Daniel Rich "Downburst"
Perry Rubenstein Gallery (527 West 23rd Street)
This event has ended.
Daniel Rich’s first solo exhibition "Downburst," at the gallery, features paintings made over the past year. Rich turns selected images circulating on the Internet, in newspapers and magazines into unique paintings, highlighting the events they depict and the process of their documentation. The body of work made for "Downburst" centers on the U.S. invasion of Iraq and the ongoing turmoil in the region of the Middle East. The title of the exhibition refers to a meteorological phenomenon where, unlike in a tornado, strong winds are directed outwards from the point where the downburst hits land or water. Drawing a metaphoric parallel between Rich's practice and this phenomenon, the title denotes that his works are part of a process of uncontrolled, widespread reception of a single event, the effects and visibility of which reach far beyond its origin.
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Schedule
from December 11, 2008 to January 21, 2009
Opening Reception on 2008-12-11 from 18:00 to 20:00