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23/1/2009

Queens International 4

Queens Museum of Art, New York

Queens International 4 is co-curated by José Ruiz and Erin Sickler.

In 2000, the US census revealed the borough of Queens to be the most diverse county in the nation. Two years later, the Queens Museum of Art inaugurated Queens International, a biennial exhibition of artists from around the world who live and/or work in Queens. Celebrating the most recent artistic achievements of Queens with 42 artists, collaborations and collectives from 18 countries working in a broad range of traditional and unorthodox media, the exhibition examines the boundaries of culture, tradition, heritage and nationality.

Like its predecessors, Queens International 4 addresses the relationship between “internationalism” and “multiculturalism” from a local standpoint. Culture is the logic by which we give order to the world. No one stands outside of it. In Queens, one comes to recognize that nations are not walled fortresses but rather permeable containers for the fluid shifts of culture. Here, multiculturalism does not imply a static representation of international identities but rather an ever-changing shift amongst multiple cultures that blurs ethnic, racial, gendered and ideological boundaries. Circumventing conventional art discourse to engage with their immediate surroundings, the artists of Queens ignite a critical dialogue through lived experience, often in the form of collaborative, site-specific and public practices.

Queens International 4 is co-curated by José Ruiz and Erin Sickler.

List of Artists

Cara Judea Alhadeff
Heidi Boisvert
Omar Chacón
Corey D'Augustine
Gregory de la Haba
Domenick Di Pietrantonio
Alejandro Diaz
eteam
Lars Fisk
Future Shock
(Nicholas Ragbir, Veronica Ragbir, Travis Bhimraj, Anil Bhimraj, Jessica Ragbir and Rattan Bhimraj)
Tommy Hartung
Karolyn Hatton
Daina Higgins
Oded Hirsch
Sin-ying Ho
Ryan Humphrey
Janelle Iglesias
Lisa Iglesias
Darren Jones
Cecilia Jurado
Jayson Keeling
Las Hermanas Iglesias
Ha Na Lee
Jia-Jen Lin
Jodie Lyn-Kee-Chow
Yasue Maetake
Derick Melander
Brendan Mulcahy
Kirsten Nash
Kymia Nawabi
SP Weather Station
(Natalie Campbell and Heidi Neilson)
OKAMOTO STUDIO
(Shintaro Okamoto, Takeo Okamoto, Jeremy Mangan, Ben Grasso, Timothy Colla, Kaz Adachi, Thomas Brown, Gerard Greco, Meghan McKee and Daniel Guzman)
Jonas Olson and Carol Pereira
Douglas Paulson and the Anti-Fascist Culture Club
(Chris Domenick, Christopher Robbins, Chuck Yatsuk, Elizabeth Tubergen, Emcee C. M., Master of None, Eva la Cour, Jacob Goble, John Baca and Rachelle Beaudoin)
Justine Reyes
Jaye Rhee
Dario Solman
Tim Thyzel
Nicole Tschampel
Jovan Villalba
Chin Chih Yang
Amy Yoes

Join us for the opening reception of Queens I nternational 4, the 4th edition of QMA’s biennial. The opening will feature a gallery walk-through and screenings of “A Frame Apart: Short Films on Queens.” Music by Flushing’s own The Unstoppable Death Machines (distorto-dance-psych-rock with a punk flair), DJ Witnes (with a special old skool Queens hip hop set), and DJ JuanMapu (representing Queens’ Latin flavor). Performances by QI4 artists Chin Chih Yang, Ryan Humphrey accompanied by BMX pros including trick ramp legend Dizz Hicks, and Carol Periera with Jonas Olson. Food served up by Vendy award-winning street food vendors.

A Frame Apart: Short Films on Queens
curated by Prerana Reddy, José Ruiz and Erin Sickler

Queens is the both a muse and a battleground, simultaneously a node connecting world cities and a patchwork of insular neighborhoods. The advent of digital video technologies has given rise to numerous documentaries on the complex and fast-evolving cultural phenomena of this borough, as well as playful experimentations with forms and genres that come with the meeting of disparate cultures. “A Frame Apart” showcases these singular visions.

Saturdays, January 24, 6pm-12am: Films play on continuous loop in QMA’s Large Theater.

February 7, 3 - 6pm: Join us for a screening of “A Frame Apart: Short Films on Queens” followed by Q&A with directors.

MADE IN QUEENS (Nicolas Randall and Joe Stevens, 2008,10 min)
Profiles “America’s first stereobike crew,” a group of IndoCaribbean kids from Richmond Hill who modified their BMX bikes with banging sound systems.

TWO DOLLAR DANCE (Yolanda Pividal, 2008, 17 min)
Every weekend, hundreds of Latino immigrants pack the dance clubs of Jackson Heights, where they meet the "two-dollars ballerinas," women who will be their dance floor partners for two dollars a song. Through their eyes, this film dives into the stories of men and women who leave their families and countries behind to work in the United States.

AROUND THE WAY (Ruby Flores, 2008, 11 min) A slice-of-life tale about a girl, a love-struck boy, a very special Filipino dish and how they all come together on a summer day in Jamaica, Queens.

THE IRISH ROPES (Robert Sarnoff, 2006, 30 min)
The Irish Ropes charts the rise and fall of a champion-producing gym on a dead end street in Far Rockaway, while simultaneously following ten Golden Glove aspirants on their quest for glory at Madison Square Garden.

MODERN DAY ARRANGED MARRIAGE (Rehana Mirza, 2006, 6 min)
When two young Indian-Americans, Rajesh and Suna, meet in a local restaurant to "interview one another," is marriage on the menu or just coffee?

ARIS AND THE ART OF PARKOUR BHANGRA-FU (Chrysovalantis Stamelos & Paras H. Chaudharti, 2007,12 min)
A stolen bag leads our hero Aris on a chase through the streets of Astoria. Shot entirely on location in Astoria, Queens, Aris is a mix of Parkour (French style free-running), and Hong Kong-style choreography, combined with the sounds of Greek, Arabic, and Indian music.


Exhibition Credits
Queens International 4 and related programming are made possible with the generous support of the Blumenfeld Development Group, Ltd., Build it Green! NYC, JetBlue Airlines, the QMA's Board of Trustees and Advisory Committee, our corporate and foundation supporters, members and friends.

The Queens Museum of Art is housed in the New York City Building, which is owned by the City of New York. With the assistance of the Queens Borough President Helen Marshall and the New York City Council, the Museum is supported in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the New York City Department for the Aging and the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development. Additional funding is provided by the New York State Legislature, the New York State Council on the Arts, New York Council on the Humanities, National Endowment for the Arts and the Institute for Museum and Library Services, generous corporate and foundation supporters, members and friends.


The Queens Museum of Art is a proud Cultural Arts Partner of WNYC Radio.

Exhibition Catalog
The exhibition catalog will be available in the Museum Shop beginnng January 24th.

Press Contact: David Strauss, (718) 592-9700, ext. 145
dstrauss@queensmuseum.org

Image: eteam, International Airport Montello (Eric, wind sock man) (2004-2007), eBay, land, runway, town and residents, dimensions variable, courtesy of the artists, commissioned by Art in General, New York, NY.

Opening Reception: January 24, 6pm-12am

Queens Museum of Art
Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens - New York
Museum Hours
Wednesday - Friday: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday – Sunday: 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Closed Monday & Tuesday
With the exception of Learning Programs & Workshops
Admission
Admission is by suggested donation. Adults: $5
Senior and Children: $2.50
Members and Children
under five: Free

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