Focusing on the landscape of the American West, Lithic Habitats explore the connections between natural architectural forms and man-made structures. Humans have long elevated rock formations to iconic and sacred destinations meant for pilgrimage and exploration, as well symbols of national and state identity. This inspiring landscape is often contrasted with weathered man-made buildings throughout …
This exhibition juxtaposes the work of two artists who are committed to abstraction, and particularly to its exploration in terms of the intersection of color, form, and medium. Working in fabric, plastic, vinyl, Plexiglas and other assorted materials, Ivelisse Jiménez and Doreen McCarthy both approach the solid forms of geometry, the patterning of abstraction and the simplicity …
Traces are a connection between past and presence. In her new installation Anton, Sonya Schönberger adopts a non sentimental approach as she sheds light on the consequences from bygone occurrences to the present day and searches for a reality in the state of the past, which happens in the awareness of being not more than …
Bivalence: Working Space 12 presents the work of eight artists selected to participate in Artists Alliance Inc’s Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 LES Studio Program. The exhibition queries the tensions that arise from the sculptures, videos, and installations, asking the viewer to consider what truth—or truths— of individual experience these contemporary works bring to the …
Featuring Victoria Bradbury, Elizabeth Tolson and Steina Vasulka Curated by Nick Garofoli Opening Reception: Saturday, June 9, 4-6pmClosing Reception and Artist Talk: Saturday, July 7, 4-5pmExhibition Dates: June 7 through July 8, 2012Gallery Hours: Tuesday through Sunday, 12-6pm
Featuring Lainie Love Dalby, Elisa Garcia de la Huerta, Andrae Hinds, Anya Liftig, Irvin Morazan and Dawn Frasch Like the maid at the churn or the epicure at supper, Butter Digger concerns a metaphorical state of spiritual inquiry and a transformation of matter through consciousness. Butter Digger utilizes strange appropriations of ritualism to comment on contemporary forms of worship …
Cuchifritos is pleased to host Trade School, an alternative learning space that runs on barter. Anyone can teach a class, and students sign up for classes by agreeing to bring barter items that the teacher requests. Trade School has hosted classes on everything from squatting the condos (in exchange for a kombucha mother and research …
Alison Owen’s installation Shelf Life came out of close observation of the Lower East Side neighborhood and its continual transformation, as well as respective functions, appearances and usual daily operations of both the Essex Street Market and Cuchifritos gallery. The work is inspired by the distinctions, similarities, overlaps and interactions of these two environments. Similar …
The Richard and Mica Hadar Foundation, in collaboration with Cuchifritos Gallery and Project Space, is pleased to announce Daeng’gi Kimchi Factory, an installation by Flora Choi. In her performance/installation, Choi substitutes chopped-off daeng’gi braids (a traditional Korean hairstyle worn by adolescent girls) for cabbage, and makes her own version of Kimchi. Choi confronts the male-dominated …
