O1 Magazine Launch Party
Free public program of the exhibition The Extraordinary.
Hunter East Harlem Gallery
2180 3rd Ave
New York, NY 10035
Editor and creator of O1 Magazine, Jenny Hung will launch the third version of her serial publication dedicated to the foreign and the familiar. The magazine features works by foreign-born artists living in the US, many of whom have struggled with the complexities and stresses of the O-1 application.
OPENING of GALLERY CUBED: NEA: Part VI
Opening Reception of GALLERY CUBED: NEA
Borderless
by artist Lisa McCleary from Australia + Ireland
Lisa McCleary seeks to combine the sensual with the digital platforms to create a so-called landscape that hints at bodily desire. The folds and colors of her oozing landscapes provides an alternative sexuality. The lush, colorful paintings almost invite the viewer to touch them.
“Naofa/Sacred”, 2018, oil on aluminium, 13in x 22in by Lisa McCleary
VISA STATUS UPDATE!
GALLERY CUBED: NEA: Part V with artist GIL ARNAUD NGOLÉ from The Republic of Congo has been rescheduled because he was denied a tourist visa for entry into the U.S.
We will announce a future exhibit of his work at GALLERY CUBED or HEHG Project Space in the near future.
GALLERY CUBED: NEA: Part IV
Opening Reception of GALLERY CUBED: NEA
Parametric Melody of the River
by artist Gil Arnaud Ngolé from The Republic of Congo.
Gil Arnaud Ngolé’s artistic practice uses indigenous fabrication techniques to speak of forced displacement, telling a story of the deep-seated history of the people of Africa. Utilizing a variety of materials including acrylic, holographic paper, natural reeds, and found objects, Ngolé creates sculptural drawings and wearable works. Ngolé interest in photographic processes such as documentation and staging are seen in his works, where his sculptures are carefully placed in a landscape and photographed by the artist. For his NEA installation, Ngolé will organize photographs of graffiti, bundles of raw material, indigenous instruments, along with colored architectural drawings. The instruments will encompass the GALLERY CUBED space hanging from the walls. Made from natural reeds and bamboo, glass, transparent paper, and copper sheets, the installation is an homage to the reconstruction and reparation of a middle school in the city of Loumou that was bombed during the 1997 civil war in the Republic of Congo. A poetic and active work, Ngolé’s artwork serves as an educational tool as well as a gesture towards community rehabilitation and collaboration in Africa.
Detail of Graffiti Installation by Gil Arnaud Ngolé