Alexander Gorlin “Light and the Space of the Void”
Sandra Gering Gallery
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SANDRA GERING INC. presents Light and the Space of the Void, an exhibition curated by architect and author Alexander Gorlin.
The exhibition takes as its inspiration Gorlin’s 2013 publication Kabbalah in Art and Architecture, an engrossing look at the author’s perspectives on how aspects of Kabbalah can be seen, either directly or indirectly, in many modern and contemporary works. Specifically, the exhibition’s focus is on the aspects of ‘light’ and its relationship to ‘void’ in various forms.
Although many artists throughout history have used light as theme or subject, the group here is presented metaphorically, and can be perceived to have either mystical or secular qualities depending on the viewer’s standpoint. Whether it is light created through the abject nature of ‘void’ or simply because a work seems to physically possess a feeling of interior illumination, it is clear that these works can be described as triumphant in nature. A literal interpretation is not the focus, rather, a ‘location’ or space for contemplation. Abstractly, void (as understood as empty or nothing) here is shown to give opportunity to one’s interpretation of ‘beginning’. With the architects in particular, it can be seen as a way to interpret a quality of hope. The museums, monuments, synagogues and other structures that incorporate light into their design are featured prominently in Gorlin’s theory, far exceeding the idea of windows as light-allowing structures. In addition, a theme briefly touched upon in Gorlin’s book is the physical perception of sound; in the exhibition it is represented as both ‘sound as void’ and ‘light as sound’.
The artists and architects represented in Light and the Space of the Void are Daniel Buren, Steven Holl, Anish Kapoor, Anselm Kiefer, Yayoi Kusama, Daniel Libeskind, Gordon Matta-Clark, Barnett Newman, Kenneth Noland, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Stephen Vitiello and Frank Lloyd Wright, as well as Alexander Gorlin.
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Schedule
from July 09, 2015 to September 12, 2015
Opening Reception on 2015-07-09 from 18:00 to 20:00