~HIGHLIGHTS . . . from ‘LOCAL OBJECTS’ / INTERNATIONAL OBJECTS / BROOKLYN / PART 3
last week . . UP THRU SUN MAY 28th !!
*** THE EXHIBIT – HAS BEEN EXTENDED THRU – SUN JUNE 4th ***
‘LOCAL OBJECTS’ / BIG GROUP SHOW
at NYC’s newest venue: INTERNATIONAL OBJECTS
HIGHLIGHTS . . . PART 3 – ALL PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH
UP ON THE (MIGHTY) ROOF-TOP TERRACES . . !!
the terraces are staggered across the roof lines /
quelle brute, and beautiful / minimalist. surrealist, & sci-fi.
this the stuff – of the future.
a glimpse of KATARINA BURIN garden ‘furniture’ / planters to the right.
this building is the tallest for miles . . . so even though it’s only 5 stories high,
it feels like a tower, or a hovering space ship – rising above the flat, Bushwick wastelands.
the staggered terraces are – a poet’s dream /
and, presented in such a sparse fashion / so, very . . very lyric.
garden furniture by KATARINA BURIN
KATARINA BURIN,
Cast Portland cement, plant
KATARINA BURIN . .
in the back, against the wall:
‘Overhand Pair’, 2019-20.
Cast Portland cement, plant / (one of 2 pieces)
24-3/4 x 11-3/8 x 15-3/4 in.
center:
‘Curved Curb Section’, 2019-2020.
Cast Portland cement, plant
6-1/4 x 22-1/2 x 15-3/8 in.
the views are forever – the terraces are forever.
the works – become monumental, whether against the open sky, the wasteland, or even the Manhattan skyline.
the silence of empty spaces – such a rare treat in this overwrought city.
and then: of course, the strangeness of the work.
all the works seem to have ‘design’ elements, but they also speak to: ‘vision’ /
that is, they manifest an internal . . . ‘art’ narrative.
EMILY JANOWICK, ‘First Light’, 2023.
Cast iron tub, water, vinyl (photo book).
22 x 55 x 29 in.
image via Instagram / @pleather_mommy aka EMILY JANOWICK
following text via Instagram @pleather_mommy:
” . . ‘First Light’, 2023.
Cast iron tub placed at the highest point in Bushwick.
My daughter and I climbed 7 flights of stairs & watched many cold sunrises from 53 Scott Ave while the building was still under construction. Now neither of us will ever be able to see the sunrise without thinking of each other. Not to be dramatic, but no one has ever seen the sun rise from that place in all of human history. & you can see those sunrises too, in a vinyl book I made which is in the bathtub, through the lens of the water.”
I’m thinking, really how far-fetched is it, to have a vinyl book, from someone who tags herself
. . pleather_mommy ???
EMILY JANOWICK . . ‘First Light’ / cast iron bath tub on the terrace roof at International Objects.
on the day I went it was overcast, but even without a sunrise or a sunset /
this was a magical signpost. functional as a tub, but . . . really ?!!!
on a roof, pointing to Manhattan. it made me think back to those PBS ‘Secrets of the Dead’ episodes. you know the Mayans, Stonehenge. etc. if this tub was sealed into place, and not about to switch-out exhibit-wise, in a century or so, some future archaeologist would stumble upon it & declare our long lost civilization . . was sun-centric, pointing to the faraway constellations, from whence we came, or wanted to depart.
there were even some very definite future beings, in attendance c/o Alexander McQueen.
PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH / except where noted – Instagram Photo by EMILY JANOWICK
see:
MOEBIUS 3 – ‘THE AIRTIGHT GARAGE’
