Plus Gallery artists R. Justin Stewart has created some of the most striking installations in the country by an emerging artist in the last decade, works that are both intellectually and formally complex. In 2012 he will unveil "The Messiah Project," a series of exhibitions that take on a controversial theme and update it in a thoroughly contemporary context. His first kicks off on March 10th at the Invisible Art Center in Brooklyn, NY:
DISTORTING (A MESSIAH PROJECT, 13C)
Opening Reception is on March 10th 6-10pm
March 10 - May 5th 2012
The Invisible Art Center
51 Bergen St Brooklyn, NY
When most people think of "the Messiah," they can have a singular view of what the concept captures, represented by our contemporary understanding. "Distorting (a messiah project, 13C)," is the first installation in a research intensive series of sculptures and installations that challenges conventional wisdom around one of history's most controversial subjects. "Distorting," an intricate web of fleece, rope, and plastic, is a three-dimensional representation of the concept of the messiah, as it existed in the 13th Century. As viewers move through and around the installation, they will find QR (quick response) codes embedded throughout the sculpture. By scanning those codes with cell phones or other mobile devices, they will be able to access the bit of data each pod represents and therefore begin to draw connections between the sculptural elements and the history of the messianic concept. "Distorting," part of the larger "a messiah project" series, will be installed on the ground floor of the Invisible Dog Art Center, curated by Risa Shoup.
DISTORTING (A MESSIAH PROJECT, 13C)
Opening Reception is on March 10th 6-10pm
March 10 - May 5th 2012
The Invisible Art Center
51 Bergen St Brooklyn, NY
When most people think of "the Messiah," they can have a singular view of what the concept captures, represented by our contemporary understanding. "Distorting (a messiah project, 13C)," is the first installation in a research intensive series of sculptures and installations that challenges conventional wisdom around one of history's most controversial subjects. "Distorting," an intricate web of fleece, rope, and plastic, is a three-dimensional representation of the concept of the messiah, as it existed in the 13th Century. As viewers move through and around the installation, they will find QR (quick response) codes embedded throughout the sculpture. By scanning those codes with cell phones or other mobile devices, they will be able to access the bit of data each pod represents and therefore begin to draw connections between the sculptural elements and the history of the messianic concept. "Distorting," part of the larger "a messiah project" series, will be installed on the ground floor of the Invisible Dog Art Center, curated by Risa Shoup.
Stewart will follow up with a heavy itinerary this spring and early summer:
ILLUMINATING DATA: VISUALIZING THE INFORMATION THAT MOVES OUR WORLD
March 14 through April 19, 2012
The College of New Jersey Art Gallery
2000 Pennington Road Ewing, NJ
tcnjartgallery.pages.tcnj.edu
DISTORTING (A MESSIAH PROJECT, 14C)
March 23 - April 1st
37th St Chashama Space
266 West 37th Street New York, NY
www.chashama.org
(UN)FOLDING PATTERNS
May 20th - July 22nd, 2012
Dorsky Gallery
11-03 45th Ave, Long Island City, NY
www.dorsky.org
ILLUMINATING DATA: VISUALIZING THE INFORMATION THAT MOVES OUR WORLD
March 14 through April 19, 2012
The College of New Jersey Art Gallery
2000 Pennington Road Ewing, NJ
tcnjartgallery.pages.tcnj.edu
DISTORTING (A MESSIAH PROJECT, 14C)
March 23 - April 1st
37th St Chashama Space
266 West 37th Street New York, NY
www.chashama.org
(UN)FOLDING PATTERNS
May 20th - July 22nd, 2012
Dorsky Gallery
11-03 45th Ave, Long Island City, NY
www.dorsky.org
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