The Missing Link

Saturday and Sunday
December 11 – 12, 2010
12 to 6pm

A project conceived and curated by Martha Kirszenbaum

Participating artists: Eve K Tremblay (CA), Santo Tolone (IT), Edward Schexnayder (US),
Kate Shaw (AUS), Anne Percoco (US), Matt Mottel (US).

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Anne Percoco (US), “Terminal 1”; Collage and graphite on paper; 18 x 24 inches, 2010.

The Missing Link is simultaneously an exhibition and a living archive, documenting the collaboration between six artists and a curator in residence. The project is an attempt to bridge over the notion of absence, through ideas of representation of the invisible, disappearance and omission, and themes like melancholy and memory. The concept of “missing link” acts as a catalyst for strategies deployed by Residency Unlimited. Inspired by the Surrealist Cadavre Exquis and Chinese Whispers, each artist was given 3 weeks to come up with a contribution and display their research process, before transmitting it to the next artist. Each artist is free to use or intervene upon their colleague’s work, and is requested to document changes made. The Missing Link is conceived as a collective project-in-progress that reconnects a community of artists de facto disconnected.

Shaped by six contributions, moderated by a seventh, the resulting display for The Missing Link are works and the archive. In addition, 2 guest curators are invited to respond to the situation with the artists and curator in residence.

Saturday, December 11, 2010
12 – 2pm: Greetings and presentation of the project
2 – 4 pm: Discussion between artists and curator
4 – 6pm: Artists in conversation with Amy Mackie, Curatorial Associate, New Museum

Sunday, December 12 , 2010
12 – 2pm: Greetings and presentation of the project
2 – 4 pm: Discussion between artists and curator
4 – 6pm: Artists in conversation with Joanna Zielinska, Curator-in-residence, ISCP

If you wish to attend any of the above sessions please RSVP below

Location:
Residency Unlimited
360 Court Street
Brooklyn, NY11231

Subway: Carroll Street, F / G (President / Smith exit)