Past Residents
Past Resident2011: Foundation for a Civil Society
Vasil Artamonov and Alexey Klyuykov
Vasil Artamonov and Alexey Klyuykov have been collaborating since 2006.Their works are often based on improvisational possibilities of creation in a specific place and within specific space. They try to intensify artistic cooperation and show its possibilities in a different light – to work with the cooperative process itself. Artamonov and Klyuykov work collaboratively with varied approaches to projects, sometimes in a way that segments the procedure of creation and subsequent survey of the structure, and other times in a manner that involves the division of the exhibition space into two symmetrical parts, developing their work individually, but based off of mutual interactions.
Vasil Artamonov (born 1980, Moscow, Russia) and Alexey Klyuykov (born 1983, Vladimir, Russia) both moved to Prague, Czech Republic, where they graduated from the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design. Recent solo shows include 2076, OGV, Jihlava, Czech Republic; The Clay Flag, Gallery Cripta 747, Turin, Italy; Symmetric Response, Gallery Stereo, Poznaň, Poland; Estu do silento, Gallery Kisterem, Budapest, Hungary. Group exhibitions include We Came From Beyond, Gallery Starter, Poznaň, Poland; Simple Living, Muzeul National Brukenthal, Bucharest, Romania; Prague Biennale 3, Karlin Hall; I Called Friends To Have A Look, Miroslav Kralevič Gallery, Zagreb, Croatia; The Mars Field, M’ars Gallery, Moscow.
Events & Exhibitions
Salon: Vasil Artamonov & Alexey Klyuykov and Beli Sladoled
October 11, 2011
Vasil Artamonov and Alexey Klyuykov, Untitled, 2009, Mirror and bricks, Dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist
Vasil Artamonov and Alexey Klyuykov, Untitled, 2009, Wood and decorative aggregate, 20 × 20 in. (50.8 × 50.8 cm). Courtesy of the artist
Vasil Artamonov and Alexey Klyuykov, Freight Trains, 2006, Photo documentation of painting on train bumpers, Dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist
Vasil Artamonov and Alexey Klyuykov, 2076, 2011, Oil on canvas and wood, Dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist
Vasil Artamonov and Alexey Klyuykov, Course of the Autumn, 2010, Wooden models of machine components that served to produce foundry forms, wall painting, and slide projection, Dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist
Past Resident2011: Artadia
Xiaowei Chen
Xiaowei Chen’s work includes video, drawing, and painting. She explores natural environments, natural disasters, human thought, and the interconnectivity between the three. Her current focus is large-scale drawings and paintings.
Xiaowei Chen (born 1978) graduated from the Institute of Graphic Communication in Beijing, China. From 2000 to 2005 she worked in television production and produced and directed independent documentary films. She was a guest lecturer at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Her recent exhibitions include A.I.R Gallery in Brooklyn, NY; Silvermine Guild Arts Center in New Canaan, CT; MCLA gallery51 in North Adams, MA; and Mills Gallery in Boston, MA. Chen has also exhibited in Beijing, China. She is currently working on a new series of drawings, parts of which have been exhibited in galleries in the greater Boston area.
Events & Exhibitions
Salon: Xiaowei Chen and Cecil McDonald, Jr.
August 23, 2011
Xiaowei Chen, Anatomy of a Cloud, 2007, Ink on paper, 15 × 15 in. (38.1 × 38.1 cm). Courtesy of the artist
Xiaowei Chen, 9 Months And 10 Days, 2007, Ink on paper, 20 × 30 in. (50.8 × 76.2 cm). Courtesy of the artist
Xiaowei Chen, Birdmen, 2010, Ink on cotton, 44 × 68 in. (111.76 × 172.72 cm). Courtesy of the artist
Xiaowei Chen, Self Portrait, 2008, Ink on paper, 5 × 12 in. (12.7 × 30.48 cm). Courtesy of the artist
Xiaowei Chen, Viewing, 2008, Ink on paper, 20 × 3 in. (50.8 × 7.62 cm). Courtesy of the artist
Residents from United States
Past Resident2011: Artadia
Cecil McDonald, Jr.
Cecil McDonald, Jr. is most interested in the intersections of masculinity, familial relations, and the artistic and intellectual pursuits of black culture that emanate from the two. Through photography, video, and text, McDonald is seeking to investigate and question the norms and customs that govern our understanding of each other, our families, and the myriad of societal struggles and triumphs. In his latest body of work Looking for Baldwin, putting the word in the street, he works with the seminal essay A Stranger in the Village as his inspiration. McDonald investigates notions of artist practice and travel coupled with notions of masculinity and race. He imagines the return of the celebrated author to the place where this often referenced essay was conceived and executed.
Cecil McDonald, Jr. studied fashion, house music and dance club culture (not in any particular order) before receiving a MFA in Photography at Columbia College Chicago, where he currently serves as an adjunct professor. His work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally, with works in the permanent collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bank of America, and the Joyce Foundation. McDonald has received honors from the Midwest Voices & Visions Award, the 3Arts Teaching Artist Award and the Lucerne, Switzerland, Residency, awarded by The Swiss Benevolent Society.
Events & Exhibitions
Salon: Xiaowei Chen and Cecil McDonald, Jr.
August 23, 2011
Cecil McDonald, Jr., Black As A Metaphor, 2010, Digital C-Print, 30 × 40 in. (76.2 × 101.6 cm). Courtesy of the artist
Cecil McDonald, Jr., I Have Read Your Words Before, 2010, Digital C-Print, 30 × 40 in. (76.2 × 101.6 cm). Courtesy of the artist
Cecil McDonald, Jr., What Does Whiteness Want, Digital C-Print, 30 × 40 in. (76.2 × 101.6 cm). Courtesy of the artist
Cecil McDonald, Jr., Because Of Giovanni's Room, 2010, Digital C-Print, 30 × 40 in. (76.2 × 101.6 cm). Courtesy of the artist
Cecil McDonald, Jr., The Village Knows My Name, 2010, Digital C-Print, 30 × 40 in. (76.2 × 101.6 cm). Courtesy of the artist