Two exhibitions
dal 5/3/2014 al 22/3/2014
Segnalato da
Rashaad Newsome
Eleanor Aldrich
Derek Dunlop
Heather Hart
Yara Pina
Andrew Ross
Lauren Seiden
Barbara Weissberger
5/3/2014
Two exhibitions
The Drawing Center, New York
Five by Rashaad Newsome is a multimedia performance that highlights the art of vogue, a dance form characterized by angular and linear body movements inspired by the stylized poses of high fashion models on the catwalk and in the pages of magazines. 'Action + Object + Exchange' is the first exhibition of Open Sessions, a two-year program with over fifty artists working in a variety of disciplines.
Rashaad Newsome
Five
March 6 – 11, 2014
FIVE (The Drawing Center) is a multimedia performance that highlights the art of vogue, a dance form characterized by angular and linear body movements inspired by the stylized poses of high fashion models on the catwalk and in the pages of magazines. As Newsome’s work illuminates, it also evokes a number of qualities long associated with the medium of drawing: the latter’s emphasis on repeated gestures; its mapping of time and space. New York-based vogue dancers and musicians, including renowned opera singer, Stefanos Koroneos, and distinguished Vogue Commentator, Kevin Jz Prodigy, will perform and be conducted by Newsome. For FIVE (The Drawing Center), Newsome uses cutting edge technology to challenge the ephemeral nature of live performance by transforming the dancers’ movements into unique line drawings. In addition to the evening performance, video documentation from FIVE (ARTHK), originally performed at the 2012 Hong Kong International Art Fair, will be exhibited as well as five multi-colored, line drawings produced using motion-tracking software from that performance.
Produced by Joanna Kleinberg Romanow.
Rashaad Newsome: FIVE (The Drawing Center) is made possible through the generous support of the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation’s Artistic Innovation and Collaboration Program, which supports risk-taking and innovative collaborations in the spirit of Robert Rauschenberg.
Special thanks to Galerie Henrik Springmann, Berlin.
Please note, the performance will take place on Thursday, March 6 at 6:30pm. The event is free, but an RSVP is needed.
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The Lab
Open Sessions: Action + Object + Exchange
March 6 – 23, 2014
In addition, ACTION + OBJECT + EXCHANGE is the first exhibition of Open Sessions, a two-year program with over fifty artists working in a variety of disciplines. On view from March 6 - 23, this exhibition will feature the work of Eleanor Aldrich, Derek Dunlop, Heather Hart, Yara Pina, Andrew Ross, Lauren Seiden, and Barbara Weissberger.
Image: Rashaad Newsome, FIVE (ARTHK), 2012, Video still from the live performance.
Press contact:
Molly Gross, Communications Director, The Drawing Center 212 219 2166 x119 mgross@drawingcenter.org
The Drawing Center
35 Wooster Street, New York
Gallery hours are Wednesday-Sunday 12pm–6pm, Thursday, 12pm–8pm.
Tickets: $5 Adults, $3 Students and seniors, Children under 12 are free, and free admission Thursdays 6-8pm.