Current Resident: Aug 1, 2024–Jan 31, 2025
The New York Community Trust’s Edward and Sally Van Lier Fund
Studio #204
Artist
Amy Bravo
Amy Bravo blends icons from Cuban religious culture with hyper-personal stories to create a queer afterlife universe in the rough shape of the island of Cuba. Her collaged canvases feature irregular forms where she combines graphite drawings with painterly techniques. These drawings evolve into paintings, embroidery, and assemblage sculptures. This unique mix of techniques helps recompose a family lineage disrupted by exile, engage with her ancestors, and outline a mythical world.
Amy Bravo has exhibited work at Semiose Gallery, Paris; Swivel Gallery, New York; and SESC Pompéia, São Paulo, among others.
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Amy Bravo, The Black Dog, Again, 2023, acrylic, lace, plaster, extensions, sewing needles, mannequin arms and found objects, 44 × 34 × 12 in. (111.76 × 86.36 × 30.48 cm)
Amy Bravo, Automaton 3.0 (Bull), 2024, foam, acrylic, wood, epoxy, lace, candles, synthetic hair, cow bones and found objects, 41 × 211/2 × 47 in. (104.14 × 54.61 × 119.38 cm)
Amy Bravo, The 750 Mile Snake, 2024, graphite, wax pastel, acrylic, rubber and embroidery on canvas, 74 × 100 × 3 in. (187.96 × 254 × 7.62 cm)
Amy Bravo, Automaton 4.0 (Bull-Remastered), 2024, found cabinet, foam, acrylic, wood, epoxy, plaster, thread, boxing gloves, christmas lights, synthetic hair, cow bones and found objects, 81 × 52 × 52 in. (205.74 × 132.08 × 132.08 cm)
Amy Bravo, The Automaton Springs Out Fully Formed!, 2024, graphite, wax pastel, acrylic, lace, photograph and embroidery on canvas, 80 × 68 in. (203.2 × 172.72 cm)
Residents from United States
Current Resident: Oct 1, 2024–Nov 30, 2024
Senate Department for Culture and Europe, Berlin
Studio #205
Artist
Bob Kil
Bob Kil’s work reflects contemporary reality, serving as a mirror that blends the present with a detailed and often critical exploration of societal norms and the deeply rooted aspects of human experience and identity. Through repetition and meticulous notation, Kil contrasts subtlety with conventional notions of mastery, challenging the belief that complexity equates to skill. Instead, his work emphasizes the power and impact of refined, minimalistic imagery.
Bob Kil has exhibited work at Mudam Museum of Modern Art, Luxembourg; Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporáneo, Mexico City; and Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, among others.
Bob Kil, Traveller, 2024, collage, 83/16 × 115/8 in. (20.83 × 29.46 cm)
Bob Kil, Is, Bob, 2024, collage, 83/16 × 115/8 in. (20.83 × 29.46 cm)
Bob Kil, Aries III, 2024, collage, 83/16 × 115/8 in. (20.83 × 29.46 cm)
Bob Kil, Trip, 2024, performance
Bob Kil, Boyfriend, 2024, performance
Current Resident: Sep 1, 2024–Oct 31, 2024
Kim? Contemporary Art Centre
Studio #206
Artist
Jānis Dzirnieks
Jānis Dzirnieks’ work cuts through the facade of technological efficiency, revealing the unsettling and often sinister forms that emerge from our relentless drive for optimization. By repurposing industrial remnants into thought-provoking installations, Dzirnieks prompts viewers to confront the ecological and societal costs of progress. This exhibition vividly explores the stark contrasts between economic development and environmental decay, challenging us to reconsider our relationship with technology and nature.
Jānis Dzirnieks has exhibited work at Robert Fruinstraat 56, Netherlands; Kim? Contemporary Art Centre, Latvia; and Extra City, Belgium.
Jānis Dzirnieks, Conservation of Energy For Greater Access of Milking, 2022-2024, gas stove, PLA fillament, acrylic putty, epoxy resin, fiberglass, spray paint, found luminous wall sticker, found paper cut out hat, colophonium, neodymium magnets and steel
Jānis Dzirnieks, Fracture Stimulation for Short-Lasting Joy (ongoing), 2019- ongoing, extruded polystyrene, dimensions variable
Jānis Dzirnieks, Body-fitted Topology Optimization and Stove Grate, 2023, inkjet print on paper, pine resin, plywood, scrap wood and custom steel mount, dimensions variable
Jānis Dzirnieks, Fracture Stimulation for Short-Lasting Joy, 2019-ongoing, extruded polystyrene, dimensions variable
Jānis Dzirnieks, Untitled, 2020, lightning rods, found lamp, lid, light bulb splitters and polyester resin, dimensions variable
