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PRESS RELEASE
Newly Selected Artists: Julieta Tetelbaum and Khánh Lê, May 4–June 2, 2024.
The opening reception is Friday, May 3 (“First Friday”), 6 to 8 p.m
Julieta Tetelbaum
Black Chalk Intimacy
Black Chalk Intimacy immerses visitors in the intimate world of a woman with Down’s Syndrome, who writes on the wall with black chalk a list of daily activities to organize her life. The exhibition features a continuous screening of “Black Chalk” 8-minute short film, still frames from the film, and sculptures created especially for this exhibition as symbols of the themes explored. Enhanced ambient sounds, like chalk scratching, footsteps, and ticking clocks, envelop the space, evoking the subjectivity of the main film’s character and conveying the sensation that a secret has been revealed, as if someone’s intimacy has been entrusted to us. Additionally, the “Chalk Wall” invites visitors to write their main daily activity, fostering interaction and inclusion in the evolving artwork. These multi-sensory elements are designed to foster active participation by engaging visitors’ senses. Through this immersive experience, “Black Chalk Intimacy” invites viewers to empathize with the challenges and resilience of individuals with functional diversity, promoting empathy and awareness.
Khánh Lê
From the Moment
The paintings and installations in this exhibition serve as fragmented memories that allow Lê to create new narratives as he collages them using scrapbooking and mixed-media materials. He transforms everyday family photo albums into colorful abstractions using a gold gelly roll pen, sequins, acrylic stickers, and acrylic crystals. Lê layers together fragmented images through mixed-media collages to create a new historical narrative reflecting the tension in his identity. For Kháhn Lê, From This Moment provides an opportunity to create a space for him and his family to coexist while allowing them to grow organically through the patterns and embellishments surrounding them rather than be confined like from their time in the refugee camp.
Ongoing Exhibition
Contemporary Echoes: Rediscovering Italian Art from 1950–1980. Art from the BFF Collection
Curator, Renato Miracco
The exhibition features eighteen works by ten prominent Italian artists and serves as a captivating exploration linking the artistic journeys of Italian and American artists, drawing inspiration from BFF Bank’s art collection dating back to the late 1980s. Read the full description to learn more.
Image Credits (Top to Bottom):
Valerio Adami, L’engadine, 1973, watercolor, 20 1/8 x 28 1/8 in; Julieta Tetelbaum; Black Chalk, written, directed & edited by Julieta Tetelbaum; Khánh Lê, Raided by Pirates, but They Made It to the Other Side of the Sea.
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