January 2014 / A Place for Memories and Secrets
Susanna Bluhm. Lupine Field 1 (Teepee). Lupine Field 1 (Teepee). Oil and acrylic on canvas, 2013. 48" x 48"
Susanna Bluhm’s new paintings are based on her experience of Yosemite, CA—as a child visiting every year with her family, and on a trip this May that was funded by a grant from Artist Trust.
London Tsai. The illusion of never forgetting. The illusion of never forgetting. Welded aluminum with aircraft rivets, 2011. 18" x 39" x 30"
Miami artist London Tsai gives object-hood to cherished memories of states of being and has recently been examining our life and presence in the virtual world, our memories and secrets under the gaze of the internet.
Susanna Bluhm
Christopher Buening
London Tsai
A Place for Memories and Secrets
January 02 – February 01, 2014
Reception / Thursday, January 02, 5–8pm
A Place for Memories and Secrets features paintings by Susanna Bluhm, ceramic and mixed media work by Christopher Buening, and sculpture and installation by London Tsai. This show evolved from a theme their work shares: personal memory and the role it plays in the navigation of public and private space.
Christopher Buening. "A Place for Memories and Secrets" (in the Studio). "A Place for Memories and Secrets" (in the Studio). Chromogenic Print, mixed media, 2013. 40" x 55"
Christopher Buening uses a diverse range of media in a confession of past events encapsulating and reconciling memory.