Antonio Cerna “The Same Sun”
TSA
[Image: Antonio Serna, video still from The Same Sun / Calendar: 245 Ma - Finger Lakes, Qal’at Al Hamra, and Crystal Palace, HD video, 3min 8sec (2017)]
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“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” – William Faulkner
Tiger Strikes Asteroid NY presents The Same Sun, a solo exhibition of new works by Antonio Serna.
Serna’s videos, photographs, and documents focus on unraveling the narratives that form our understanding of history. The Same Sun refers to the star that has been the center of our solar system for billions of years, is the lone witness to all history, and might be the only one capable of comprehending the complete story of our time.
Central to this exhibition are Calendars, a series of short video narratives that weave together various personal and historical sites on tectonic maps that range from 350 to 65 million years ago. Sites highlighted in these works include Jebel Irhoud in Morocco, where the bones of the first Homo sapiens were found, to Marfa, Texas, the mecca for artist Donald Judd. By juxtaposing various disparate sites throughout vast amounts of time and space, we are led to re-experience a non-linear history of the western world. The artist reveals the precariousness of history and challenges the notion that even hegemonic power is not immune to destabilization from below. Calendars suggest we inhabit a fluid world interconnected through time and space via recurrent and persistent visual forms and motifs. Included in the exhibition are a series of accompanying “Endnotes,” documents, videos, and mementos that further expand the narratives under The Same Sun.
Originally from San Antonio Texas, Antonio Serna is a Mexican-American artist based in New York. Antonio maintains both a studio and collective social practice. These two practices often balance and ground the sum of his production. Antonio Serna holds a Masters in Fine Arts from Brooklyn College, and a BFA from Parsons School of Art. He has exhibited in New York, Texas, Las Vegas, Spain, Mexico, Berlin, and Romania. His speaking engagements include Flux Factory, CUE Foundation, Brooklyn Museum, Pratt, Common Field Convening, Eyebeam, Smack Mellon, Queens Museum, and Museo Tamayo. Recently he has participated in residencies at Triangle Arts Association, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, and The Luminary and has taught at Brooklyn College and Parsons School of Design.
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Schedule
from January 05, 2018 to February 11, 2018
Opening Reception on 2018-01-05 from 18:00 to 21:00