Season I International Residency Exhibition
Curated by NARS Curatorial Fellow shuang cai
NARS Main Gallery 4th Floor, 201 46th Street, Brooklyn (Sunset Park)
NARS Foundation is pleased to present Bodiless Body, an exhibition featuring the Season I, 2024 International Residency Artists Maude Arsenault, Roberto Barbosa, Jacq Bebb, Hyoju Cheon, Caroline Cloutier, Mar Figueroa, Christina Freeman, Lola Lefrançois, Tianyi Sun, Corri-Lynn Tetz, wei, and Kristine White. Interweaving flesh and fable, Bodiless Body surpasses mere portrayal, inviting reflections and immersion. This collective exhibition delves deep into the realms of embodiment and identity through diverse artistic languages. Artists participating in Bodiless Body connect humans with nature, blurring the lines between self and story. They infuse life into the physical, transforming bodies into vessels of lived experiences, imagined desires, and cultural legacies. Performance, installation, and sculpture act as portals, unlocking worlds where identities shift and reshape, and bodies blur the lines between self and story.
About the Curatorial Fellow:
shuang cai is a curator, writer, educator, and multimedia artist. Their curatorial endeavors aim to bring forth the power of interconnectedness and diverse voices across communities. Their art practices focus on logic, interactions, and humor. They were an editor of Adjacent and have curated shows at LATITUDE Gallery, theBlanc, All Street NYC, and Joy Museum (Beijing). They hold a Bachelor's degree from Bard College double majoring in Computer Science and Studio Art and a Master's from New York University Interactive Telecommunication Program(ITP).
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Image: Caroline Cloutier, The Oceanic States Journal (Extract), Oil pastel, acrylic, coloured film and digital print on paper, 2024