BRIC’s First Biennial Starts On Friday
This Friday, September 19 will be the opening reception for BRICArts’ inaugural biennial. The exhibition, to be held at BRIC House (647 Fulton Street at Rockwell Place), will feature works by more than 20 “emerging and mid-career” artists.
For their first biennial, curators Elizabeth Ferrer, Jenny Gerow, Leslie Kerby, and Fawz Kabra have chosen pieces by artists based in Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Downtown Brooklyn, and surrounding neighborhoods. Artists slated to show at the event include:
- Fariba Salma Alam (work on ceramic tiles)
- Richard Baker (paintings in oil and gouache)
- Katie Bell (mixed media sculptures and other forms)
- Isak Berbic (film/photography, performance)
- Ben Thorp Brown (film, multimedia)
- Youmna Chlala (writing, film, multimedia)
- Vince Contarino (paintings and drawings)
- Joe Diebes (writing, performance)
- Seth Michael Forman (paintings)
- Scherezade Garcia (paintings, sculpture, mixed media)
- Valérie Hallier (multimedia works)
- Nene Humphrey (sculpture and installation)
- Nina Katchadourian (film/photography, mixed media)
- Despo Magoni (paintings, works on paper)
- Karyn Olivier (sculpture, photography, installation)
- ruby onyinyechi amanze (drawings)
- Jenny Polak and Dread Scott (film)
- Eleanor Ray (paintings)
- Wendy Richmond (writing, film)
- Niv Rozenberg (photography)
- Jean Shin (sculpture, installation, film/photography)
- Jenna Spevack (installations)
- Daniel Terna (film/photography)
- Penelope Umbrico (photography)
- Daniel Wiener (sculpture, paintings, drawings)
- Martha Wilson (performance)
The show is set to run through December 14. The free opening reception will run from 7-9pm, and hours for the rest of the exhibition will run daily from 10am-8pm.