Current Resident: Sep 1, 2019–Aug 31, 2020
IASPIS - The Swedish Arts Grants Committee's International Programme for Visual Artists
Studio #215
Artist
Sara Wallgren
Sara Wallgren works with sound, installation and drawing. Process is at the core of her art practice, as she explores materials, physical properties and various phenomena conditions. Wallgren visualizes thoughts through drawing.
Sara Wallgren has exhibited work at Lunds Konsthall; Galleri Thomas Wallner, Simris; and Bonniers Konsthall, Stockholm, among others.
Events & Exhibitions
2019 Fall Open Studios
November 15–November 16, 2019
Sara Wallgren, Movement of Beginnings, 2017, wood, plexiglass, charcoal, air compressor, computer, and Max MSP, 67 × 7413/16 in. (170.18 × 189.99 cm).
Sara Wallgren, Amble, 2018, graphite on acrylic coated paper, 435/16 × 435/16 in. (109.98 × 109.98 cm).
Sara Wallgren, Decay, 2018, acrylic inc on raw canvas, 67 × 551/8 in. (170.18 × 139.95 cm).
Sara Wallgren, Becoming, 2016, oak and birch wood veneer.
Sara Wallgren, Discontinuances, 2017, graphite on paper, dimensions variable.
Residents from Sweden
Current Resident: Jan 1, 2020–Dec 31, 2020
Mondriaan Fund
Studio #216
Artist
James Beckett
James Beckett’s work in diverse media examines subjects of a historical nature, from the development (and subsequent demise) of European industry, to the more metaphysical aspects of dowsing and voodoo. His constructions favor an obscure and rambling logic, often within a strict formalism reflecting the mechanisms of display. A sometimes-dubious approach to his subject matter entertains the historic as suspended in a state of constant re-interpretation, a portrayal of a world where anomaly and change are fundamentals.
James Beckett has exhibited work at Belgian Pavilion of the Venice Biennale; MAAT, Lisbon; MCAD Manila – Museum of Contemporary Art and Design, among others.
Events & Exhibitions
Artists at Work: James Beckett on Instagram Live
April 21, 2020, 4–5pm
James Beckett, The Skeptical Structures of Max, 2019, installation, dimensions variable.
James Beckett, Negative Space: A Scenario Generator for Clandestine Building in Africa, 2015, robotics istallation, dimensions variable.
James Beckett, Palace Ruin, 2018, installation for public space, dimensions variable.
James Beckett, Pairings, 2018, installation, dimensions variable.
James Beckett, The Guinness Curse, 2017, installation, dimensions variable.
Residents from South Africa
Current Resident: Jan 1, 2020–Dec 31, 2020
Mondriaan Fund
Studio #219
Artist
Maja Bekan
Maja Bekan is calling upon Brooklyn residents to participate in a timely exploration of (art) work, (art) institution and (art) community, in her project (Rehearsing) Togetherness HOLD IT TOGETHER. WE HAVE EACH OTHER. Click here to view the open call.
Maja Bekan’s work explores and questions mediation and delegation of artwork production. She is interested in a collaborative and social approach to explore personal histories, truths, economies and social relations. Bekan works on long-term research-based projects that involve different levels of collaboration, presented to the public in the form of performances, site-specific environments, and video/audio/text-based installations.
Maja Bekan has exhibited work at Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art, Warsaw; Kunsthaus, Graz; and Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, among others.
Events & Exhibitions
Artists at Work: Maja Bekan on Instagram Live
April 14, 2020, 4–5pm
Maja Bekan, Performance Class, 2017, site specific installation with light, floor intervention, paint, objects, construction elements, costumes, text and performance.
Maja Bekan, Social Room, 2017, constructed situation within the site-specific installation with custom-made furniture and text. Photo by Bartosz Górka.
Maja Bekan, A series of unexpected incidents, 2016, theatrical event.
Maja Bekan, Troublemakers And Other Wayward Subjects?, 2018, constructed situation. Photo by Tim Bowditch.
Maja Bekan, At some point we all have to dance, 2018, HD video, 57 min.
