BRETT RIEF, MOMOKO USAMI, TERI KEEGAN CANSTROP
MARCH 2 - 30, 2012
BRETT RIEF attempts to harness the chaos and desperation of the middle of the middle of America. Reif often fuses common household materials with semi-exotic art textures, supplies and procedures. This body of work employs home improvement techniques and procedures, along with everyday materials and objects as a metaphor to visualize the crisis of Main Street middle America.
MOMOKO USAMI uses a mixture of ceramics, projection and shadow to express her interest in various views in a witty and playful way. Usami’s current body of work explores how people build their own views through their memories. Through her art, Usami tries to hold on to the day to day nonsense of the real world and make people uncover fresh views in their everyday lives. Her interest in real life makes us think about observing the world carefully.
TERI KEEGAN CASTROP has recently begun to create installations inspired by literature, specifically Virginia Woolf. The installation and sculptures, are scenes akin to snapshots of a poignant moments in the life of someone that is beloved to Keegan-Castrop. The Girl in Bed installation that will be at the Artists Coalition, utilizes found objects to evoke memories of the past. The images are then projected behind these objects or sculptures. These “snapshots” are used to take us back mentally while we remain rooted physically in the present.
