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STAND AT ATTENTION in the BAG Gallery
New Work by Réamonn Byrne
June 26-July 2, 2009
Opening Reception Friday, June 26, 2009 from 6-9pm

Stand at Attention is a new collection of work by Irish artist Réamonn Byrne. Formations of linear drawings in ink, pencil and paint on paper resemble groups of documents or blueprints in that they present distilled information, reduced to line and accents of paint. Each batch forms a cohesive visual whole, yet the eye lays focused on a single piece at a time, exploring the individual's minute responses as attention flutters amongst the frames. These simple structures pose questions about how narrative is constructed and how we process visual information.

In this body of work the artist takes this format and turns it on himself. Members of the Irish Brigade of the American Civil War are depicted throughout the work, surely heroes in that pivotal time for their new nation. It is in this posse that the artist places himself introspectively against his peoples historic endeavors. Ambivalence becomes evident in this exploration of identity as the artist gnaws at both his own and the collective psyche.

Memory and its ritualized forms also figure in the work as the artist plays with the notions of the eulogy and the memorial. The cathartic nature of such ceremony is echoed through the work as the self struggles to reconcile with its own ever changing perception of the greater whole.

Réamonn Byrne lives and works in Brooklyn. He is a product of the Crawford College of Fine Art, Cork, Ireland.

THE GANESH EXPERIMENT

was a tremendous success.

Thank you!!

click here for some photos or for a video animation of the entire evening in 3 minutes, click here.

Previous Events at BAG

RECESSION ART INAUGURAL SHOW in the BAG Gallery
April 17-23, 2009

PRESS RELEASE FROM RECESSION ART:

Recession Art is a new arts organization devoted to helping emerging artists show and sell their work while giving middle-income art lovers and collectors an opportunity to buy original work at reasonable prices. We believe that in spite of hard economic times, artists and art lovers don’t have to put their passions on hold! We aim to break open the traditional gallery model and make showing, buying, and enjoying art more accessible for people who have been hit by the recession. We believe that we can start our own art stimulus plan today!

Recession Art’s Inaugural Show will take place April 17 - 23, 2009 at the Brooklyn Artists Gym, featuring young artists including Chris Campisi, Chaz Ganster, Ted Gordon, Ani Katz, Ashley May, Terence Trouillot, and Jane Van Cleef. We look forward to hosting seasonal shows throughout the recession and beyond.

We encourage everyone to check out our Opening Night P-Art-Y on Saturday April 18th at 6pm, with live music by Brooklyn band Acrylics and delicious free refreshments.

We are thrilled to be presenting our first show at the Brooklyn Artists Gym (BAG). To learn more about Recession Art, please visit http://recessionartshows.com/ or email us at info@recessionartshows.com.

[Images clockwise by: Ted Gordon, Chaz Ganster, Ashley May, Jane Van Cleef, Ani Katz, Chris Campisi]

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