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RED HOOK ? NEW YORK ? read this email sent by KENTLER INTERNATIONAL DRAWING SPACE Robert Aitchison STATE OF EMERGENCY: PORTRAITS FROM THE PANDEMIC November 6 - December 12, 2021 Join us for the Opening Reception: Saturday, November 6, 4-6pm Artist's Talk: December 5, 4pm (Proof of Vaccine & Masks Required, observing pandemic precautions) Kentler International Drawing Space is pleased to present State of Emergency: Portraits from the Pandemic, a solo exhibition of new work on paper by Brooklyn-based artist Robert Aitchison. This body of work explores complex notions of presence, engagement and isolation in the era of Covid. Beginning in March 2020, Aitchison utilized video chat platforms to make hundreds of sketches of close friends. The resulting portrait series is at once vibrant and introspective. His subjects are jarringly foregrounded and many present with duplicate or askew facial features. These distortions mirror the glitchy, interrupted and delayed experience of making intimate contact in an online setting. Aitchison’s works, rendered primarily in gouache and oil stick on paper, are colorful and varied in size. In their style, subject matter and hanging arrangement they are visually dynamic as well as emotionally rife. Each arresting gaze compels the viewer to connect with Aitchison’s subjects and consider the ways in which their own human interactions have evolved throughout the pandemic. A brochure with an essay by Michael Friedrich accompanies the exhibition. Gallery Hours: Thursday-Sunday, 12-5pm FOCUS ON THE FLATFILES: Portraits Curator: Robert Aitchison Artists: Carol Dragon, Paul Goss, Janet Neuhauser, Teri Slotkin, Molly Snyder-Fink, Matthew Thomas November 6 - December 12, 2021 An exhibition of portraiture from the Kentler Flatfiles and the Red Hook Archives, curated by Robert Aitchison in conjunction with his solo exhibition. Matthew Thomas, Straight from the iPhone, Digital drawing, 23 in X 24 in, 2012. VIEW FILES: Portraits from the Pandemic November 6 - December 12, 2021 At the outset of the pandemic, Robert Aitchison began to draw portraits of friends and colleagues. View some of the drawings he made while connecting with others on video internet platforms. The volatile circumstance of quarantining provoked Aitchison to explore the themes of yearning and intimacy; for connection and community. ONGOING K.I.D.S. Art Education DRAWING TOGETHER Online Family Art Workshops Links to all workshops online 24/7 - FREE! Join Kentler's Teaching Artists Victoria Calabro and Karina Cavat for a workshop inspired by Kentler's exhibitions and the Kentler Flatfiles. Exhibitions, Events & Public Programs are free and open to the public. Exhibitions & Events • K.I.D.S. Art Education • The Kentler Flatfiles OUR MISSION: Kentler International Drawing Space, founded by two artists in 1990, is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing contemporary drawing and work on paper by emerging and under-recognized national and international artists to the public, and to providing the opportunity to experiment, explore and expand the definition of art in society. Exhibitions, events and public programs are made possible in part, with public funds from: National Endowment for the Arts; The New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature; The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Other Supporters Include: the Fort Trustee Fund, CFCV; The Creative Motif Fund; The Gifford Foundation; The Joann Holt Family Foundation; Materials for the Arts, and the many valued individuals, artists, and friends of the gallery. Click here for the growing list of our supporters. Special thanks for support during the pandemic: NY Community Trust; the Fort Trustee Fund, CFCV; the Small Business Administration's Payment Protection Program; The Creative Motif Fund; Bo Bartlett Center; Shepard Hardware and many individuals. Special thanks for support of Kentler's traveling exhibition: Kay Broda, Judye Harris, Janice Watson During to the COVID-19 quarantine Kentler continued our exhibitions and education programs online. Check our website for exhibition updates and ongoing Virtual Drawing Together workshops. ART OPENS EYES & MINDS Copyright © Kentler International Drawing Space, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Kentler International Drawing Space / 353 Van Brunt Street, (Red Hook) Brooklyn, NY 11231 www.kentlergallery.org Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.