UNCHARTED September 13, 2012

Exhibit runs September 13 to October 20, 2012; Opening reception Thur, Sept 13, 5-7:30pm

UNCHARTED features works on paper by Luca Antonucci, Grisha Bruskin, Mark Fox, Sid Garrison, Katie Holten, Linda Karshan, Rebecca Lowry, Jenny Odell, Justin Quinn, Ed Ruscha, Owen Schuh, Hadieh Shafie, Jessica Snow, and Amber Stucke. The show will explore mapping as the visual and conceptual categorization of systems and interactions, as seen by fourteen artists working on paper. The exhibition includes both abstract and figurative works, charting new and known territory on literal, conceptual, and metaphysical levels. Physically mapping the territory, there will be two works from the Petroplots suite by Ed Ruscha and several drawings by Katie Holten. Maps of the universe by Luca Antonucci explore the paradoxical relationship between romantic and physical notion of the universe. Gouaches and collage works by Grisha Bruskin map the different roles of individuals in Russian society. Jessica Snow maps the elements of a conversation in an iconic way. A watercolor by Mark Fox illustrates an artist's mental pattern in an intelligible representation, while a drawing by Linda Karshan documents her movements marking the paper. Amber Stucke conceptually charts symbiotic relationships with fungus, algae, moss, lichen, and parasites. Sid Garrison meticulously traces lines in false colors to create a new territory, while a new map by Rebecca Lowry emphasizes the unlikely connection between disparate elements, such as the number of stars and their location above city streets. Justin Quinn charts specific passages from "Moby Dick", depicting text as an unreadable system. Owen Schuh's work diagrams the ways a piece of paper can be folded in two. Hadieh Shafie's paper scrolls inscribed with the Farsi word "eshghe" map the expressive power of passion, an atlas of this artist's longing for acceptance and understanding. Culling single elements from Google Satellite photographs, Jenny Odell's work charts the arbitrariness of our world seen from above.

Opens Thur. 9/13, 5-7:30pm.

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