The subject of Gaze in the context of this juried show, encapsulates the ways in which we experience the act of looking
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T h e C l u s t e r G a l l e r y i s p l e a s e d t o p r e s e n t “ G A Z E ”, a g r o u p e x h i b i t i o n c u r a t e d b y S h l o m i t D r o r . Fe a t u r i n g v i d e o w o r k s b y A n d r e w N e u m a n n , A l e c Vo n B a r g e n , B o n a m K i m , K a t y a G r o k h o v s k y , N e c h a m a W i n s t o n , Samantha DiRosa, and Sara Meghdari. T h e s u b j e c t o f G a z e i n t h e c o n t e x t o f t h i s j u r i e d s h o w, e n c a p s u l a t e s t h e ways in which we experience the act of looking and being looked at. Ranging in expression and form, the artists selected examine notions of masquerading, visibility and invisibility as well as distortion of time and s p a c e . B o n a m K i m , K a t y a G r o k h o v s k y, a n d S a r a M e g h d a r i e x p l o r e t h e a c t of seeing both through concealing and revealing their identities. In their works, the artists gaze directly at the viewer or surroundings and by so d o i n g s h i f t t h e r o l e o f t h e s p e c t a t o r, t u r n i n g h i m o r h e r a s t h e s u b j e c t . T h e artists Samantha DiRosa, Andrew Neumann, Alec von Bargen and Nechama Winston use various techniques, manipulations and archival footage to reconfigure reality and highlight different notions about perception. In their works, time, space and perspective are distorted, raising questions of what is (in)visible, fictional or real. The Cluster Gallery is an artist owned and directed space located in the Gowanus section of Brooklyn. A p a r t o f t h e B r o o k l y n A r t C l u s t e r, w h i c h i n c l u d e s a r t i s t s t u d i o s a n d a n artist residency program, its curatorial program is international in scope and focuses on the contemporary arts. The exhibition will open on June 3rd, and on view through June 28th, 2 0 1 7 , w i t h a n o p e n i n g f o r t h e p u b l i c o n Fr i d a y, J u n e 9 t h , f r o m 7 t o 9 p m . Brooklyn Art Cluster / The Cluster Gallery 200 6th Street 3E, Brooklyn, NY 11215 www.bklynartcluster.com
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