Wednesday, June 16th 6pm-9pm
Opening Reception & Performances
Space 37
86-08 37th Avenue Jackson HeightsQMAD, Queens Media Arts Development, in collaboration with City Council Member Daniel Dromm, invites the community of Queens, and NYC at large, to the exhibition BABEL, the first official exhibition of
June in Jackson Heights 2010. The exhibit will run from June 16th to July 1st.
This exhibition explores the relationship of language and the visual arts. Through paintings, illustrations, photography, sculpture, installations, video, performance and new-media, BABEL establishes connections between the written word and the recent explosion of immigrant conclaves in and around New York City. Selected works treat the diversity and plurality of the written language as reflected, incorporated, and/or appropriated in visual arts, performance, and the moving image.
BABEL was organized and curated by New-media artist, Hector Canonge, who was inspired by the earliest mention of the ancient city of Babylon written on a Cuneiform tablet dating back to the 24th Century BC. Selected works also reference the cultural diversity of cosmopolitan centers, and communities -like Jackson Heights- that make up a greater city.
Participating Artists (in alphabetical order):
Gema Alava, Nobutaka Aozaki, Javier Arau, Aileen Bassis, Susan Breitsch, James Chen-Feng Kao, Felipe Galindo, Iliana Emilia Garcia, Janet Goldner, Jennifer Grimyser, Jia-Yi He, Paolo Javier, Jihay Kang, Larry Litt & Nicolas Lee, Carla Lobmier, Norma Markley, Rahul Mitra, Veru Narula, Ann Oren & Zevan Rosser, Renzo Ortega, Panoply Performance Laboratory (Esther Neff, Brian McCorkle, Matthew Stephen Smith), Cristian Pietrapiana, Jenny Polak, Michael Pribich, Elisa Pritzker, Svetlana Rabey, Daniel Rossi, Joseph Gerard Sabatino, Nivedita Shivraj, Priscilla P. Stadler, Anna-MaÃŒÂria VaÃŒÂg, Deborah Wasserman, Andrew Wilkinson, Tammy Wofsey.
Location & Directions:
Space 37, 86-08 37th Avenue, Jackson Heights, NY 11372.
* Queens bound #7 Train. Exit at 82 Street and Roosevelt Avenue. Walk on 82 St. to 37 Ave. Turn right on 37 Ave. to 86 Street.
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Special thanks to Diane Macari and Louis J. Macari, principals of EXIT Realty Lewis and Murphy, a family run business, serving the needs of the Jackson Heights Community since 1946; and to the board and director of Queens Pride Committee.
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