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17
Jun 09

THE OTHER LINE – opening July 11

THE OTHER LINE
11 July – 12 September 2009
Opening Saturday, July 11 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM

SUPERFRONT architecture gallery and project space is proud to present the work of Artist-in-Residence SIENNA SHIELDS HORTON.

During her 6 month residency at SUPERFRONT, SHIELDS HORTON – a painter, multi-media artist and performance artist from Alaska – has produced as series of photo collages that study and re-figure the streetscape of Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, while also exploring work with furniture and preparing for a land-based installation in Alaska.

In particular, Shields Horton has focused her process upon the railroad viaduct that defines the industrial character of Atlantic Avenue, the broad street that forms the border between Bed-Stuy and Crown Heights.  Studying this transportation infrastructure through her concerns for color and collage, Shields Horton produces a reimagining of the streetscape.  The work provokes a reconsideration of architectural image-making, whether in its striking contrast to conventional architectural photography or its accidental relationship to collage as a design strategy. 

SIENNA SHIELDS HORTON’s work will be on view at SUPERFRONT from July 11 – September 12.

This exhibit is enabled partly by a generous donation from Nili Gilbert.

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5
Jun 09

SUPERFRONT preview at 539 Atlantic Ave – Artwalk

SUPERFRONT architecture gallery and project space is proud to present the work of Artist-in-Residence SIENNA SHIELDS HORTON.

During her 6 month residency at SUPERFRONT, SHIELDS HORTON – a painter, multi-media and performance artist from Alaska – has explored work with furniture and prepared for a land-based installation in Alaska .

For the Atlantic Avenue Artwalk, SUPERFRONT has installed a preview of Shields Horton’s multi-disciplinary work.  The artist’s exploration in furniture is presented here in the form of ‘table-tops’ that function in a space between design objects and art pieces.

Shields Horton works with a process of paint and paper on canvas to create layered fields that evoke topography, quilting and colorful explosions. In 2006 her Brooklyn studio was featured as a set in John Cameron Mitchell’s feature film “Shortbus.” Since 2006, she has been producing and editing “Ambulomancy,” a digital film project that relates live performance to the sublimity of contemporary Alaskan landscapes.

The residency program at SUPERFRONT offers emerging artists and architects 3-6 month opportunities to research and fabricate projects. The residency offers no funding, only space and access to the resources of SUPERFRONT, which include a woodshop, a growing collection of AV equipment, access to Materials for the Arts, and curatorial support.

Sienna Shields Horton’s work will be on view at SUPERFRONT from July 15 – September 12.