby High Line outside the Gallery's window. With subtle narrative implications, comic and colorful works, such as Broken Rainbow and Neapolitan, evoke emotions that oscillate between desire, hope and the unattainable.
Down and Out
*Featuring a series of fleeting Clouds Over The High Line outside the Gallery's window for the opening night reception only.
Julia Friedman Gallery is pleased to announce Down and Out, the solo premier of work by Chris Kasper. Down and Out is comprised of various sculptural work alluding to ephemerality and pathos, including an artistic intervention over the nearby High Line outside the Gallery's window.
With subtle narrative implications, comic and colorful works, such as Broken Rainbow and Neapolitan, evoke emotions that oscillate between desire, hope and the unattainable. Other works in the show, such as I'm Sorry emphasize the sculptures' inherent pathetic state, in which the work seemingly apologizes for it's own appearance and function. Down and Out extends beyond the gallery to the nearby High Line, a 1.5 mile, elevated railway that runs along the West Side of Manhattan. Acknowledging the current intrigue with the High Line, Kasper presents a fleeting, outdoor sculptural work that will be viewable from Julia Friedman Gallery's window for a short period of time.
Down and Out is Chris Kasper's first solo exhibition. A MFA Yale University graduate, NY based artist Chris Kasper (1972) has shown at venues such as White Chapel Gallery, London; The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT; Contemporary Museum, Baltimore; Rivington Arms, New York; Foxy Productions, New York; Bellwether, New York; and Bronx River Art Center, New York. Kasper's work is featured in the current summer 2005 issue of ArtForum, in the article entitled, "A Text About High Desert Test Sites," by Lisa Anne Auerbach and Andrea Zittel, pg 284. Kasper will be a participant in the Whitney Museum's Independent Studio Program (ISP) in the Fall.
Down and Out is the third exhibition in Julia Friedman Gallery's Solo Shorts summer program. Solo Shorts, a series of 2-3 week exhibitions provide an alternative to the prevalent "summer group show." Solo Shorts gives emerging artists the opportunity to produce and exhibit new work, while focusing on more experimental projects.
Down and Out opens Thursday July 21, 6-8pm
Julia Friedman Gallery, 504 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011.
Gallery hours are Tuesday-Saturday 11-6.