A character in a Borges story finds an old Chinese encyclopedia that presents a strange taxonomy of animals, dividing them into the following categories: (a) belonging to the Emperor(b) embalmed(c) tame(d) suckling pigs(e) sirens(f) fabulous(g) stray dogs(h) included in the present classification(i) frenzied(j) innumerable(k) drawn with a very fine camelhair brush(l) et cetera(m) having just …
The unexpected return to idealism as experienced by five current students or recent graduates of NYC MFA programs Cuchifritos Gallery and Project Space is pleased to announce A Curious Thread, curated by DTL Projects, a collective initiative by contemporary art curators. This group exhibition, the debut presentation by DLT projects, offers the work of five emerging …
Collected: Working Space 10 is AAI’s annual exhibition featuring works selected by guest curator Erin Riley-Lopez from artists participating on the Lower East Side-Rotating Studio Program, in Fall 09 and Spring 10. AAI sponsors the Lower East Side Rotating Studio artist residency Program with artists chosen by a panel of outside artists, curators, and arts professionals …
Read the reviews on this exhibition: Time Out, NY and Washington Post Inside OUT is an exhibition that encompasses an aesthetic and abstract dissection of images, shapes, patterns and geometries captured from Lower East Side and the Essex Street Market locations in order to engage the audience in a dialogue with the surroundings. It proposes a visual recapitulation (or …
Cuchifritos is pleased to present Cafe Tschichold featuring Emiliano Godoy, Terence Gower, Sonia Lartigue, Tilman Wendland. Curated by artist Edgar Orlaineta. Cafe Tschichold will investigate terms like arts, science, technique, poetry and music. The exhibition will bring together a group of artists who deal with these kinds of dilemmas as praxis and will produce a collaborative …
Cuchifritos presents the exhibition “Yumi Janairo Roth: F.O.B.” featuring recent work by the artist. The exhibition will open on January 16, 2010 from 4-6 and will begin with a panel discussion including Roth, Suzanne Wasserman, Director of the Gotham Center for New York City History, and Nadine Wasserman, Curator of the exhibition. “F.O.B.” has a …
