Bronx River Art Center presents:

DRIFT

curated by Eileen Olivieri Torpey
featuring site-specific artwork in all mediums by 28 emerging artists
November 4 – December 9, 2006

Opening Reception,
Performance Art & Outdoor Installation Art Event:
Saturday, November 4, 2 – 6pm

Alicia Wargo, Untracking, 2005, paper & monofilament, dimensions variable

Gallery Hours
Monday-Friday 3 – 6:30pm
Saturday 11 – 5pm



Sheilah Wilson, Kleenex Flag, 2006, chromogenic print

Bronx, NY…. The Bronx River Art Center is pleased to present DRIFT, a traveling annual group exhibition curated by Eileen Olivieri Torpey that characterizes the qualities of contemporary ephemeral and site-specific art. This year marks the fourth annual show and will include 28 emerging artists from the greater New York metropolitan area, New Mexico, Oregon and California who address these concerns through sculpture, video, drawing, painting, installation, photography and performance art. This exhibition will sprawl through both galleries of the Bronx River Art Center as well as intervene throughout its surrounding geography during a one-day Performance Art & Outdoor Installation Art Event in conjunction with the gallery’s opening reception on Saturday, November 4th, 2006 from 2 – 6pm.

Artists:

Danielle Abrams & Tommy Mintz (performance)
Gretchen Bennett (drawings/sculpture)
Jillian Conrad (site sculpture)
Sydney Freeland (video)
Rico Gatson (paintings/sculpture)
Bill Gilbert & Tori Arpad (video)
Andrew Guenther (site sculpture)
Robert Hernandez (sculpture)
Cindy Imhoff (performance drawing/photography)
Matthew Day Jackson (sculpture)
Franky Kong (site sculpture)
Ken Landauer (sculpture)
Roberta Melzl (site painting)
Alex Morel (photography)
Tiffany Pollack (site sculpture)
Trevino L. Brings Plenty (video)
Armando Espinosa Prieto (video)
Shawn Records (photography)
Renato Riccioni (drawings/paintings)
Zachariah Rockhill (performance/video)
Cordy Ryman (site sculpture)
Alicia Wargo (site sculpture)
Aaron Williams (sculpture)
Sheilah Wilson (site sculpture)
Haeri Yoo (drawings)

and Special Guests:
Geoffrey Hendricks (performance)
Merrill Wagner (site sculpture).

Curator:

Eileen Olivieri Torpey is an artist/curator who exhibits her work nationally and internationally. Recent exhibitions include: Noche Delicious in Madrid, NM, Blender at Sundaram Tagore Gallery, NYC and RENTERS: An Aesthetic Insertion in Santa Fe, NM. In 2001 she received a Public Art Installation Grant in Reykjavik, Iceland from the US Embassy and is a two-time recipient of a Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation grant. In 1999 Ms. Torpey performed at the Whitney Museum of American Art in NYC. Ms. Torpey's curatorial projects are specific to site and theme with a focus on collaborating with emerging artists. In 2001-2003 she directed the gallery at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University and in 2004-2005 she served as the Exhibition Director at the Santa Fe Art Institute. Currently she is working as a producer of an independent feature film and as a freelance videographer.

Sample images from the exhibition are available upon request: jruiz@bronxriverart.org

Travel Directions:
Train: IRT # 2 or 5 to East Tremont Ave. Walk one block east.
Bus: #s 9, 21, 36, 40, 42, or Q44 to East Tremont and Boston Road.
Car: Bruckner Expressway to the Sheridan Expressway and exit at Tremont Ave., or Cross Bronx Expressway to Rosedale Ave. Exit.

Credits:
This program is made possible with public funds from The New York State Council on the Arts a state agency. Additional support is provided by The New York City Department of Youth and Community Development and the Department of Cultural Affairs and it’s Material for the Arts program; Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion Jr., The Bronx Delegation of the City Council and US Congressman José E. Serrano’s WSC-NOAA Lower Bronx River Partnership. Corporate and foundation support includes: Time Warner; Youth Media and Arts Fund; The Carnegie Corporation; The New York Community Trust and The Helena Rubinstein Foundation. Additional support is provided by JP Morgan Chase through the New York State Multi Arts Consortium (NYMAC); the Ford Foundation through the Bronx Council on the Arts; Urban Word NYC and the generosity of our patrons.





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