Art Calendar
November
MOMA PS1
22-25 Jackson Ave.
718-784-2084
“Alvaro Barrington”
On view through Dec. 31
MoMA PS1 presents the first solo museum exhibition of the work of Alvaro Barrington (b. 1983, Caracas, Venezuela).
Barrington’s multimedia work combines materials including textiles, painting, mixed media, drawing, photography, and print.
Born in Venezuela to Grenadian and Haitian migrant workers, and raised between the Caribbean and Brooklyn, New York,
Barrington began to sew as a way to connect with his Grenadian aunts who were masterful sewists. Barrington has explored
the formal action of sewing yarn as an entry into this long tradition of a gendered textile art practice, which was documented
orally and passed down by the women in his family.
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Artwork by Alvaro Barrington
NOGUCHI MUSEUM
41-26 27th St.
718-784-3680
“The Fictional Scenery”
On view through Dec. 3
Yoshiaki’s works focus on exploring
the narrowing gap and the tension that
exists between artificial, virtual spaces,
such as those found in online video
games, and the physical realm in which
we live. He is inspired by landscapes
of virtual worlds he has encountered
in games. He believes that experiences
in virtual spaces surpass the boundary
between fantasy and reality in the
human mind, allowing them to feel
very real. These experiences resemble
the sensation of being immersed in an
artist’s world, unbounded by canvas
borders. Yoshiaki’s works show human
thoughts that are aggregations of both
subconscious and conscious mental
processes, dreams, and desires that
appear in both virtual realms and the
physical world.
MUSEUM OF THE MOVING
IMAGE
36-01 35th Ave.
718-777-6888
“Dolls vs. Dictators”
On view through Dec. 2
Martha Colburn is a filmmaker,
animator, and multimedia artist who
employs a variety of techniques,
including puppetry, collage, and paint-on-
glass. Many of her works address
American history and its relationship
to contemporary foreign and domestic
policy. Colburn has also directed
numerous music videos and has taught
workshops on her animation techniques
throughout the world. For the Museum,
Colburn made a film in 2011 based
on her photographs of the Museum’s
extensive collection of dolls, toys, and
other licensed merchandise. According
to the artist, the film “brings together
science fiction landscapes, current
political figures, and the Museum of
Moving Image’s doll collection from the
last 100 years of American film and
television history. These dolls use their
‘powers’ to eradicate the universe of
living dictators.”
