It’s been quite the eventful year so far!
I’m back from spending time in fabulous Berlin and you can find info about the trip and its contents below.
But first, here’s what’s upcoming this summer (in order of appearance):
DEEP TIME LIVE #1
music and video performances in connection with the exhibition curated by Tali Hinkis
June 28, 7 pm at Radiator Gallery
10-61 Jackson Ave, LIC, NY 11106
Featuring Thessia Machado, Becca Uliasz and Andy Pitcher, Howard Huang, and a special guest.
more info about the excellent exhibition here:
www.radiatorarts.com
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The Lacemaker’s Y(e)arn
Karen Ostrom and Thessia Machado
at BRIC Arts
June 30 – Aug 13, 2017
OPENING RECEPTION: June 29, 7-9pm
Curated by Jenny Gerow
The Lacemaker’s Y(e)arn is a visual conversation between two artists responding to the language of traditional lace construction. Karen Ostrom and Thessia Machado present a unique collaboration of animation and sound, filtered through traditional lace from Bahia, Brazil, and a repurposed fax machine.
BRIC Arts
647 Fulton Street
Brooklyn, NY 11217
www.bricartsmedia.org
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Where Do We Stand?
Two Years of Drawing with Open Sessions
at The Drawing Center
Aug 03 – Sep 17, 2017
Where Do We Stand?: Two Years of Drawing with Open Sessions is the second whole-group exhibition of the Open Sessions program. It includes all thirty-six artists in the 2016-17 program, giving the first floor of the museum over to an exploration of contemporary drawing, encompassing video, sculpture, photography, and installation, as well as traditional drawing forms.
www.drawingcenter.org
THE DRAWING CENTER 35 Wooster Street, New York, NY, 10013
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And here’s some of the things I was up to this past winter and spring while in residence at the American Academy in Berlin.
a little video profile from the Academy:
A photo essay and some origin stories about the piece telix:
https://van-us.atavist.com/the-air-in-which-we-swim
info about the show at SomoS Gallery (more documentation coming soon):
http://www.somos-arts.org/thessia-machado-telix/
An interview in the newspaper Taz. (my German is so good..)
A little gig in a phone booth in Schlachtensee:
http://www.mellowtown.de/2017/04/14/dialmusic-episode-8-analog-synthesizer/#more-425