Fever Songs

November 6 - December 12, 2019

ARTISTS

 Ellen Hackl Fagan

John Morton

Maria Scarpini

Ellen Hackl Fagan makes her monumental paintings on paper by imprinting or capturing the forms of industrial, mass-produced objects found in her home and studio, much as a photogram would, but using paint instead of photo-sensitive materials. She is drawn to industrial, mass-produced objects because they are sourced from everyday, ordinary life, and are available in multiples. Repetition of forms and patterns floating in a universe made in her signature color of a pure cobalt blue give her work an elegiac air, as if speaking back to us from an after-life.

Fever Songs by John Morton is an interactive sound installation that brings together the vocal traditions of many religions, creating an active sonic experience that explores spiritual commonality and seeks to break down religious divisions. The work is a commingling of ritual and scriptural vocalization, recorded live whenever possible, woven together and sonically altered by ever-changing computer processing and sensor-proximity location. The installation is devoid of doctrine - rather, a bringing together of the commonality of the human ecstatic experience.

Black Wave started as a gestural piece. Maria Scarpini used a large brush with oil on paper trying to repeat a wave movement as accurately and similarly as she could in its proportion to match the previous one. The variations resulted by the manual work and by the amount of oil in the brush,interested Scarpini so she decided to go further and imprint the wet drawing onto another paper.Sometimes she kept the first impression, other times she reworked the drawing until she found a better result, or blurred the color with the brush. Scarpini paints on top of the “print”, and sometimes prints multiple pieces until the drawing fades.

Free Music Concert!

Saturday, October 26, 2019

Latin American Art Triennial

September 18th - October 27th 2019

ARTISTS

Nelson Álvarez

Inma Arroyo

Leonardo Martin Blanc

Luis del Castillo

Julia Justo

Bairo Martínez Parra

Andrea Marceles

Pablo Palazzo

Erick Sánchez

Yudit Vidal Faife

The BronxArtSpace is pleased to present Progressive Transition, part of the 2019 Latin American Art Triennial organized by the Bronx Hispanic Festival Inc. The broad range of Triennial artists includes representation from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, México, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Perú, Puerto Rico, Spain, Uruguay and Venezuela. The project will create awareness of the rich international network with Latin American artists, many with strong links to New York City.

Progressive Transition explores the action and effect of moving from one state to another. More broadly, the project shows the drive towards transformation in the arts. The artists’ need to “feel part of something” that can likewise be recognized and defined by others will be explored within the exhibition. The work on view represents the artistic transition seen against a landscape of societal progress. The project highlights cultural exchange and, at its core, examines the implications of transition on an evolving Latin American culture.

In a globalized setting, Progressive Transition seeks to understand the particular need for affirmation in search of healing with regards to the spaces left behind within the sphere of immigration. Transition moves forward both for society and on a personal level.

The flowering of change —of transition — is to be seen everywhere in the field of creativity.

Just as muralism in Mexico marks a reflection of national content, newly emerging cross-cultures expand into multiple, sometimes competing identities. New terms used in the United States such as Newyorican, Chicano, Dominica-ish or Latinx, all impact the artistic and personal sense of identity.

The inability to continue relying on traditional identities encourages an interest in emerging new identities. The artists represented in Progressive Transition belong to a variety of different generations. They have found motivation as regards to notions of immigration, religion, social justice, history and environmental awareness-raising, examining problems relevant to them, and underscoring that Latin American art has its roots in the sociopolitical.

Latin American art benefits from the recent increase in the number of artists— – linked by language— who live and work all over the world. They circulate internationally and influence the rising generation, making ever more types of communication possible in a world of ever-expanding, transitioning identities.

Progressive Transition is organized by Alexis Mendoza, New York Latin American Art Triennial Chief Curator, and Luis Stephenberg, New York Latin American Art Triennial Director

Systems of Injustice

August 7-September 14, 2019

ARTISTS
Clarissa Sligh
Carol Jacobsen
Mark King
Mahlot Sansosa
Philip A. Robinson
Isaac Aden

Curated by Kayla G. Coleman

Workshops + Events

Wed. 8/7 7-9pm

Imagination Manifests Dreams writing workshop

Sat. 8/10 1-4pm

Money Mind, a conversation on Generational Wealth

Sat 8/10 6-8:30pm

Systems of Injustice Opening Reception

Mon. 8/12 6:30-8pm

Sacred Earth Gathering

Wed. 8/14 6:30-8:30pm

Mi Casa Writers Workshop

Thurs. 8/15 6:30-8pm

Intergenerational Circle w/ Gynis Cherry

Wed. 8/21 6:30-9pm

Imagination Manifests Dreams

Thurs. 8/22 6:30-8:30pm

Holistic Living w/ SaVonne Anderson

Sat 8/24 6-9pm

Prompt & Paint

Mon. 8/26 6:30-8pm

Sacred Earth Gathering

Wed. 8/28 6:30-8:30pm

Mi Casa Writers Workshop

Thurs. 8/29 6-8:30pm

Panel Discussion: Systems of Injustice

Wed. 9/4 6:30-8:30pm

Mi Casa Writers Workshop

Wed. 9/11 6:30pm-8:30pm

Mi Casa- Open Mic

Thurs. 9/12 4-7pm

sound.space 2: Home

Inspired by Patricia Hill Collins’ examination of the matrix of domination, Systems of Injustice seeks to examine the structural, disciplinary, hegemonic,and interpersonal realms of domination intersect to create systemic oppression for people of color. By exploring the different ways these domains support and sustain each other, each artist confronts a system that has never been based on the equality of its participants. The most challenging part of acknowledging this system is to first recognize what your role is within it. For people of color,this is often the easiest thing to see, but the hardest thing to articulate. For others, the challenge is recognizing the way in which the system grants you privilege. The artists selected for this exhibition act as both a mirror and a window into this system, by giving unique perspective to those who experience this oppression, while also articulating what this experience can be like for them.

Sat 7/20 6:30-9pm

Closing Reception for Conditioning Leather

Sat 6/15 7-9pm

The Gathering + Open Mic

Thurs 7/25-Mon 7/19

La Reina Project: Giving the Crown to the Community
Bronx Pride celebration Exhibition

Weds 6/19 6-7pm

Curator-guided Tour: Conditioning Leather

Sat 7/29 5:30pm-8pm

Opening Reception for La Reina Project: Giving the
Crown to the Community Bronx Pride

Weds 6/19 7-9pm

Mi Casa Writers Workshop Open Mic

Sat 6/15 7-9pm

The Gathering + Open Mic

Thurs 7/25-Mon 7/19

La Reina Project: Giving the Crown to the Community
Bronx Pride celebration Exhibition

Weds 6/19 6-7pm

Curator-guided Tour: Conditioning Leather

Sat 7/29 5:30pm-8pm

Opening Reception for La Reina Project: Giving the
Crown to the Community Bronx Pride

Weds 6/19 7-9pm

Mi Casa Writers Workshop Open Mic