The Gowanus Ballroom, June 2011
about the show
The Architecture of Devotion features emerging Brooklyn artists working in styles and techniques that recall religious and devotional art of the past. The exhibition transforms the cathedral-like Gowanus Ballroom, a nineteenth century steel mill and current home of Serrett Metalworks, to interrogate various representations of the sacred and profane.
Works including stained glass, paintings embellished with gilt adornment, modern reinventions of medieval retables, a cabinet of curiosities, and an enchanted grotto form an installation that explores themes of spirituality, mysticism and religion. Revisiting historic interpretations of divine presence through a contemporary lens allows artist and audience to reconsider what might at first glance appear mundane.
Featuring work by: Abby Hertz, Adrian Landon, Aimee Lutkin, Amy Consolo, Andrea Biagioni, Andy Smenos, Clara Hess, Cristina Rose, Daniel K. Brown, David Aronson, Derek Gregory, Diane Roehm, Eric Gerhard Winzer, Erin Ikeler, Ernest Porcelli, Jennie Booth, Jessica Siemens, Joel Dugan, Johann Nortje, Jonah Bell, Julie janicek, Konstantin Sergeyev, Leonidas Chalepas, Maria Berrio, Matt Allison, Matthew James, Matthew Pisacano, Matthew William Robinson, Matthew Shelley, Michael Solomon, Naho Taruishi, Nancy Nicholson, Nicholas Chatfeild Taylor, Patricia Kelly, Patrick Cooke, Peter Waite, Robert Rodriguez, Serra Victory Bothwell Fels, Sheena Rae Dowling, and a growing list of others.
Performances include Abby Hertz, Adrianna Mateo, Apocalypse Five and Dime, Crooks and Perverts, Jason Novak, Les Bicyclettes Blanches, Morgan O’Kane, Sullied Accolades, Toy Soldiers, Yula and the Extended Family, and many others.
Grotto Installation by Matt Alison
Chris Flambeaux
Arianna Mateo (left) and Apocalypse Five and Dime (right) perform in front of fire escape sculpture by Joel Dugan
Structure by Sheena Rae Dowling and eric Gerhard Winzer
Glass Art by Robert Rodriguez
Mural by Maria Berrio
All work and site design © Ursula Viglietta 2011.
Contact Ursula at art@ursulaviglietta.com
curatorial work
Ursula works with the Gowanus Ballroom in Brooklyn, New York to create large scale art and music events. Each show includes up to 70 or more participants, including visual artists, performance artists, and musicians.
shows
Spring 2011 Art + Architecture Show, April 9 - 16, 2011.
Role: Co-Curator, Coordinator, Designer
The Architecture of Devotion, June 24 - July 3, 2011.
Role: Co-Curator, Coordinator, Designer
press
Brooklyn SpacesThe L Magazine
Brooklyn Based
Contact: art@ursulaviglietta.com
