A.I.R
GALLERY
Current Exhibitions
155 Plymouth Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201 H: Wed-Sun, 12-6pm
T: +1 212 255 6651
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A Dangerous Body
Naomi Elena Ramirez FELLOWSHIP GALLERY
Naomi Elena Ramirez, A Dangerous Body, 2017, Video still
Naomi Elena Ramirez, A Dangerous Body, 2017, Video still
June 29 - July 30, 2017
Opening Reception: June 30th from 6-8pm
Artist Talk: June 30th at 6:30pm
DUMBO Art Walk: July 6th from 6-8pm
Panel on Intersectional Feminism: July 7th at 7pm
Performance at The Center for Performance Research: July 22nd at 8pm
Reading of "Witches, Sluts, Feminists: Conjuring The Sex Positive" by Kristen Sollee: July 29th at 4pm
In the exhibition, A Dangerous Body, Ramirez fuses movement, text, music, and cinematic representations through embodied explorations of the temptress archetypes. The femme fatale, illicit lust, and animalistic movements swirl in a web that call attention to our own complicity in the blaming and shaming of female sexuality. In doing so, she asks and answers the question, how can sexualized representations of the female body be used to contradict systemic patriarchal objectification without perpetuating it?
Read the full press release here.
Visit the artist's page here.
June 29 - July 30, 2017
Opening Reception: June 30th from 6-8pm
Artist Talk: June 30th at 6:30pm
DUMBO Art Walk: July 6th from 6-8pm
Panel on Intersectional Feminism: July 7th at 7pm
Performance at The Center for Performance Research: July 22nd at 8pm
Reading of "Witches, Sluts, Feminists: Conjuring The Sex Positive" by Kristen Sollee: July 29th at 4pm
In the exhibition, A Dangerous Body, Ramirez fuses movement, text, music, and cinematic representations through embodied explorations of the temptress archetypes. The femme fatale, illicit lust, and animalistic movements swirl in a web that call attention to our own complicity in the blaming and shaming of female sexuality. In doing so, she asks and answers the question, how can sexualized representations of the female body be used to contradict systemic patriarchal objectification without perpetuating it?
Read the full press release here.
Visit the artist's page here.
Enterprising Machines: Recent Drawings
Jessica Gondek GALLERY II
Jessica Gondek, Enterprising Machines, 2015, Charcoal, pastel and digital print, 46 x 29 inches
June 29 - July 30, 2017
Opening Reception: June 30th from 6-8pm
DUMBO Art Walk: July 6th from 6-8pm
Enterprising Machines are works inspired by machine aesthetics that reference common tools and domestic utilitarian objects. Gondek’s process begins with digital manipulations from original consumer catalogs published in the early 1900’s for Pratt and Whitney tools, and the Enterprise Manufacturing Company, maker of domestic gadgets. The digitally printed elements Gondek composes recall blueprints or plans, and create a foundation for the modification of the context of these implements.
Read the full press release here.
Visit the artist's page here.
Opening Reception: June 30th from 6-8pm
DUMBO Art Walk: July 6th from 6-8pm
Enterprising Machines are works inspired by machine aesthetics that reference common tools and domestic utilitarian objects. Gondek’s process begins with digital manipulations from original consumer catalogs published in the early 1900’s for Pratt and Whitney tools, and the Enterprise Manufacturing Company, maker of domestic gadgets. The digitally printed elements Gondek composes recall blueprints or plans, and create a foundation for the modification of the context of these implements.
Read the full press release here.
Visit the artist's page here.
Limitlessness
Jayanthi Moorthy GALLERY I
Installation view, Jayanthi Moorthy, What's Your Worst Fear, 2017
June 29 - July 30, 2017
Opening Reception: June 30th from 6-8pm
Limitlessness aims to create an environment for self exploration. In this exhibition, Moorthy shares her own journey of introspection while looking at various limitations in her life. Understanding these limitations helped her think about the infinite, addressing them empowered her to pursue new passions and enduring them taught her to embrace reality.
Read the full press release here.
View the artist's page here.
Exhibition Public Programs
June 29 - July 30, 2017
A.I.R. Gallery
Free events
Floor Drawing Performance & Music
Thursday, July 6th, 6-8pm
In front of A.I.R.
Artist: Jayanthi Moorthy
In this performance, Moorthy will draw with sand and spices on the street.
Moorthy's practice of drawing on the floor is inspired by a Hindu religious practice where patterns are drawn outside homes and in place of worship and are commonly referred to as 'painted prayers.' To Moorthy, drawing on the floor is a practice that is also a form of meditation, a test of physical endurance and mental clarity, an aesthetic tribute to divinity, and an acknowledgment of the impermanence of all things material.
Parent-Child Workshop
Saturday, July 8th, 10:30am-12pm
Explore art with your child, discover the artists’ process, and learn new concepts about art making in this interactive workshop led by Jayanthi Moorthy. Open to children age 6 and up. Please RSVP to [email protected] as space and materials are limited.
Panel Discussion: Thinking Beyond Limits - Age, Gender, Culture & Economics
Wednesday, July 26th, 6:30-8pm
Panelists: Candy Argondizza, Daria Dorosh, Loreen Oren, Jayanthi Moorthy
Moderator: Srinivas Kaushik
The panel will discuss limits we have imposed on ourselves through various ways and how they have shaped our personal practices.
Candy Argondizza
VP of culinary and pastry at the French Culinary Institute, NYC and a triathlete
Daria Dorosh
A visual artist, former educator at FIT & Parsons NYC, and a fashion researcher. She is also the Co-founder of A.I.R. Gallery, NY, (1972)
Loreen Oren
Architect at Ismael Leyva Architects
Jayanthi Moorthy
A visual artist, an art educator at Abron Arts Center, NYC and a freelance graphic designer
Srinivas Kaushik
Partner in Kirkland and Ellis LLP
Parent-Child Workshop
Saturday, July 22nd, 2-4pm
Explore art with your child, discover the artists’ process, and learn new concepts about art making in this interactive workshop led by Jayanthi Moorthy. Open to children age 6 and up. Please RSVP to [email protected] as space and materials are limited.
Opening Reception: June 30th from 6-8pm
Limitlessness aims to create an environment for self exploration. In this exhibition, Moorthy shares her own journey of introspection while looking at various limitations in her life. Understanding these limitations helped her think about the infinite, addressing them empowered her to pursue new passions and enduring them taught her to embrace reality.
Read the full press release here.
View the artist's page here.
Exhibition Public Programs
June 29 - July 30, 2017
A.I.R. Gallery
Free events
Floor Drawing Performance & Music
Thursday, July 6th, 6-8pm
In front of A.I.R.
Artist: Jayanthi Moorthy
In this performance, Moorthy will draw with sand and spices on the street.
Moorthy's practice of drawing on the floor is inspired by a Hindu religious practice where patterns are drawn outside homes and in place of worship and are commonly referred to as 'painted prayers.' To Moorthy, drawing on the floor is a practice that is also a form of meditation, a test of physical endurance and mental clarity, an aesthetic tribute to divinity, and an acknowledgment of the impermanence of all things material.
Parent-Child Workshop
Saturday, July 8th, 10:30am-12pm
Explore art with your child, discover the artists’ process, and learn new concepts about art making in this interactive workshop led by Jayanthi Moorthy. Open to children age 6 and up. Please RSVP to [email protected] as space and materials are limited.
Panel Discussion: Thinking Beyond Limits - Age, Gender, Culture & Economics
Wednesday, July 26th, 6:30-8pm
Panelists: Candy Argondizza, Daria Dorosh, Loreen Oren, Jayanthi Moorthy
Moderator: Srinivas Kaushik
The panel will discuss limits we have imposed on ourselves through various ways and how they have shaped our personal practices.
Candy Argondizza
VP of culinary and pastry at the French Culinary Institute, NYC and a triathlete
Daria Dorosh
A visual artist, former educator at FIT & Parsons NYC, and a fashion researcher. She is also the Co-founder of A.I.R. Gallery, NY, (1972)
Loreen Oren
Architect at Ismael Leyva Architects
Jayanthi Moorthy
A visual artist, an art educator at Abron Arts Center, NYC and a freelance graphic designer
Srinivas Kaushik
Partner in Kirkland and Ellis LLP
Parent-Child Workshop
Saturday, July 22nd, 2-4pm
Explore art with your child, discover the artists’ process, and learn new concepts about art making in this interactive workshop led by Jayanthi Moorthy. Open to children age 6 and up. Please RSVP to [email protected] as space and materials are limited.