“Pool Rules” at FJORD
The Form Review is a simple attempt to increase dialogue within art journalism and highlight the subjectivity of a traditional exhibition review. Artists/curators/responsible parties of an exhibition are invited to respond to five short prompts. In turn, a representative of the St.Claire views the exhibition and independently responds to the same five prompts. Both sets of “form answers” are published in tandem on the St.Claire website. To participate drop us a line at hark@the-st-claire.com
(IMAGE: Courtesy of FJORD Gallery)
Responses by Natessa Amin, Sean Gerstley, and Sarah Pater, artists
1. What is hidden in this exhibition? What is in plain sight?
Hidden: Glitter, foam, a magnet, the lifeguard.
Plain sight: the pool.
2. Who would be this exhibition’s parents? What might it’s children look like?
Parents: The left hand the right hand
Children: The dinosaurs from “Dinosaurs” the tv show
3. Describe one moment in this exhibition.
The 5 pieces placed together in Gallery B project vibes that make you feel like a punky teenage girl.
4. This exhibition answers the following question:
Do rules or strategies for making reveal themselves in work produced? Does it matter?
5. You should message this exhibition if…
You’re not boring, you’re wild and crazy, and there’s a possibility we could have sex if you play the song “Closer” by Nine Inch Nails.
Responses by Matt Kalasky, Editor The St.Claire
1. What is hidden in this exhibition? What is in plain sight?
The bare flesh is hidden. Every painting and sculpture in this exhibition is the product of a ritualistic burial. Psychologies and executions are layered in stratas allowing only a confused glimpse at the naked body beneath. As a result, what we see in plain sight are surfaces and forms encumbered and empowered by the weight of their own making.
2. Who would be this exhibition’s parents? What might it’s children look like?
This exhibition was raised by its grandparents, Henry Moore (acid tripping) and Mark Rothko (adderall and cough syrup bending) on a peyote ranch in the deep Southwest. It’s only child would grow up to crave concrete boundaries but be attracted to unstable personality types.
3. Describe one moment in this exhibition.
In the back room hangs Sarah Prater’s, It is time to become who we’re not. It is a black void of a painting. All opaque and shallow at first glance, it slowly–reluctantly–divulges a decadent inkiness. At the end, deep spectral tones of color emerge like an encounter with a puddle of gasoline on a moonless night.
4. This exhibition answers the following question:
If you stayed at the bottom of the pool all summer, how would your world feel?
5. You should message this exhibition if…
You enjoy long walks in the desert, mirages, and eternal twilight.
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“Pool Rules”
Works by Natessa Amin, Sean Gerstley, and Sarah Pater
ON VIEW:
August 2 – 31, 2013
GALLERY HOURS:
Tuesday & Thursday: 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday: 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
FJORD Gallery
2419 Frankford Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19125
www.fjordspace.com