Past Exhibitions - Page 6

Two rows of five full-length photographed portraits of first-generation migrants from Queens. The subjects of each portrait range in age, racial background, and gender. They are photographed in varying indoor and outdoor settings throughout Queens.
Exhibition 2015

Bordr
What Border Have You Crossed?
A photograph of an interior space with peeling, cracked wall paint and de-tiled floors. The wall paint is a warm yellow, with swashes of red and blue. On the furthest wall is an entryway leading to another room. On the left wall is another entryway that leads outside and a window. Sunlight is casting into the interior from both the window and entryway.
Exhibition 2015

inToAsia: TBA Festival 2015 – Architectural Landscapes: SEA in the Forefront
An exhibition room with white and gray walls. Starting on the left wall is a block of exhibition text, the featured artist’s name, followed by the show title; “Robert Seydel, The Eye in Matter”. Following the wall text is a series of framed and matted collages that wrap around three walls. On the exhibition floor are two white display cases.
Exhibition 2015

Robert Seydel
The Eye in Matter
An exhibition space with artworks on the perimeter walls. At the center of the space is a set of four-sided, white blinds raised to reveal a section of hardwood floor embedded into the exhibition floor.
Exhibition 2015

After Midnight: Indian Moderns and Contemporary Indian Art
An exhibition room with large, two-dimensional artworks and sculptures hanging from the walls. On the exhibition floor is a sculpture of a dark blue, four-legged animal. The animal’s face is covered by a blue Tostitos chip bag.
Exhibition 2015

2013-2015 Studio Program Exhibition
Graffiti art, of stylized green vegetation, different colored flowers, and a blue bird against a white wall. The wall is torn on the edges, revealing a brick wall underneath.
Exhibition 2015

Lady Pink (Sandra Fabara)
Respectfully Yours
A cream text slide that reads “An Inclusive World” in green, san serif font. Paired with the text are three nude female figures. The figures have long, black hair and their bodies are made of collaged newsprint. Layered over their bodies and hair is bright, colorful paint and lettering.
Exhibition 2015

An Inclusive World
A bulletin board with text and images. At the top in large letters reads “Team Opportunity” in three languages. Below that are call out boxes with community questions and an inspiration mood board.
Exhibition 2015

You Are Here: Creating a New Approach to Civic Participation in the World’s Park
Exhibition 2015

Open Sessions: Drawings in Context/Field
The entrance to the Queens Museum against a blue, day-time sky. “Queens Museum” is spelled out in silver signage across the top of the building. Hanging below the sign and above the front doors is a color photograph portrait of a Chinese man. He is posing against a white backdrop and wearing a white button up.
Exhibition 2014

Polit-Sheer-Form-Office (PSFO)
Polit-Sheer-Form!
A black, title slide with the phrase “The Faces Of” in lime green, block font. Below that reads “ISLAM” also in block letters. Within each letter is a color photograph portrait of people of different genders. They are dressed in western wear and traditional clothings. Some of them are also holding a Quran.
Exhibition 2015

The Faces of Islam
Exhibition 2015

Catalyst
Exhibition 2015

Catalyst
A color photograph of a pavilion shaped like an engine. Notably there is a giant, white, propeller on the front side of the building. Down at the street is a crowd of visitors.
Exhibition 2014

That Kodak Moment: Picturing the New York Fairs
A sculpture installation on a grayish-brown exhibition floor. The installation is made up of construction materials including thin pieces of wood, a concrete wall, metal pipes and fencing. The materials are loosely linked together to create uncontained spaces and walkways.
Exhibition 2014

Jewyo Rhii
Commonly Newcomer
A static gray, urban planning poster. At the center, in a diagonal slant, is a black and white, three-dimensional map of a housing development. In the top left,in white font, is the title “Reviewing Renewal”. In the opposite corner is the date, in white font, reading “ Jan 11 - Feb 8”. At the bottom are sponsor logos for “596 Acres”, “Partner & Partners”, and “Mapzen”.
Exhibition 2015

Reviewing Renewal: Presented by 596 Acres
Two side by side portraits of femme presenting adults. The portrait on the left is a color photograph. A cool light shines over the subject’s face which is emerging from a black background. They have blond hair with black roots, arched and painted eyebrows, and a pink lip. They are wearing studs, a nose ring, and a few gold necklaces. The portrait on the right is a black and white photograph and from the hip up. The subject has their face tilted up as if they are basking in the sun. Their eyes are closed and are wearing makeup, dangle earrings, a big jeweled necklace, and a sleeveless, printed dress. Their hair is straight and lightly framing their face.
Exhibition 2015

Benedict Evans
Variations: A Portrait Series by Benedict Evans
A black and white photograph of Louis Armstrong cheesin’ his pearly whites. His gaze is towards another camera lens. Behind him is a row of police officers. Together, with a crowd of onlookers, they are captured standing. While the police officers are on the curb, Louie is crouching up out of a parked convertible, filled with seated passengers.
Exhibition 2014

Ambassador Satchmo at the World’s Fair An installation in the Museum Café
An abstract illustration of a cityscape. Emerging from the center of a skyline, city traffic drives out from the base of a religious deity’s neck. The deity has blue hair and is half human, half mechanical. Its earlobes droop down to where its shoulders would be, by the weight of earrings made out of a Home Depot, and Best Buy sign. Pink, blue, and green clouds and white zigzags line the road filled with cars and yellow taxis.
Exhibition 2014

Anonymous
Anonymous: Contemporary Tibetan Art
An illustration of a long, skinny, wooden table that stretches the entire composition. Seated in the center is the Dalai Lama attended by 6 monks on each side. His center position is reemphasized by their gazes. The illustration is textured by tiny stippling. Behind the monks, dressed in colorful garb, is a golden yellow structure filled with tiny statues of deities.
Exhibition 2014

Kora: A Meditation on Pilgrimage
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