"At a Loss" & "For Words" with Ghost of a Dream and Friends Opens Saturday November 11- December 16th

"At a Loss" work by Ghost of a Dream, Curated by Susan Jennings

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"For Words" work by Shannon Finnegan, Jeila Guenramian, Kirstin Lamb, Guy Richards Smit, William Powhida, Andrew Prayzner, Mary Temple, Amanda Tiller, and Breanne Trammell, Curated Adam Eckstrom of Ghost of a Dream

LABpace is pleased to present two exhibitions, At a Loss, For Words November 11-December 16 at 2642 NY Rt 23 in Hillsdale, NY. The gallery is open on Saturdays from 11-5. 

On November 11th we shall have an opening reception from 5-7PM, and then on December 16th from 4-6pm we shall throw a closing party, which will also double as a Holiday party, and triple as a benefit for ArtForArtists and the gallery (ArtForArtists is an Artist’s Exchange Program run by Adam Eckstrom of Ghost of a Dream).

Susan Jennings (Owner/Director LABspace) invited Ghost of a Dream to exhibit a selection from their newest project. The title At a Loss references Ghost of a Dream’s process of cutting large block text out of vintage travel posters. The posters, which have been stared at for hundreds of hours, sell hope and feed our desire of escape to a perfect place. Ghost of a Dream uses text to subvert the image and makes the viewer question if that place or dream is attainable.

Rather than use the whole gallery Ghost of a Dream has chosen to show a curation of text based work titled for Words in half of the space. For Words is a curation of work by artists Shannon Finnegan, Jeila Guenramian, Kirstin Lamb, Guy Richards Smit, William Powhida, Andrew Prayzner, Mary Temple, Amanda Tiller, and Breanne Trammell. For Words is a unique edition portfolio put together by ArtForArtists, an artists exchange program Adam Eckstrom began in 2015.

Ghost of a Dream, The Collaborative Project of Lauren Was and Adam Eckstrom, www.ghostofadream.com

ArtForArtists is an organization that helps artists collect the work of other artists through unique edition trades of their own work. Adam Eckstrom curates and facilitates portfolios for like-minded artists to exchange. Each artist in the exchange receives a complete portfolio. Three additional portfolios are made; two are used to support the ArtForArtist program and to benefit other arts, political, and humanitarian organizations, and the third is kept in the program’s permeant collection for future exhibition. The sales from this show will ensure ArtForArtists is able to cover it’s operating expenses.

LABspace was founded and is directed by the artist Susan Jennings. The gallery is dedicated to experiments in curation, exhibiting category-busting and/or materially surprising contemporary art, and hosting performance art, screenings, readings and music that push the boundaries of categorization, participation and/or experience.

Images: WHATEVER (falling from paradise series) by Ghost of a Dream
What is ART? by William Powhida 

Indigo: The Seventh Color at LABspace, October 14-November 4, 2017

    Beth Dary, Crue 1, 2017  Mixed dye with indigo, raw pigment and encaustic on paper, 10" x 12" (framed)

LABspace is pleased to present Indigo: The Seventh Color a group exhibition of works on indigo paper curated by Lorrie Fredette and Brece Honeycutt from October 14 – November 4, 2017. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, October 14 from 5:00-7:30 pm and thereafter the gallery will be open weekends 11 to 5 p.m. and by appointment through November 4.

From the curators:

The beauty of Indigo magnetically attracts the viewer. It's richness and depth is an intoxicating visual drink. Dots, dashes, cosmologies; burn marks, rusted tones, twisted strands; grids, stains, topographies; chronicle the works by Christine Aaron, Beth Dary, Grace DeGennaro, Lorrie Fredette, Valerie Hammond, Jeanne Heifetz, Lotta Helleberg, Brece Honeycutt, Patricia Miranda and Paula Overbay.

LABspace’s mission is to function as a laboratory where artists and makers experiment, trying out new methods and works. In this spirit, the artist Jeanne Heifetz assembled a group of artists to explore dyeing sheets of paper in vats of indigo ink. Indeed, the alchemical process of indigo appeared as at first the paper emerged green but then oxidized instantly into a mercurial blue; Indigo on paper creates a dramatic moment.

Indigo gives us pause to take notice; this regal color demands our attention triggering an avalanche of history. Linnaeus named the plant, Indigofera “ after its land of origin and the Latin verb fero meaning ‘to produce.’ Throughout history, Indigo symbolizes royalty for the Egyptians, denotes Krishna in Indian miniature paintings, tells of the social order in Guatemala and clads Odin in Nordic Sagas. Sought by royalty and worn by the working class in the form of uniforms and bluejeans, Michael Taussig rightly deems “indigo is the crossover color.”

"A beautiful thing, though simple in its immediate presence, always gives us a sense of depth below depth, almost an innocent wild vertigo as one falls through its levels"

- Frederick Turner

LABspace was founded and is directed by the artist Susan Jennings. The gallery is dedicated to experiments in curation, exhibiting category-busting and/or materially surprising contemporary art, and hosting performance art, screenings, readings and music that push the boundaries of categorization, participation and/or experience.

                                    Grace DeGennaro, Weaving (Indigo #3), Watercolor on indigo dyed paper, 34” x 21”

     Paula Overbay, Jouer#12, Acrylic on indigo dyed paper, 8 x 9 ½”

    Jeanne Heifetz, Mottainai 13, Ink on indigo dyed gampi torinoko paper, 11” x 15”

                       Patricia Miranda, Florilegium, 2017, indigo tincture, Indigo-dyed paper, fresh water pearls,                                      horsehair, thread, 35” x 12” x 9“

                        Lotta Helleberg, Disintegration, 2017, Japanese mulberry paper, Strathmore printing paper, indigo                         dye and botanical contact prints, hand and machine stitching, 34" x 25"

                                                           Valerie Hammond, Persephone, 2017, Relief printed collagraph 

                                                           on handmade Kozo paper, 60" x 30"

                      Christine Aaron, What We Keep IV, 2017, Burnt Drawing on indigo dyed paper, 10" x 8"

Double Vision: Artists Who Instagram September 16 - October 7

Erick Johnson and Janice Caswell in conjunction with LABspace are pleased to present “Double Vision:  Artists who Instagram." This exhibition opens on Saturday, September 16th with a reception for the artists from 5-7pm. The show runs from September 16 – October 7, 2017.

LABspace is located at 2642 NY Route 23 just west of NY Route 22 in Hillsdale in Hillsdale. The gallery is open from 11-5 on Saturdays and by appointment.

Artists Featured in "Double Vision: Artist Who Instagram" Include:

Rosaire Appel
Janice Caswell
Erick Johnson
Mary Lum
Tom Martinelli
Liz Nielsen
Chris Sauter
Karen Schifano
Karen Schiff

Artists have long turned to photography as a means of augmenting their studio practice or as an end in itself. But today so many of us have a camera on hand and numerous ways to instantly display, share, edit and store images, changing how we interact with what we see.

“Double Vision” investigates the sometimes blurred line between studio and street. When the artist leaves the studio, what do they “see” and what do they photograph? Is it an extension of their vision, a corollary practice, or something in between? How do the two feed each other?

The curators, artists who are active Instagram users themselves, became aware of many others who are taking photos that seem directly connected to the art they make. Their photographs clearly relate to their studio work, though none of these artists consider themselves photographers or envision their photographs being presented as their art.

This show pairs the artists’ studio work with a sampling of the photographs they’ve shared on Instagram, allowing the two to coexist in the gallery space and highlighting their connections to
each other.

There is a catalog accompanying this show available at the gallery which can be viewed following this link http://janicecaswell.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/DoubleVision_catalog_digital.pdf

The image above is a photo posted on Instagram by the artist Tom Martinelli 
For more information, other or larger images contact Susan Jennings at LABspacelabspaceart@gmail.com or visit labspaceart.blogspot.com.

LABspace was founded and is directed by the artist and musician Susan Jennings. The gallery is dedicated to experiments in curation, exhibiting category-busting and/or materially surprising contemporary art, and hosting performance art, screenings, readings and music that push the boundaries of categorization, participation and/or experience.

MUSIC SEEN, An Exhibition and A Performance Series by Visual Artists Who Make Music to Open Saturday, August 19th, 5-8

Music Seen: Artists Who Make Music, August 19-September 2, 2017

Adriane Schramm, Untitled (Enid Ellen), 2017, mixed media

Steve DiBenedetto, Untitled, 2017, oil on canvas

Thomas Leo Chapman IV, Forward Flight of Pterodactyl   (state of mind of the: Pterodactyl Posse Pleoavcee Party Political), 2017,  Pencil, marker, watercolor on paper mounted to canvas board.

Mark Safan, Untitled , 2015, Cyanotype on Archival Rag Paper

MUSIC SEEN

Organized by Michele Thursz and Susan Jennings

Artist reception: Saturday, August 19th from 5-8pm. Open Saturdays through September 2nd 11-5 and by appointment via labspaceart@gmail.com

Performance series- Saturday August 19th  6:30-8pm and again on Saturday, September 2 from 6-8.  

LABspace

2642 NY Rt 23 in Hillsdale NY.

Music Seen Part 1 - is the first a series of exhibitions, performances, and publications, which explore the relationship between, visual artists and music.

Part one of this series is structured as an exhibition of visual art works by the artists and two evenings  of performances by the artists’ bands at LABspace.  Additionally, an online listening station with the artists’ music and/or performance videos  will available at http://labspaceart.blogspot.com/ as an extension of the exhibition.

SEEN plays with the terminology of a scene, a place where an incident in real life or fiction occurs. In this exhibition, we explore the intersection of the  "artist" and "musician" paradigm. In 2017 the term multidisciplinary covers what in the past separated the practice of visual arti and music. Today, many visual artists refer to the production model of the music industry, regarding collaboration, creation, and alternatives to the commercial  distribution model.

In MUSIC SEEN Part1, we engaged in a process similar to digging through crates of albums and uncovering a gem in seeking visual artists who are also musicians with bands. We followed strings to the unknown, the underground and even the secret places where the visual artist explores other avenues of expression through music.

MUSIC SEEN Part 1 participating artist include -

Adam Ames, Andrew Bordwin, Nurya Chana, Thomas Leo Chapman IV, Chou Wen-chung, Jennifer Coates, Steve DiBenedetto, Enid Ellen, David Humphrey, John Jackson, Inju Kaboom, Bill Komoski,Tom Kotik, Thomas Lail, Damon Locks, Reggie Madison, Paul McMahon,, Slink Moss, David Mramor, NN, Love Psychedelic Nevai, Laura Ortman, Alexander Ross, Mark Safan, Katia Santibanez, Katy Schneider, Adriane Schramm, Michelle Segre, James Siena, Jennifer Sirey,  Matt Tiernan

“There’s something very attractive about just being in a space with other human beings, and there is something magical that happens with the immediacy of sound, and how it affects people”^[1]  In  MUSIC SEEN the lights are on, and in clear sight and ear-shot these visual artist and their music is exposed as one practice. Join the scene,

Michele Thursz is an independent cultural producer and consultant based in New York City. She has served as director of contemporary and outsider art galleries, media collectives and art advisory companies, as well as consulted private collections. She has written and led public conversations about contemporary art and related professional issues.

LABspace was founded and is directed by the artist Susan Jennings. The gallery is dedicated to experiments in curation, exhibiting category-busting and/or materially surprising contemporary art, and hosting performance art, screenings, readings and music that push the boundaries of categorization, participation and/or experience.

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^[1] "How Artists Are Using Music to Seduce, Confound (and Entertain) Us." ARTnews. N.p., 22 Apr. 2014. Web. 08 Aug. 2017.

Closing Reception for Hat Tip, Saturday August 12th, 3-5pm

+1+1 Organizes "Hat Tip (artists choose artists)" at LABspace. Opening Reception Saturday, July 15th, 5-

LABspace and the NYC-based artist collective +1+1 announce the opening of "Hat Tip," with an artist reception on Saturday, July 15th from 5-7pm. The show runs through August 12th.

Tia Dale + Deb Todd Wheeler

Delano Dunn + Anna Ogier-Bloomer

Judith Linhares + Nicasio Fernandez
Nancy Shaver + Tracy Miller
Suzy Sureck + Amy Barkow
Karin Waskiewicz + Christian Maychack

Hat Tip is a group exhibition generated by each member of the +1+1 collective choosing an artist whose work they admire, and asking that artist to do the same, The organizing principle for Hat Tip is based on the idea that creative inspiration, provocation, and catalysts occur through relationships and connections to other creative minds. LABspace and +1+1 both value the fertility of artistic community, in Brian Eno's words the "ecology of talent" that exists through such interwoven connections.

Believing that artists know which work is best to show and which work best answers the call of the tipped hat of a colleague, the artist themselves have been trusted to choose what to exhibit. Hat Tip thus brings together artists at different points in their careers to build an exciting and unexpected visual dialogue.

+1+1 is an artist collective founded by Heather Cox, Janice Caswell, Beth Dary, Susan Jennings, Christy Speakman and Katarina Wong. The collective seeks to expand creative connections, encourage artist-driven curatorial experimentation, and spark cross-practice dialogue and collaboration.

LABspace was founded and is directed by the artist Susan Jennings. The gallery is dedicated to experiments in curation, exhibiting category-busting and/or materially surprising contemporary art, and hosting performance art, screenings, readings and music that push the boundaries of categorization, participation and/or experience.

LABspace is located 2642 NY Rt 23 in Hillsdale, NY just west of NY Rt 22 in Hillsdale, NY. Gallery Hours are Saturdays 11-5, some Sundays (check our Facebook page and/or website) and by appointment via labspaceart@gmail.com.

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"Come Together" at LABspace

"Come Together" is a community collaborative art project taking place in LABspace as well as at community centers in the area. The gallery is open by appointment and on Saturdays 11-5 with art supplies and lots of table top surface.Those who participate follow an algorithm to make paintings and works on paper. There is a coming together intersection in every painting as part of the algorithm (as well as a lot of room for personal choices.) Those who have already participated have had a great experience. Connecting and chatting while working is encouraged and a part of the together-coming. 

Later in the summer we shall announce a pot luck dinner and a silent auction of the work made during the open community studio. 50% of the proceeds will be donated to support children making art this summer in the community centers involved and 50% will go toward the expenses of the gallery in creating this project. The photo above is one of the completed paintings. The individual artists remain anonymous as it is the collective experience that is being explored with this project and work. People from 2-85, some who identify as artists and others who do not have participated thus far.

Final Weekend Events for Taconic North at LABspace on Performance by "Tofu" on June 10th from 6-7pm and Closing Reception on June 11th from 5-7pm

Taconic North, the large group show of small works by 117 area artists is coming to a close at LABspace this weekend. To celebrate we have scheduled two events. Tofu, comprised of Katia Santibanez (whose work is featured in Taconic North) along with her husband, the artist James Siena. The duo performs charming songs of yesteryear as well as some of their original pieces, in English, French and Spanish. They will be joined by a short acoustic set by Black Lake (Susan Jennings and Slink Moss.) The performance will be from 6-7 this Saturday, June 10th and is free of charge.

Santibanez' work is represented in NYC by Morgan Lehman. Siena's work is represented by Pace Gallery.

Then on Sunday, June 11th from 5-7 there will be a closing reception for the exhibition to which all are invited. Homemade strawberry shortcake will be served at this event (until it runs out.) All are welcome. Please note that the gallery will not be open on Sunday other than for this reception unless by appointment.

Katia Santibanez, SYMPHONY IX, 2014, photo collage on board, 4x3 inches

Katia Santibanez and James Siena

Offsite Reception at Guy Walker's Tool Shed Installation in North Hillsdale, Sunday May 28 11-1pm

All are welcome to attend a brunch reception at Guy Walker's Tool Shed Installation in North Hillsdale TODAY Sunday May 28th from 11-1 at 715 Hunt Road in North Hillsdale off of Rt 22. Please no dogs and please part on the road, not the driveway.

The gallery will be open from 10:30 -2 today.

646.567.9681 or labspaceart@gmail.com for questions.

Taconic North: A Very Large Show Of Very Small Works By Area Artists Curated By Susan Jennings and Julie Torres April 15th-June 11th

    Christina Tenaglia, Untitled (703), 2016, wood, paint, ink, nails, screws, 12 1/8 x 4 x 15 ¼"

Diane Dwyer “Have a Doris Day” oil on canvas, 2017, 12″ x12″

       Linda Stillman, “Shakespeare Garden”, 2015, lower stains on paper, 11 x 8 1/2″   

Taconic North, an invitational exhibition of small works from regional artists, curated by Susan Jennings and Julie Torres opens the 2017-2018 season at LABspace on Saturday April 15th and runs through Sunday June 11th. This very large show of very small works is being organized in the same spirit of LABspace, a nexus of creative community and expression. The curators have connected around their shared love of tiny artworks, and packed shows of local artists that help to expand and strengthen connections. “Taconic North” is celebration of area artists and creative community.

The show opens with a reception for the artists on Saturday, April 15 from 5-7:30. There will be several events during the show including music performances, readings talks, brainstorming and creative sessions, cocktail gatherings. Please look for announcements of these events.

LABspace was founded and is directed by the artist Susan Jennings. The gallery is dedicated to experiments in curation, exhibiting category-busting and/or materially surprising contemporary art, and hosting performance art, screenings, readings and music that push the boundaries of categorization, participation and/or experience.

LABspace is located at 2642 NY Rt 23 in Hillsdale, NY just west of NY Rt 22 in Hillsdale, NY. Gallery Hours are Saturdays 11-5, some Sundays (check our Facebook page and/or website) and by appointment via labspaceart@gmail.com

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Peter Acheson, Yura Adams, Julia Whitney Barnes, Maureen Beitler, Dawn Breeze, Karlos Carcamo, Nurya Chana, Nicole Cherubini, Leona Christie, Marieken Cochius, Matt Crane, Douglas Culhane, Carl D’Alvia, Lisa Corinne Davis, Carol Diehl, Peter Dudek, Daniella Dooling, Diane Dwyer, Susan English, Julie Evans, Sarah Falkner, Stuart Farmery, Lacey Fekishazy, Tara Fracalossi, Chris Freeman, Matt Frieburghaus, Lorrie Fredette, Alison Fox, Jeffrey Gibson, Danny Goodwin, Elliott Green, Amy Griffin, Joan Grubin, Jared Handelsman, Sean Hemmerle, Thomas Huber, Gabriel Hurier, Will Hutnick, Kylie Heidenheimer, Brece Honeycutt, Erick Johnson, Laura Kaufman, Lisa Kirk, Henry Klimowicz, Phil Knoll, Thomas Lail, Paula Lalala, Madison LaVallee, Ellen Letcher, Life After Life (Karthik Pandian and Paige K. Johnston,) Meg Lipke, Cotter Luppi, Joel Longenecker, Maggie Mailer, Jason Wolfman Martin, Susan Meyer, Ieva Medodia, Jason Middlebrook, Laura Moriarty, Portia Munson, Sue Muskat, Tom Nicol, Petra Nimtz, Kathy Osborn, Ruby Palmer, Jon Piasecki, Elisa Pritzker, Patrick Purcell, Corinna Ripps, Michael Rodriguez, Mandolyn Wilson Rosen, Alexander Ross, Peter Rudolph, Mark Safan, Jackie Saccoccio, Katia Santibanez, Sam Scoggins, Susan Scott, Michelle Segre, Nancy Shaver, Claire Sherwood, Polly Shindler, Dee Shapiro, Julie Shapiro, Zachary Skinner, Gregory Slick, Cary Smith, Monika Sosnowski, George Spencer, Michael St. John, Jeff Starr, Linda Stillman, Amy Talluto, Susie Tarnowicz, Christina Tenaglia, Claudia Tienan, Michael Tong, Katharine Umsted, Oliver Wasow, Guy Walker, Eleanor White, Sandy Winters, Ann Wolf, Eric Wolf, Geoffrey Young, Deborah Zlotsky