Brendan Fernandes "Buli"
Governors Island
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Buli by Brendan Fernandes creates three text animations that pulse between a written vernacular and a translation in morse code. The works play with the form of museum wall labels and the lexicon in museum provenance reports used to describe African objects. They offer a minimal aesthetic with complex moments that question the transformation of language through the removal and loss of cultural goods. Supported by the Jerome Foundation through the Harvestworks Artist In Residence Program.
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Born in Kenya of Indian heritage, Brendan Fernandes immigrated to Canada in the 1990s and currently resides in NYC. He has exhibited internationally and nationally including exhibitions at The Art Gallery of Hamilton, The Studio Museum in Harlem, the Guggenheim and The Andy Warhol Museum. brendanfernandes.ca
Location:
Building 10b, Governor's Island
Free ferry service from Manhattan and Brooklyn:
http://www.govisland.com/html/visit/directions.shtml
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Schedule
from May 27, 2011 to September 25, 2011
Fridays, 11am to 4:30pm, Saturdays and Sundays, 11am to 5pm
Reception For The Artist on 2011-06-18 from 13:30 to 15:30
Artist talk: Sat, June 18, at 1:30pm and 3:30pm