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Dec 09

MAKING SPACE, inaugural SUPERFRONT Architects-in-Residence Exhibit

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Pawel Niedzwiecki, “Koi Tail”, 2009 and Francisca Benitez with Alena Adams, Takiera Dominguez, Imani Gibson, Lynee Jacobs, and Giselle Nieves, “Independence Community Center’s Entrance”, 2009

Opening Sunday, January 3, 2010 5:00PM – 8:00PM

3 January – 28 March 2010

Press on MAKING SPACE in Architect’s Newspaper.

MAKING SPACE: THE FIRST ANNUAL EXHIBIT OF THE ARCHITECTS-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM

As Architects-in-Residence, both practitioners have responded to SUPERFRONT’s spatial identity at the gallery’s storefront location in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn.  Whether at the scale of the physical walls of the gallery or at the larger scale of central Brooklyn, the Architects-in-Residence present work in dialog with the gallery’s location on Atlantic Avenue.

The title of the exhibit, MAKING SPACE, alludes to the physical production that both practices share.  As much of contemporary architectural experimentation occurs in the realm of the digital (computing space, ordering space, animating space), MAKING SPACE presents a surprisingly physical and hands-on selection of works.  Both Architects-in-Residence work in physical media, where materiality can both record information and elude reproducibility.

Click here to preview the catalog essay.

The MAKING SPACE exhibit and the Architects-in-Residence program are partly enabled by generous donations from Nilizandr Gilbert and Sarah Millsaps.

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11
Jun 09

RECESSION FAIR at SUPERFRONT this Sunday

Like much larger and more established institutions, SUPERFRONT has been impacted by the economic crisis.  In our industrial corner of Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, the economic crisis takes the form of a frustrated entrepreneurial neighbor who has refused to share the backyard with us for less than a whopping $500 per month.  Refusing this extortion, SUPERFRONT has been forced to cancel outdoor summer programming, including the witty installation by PLANDA.

So with the backyard closed we have decided to pack more into the gallery than ever before.

Come this weekend for the public opening of PAST FORWARD, an exhibit produced by a partnership between Weeksville Heritage Center and Boys and Girls High School.  Over 10 weeks these students worked with a preservation educator to explore the social and building history of Weeksville and Bedford Stuyvesant.  Regular gallery hours 1pm – 6pm, Saturday and Sunday, until June 30.

Of course, if you didn’t make it to the opening of ARCHEOGRAPHY IV, now is the time to visit the beautifully malleable installation by Live Architecture Network.  Open until June 30.

To celebrate the indomitability of experimental architecture, in the face of economic crisis and extortionist neighbors, SUPERFRONT is throwing THE RECESSION FAIR – this Sunday only. Come dance, drink, eat, and shop at the gallery between 1PM and 6pm Sunday.  We are introducing SUPERFRONT T-Shirts designed by An+An and baked goods by Anthony.

See you all there!!