ISCP TalkMarch 25, 2025, 6:30–7:30pm
Artists at Work: Jude Griebel in conversation with Lucien Zayan
For this Artists at Work, ISCP artist-in-residence Jude Griebel will be joined by cultural producer and curator Lucien Zayan. Griebel and Zayan share an interest in food traditions and speculative food futures. Griebel will present his recent work and speak to Zayan about the plight of animals within the factory food system, the emotional landscape of meat consumption, and how these issues have been negotiated within art history and the collective imagination. A Q&A with the audience will follow.
Jude Griebel’s sculptures visualize society’s conflicted entanglement with the natural world. The resources we harvest, the species we affect, and the waste we create, coalesce as vivid forms that illuminate the extent of human consumption. Recent projects highlight the extermination of plant and insect species and lives within the factory food system. While mourning humanity’s capacity for destruction, these pieces are equally hopeful in their display of nature’s agency and resistance. Griebel has exhibited work at Massey Klein Gallery, New York; CHART, New York; and Esker Foundation, Calgary, among others.
As the Founder and Director of the Invisible Dog Art Center in Brooklyn, Lucien Zayan has established a dynamic and innovative hub for contemporary art, fostering creativity and interdisciplinary collaboration. Zayan’s career reflects a lifelong commitment to the promotion and development of cultural initiatives. In 2019, Zayan introduced La Salle A Manger, a private dining room dedicated to hosting intimate and sophisticated dinner gatherings for artists, supporters, donors, and more. This innovative addition reflects Zayan’s commitment to creating a space that goes beyond traditional art venues, fostering connections and collaboration among diverse creative communities.
This program is supported by Canada Council for the Arts; Hartfield Foundation; James Rosenquist Foundation; Joe Sultan; Lèna Saltos; Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation; New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council; Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso; New York City Council District 34; New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature; Dr. Samar Maziad; Sarah Jones; van Beuren Charitable Foundation; William Talbott Hillman Foundation; and Woodman Family Foundation.
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This in-person event will be live streamed through Instagram: @iscp_nyc.
Accessibility information: Please note that the entrance to ISCP has seven steps and a ramp, which is ADA compliant. There are seven artist studios and one exhibition space which can be accessed on the first floor of ISCP. There is an accessible bathroom on the first floor at the end of the hallway, up one step, where the artist studios are located. To access the second floor there is a staircase with a grab bar installed on the right side with 22 steps. The second floor has 22 artist and curator studios, one exhibition space, and a lounge where remarks by our guest speaker will take place. To access the third floor there is a staircase with a grab bar installed on the right side with 24 steps. The third floor has five artist and curator studios. ISCP can access a freight elevator to bring visitors between the first and second floors on request.
ISCP can offer two reserved parking spaces on request for people with disabilities. Please email programs@iscp-nyc.org to request a parking space and/or freight elevator usage.
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