curating — ANDREA MCGINTY

Taking its name from the first law in Deepak Chopra's 1994 self-help book The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, Pure Potentiality brings together artists whose artistic process embodies physical and conceptual meditation. Presented in an apartment on the Lower East Side, the exhibition creates a fictive live/work space worthy of an aspiring New Age guru, absorbed in the world of their own teachings. Each work outwardly projects positivity, striving for mindfulness as it struggles with the inner turmoil that lies shallow beneath the surface.

featuring:

Katherine Aungier, Al Bedell, Ben Dowell, Elizabeth Ferry, Konsta Ojala, Jennifer McDermott, Nicole Reber, Esther Ruiz, Misael Soto, Aaron Steffes

Press:

Art F City

Misael Soto, Object Displacement Exercise (Shoe Rack) , 2015, over-the-door shoe rack and shoes, dimensions variable

Ben Dowell, Working Title (Untitled) III , 2015, oil on linen, 27” x 51”

left: Elizabeth Ferry, Pineapple Clock , 2015, Hydrocal, pigment, 40"x40"x2" right: Ben Dowell, Working Title (Untitled) III , 2015, oil on linen, 27” x 51”

Elizabeth Ferry,  Pineapple Clock , 2015, Hydrocal, pigment, 40"x40"x2"

left: Konsta Ojala, Hessu , 2015, GIF file, continuous loop right: Elizabeth Ferry,  Pineapple Clock , 2015, Hydrocal, pigment, 40"x40"x2"

Konsta Ojala,  Hessu , 2015, GIF file, continuous loop

Ben Dowell, 2008 Lamborghini Gallardo (One Mind) , 2008, dvd, monitor, refrigerator, dimensions variable

Elizabeth Ferry, Space Is The Place , Hydrocal, pigment, 2014

Aaron Steffes, Tell Men's Health , 2006, inkjet print, 8.25" x 11"

Aaron Steffes,  Tell Men's Health , detail, 2006, inkjet print, 8.25" x 11"

Katherine Aungier, Between the dog and the wolf , 2015, Drywall,Paint,Plaster,Notes, 2015, 69"x48"

Aaron Steffes, Feedback (Spin Magazine) , 2006, ink jet print, 9" x 12"

Aaron Steffes,  Feedback (Spin Magazine) , detail, 2006, ink jet print, 9" x 12"

top: Nicole Reber, Shibuya , 2015, 18" x 24" bottom: Esther Ruiz, Ship to Shamash , 2015, Hydraulic cement, plexiglas, neon, zip ties, 17.25" x 5.25" x 38.5"

left: Jennifer McDermott,   #FurBae I, #BoboBoutique FW2015 , 2015, Jordache vintage faux fur, patches, keychains, birth control packaging, pins, 30" x 26" x 4"  right top: Nicole Reber,  Shibuya , 2015, 18" x 24" right bottom: Esther Ruiz,  Ship to Shamash , 2015, Hydraulic cement, plexiglas, neon, zip ties, 17.25" x 5.25" x 38.5"

top: Ester Ruiz, Quintessence, the Fifth Essence , 2015, Hydraulic cement, glittered plexiglas, neon, Brazilian agate middle: Jennifer McDermott,   #FurBae I, #BoboBoutique FW2015 , 2015, Jordache vintage faux fur, patches, keychains, birth control packaging, pins, 30" x 26" x 4"  right top: Nicole Reber,  Shibuya , 2015, 18" x 24" right bottom: Esther Ruiz,  Ship to Shamash , 2015, Hydraulic cement, plexiglas, neon, zip ties, 17.25" x 5.25" x 38.5"

Jennifer McDermott,   #FurBae I, #BoboBoutique FW2015 , 2015, Jordache vintage faux fur, patches, keychains, birth control packaging, pins, 30" x 26" x 4"

Ester Ruiz,  Quintessence, the Fifth Essence , 2015, Hydraulic cement, glittered plexiglas, neon, Brazilian agate

left: Esther Ruiz, Universal Thought , 2015, Hydraulic cement, neon, quartz right: Aaron Steffes, On Wisconsin , 2006, inkjet print, 9" x 11.5"

Aaron Steffes,  On Wisconsin , 2006, inkjet print, 9" x 11.5"

Aaron Steffes,  On Wisconsin,  detail, 2006, inkjet print, 9" x 11.5"

Al Bedell, Brainless and Happy, 2015, Spotify playlist

The Future is Whatever

August 5, 2015

A screening at Nitehawk Cinema

136 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11249

featuring:

James Bayard, Al Bedell, BFFA3AE, Allison Brainard, Sean J Patrick Carney, Jen Catron and Paul Outlaw, Sam Cooke, Petra Cortright, Leah Dixon, Ben Dowell, Fake Injury Party, Nandi Loaf, Emily McMaster, Dominique Palladino, Birgit Rathsmann, Siebren Versteeg, May Waver

Press:

Humor and the Abject

January 10, 2015

A screening at BHQFU

34 Avenue A, New York, NY 10009

featuring:

Lindsey Baker, Taj Bourgeois, Lex Brown, Sean J Patrick Carney, Barnett Cohen, Sam Cooke, Liza Dye, Ana Fabrega, Fake Injury Party, Ann Hirsch, Aaron James Kuhn, Jayson Musson, Alan Resnick, Chloé Rossetti, Jamie Sneider, Chloe Wise, Darcie Wilder