January 2021 / In The Backspace: Iole Alessandrini

In The Backspace

Call in (206) . . . – . . . .

New Works by Iole Alessandrini

January 07 – 20, 2021
Black velvet drapes

January 20 – 30, 2021
Photos, 3D-printed media and video calling

Updated:

As I prepare and re-write for my January 2021 show at SOIL, I have just witnessed, through the media, the mob assault on Capitol Hill in Washington DC. In response, I have changed my intentions and made of one show, two exhibitions with distinctive and symbolic openings:

On January 7 till 20, the show opens with black, velvet drapes over the art on the pedestal and on the walls of the gallery in response to the freaky assault.

On January 20 till 31, the show opens without the drapes, an unveiling and a symbolic action to Inauguration Day.

2021 looms in the world with vestiges of 2020: COVID-19, CHAZ, BLM, Zoom, Teams, WhatsApp and whatnot. The recent assault to the Capitol propels my imagination to Inauguration Day on the horizon and makes me want to toss the key after I, symbolically, lock everything behind me. I want to look positively to what comes ahead as I reflect on some personal highlights: my new art-commission for the Climate Pledge Arena at the Seattle Center; succeeding in teaching remotely; and moving into a new space in West Seattle.

Call in (206) . . . – . . . . on January 20, my originally intended show at SOIL, opens the door to you to my workspace. 3D printed art and photos of my studio hang on the walls of the gallery to portal you into my place. From the gallery or anywhere you are, I invite you to call (206) 399-7870 to visit, phone to phone, my new space.

Original text:

As I prepare and write for my January 2021 show at SOIL, I’m still in what is left of 2020: COVID-19, CHAZ, BLM, Zoom, Teams, WhatsApp and whatnot, shelter in place, and the beginning of an auspiciously good New Year.

The closure of West Seattle bridge, a new USA elected President and the first woman Vice President, are some realities, not mine exclusively, of this eccentric year.

Some highlights are my new art-commission for the Climate Pledge Arena at the Seattle Center; succeeding in teaching remotely; and moving into a new space in West Seattle.

For the last nine months, hopefully not for the next ones, my studio has become a place for work, shelter and solitary activities—a different horizon.

Call in (206) . . . – . . . . opens the door to you to my new home and studio.

Photographs of my everyday space, art, and of Salti my cat, hang on the walls of the gallery along with a selection of unseen works. From the gallery or anywhere you are, I invite you to call (206) 399-7870 to visit, phone to phone, my new space.