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The New Guard: Stories from the New World
Carpenters Workshop Gallery New York will present its inaugural instalment of its The New Guard series, Stories from the New World, an exhibition of newly commissioned work from seven outstanding emerging artist-designers, all based in the US and Caribbean. Engaging themes of identity, heritage and place, this group exhibition offers a survey of compelling new voices in this moment in America. The New Guard series is part of an ongoing initiative by Carpenters Workshop Gallery called Next Gen to support rising talent, spearheaded by the gallery鈥檚 Director of Americas, Ashlee Harrison, bridging the dialogue between this new generation of stateside artists and Carpenters Workshop Gallery鈥檚 cutting-edge program. The exhibition is guest-curated by Wava Carpenter and Anna Carnick of Anava Projects, a creative partnership dedicated to nurturing outstanding, emerging talents from around the globe.
Working closely with Anava Projects, Carpenters Workshop Gallery has commissioned the seven artist-designers to create all new works for the exhibition and mentored them throughout the production process. Driven by personal narrative, the works in the show tell a powerful story about the 鈥淣ew World,鈥� a reference both to the historical identity of the region as well as to how this new generation brings fresh, vital voices to the conversation around collectible design.
The featured artist-designers embrace conceptually driven, hand-wrought, sculptural forms, executed through a diverse range of experimental materials and techniques. From Susannah Weaver鈥檚 innovative, romantic collection of concrete-wool objects in modernist silhouettes; to Jerome Byron鈥檚 patinated steel pieces, each a study in minimalism, proportion, and economy of means; to Tiarra Bell鈥檚 hand-crafted ceiling pendant, wall sconces, and mirrors, composed in ebonized oak and gold leaf and created as expressions of her faith; to Maryam Turkey鈥檚 paper pulp lighting and mirrors, evocative of an imaginary hybrid cityscape, full of light and shadow, inspired by her experiences both as a child in Baghdad and as a young adult in New York; to Martinique-based Ibiyan蔚, the studio of Elodie D茅rond and Tania Doumbe Fines, who honor their Caribbean and Cameroonian heritage in a hand-carved wooden series inspired by an original poem about personal and collective memories.
The show also features textiles and ceramics: Indian-born, New York-based textile artist Anubha Sood鈥檚 practice centers around bio-material investigations and the sustainable ecology of making. Her seaweed-based works reflect both her personal journey and our fraught relationship with the natural world. Meanwhile, Colorado-based ceramicist Isabella Maroon鈥檚 new collection consists of clay curios imbued with remnants of the artist鈥檚 past works; the present and the past joined in an expression of our ever-evolving identities.
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Carpenters Workshop Gallery New York will present its inaugural instalment of its The New Guard series, Stories from the New World, an exhibition of newly commissioned work from seven outstanding emerging artist-designers, all based in the US and Caribbean. Engaging themes of identity, heritage and place, this group exhibition offers a survey of compelling new voices in this moment in America. The New Guard series is part of an ongoing initiative by Carpenters Workshop Gallery called Next Gen to support rising talent, spearheaded by the gallery鈥檚 Director of Americas, Ashlee Harrison, bridging the dialogue between this new generation of stateside artists and Carpenters Workshop Gallery鈥檚 cutting-edge program. The exhibition is guest-curated by Wava Carpenter and Anna Carnick of Anava Projects, a creative partnership dedicated to nurturing outstanding, emerging talents from around the globe.
Working closely with Anava Projects, Carpenters Workshop Gallery has commissioned the seven artist-designers to create all new works for the exhibition and mentored them throughout the production process. Driven by personal narrative, the works in the show tell a powerful story about the 鈥淣ew World,鈥� a reference both to the historical identity of the region as well as to how this new generation brings fresh, vital voices to the conversation around collectible design.
The featured artist-designers embrace conceptually driven, hand-wrought, sculptural forms, executed through a diverse range of experimental materials and techniques. From Susannah Weaver鈥檚 innovative, romantic collection of concrete-wool objects in modernist silhouettes; to Jerome Byron鈥檚 patinated steel pieces, each a study in minimalism, proportion, and economy of means; to Tiarra Bell鈥檚 hand-crafted ceiling pendant, wall sconces, and mirrors, composed in ebonized oak and gold leaf and created as expressions of her faith; to Maryam Turkey鈥檚 paper pulp lighting and mirrors, evocative of an imaginary hybrid cityscape, full of light and shadow, inspired by her experiences both as a child in Baghdad and as a young adult in New York; to Martinique-based Ibiyan蔚, the studio of Elodie D茅rond and Tania Doumbe Fines, who honor their Caribbean and Cameroonian heritage in a hand-carved wooden series inspired by an original poem about personal and collective memories.
The show also features textiles and ceramics: Indian-born, New York-based textile artist Anubha Sood鈥檚 practice centers around bio-material investigations and the sustainable ecology of making. Her seaweed-based works reflect both her personal journey and our fraught relationship with the natural world. Meanwhile, Colorado-based ceramicist Isabella Maroon鈥檚 new collection consists of clay curios imbued with remnants of the artist鈥檚 past works; the present and the past joined in an expression of our ever-evolving identities.
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