CONFERENCE OF THE BIRDS

Mana Contemporary
888 Newark Ave, Newark NJ
May 3 – July 31

Curated by CYNTHIA-REEVES Projects, this innovative exhibition focuses on the aesthetic, ecological and essential presence of birds. Featuring artworks by thirty international artists, “Conference of the Birds” explores our collective fascination with birdlife and their habitats of water, earth and sky.  With conceptual installations, photography, works on paper and video art, this timely project serves to call our attention to environmental awareness and our collective responsibilities to our planet.

Conference of the Birds Exhibiting Artists:  
Sarah Amos, Subhankar Banerjee, Julia Barello, Ed Batcheller, Elizabeth Billings, David Burdeny, Teresa Diehl, Janet Echelman, Mary Frey, Beth Ganz, Penelope Gottleib, John Grade, Maria Fernanda Cardoso & Ross Rudesch Harley, Ann Hollingsworth, Carsten Holler, Ran Hwang, Nathalie Jeremijenko, Cindy Kane, Milan Klic, Sasha Meret, Danielle Julian Norton, Robert & Shana Parke-Harrison, Sibylle Pasche, Jane Rosen, Shuli Sade, Steven Siegel, Hunt Slonem, Leslie Thornton, Randy West, and Claire Watkins.

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JONATHAN PRINCE: TORN STEEL

Christie’s Sculpture Garden at 535 Madison Avenue

Known for his work in African and Cambrian black granite, Jonathan Prince has, over the past two years, broadened his visual inquiry through a vanguard technique of “tearing steel.” He begins by reducing the steel to its most elemental state: the more basic the shape, in his words, “the more past and future seem indistinguishable.” In the TORN STEEL series, represented in this exhibition by Prince’s “Bore Block,” the tears are laboriously hand-worked to create an undulating and softly reflective surface. The new steel lies in stark contrast to the un-worked, oxidized metal, positing a narrative of a form still in evolution. In the newest work, “Southern Remnant,” the steel is highly polished to a mirror finish. The pristine stainless steel is a beautiful foil to the lush, sandstone patina of the rusted steel.