The Air Is An Absence Held at Ray Smith Studio

Aidan Koch QQQ

Artists: Jenni Crain, Kristen Van Deventer, Nick Fusaro, Aidan Koch, Adam Kremer, Hanne Lippard, Joseph Montgomery, Boru O’Brien O’Connell, G.T. Pellizzi, Carolyn Salas, Will Stewart

Exhibition title: The Air Is An Absence Held

Curated by: Jenni Crain

Venue: Ray Smith Studio, New York, US

Date: September 12 – September 20, 2015

Photography: images copyright and courtesy of the artists and Ray Smith Studio, New York

I put my hand in front of my face to shield the sun.
My eyes closed, the rosen hue dimmed to grey black blue.
Eyes closed and arms outstretched, I lean into, with, within the engaged negation.
I, myself, the indivision intercepting that which I gestured to absorb.

Complementary shades pitched in their own projection.
An impressioned foothold on each impending plane.

This extension reciprocally reflected in a repeated approach to some thing concrete.

Installation View 1 (Altnernative)

Installation View 2

Installation View 3

Installation View 4

Installation View 5

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Installation View 8

Installation View 9


Hanne Lippard, Lostisms, 2011

Nick Fusaro Untitled (White Canvas) (1)

Nick Fusaro, Untitled (White Canvas), 2015

Adam Kremer Like Water, Part I

Adam Kremer, Like Water, 2015

Adam Kremer Like Water, Part II

Adam Kremer, Like Water, 2015

Joseph Montgomery Image Two Hundred Twenty Five

Joseph Montgomery, Image Two Hundred Twenty Five, 2013

G.T. Pellizzi Moire Abstraction (Fig. 1)

G.T. Pellizzi, Moire Abstraction (Fig. 1), 2015

Boru O’Brien O’Connell Untitled (1)

Boru O’Brien O’Connell, Untitled, 2015

Aidan Koch QQQ

Aidan Koch, QQQ, 2015

Adam Kremer Reflection Interrupted (Two Delft Plates) Diptych

Adam Kremer, Reflection Interrupted (Two Delft Plates) Diptych, 2015

Jenni Crain Gesture 1

Jenni Crain, Gesture 1, 2015

Nick Fusaro Untitled (White Canvas) (2)

Nick Fusaro, Untitled (White Canvas), 2015

Kristen Van Deventer Ethan

Kristen Van Deventer, Ethan, 2013

Joseph Montgomery Image Two Hundred Forty Seven,

Joseph Montgomery, Image Two Hundred Forty Seven, 2014

Boru O’Brien O’Connell Untitled (2)

Boru O’Brien O’Connell, Untitled, 2014

Jenni Crain Gesture 5

Jenni Crain, Gesture 5, 2015

Jenni Crain Gesture 2

Jenni Crain, Gesture 2, 2015

Carolyn Salas Untitled (No. 9)

Carolyn Salas, Untitled (No. 9), 2015

Aidan Koch. She stood, hips tilted, shifting her weight to the ball of her left foot

Aidan Koch, She stood, hips tilted, shifting her weight to the ball of her left foot, 2015

Boru O’Brien O’Connell Ten Prompts

Boru O’Brien O’Connell, Ten Prompts, 2014

Will Stewart An Arrangement with Assorted Space Trash (1)

Will Stewart, An Arrangement with Assorted Space Trash, 2015

Will Stewart An Arrangement with Assorted Space Trash (3)

Will Stewart, An Arrangement with Assorted Space Trash, 2015

Will Stewart An Arrangement with Assorted Space Trash (4)

Will Stewart, An Arrangement with Assorted Space Trash, 2015

Will Stewart An Arrangement with Assorted Space Trash (2)

Will Stewart, An Arrangement with Assorted Space Trash, 2015