Rena Bransten Gallery
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Two exhibitions
dal 23/5/2007 al 6/7/2007

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23/5/2007

Two exhibitions

Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco

Jessica Snow's works on paper continue her exploration of the architectural possibilities of color and form. Joana Vasconcelos will present a series of sculptures that transform mass produced porcelain statuary into unique objects through the addition of handcrafted crochet covers.


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Jessica Snow: Hi Jinx + Joana Vasconcelos: New Sculpture

Jessica Snow's new works on paper continue her exploration of the architectural possibilities of color and form. Using a range of geometric shapes to outline fantastical and often precarious structures, Snow also at times suggests more complete topographies or imaginary panoramas. Her acid pop palette and the seemingly attractive and joyous nature of her work often mask a deeper concern with the destructive effects of natural, and occasionally man-made, disasters.

Snow was born in 1964 in Berkeley, California. She received her MFA from Mills College, Oakland in 1996 and her BA Studio Art from UC Davis in 1987. Snow was one of the winners of the 2005 Pacific Coast Competition and has had a solo exhibition at the Riverside Art Museum in Riverside, California; she was also included in Neo Mod: Recent Northern California Abstraction at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento and Observations at the Carl Berg Gallery in Los Angeles.

For her first solo exhibition in the United States, Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos will present a series of sculptures that transform mass produced porcelain statuary (ceramic crabs, snakes etc.) into unique objects through the addition of handcrafted crochet covers. Vasconcelos will also present one of her Valquiria (Valkyrie) sculptures-a massive, many armed, colorful knitted airborne creation that recalls both the heroic and domestic functions of the Norse deities it is named after. Combining traditional and industrial everyday media and distinctive motifs from traditional Portuguese arts and crafts, Vasconcelos generates art that not only questions cultural identity and value, but also the social roles traditionally assigned to men and women.

Vasconcelos was born in 1971 in Paris, France and lives and works in Oeiras, Portugal. She has exhibited widely and her recent solo exhibitions have been presented at venues including the Caixa Foundation, Barcelona (2006); Galeria Elba Benitez, Madrid (2005), and the Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporaneo, Seville (2003). Her work has also been featured in group exhibitions such as Venice-Istanbul, Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, Istanbul (2006); Always a Little Further, Arsenale, Venice Biennale (2005), and O Contrato Social, Museum Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro, Lisbon (2005).

Reception: Thursday, May 24, 5:30-7:30PM

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77 Geary Street - San Francisco

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