Artists in the Marketplace
dal 31/3/2007 al 18/8/2007
Segnalato da
31/3/2007
Artists in the Marketplace
Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York
Here and Elsewhere. The exhibition features a range of work by 36 artists from throughout the metropolitan area, all of whom have participated in the AIM programs for emerging artists.
Here and Elsewhere
Here and Elsewhere, opening Sunday, April 1, 2007, features a range of work
by 36 artists from throughout the metropolitan area, all of whom have participated in the most
recent incarnation of Artist in the Marketplace (AIM) at The Bronx Museum of the Arts, one of
the most celebrated and competitive programs for emerging artists in the country. The title
alludes to both the global reach of the program, now in its 27th year, and to the fluidity of art
practices in today’s global life.
The exhibition anticipates new artistic directions, as it celebrates the vitality and promise of new
voices. Video predominates this year, and a number of artists explore the use of internet sources,
yet it is the range of media embraced by these up-and-coming artists that is striking, from
installation to drawing, painting, sculpture, photography and printmaking.
A comprehensive catalog will accompany the exhibition, featuring essays by Erin Riley-Lopez,
Assistant Curator at the Bronx Museum and the organizer of the exhibition, and João Ribas, a
noted writer and curator based in New York. Ribas will focus on “the centuries-old creative
tension between art and commerce, the professionalization of art in today's metastasizing art
world, and the economic reality faced by artists longing to survive the inflated market now.”
In conjunction with Here and Elsewhere, the Bronx Museum will debut ON-SITE, a media-based
installation involving the work of all the artists represented in the exhibition. To be located in the
lobby of the Museum’s new Arquitectonica-designed building, ON-SITE is a joint collaboration
between the Museum’s curatorial and education departments.
An annual event, the Art in the Marketplace exhibition marks the Museum’s ongoing
commitment to support emerging artists by providing unique career development opportunities.
Over the last three decades, the program has served nearly 900 participants, including many like
Glenn Ligon and Polly Apfelbaum who have gone on the establish international reputations.
AIM offers a cycle of two sessions a year and culminates in a group exhibition of participants
from both terms at The Bronx Museum. The exhibition remains on view through August 19th at
The Bronx Museum of the Arts.
Artists: Bami Adedoyin; Becca Albee; Fanny Allié; Jesse Alpern; Dorthe Alstrup; Gabriela Alva
Cal y Mayor; Jill Auckenthaler; Gail Biederman; Hector Canonge; Christine Catsifas; Jillian
Conrad; Vince Contarino; Jon Cuyson; Caroline Falby; Tracey Goodman; Patrick Grenier; Emily
Hall; Joseph Hart; Ketta Ioannidou; Elaine Kaufmann; Jayson Keeling; Taeseong Kim; Joseph
Maida; Amanda Mathis; Amanda Matles; Megan Michalak; Hiroyuki Nakamura; Alison Owen;
Chihcheng Peng; David Politzer; Emily Puthoff; Jenna Ransom; Rashanna Rashied-Walker;
Jason Reppert; Joseph Eli Tekippe; and Will Walker.
Artist in the Marketplace twenty-seventh annual exhibition is generously supported by the
Jacques and Natasha Gelman Trust and Helena Rubinstein Foundation.
ABOUT THE BRONX MUSEUM OF THE ARTS
Founded in 1971 as the first fine arts museum in The Bronx, the Museum focuses on twentieth-
century and contemporary art while serving the culturally diverse populations of the Bronx and
greater New York metropolitan area. The Museum’s permanent collection focuses on 20th and
21st century works by artists of African, Asian, and Latin American ancestry. The Museum also
collects works by important Bronx artists. Educational offerings emerge from these programs
providing outreach to children, families, and adults.
The Bronx Museum receives ongoing general operating support from: The New York City
Department of Cultural Affairs with the cooperation of Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrión,
Jr.; and the Bronx Delegation of the New York City Council; New York State Council on the
Arts; Bronx Delegation of the New York State Assembly; and private supporters.
On-Site is supported by The Peter J. Sharp Foundation.
PUBLIC PROGRAMS
In parallel with the exhibition Here and Elsewhere, the Bronx Museum will present this spring an
exciting series of panels and public programs focused on the new surge of developments ongoing
in the South Bronx.
Press Contact:
Lori Salmon, Media Coordinator, (718) 681 – 6000 ext. 120 or lsalmon@bronxmuseum.org
Open House: Sunday, April 1, 2007, 2 to 6 pm
The Bronx Museum of the Arts
1040 Grand Concourse at 165th St. Bronx, NY 10456-3999
HOURS:
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Friday: noon – 8 pm
Saturday – Sunday: noon – 6 pm
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