Noah Sheldon
dal 30/5/2008 al 4/7/2008
Segnalato da
30/5/2008
Noah Sheldon
Cherry and Martin, Los Angeles
The artist transforms space through a methodical juxtaposition of sculpture, photography, video, light and sound. Sheldon's installations often combine mundane sculptural materials with subtle yet intricate nuances, such as luminous or acoustic elements.
Cherry and Martin presents the first West Coast solo exhibition of New
York- based artist Noah Sheldon's installation, sculpture, video and
photography.
Noah Sheldon, who first studied to be a composer at the New England Conservatory of
Music, transforms space through a methodical juxtaposition of
sculpture, photography, video, light and sound. Sheldon's installations often
combine mundane sculptural materials with subtle yet intricate nuances,
such as luminous or acoustic elements. The result is meditative. For example,
Sheldon's 2007 solo exhibition at D'Amelio Terras consisted in part of
a
kind of synthetic hypnotic Zen garden complete with mechanical wind chimes, a
trickling fountain and pink fluorescent lights.
A second installation
by
the artist included a picnic bench scattered with envelopes from the local film
developing shop that contained snapshots of Sheldon's most recent
road
trip. Sheldon encourages the viewer to slow down, become aware of their atmospheric
surroundings, stay as long as they like and leave with the
nostalgia of their own personal experience.
In his exhibition at Cherry and Martin, Noah Sheldon will use the front gallery to
house one of his perpetual wind chime sculptures. Constructed out
of fragmented building materials such as wood, steel, metal cable and fence post
caps, these sculptures resemble an oversized version of your typical
porch ornamentation. Complete with a motor that gives the strings intermittent tugs
and causes the chimes to gently strike each other, Sheldon has
designed a wind-driven percussion instrument traditionally hung outdoors for an
indoor space (with no wind).
Noah Sheldon received his MFA in Visual Arts at Columbia University. He has had solo
exhibitions at D'Amelio Terras (New York, NY) and Southfirst
(Brooklyn, NY). His work has been featured in group exhibitions at the Institute of
Contemporary Art (Philadelphia, PA); John Connelly Presents (New
York, NY); PS.1 Museum of Contemporary Art (Long Island City, NY), the Swiss
Institute (New York, NY) and the Queens Museum (Queens, New York).
Opening reception Saturday, May 31, 2008 from 6-8pm.
Cherry and Martin
12611 Venice Boulevard - Los Angeles
hours: Wednesday - Saturday 11am-6pm or by appointment
free admission