CHIMERA: Selected Works from the NARS Foundation International Artist Residency Program
November 5-December 11, 2011

Opening Reception: Saturday, November 5, 2011 6-8 PM
Open Studios: Saturday, November 5, Noon-8 PM
Artist Talk: Thursday, November 17, 2011 6:30 PM

Liene Bosquê
Katarina Riesing
Rebecca Simon
Jennifer Williams

New York Art Residency and Studios (NARS) Foundation is pleased to present the work of the NARS International Artist Residency Program 2011 participants. The exhibition title refers to Greek mythology as well as its applications to modern science. A she-monster created from the parts of multiple animals, the Chimera also defines a single organism genetically derived from several distinct cell tissues. The show brings together four artists whose practices and subject matters invite the viewer to consider the origin of the species: the process, multi-faceted materiality and individual elements that render each work a creature of becoming: a chimera in themselves.

Liene Bosquê inserts and leaves behind memories of objects within unassuming landscapes, creating an architectural hybrid with incongruous aesthetics and texture. Katarina Riesing’s reversed photographs and drawings fracture the self-portrait, reconstructing body and skin with astronomical and astrological dimensionality. The moments captured in Rebecca Simon’s paintings shed semblance of societal normalcy in favor of the peculiar, encouraging us to question the narrative presented before us. Photographic installations by Jennifer Williams play with spaces affected by time, overtaking a site such that it becomes a single embodiment of all of its transient encounters.

In perceiving distinct elements as pieces of an amalgamated composition and stripping away layers of imagery, we reveal possibilities for transformation and fluidity of being. Reflecting the nature of the Chimera, ultimately each artist creates something from disparate fragile fragments that is ambiguous or elusory yet poignant and undeniably whole.

The NARS Foundation is a 501©(3) not-for-profit arts organization with a focus on international cultural exchange. NARS provides an array of creative support services including cross-cultural exchanges, integrated residency programs, and affordable studio spaces that support the needs of both emerging and mid-career artists along with community building through public programs that engage the local community in Brooklyn. The artists included in this exhibition have studios either in NARS Foundation’s Sunset Park or Clinton Hill locations.

Gallery Hours:
Monday - Friday: 1:00PM - 5:00PM or by appointment

For further information please contact us at www.narsfoundation.org, info@narsfoundation.org or 718-768-2765