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THE ROTUNDA GALLERY
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE 2004-2005
All the Numbers I Know
September 9 - October 23, 2004
Curator: Meridith McNeal
The artists in All the Numbers I Know are inspired by the imbedded patterns in our environments that lend order to the chaos around us: the rhythms and syncopations of music, the gritty systems of urban architecture and the vastness of the night sky. Stepping into the gallery space, one is awed by the complexity of the industrial engineering while delighted to also discover the imperfections of the handmade. With ever-expanding circular forms, hand-stitched grids, geometric sculptures and mesmerizing op-art, the exhibition reveals itself with exquisite subtlety - appearing at once highly abstract and painstakingly rational. Participating artists include Beth Caspar, Juan-Carlos Castro, Matthew Deleget, Nicholas Evans-Cato, Gilbert Hsiao, Monique Luchetti, Rossana Martinez, Shari Mendelson, Doug Morris, Jenny Perlin, Donna Sharrett, Juana Valdes and Elizabeth Zawada.
Conceptual Realism
November 18 - December 31, 2004
Curator: Meridith McNeal
Lyrical, lush and often larger than life, Conceptual Realism features the best of today's Brooklyn artists who embrace the power of realism in the face of an increasingly technologically mediated culture. Using traditional art-making techniques, these artists explore endlessly fresh and provocative contemporary ideas. The finished work will astonish the viewer as it reveals the mystery hiding just beneath the surface of reality. Participating artists represent the broad scope of contemporary realism and include Ann Agee, Don Doe, Alessandra Exposito, Geoff Grogan, Susan Hamburger, Julie Heffernan, Valerie Hegarty, Jill Levine, Joan Linder, Deborah Simon, Su-en Wong and Alexi Worth.
Decipher
January 13 - March 5, 2005
Guest Curator: Yasufumi Nakamori
Subversive, chancy, ecstatic, even Dionysian, Decipher explores a new realm of digital art where artists embrace technology, not in a mechanical manner, but with the sprit of the avant-garde. The featured artists decode and interpret digital technology into their own artistic vocabularies, and create expressionistic, romantic or even utopian art. Decipher is part of The Lori Ledis Curatorial Initiative, a competitive program that supports emerging curators.
Project Diversity
March 17 - May 7, 2005
Project Diversity Weekend Event: Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1
Rotunda Gallery is proud to participate in Project Diversity, a month of culturally diverse exhibitions and educational activities presented by galleries and institutions in Brooklyn. This exciting partnership will help strengthen Brooklyn's status as an essential destination, rich with diversity and a thriving art scene. Project Diversity will provide an educational springboard for art patrons, children and families to explore new communities and consider new cultural traditions. Project partners include BAM, the Brooklyn Arts Council, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Corridor Gallery, Heart of Brooklyn, Im Nil Gallery, Kentler International Drawing Space, Magnolia Tree Earth Center, Metaphor Contemporary Art, MoCADA, Momenta Art, Office of the Brooklyn Borough President, Pratt Institute, Red Clay Arts, Rotunda Gallery and SONYA. The exhibition is curated by a team of guest curators representing the participating galleries and institutions.
KidsArt
May 31 - June 9, 2005
Curator: Meridith McNeal
Throughout the season, exhibitions at the Rotunda Gallery serve as the inspiration for discussion and hands-on art projects for children from kindergarten through high school. Our annual KidsArt exhibition is a celebration of art created by New York City students participating in the Gallery's education programs during the 2004-2005 school year. This kids-eye view of contemporary art features drawing, painting, sculpture, and installations by New York City School children. The Rotunda Gallery Education Program reaches over 7,000 students through its outreach and professional development programs in schools throughout the borough, and the exhibit showcases outstanding, diverse projects by Brooklyn kids of all ages.
The Rotunda Gallery is located at 33 Clinton Street, Brooklyn Heights. Hours are Tuesday-Friday,
noon-5pm and Saturday, 11am-4pm. Admission is free. Information: 718-875-4047; or http://www.briconline.org/rotunda.
The Rotunda Gallery, housed in an award-winning space designed by Smith-Miller + Hawkinson, showcases the work of Brooklyn artists. The Rotunda Gallery's educational programs reach 7,000 students each year with gallery visits and in-school art making projects. The Rotunda Gallery is a program of the not-for-profit BRIC/Brooklyn Information & Culture, Inc.
Located in Brooklyn Heights, just over the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges, the Gallery is also easily accessible by public transportation. It is a short walk from the 2, 3, 4, 5, M, or R trains at the Court Street/Borough Hall station; or the A, C trains at High Street.
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