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Sent: 28 February 2011 03:34
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Subject: Gamelatron Installation Opening this
Friday in Chelsea NYC
It is the year of the Rabbit, and I am a Rabbit and
I was told that March was going to be my power month. BLOOM goes the
Gamelatron!
Next week is Armory week, the International art world budges
at the seems of New York.
It is my humble privilege to have the
opportunity to share the Gamelatron in a completely new way: as an immersive
installation in a series of vertical totems at the prestigious Sundaram Tagore
Gallery in Chelsea.
I also will be debuting 4 new traditional
Balinese metalaphones from the shadow puppet ensemble Gender Wayang with custom
robotic counterparts
This is part of a group show called Facing
East
Exhibition dates: March 4-April 2, 2011
I would be honored to have
you come to the opening reception this Friday March 4, from 6-8 pm (there will
be free cocktails)
547 West 27th Street
New York, 10001
tel
212.677.4520
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 6pm
http://www.sundaramtagore.com/exhibitions/2011-03-04_facing-east/
http://www.sundaramtagore.com/
Be
well!
(*_*)
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Official press release:
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
SUNDARAM TAGORE GALLERY NEW YORK PRESENTS FACING EAST, A GROUP
SHOW
Exhibition dates: March 4-April 2, 2011
Opening cocktail
reception Friday March 4, 6-8 pm
New York, February 16, 2011 –
Sundaram Tagore Gallery presents Facing East, a group show of works that
transcend cultural boundaries. The show includes contemporary artists of Korean,
Indian, Japanese, Vietnamese, and Uzbeki-Israeli origins.
The
artists—Natvar Bhavsar, Kim Joon, Nathan Slate Joseph, Sohan Qadri,
Hiroshi Senju, Robert Yasuda, Nhat Tran, Amina Ahmed, and Taylor
Kuffner—use of a wide range of mediums including dry pigment, crushed
minerals, steel, paper, new media, and lacquer. The diversity of the artistic
approaches attests to the enormously diverse nature of contemporary Asian art
and also encourages cross-cultural dialogue, which is the gallery’s
central mission.
With the exception of Taylor Kuffner, who is from the
West but lived in Asia and studied Balinese music—all these artists have
deep roots in Asian culture but are diasporic. They live and work between
cultures, which gives their work a dynamism and duality, with elements from both
the East and West.
Nhat Tran, an artist of Vietnamese origins, creates
modern forms through the ancient Urushi lacquer technique. Urushi is a substance
that is tapped from various species of Asian trees, the artist uses this viscous
organic soap to coat her works, creating a compelling array of textures, colors,
and luster. Over time, the colors of Urushi lacquer grow richer and more
intense. Tran’s non-traditional use of Urushi on wood merges a
contemporary aesthetics with an ancient Asian craft form.
Amina Ahmed
works in a variety of different mediums ranging from charcoal drawing on paper
to mixed media, yet all her works reflect a deep appreciation for organic forms.
Ahmed is a Kutchi Turk Indian born in Africa; she spent her childhood in England
and currently lives in New York.
Taylor Kuffner is an American artist who
studied ancient Balinese music while living in Indonesia. His sound
installations reflect the notion of East-West dialogue, moving the
viewer/listener through time and space.
For more information, email [log in to unmask] or call
212-677-4520.