Past Residents
Past Resident2022: Artis
Yael Frank
Yael Frank is a multi-disciplinary artist working mainly in sculpture and video. Her satiric projects conceptually hack cultural and textual systems, arguing for emotional connections between historical memory and esoteric consumerist goods. Frank employs comedic strategies to expose multiple points of view on the precarious state of ethical concepts. Her work aims to test the seriousness of political ethos by orchestrating situations that are physically beyond language.
Yael Frank has exhibited work at The Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, Israel; The Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Israel; and FuturDome, Milano, among others.
Yael Frank, IN A NUTSHELL, 2020, fake coconut tree, metal, styrofoam, epoxy and industrial paint, 60 × 240 in. (152.4 × 609.6 cm).
Yael Frank, GRID, 2021, video, sound, PVC, wood, metal, paint and ceramics, dimensions variable.
Yael Frank, A Problem, 2018, video, 4:30 min.
Yael Frank, A Monument for Monuments, 2015, styrofoam, paint, plaster and wood, 94 × 240 × 63 in. (238.76 × 609.6 × 160.02 cm).
Yael Frank, YES (no), 2019, architectural intervention, drywall and paint, dimensions variable.
Residents from Israel
Past Resident2022: Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation
Manuel Aja Espil
Manuel Aja Espil draws inspiration from European and Latin American art history and science fiction. His works are constructed on a dialogue between tradition and caricatured characters inspired by popular culture, and his depictions frequently reflect his social and political context. Espil attempts to evoke in the viewer alternative worlds, parallel art histories, and fantasies of worlds in which elements of the present and his own imagination infiltrate borrowed models that represent various forms of cultural dominance.
Manuel Aja Espil has exhibited work at MALBA; Proa Foundation; and MUNTREF, all in Buenos Aires, among others.
Manuel Aja Espil, Azymetrikah & The New World Order, 2022, oil on linen, 653/8 × 753/16 in. (165.99 × 191.01 cm).
Manuel Aja Espil, ¡Pandemia!, 2021, oil on linen, 1143/16 × 775/8 in. (290.07 × 197.1 cm).
Manuel Aja Espil, Corro, el Baquiano, 2021, oil on linen, 235/8 × 285/16 in. (59.94 × 71.88 cm).
Manuel Aja Espil, Pandemic! (Batman is a Scientist!), 2021, oil on canvas, 26 × 33 in. (66.04 × 83.82 cm).
Manuel Aja Espil, Soldado de Rosa, 2021, oil on canvas, 215/16 × 2613/16 in. (54.1 × 68.07 cm).
Residents from Argentina
Past Resident2022: Dennis Elliott Founder's Fund
Michael Tsegaye
Michael Tsegaye is interested in strengthening the arts in Ethiopia and creating a larger public sphere that promotes critical thinking and dialogue through the arts. He expresses concern about Addis Abeba’s urban revolution, which has claimed millions of lives. Tsegaye’s work calls into question the strategy of privilege and exclusion employed by Ethiopian urbanism, as well as its long-term implications.
Michael Tsegaye has exhibited work at Musée du quai Branly, Paris; International Center of Photography (ICP), New York City; and Huis Marseille, Museum for Photography, Amsterdam, among others.
Events & Exhibitions
2022 Fall Open Studios
November 18–November 19, 2022
Michael Tsegaye, Chasms of the Soul, 2010-11, photography, 40 × 60 in. (101.6 × 152.4 cm).
Michael Tsegaye, Chasms of the Soul, 2010-11, photography, 40 × 60 in. (101.6 × 152.4 cm).
Michael Tsegaye, Chasms of the Soul, 2010-11, photography, 40 × 60 in. (101.6 × 152.4 cm).
Michael Tsegaye, Chasms of the Soul, 2010-11, photography, 40 × 60 in. (101.6 × 152.4 cm).
Michael Tsegaye, Chasms of the Soul, 2010-11, photography, 40 × 60 in. (101.6 × 152.4 cm).