close

Main Gallery Jul 17, 2015 - Aug 30, 2015

Name It by Trying to Name It: Open Sessions 2014-15

  • Press Release

    Open Sessions 2014-15 & Open Sessions 4

Jimbo Blachly, //Drawing Wagon//, 2015, Paper, ink, wood, Dimensions variable Courtesy of the artist.

Initiated in 2014, Open Sessions is a new program at The Drawing Center through which a large group of artists consider their relationship to drawing as medium, process, and metaphor. Working together over a two-year period, Open Sessions artists participate in ongoing studio visits and discussions, punctuated by small group exhibitions at The Drawing Center, as well as other self-organized shows in New York and abroad.

Name It by Trying to Name It: Open Sessions 2014-15 includes all artists in the program, giving the first floor of the museum over to an exploration of contemporary drawing, encompassing performance, video, sculpture, and installation, as well as traditional drawing forms. The show's numerous collaborations, in which ideas and materials are shared, emphasize the medium's flexibility and process-oriented nature. The exhibition will evolve over its six-week run, as some artworks enter and exit in two-week cycles, while others remain constant throughout the show's run. Taken as a whole, Name It by Trying to Name It presents a window into nearly two years of thinking about drawing.

PERFORMANCE
Single Occupancy, a performance work by Lauren Bakst and Yuri Masnyj will take place in the gallery.
Friday, August 7 at 2pm & 3pm
Thursday, August 13 at 7pm
Thursday, August 20 at 5pm
Friday, August 21 at 2pm & 3pm

Organized by Nova Benway and Lisa Sigal, Curators of the Open Sessions program.

Open Sessions is made possible by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Faber-Castell, and with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

Image: Jimbo Blachly, Drawing Wagon, 2015, Paper, ink, wood, Dimensions variable
Courtesy of the artist.

  • Share

  • Jimbo Blachly, Drawing Wagon, 2015, Paper, ink, wood, Dimensions variable
    Courtesy of the artist.

  • Heather Hart, Oracle of Generosity: Hatim’s Rooftop, 2014, 30” x 22”, Watercolor monoprint, etching, aquatint, chine-collé, gold, participation, courtesy the artist.

  • Kerry Downey, My hook to hang your eyelet on, still from video, 2015.

  • Lauren Bakst and Yuri Masnyj, Living Room Index and Pool, Performance View at Pioneer Works, 2015.

  • Maximilian Goldfarb, Handbook for Human Machines (visual research pages, artifacts and book generated in the making of the radio program, Human Machine), 2012-2015. Pencil on paper, and various other materials. The book, Handbook for Human Machines produced with Publication Studio, Hudson, NY, 2015.

  • Mona Sharma, Unlimited Resources, digital image, 2015. Courtesy of the artist.

  • Ronny Quevedo, Home Field Advantage #1, 2015. Contact paper, vinyl and graphite on Mylar. 42 x 38 inches. Courtesy of the artist.