Interrogations of Materiality: Bronze Sculptures by Anita Birkenfeld

Sep 15
13:08

2017

Maria Stella

Maria Stella

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NEW YORK, NY – Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature the original work of Anita Birkenfeld in Pathways. The exhibition opens September 26, 2017 and runs through October 17, 2017 with an opening reception on Thursday, September 28 from 6-8 pm.

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Anita Birkenfeld's unique sculptures walk the line between being thought-provoking and delivering a purely pleasurable visual experience. Birkenfeld examines the body: she depicts it striking iconic poses,Interrogations of Materiality: Bronze Sculptures by Anita Birkenfeld Articles torquing and folding in on itself, and at rest. Her figures often lack limbs or heads, allowing her to zero in on the inherently sculptural qualities of certain body parts. Birkenfeld also studies the way clothing is inhabited by and informs, in equal measure, the human figure. She sculpts empty garments that seem to hang on invisible people.

This interrogation of materiality, and the transference of soft fabric into hard bronze, is at the heart of Birkenfeld's artistic practice. She sets lines in clay as she works - what is a momentary wrinkle in the real world is committed to eternity in her sculpture. Each ridge is a document of her line of sight and her thought process at the time. Her works are sensitively realized and faithful to the quirks of real-life garments.

Birkenfeld was born in Poland and today lives and works in Israel.

 

Exhibition Dates: Sept. 26  – Oct. 17, 2017

Reception: Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Gallery Hours: Tues-Sat 11:00am – 6:00pm

Gallery Location: 530 West 25th Street, New York, NY

Event URL: https://www.agora-gallery.com/artistpage/Anita_Birkenfeld.aspx

 

Featured Artists:

Enrico Ambrosio  |  Lorena Becerra  |  Anita Birkenfeld  |  Rody  |  Hanneke Kempers  |  Nancy McLean  |  Iva Milanova  |  Frédérique Négrié  |  Alaleh Ostad  |  Elke Riedel  |  Svetlana Sintseva  |  Bekir Smolski  

 

About the Exhibition

Pathways

Pathways is a group exhibition that blurs the boundaries between fantasy and reality through a survey of the works of twelve artists. The exhibition considers how a variety of media, including paintings, sculpture, digital compositions, photography, and multimedia collages, can intertwine both the everyday and the ethereal into a collection of dynamic compositions.

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