The sculpture will be presented as a disarticulated glowing bone field accompanied by an original soundscape by musician Jorge Elbrecht. Referencing museological display and luminous phenomena in mineral and biological strata, this elegiac installation builds on the artist’s ongoing investigation of scientific and ontological subjects. Max Hooper Schneider’s life-size photoluminescent Beluga whale skeleton will dominate Basilica’s North Hall. The luminous line operates as a kind of contour drawing, delineating the broken edges of the fragment in a way that is suggestive of the energetic force which shattered the whole. Kianja Strobert’s terracotta shards lined with electroluminescent wire will be arranged site-specifically as a sculpture-littered field with shifting temporal contexts – archeological references to broken artifacts set against technologically current neon outlines. This site-specific intervention suggests a dialogue with the material presence and historical context of the place, as well as a communication with the ghosts of the Hudson River School painters who involved that eponymous landscape in a phenomenological investigation of nature and the sublime. The artists have been invited to create large-scale and experimental works, engaging both the surrounding landscape and Basilica Hudson itself – a cavernous Victorian factory seated on a parcel of industrial riverfront wasteland. The works are imbued with an affective slippage between the experience of artworks and natural visual spectacle – like the appearance of the moon or aurora borealis. The chromatic-luminous aspect, operating as a kind of highlighter, points to a certain artistic strategy of selective emphasis, directing attention like a neon arrow. A dialectic tension is drawn between representational realism and material abstraction, as well as composed or deteriorated physical conditions. Many hover in the spaces between disciplines, inhabiting the interstitial zones delineating painting, sculpture, performance and photography. On display will be an arrangement of recent works by contemporary artists making use of experimental methodologies.
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The works in this exhibition, varying in form, texture and material, universally manifest their presences as glowing aberrations – points of colored light in a decaying industrial field. Hudson, NY - Basilica Hudson is pleased to announce Dark Star, a group exhibition of experimental and site-specific works, curated by Becca Mann.Ĭolor and light are the elemental components of optical phenomenon.
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MAI is home to the Abramovic Method, a series of exercises conceived to increase awareness of the present moment and explore the boundaries of body and mind. MAI is an incubator for education and critical discourse among humanities, sciences, and technology, providing a space for workshops, lectures, residencies, and research. Marina Abramovic Institute is a forum for time-based immaterial arts, with a particular devotion to long durational works.
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The event is made free and open to the public with the help of local sponsors, Park Falafel & Pizza, ShopRite, and Hawthorne Valley. “The Basilica has a very dramatic and industrial atmosphere that calls for one-of-a-kind and extreme events like this marathon reading,” says Creative Director of Basilica Hudson Melissa Auf der Maur, adding, “Marina and her team dreamed up this event, and naturally we opened our doors to them.” This August, the Institute and literary magazine The Atlas Review co-hosted an eight-hour reading of Stanislaw Lem’s science fiction novel Solaris at the Wythe Hotel in Brooklyn, New York. This will be the second marathon reading held by MAI. “In support of literature and education, we are inviting students and teachers from local Hudson schools to join us in this interdisciplinary experience,” says MAI Director Serge Le Borgne of the reading, which presents, “a unique opportunity to engage with literature, art, performance, and public speaking.” MAI marathon readings provide an occasion for readers and listeners to assemble and experience spoken word as a long durational work. The novel promises to be accessible and captivating to children and adults alike. The fantastic tale follows Optimus Yarnspinner on his quest to locate the mysterious writer of an unpublished manuscript in the literary metropolis of Bookholm. Over the course of 24 hours, students, teachers, and other Hudson community participants will read the entirety of The City of Dreaming Books by Walter Moers. The event will be held at Basilica Hudson, a 19th century factory-turned-event space, about one mile from the future Institute. Marina Abramovic Institute (MAI), in collaboration with Basilica Hudson, will host a 24-hour marathon reading beginning on November 23rd, 2013 at 2pm.