MICHAEL ALAN
Harmonious Opposites, A Drawing/Video/Performance Exhibition
@ GASSER GRUNERT
524 West 19th Street, between 10th and 11th, New York, NY 10011
(646) 944-6197
July 8th - July 29th 2010
opening Thursday July 8th 6pm-8pm
Tanja Grunert and Klemens Gasser are pleased to present a
drawing/video/performance exhibition by Michael Alan.
Michael Alan creates moments in time that overlap drawing, painting,
sculpture, music and video. They inspire live performance and
installation happenings. All of his work begins with drawings. These
drawings serve as the foundation for his installations, performances,
and videos. Working with a team of performers, Alan assembles living
installations where all these creative elements merge.
Harmonious Opposites is about the beauty of balance in a state of
extreme cultural and artistic change. It includes large and small
works on paper and wood panel, a video installation, and on the
closing night, Thursday July 29th, a 6 hour Living Installation
performance entitled, "Cleaning the Clouds". The public is invited to
come watch, participate, draw, and write at this performance.
A celebration of movement, Harmonious Opposites explores the act of
occupying and embodying multiple spaces at once, without confusion.
The creative process behind it reflects this idea. Pushing the
boundaries of drawing, painting, and performance, it dissects and
amplifies, samples, and distorts media and bodies with a touch of
pretty.
Alan lives and works in New York City. His work has been featured in 5
New York solo shows and over 200 group shows. His work has been
discussed in over 200 publications, books and media sources, including
the New York Times (video & print), NBC’s Today Show, Marie Claire
Italia, The New York Post, Fox Channel 5, the Village Voice, Time Out
New York, the New York Press, and the cover of ShowPaper.
This is his first exhibition at Gasser Grunert Gallery.
For further information, please contact Tanja Grunert at
tanja@gassergrunert.net –
Michael Alan
www.michaelalanart.com
