FLUXspace is pleased to present Taking Measures, a group exhibition featuring work by Leah Bailis, Anna Neighbor, and Chad States from April 11 – May 10, 2009. There will be an opening reception for the exhibition on April 11, 2009 from 7 – 10 pm. FLUXspace will also host a discussion with the artists, moderated by Stamatina Gregory, currently the Whitney Lauder Curatorial Fellow at the Institute for Contemporary Art, on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 7 pm. The core of Taking Measures resides in the notion of a psychological mediation: mediation between prescribed purpose and desirous overflow. In each of the three artists’ works, this negotiation is physically manifested, with some works suggestive of the realms of possibility, re-definition, and rebellion, while other pieces draw more heavily from ideas of confinement, pre-determination, and control. Ultimately, the work in Taking Measures raises questions regarding the process of re-presenting and re-writing the self, and how the boundaries between public and private necessarily and subsequently shift in the process. ********** Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Leah Bailis received her MFA from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill in 2005 and her BA in Film from Bard College in 1998. She attended Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture and was a resident artist at the Bemis Center of Contemporary Art and the Vermont Studio Center. Bailis has exhibited her work around the country, including Lump Gallery in Raleigh, NC, Branch Gallery in NC, Fleisher/Ollman Gallery in Philadelphia, and The Providence Art Club, in Providence, RI. She currently works and lives in Philadelphia, PA. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, Anna Neighbor received her MFA in Photography from Tyler School of Art in 2006. She has most recently exhibited at Three Walls (Chicago), Current Space (Baltimore), and had a solo exhibition at Vox Populi (Philadelphia). She lives in Philadelphia and works as an Adjunct Professor at Rowan University and Moore College of Art and Design. Neighbor is also the Exhibitions Coordinator of Vox Populi where she has been a member since 2007. Born in Everett, Washington, Chad States received his MFA in Photography from Tyler School of Art in 2007. He has received a residency at Lightwork, was the recipient of the Emerging Artist Grant for Delaware state, and has exhibited at Chashama Times Square Gallery in New York, PCNW in Seattle, WA, and the Biggs Museum in Dover, DE. Chad States’ work investigates the gaps between reality and the photographic image while playing with ideas of perception and illusion. Chad lives and works in Philadelphia, PA. Best Regards,
Images:
Extra Ephemera and Digital Detritus: Official Press Release (.pdf)
Press: The Artblog: "Taking Measures–secret lives at FLUXspace" by Libby Rosof Funnel Pages: "Taking Measures @ FLUXspace" by Chad Muthard
For more information on this show, contact info[at]thefluxspace[dot]org. |
|
