Past Residents
Past Resident2017: Italian Cultural Institute of New York
Gian Maria Tosatti
Gian Maria Tosatti creates environmental installations. His projects are usually long-term investigations of topics related to identity. Tosatti focuses on exploring the idea of cities as analogies of their inhabitants’ soul. He is currently developing a project in New York City called I’ve already been here, reflecting on the value of a single human life in this moment of history.
Gian Maria Tosatti (born Rome, 1980) began his career in performing arts in 2002 at Teatro Era-Centro Sperimentazione e Ricerca Teatrale. In 2005, he undertook research at the confluence of architecture and visual arts, which has since inspired all his subsequent site-specific installations. Tosatti is working on two projects, Fondamenta, based on the identification of contemporary age archetypes and Le considerazioni…, dedicated to the enigmas of personal memories and the traces that humans leave behind. His work has been shown at the Hessel Museum of Art, New York; Museum of Contemporary Art Donna Regina, Naples; Lower Manhattan Cultural Council; Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna, Rome; American Academy in Rome; and Museo Villa Croce, Genoa.
Gian Maria Tosatti, 7_Terra dell'ultimo cielo, 2016, Environmental installation.
Gian Maria Tosatti, 5_I fondamenti della luce - archeologia (Lei), 2015-2016, Fencing mask on wall, 35 × 20 in. (88.9 × 50.8 cm).
Gian Maria Tosatti, 7_Terra dell'ultimo cielo - evoluzione, 2016, Glass and clock, Dimensions variable.
Gian Maria Tosatti, My dreams, they'll never surrender, 2014, Environmental installation.
Gian Maria Tosatti, Histoire et destin - New Men's Land (Rainbow), 2016, Gold paint on ruins.
Residents from Italy
Raffaela Naldi Rossano
The Italian Academy for Advanced Studies, Columbia University, Italian Cultural Institute of New York, Directorate-General for Public and Cultural Diplomacy of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity of the Italian Ministry of Culture
2024
Past Resident2017: ACC - Asian Cultural Council
AKI INOMATA
AKI INOMATA creates her artworks through collaborations with living creatures. Through them, she explores topics related to identity and questions the status quo.
AKI INOMATA (born Tokyo, 1983) graduated with an MFA in Intermedia Art from Tokyo University of the Arts. Recent exhibitions include Kenpoku Art, Japan, 2016; Eco Expanded City, WRO Art Center, Poland, 2016; emergencies! 025: AKI INOMATA ‘Inter-Nature Communication,’ NTT InterCommunication Center, Tokyo, 2015; and Digital Choc, Institut français du Japon-Tokyo, 2015.
AKI INOMATA, Why Not Hand Over a “Shelter” to Hermit Crabs?, 2009-2016, Hermit crabs and resin.
AKI INOMATA, Think Evolution #1 : Kiku-ishi (Ammonite), 2016-17, Octopus and resin.
AKI INOMATA, I Wear the Dog's Hair, and the Dog Wears My Hair, 2014, Two-channel video installation.
AKI INOMATA, girl, girl, girl, , ,, 2012, Bagworms and cloth.
Past Resident2018: Creative Australia, Creative New Zealand
Jess Johnson
Jess Johnson’s drawings and installations are influenced by the intersections of language, science fiction, culture and technology. In her drawings, she depicts complex worlds that combine densely layered patterns, objects and figures within architectural settings. Johnson’s drawings are often displayed within constructed environments. Her recent video collaborations with Simon Ward have involved translating her drawings into animated videos and virtual reality, enabling audiences to have simulated experiences of her drawings.
Jess Johnson was born in Tauranga, New Zealand in 1979. After ten years of living and working in Melbourne, she relocated permanently to New York City in 2016. Her work has been exhibited internationally in solo and group exhibitions at Jack Hanley Gallery, New York; Art Basel Hong Kong; Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh; Centre CLARK, Montreal; National Gallery of Victoria, Australia; Museum of Contemporary Art Australia; and Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu, New Zealand. She is represented by Jack Hanley Gallery, New York; Darren Knight Gallery, Australia; and Ivan Anthony Gallery, New Zealand.
Jess Johnson, Milxyz Wae, 2016, Acrylic paint, pen, fibre tipped markers and gouache on paper, 3911/16 × 29 in. (100.84 × 73.66 cm).
Jess Johnson, Transkin, 2016, Acrylic paint, pen, fibre tipped markers and gouache on paper, 3911/16 × 29 in. (100.84 × 73.66 cm).
Jess Johnson, Worldweb Allthing, 2016, Acrylic paint, pen, fibre tipped markers and gouache on paper, 3911/16 × 29 in. (100.84 × 73.66 cm).
Jess Johnson, We Float, 2017, Acrylic paint, pen, fibre tipped markers and gouache on paper, 3911/16 × 29 in. (100.84 × 73.66 cm).
