Collar Works

In need of some weekend plans? Tomorrow is the closing day of Traces: 28 Days in Elizabeth Murray’s Studio by Kyoung Eun Kang! the gallery is open from 12-4PM so mask up and come by before it comes down! Pictured here is an installation view of Traces, featuring Elizabeth Murray’s studio ladder and Ladder Archival inkjet print mounted on sintra, 40x60 ,2020, edition of 5+AP. @kyoungeunkang_studio @elizabethmurrayart #collarworks #artgallery #onview #troyny #enjoytroy

MEET THE ARTIST Rina AC Dweck @rinaacdweck has two pieces included in our Flat Files show curated by @jes_cannon of @f_a_r__x__w_i_d_e ! If you haven’t seen the show yet come on by because it’s also the closing weekend for Traces a solo show by Kyoung Eun KangOPEN today 12-6pm! Rina AC Dweck is a sculpture artist born and raised in Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn. Dweck received the Paula Rhodes award upon her graduation from The School of Visual Arts MFA Fine Arts program... in 2018. She earned her BS in Studio Art from New York University in 1998. In 2019 Ms. Dweck was awarded the ChaNorth 2018 Alumni solo show. She has exhibited work in numerous group exhibitions including; Collar Works (Troy, NY), Wheaton College Biennial (Norton, MA), 4Heads Governors Island Art Fair (NY), Paradice Palase (Brooklyn, NY) and Microscope Gallery (Brooklyn, NY). My intention is to engage the viewer by triggering a visceral reaction. I utilize space, material, and the familiar to create ephemeral forms. I juxtapose binaries; organic vs. synthetic; readymade vs. handmade; real vs. fake; past alongside present. My practice is informed by my experience as a woman raised in a Middle Eastern, orthodox Jewish enclave. I imbue my work with associations that highlight the internal and evolutionary tug of war between my upbringing and present-day perspective, emphasizing questions of identity. Image 1) Untitled Study III, paint, pen, mesh supermarket produce bags, synthetic hair 7x10 inches, 2019. Image 2) Untitled Study II, paper, paint, ink, pen, mesh supermarket produce bags, fabric, synthetic hair, pins 12x14 inches, 2019. #flatfiles #collarworks #farbywide #nonprofit #supportartists #artgallery #onview #enjoytroy #TroyNY

‘It is not so much what’s on the canvas that matters in this show but rather Kang herself. Shot from behind on a static camera, we see her move and begin to fully inhabit the space. Almost all of her movements are suffused with a balletic grace and thoughtful deliberation. It’s more devotional...There’s a moment where Kang is almost en pointe, which is no small physical accomplishment considering she is barefoot on an unfinished barn floor. Kang’s performance and it is quit...e a performance also reminds us of the true physical rigor that comes with creating visual art...here is Kyoung eun Kang reminding us there are still muses to invoke....’ Collar Works in Troy has risen to the occasion and ably contended with the physical and psychic (pandemic) barriers with Kyoung eun Kang’s Traces: 28 Days in Elizabeth Murray’s Studio, which runs in the gallery at Collar Works until Dec. 13 and online for eternity.’ DON’T FORGET! Join us tonight for an artist talk with Kyoung eun Kang in conversation with Daisy Murray Holman and Robert R. Shane. Go to collarworks.org/calendar to register. Thank you, Patrick Tine and Albany Times Union for this FANTASTIC review! https://www.timesunion.com//Solo-artist-creates-within-spa

Join us in dialogue this Wed, Dec 9, 7pm EST on Zoom (link below to register) with Art historian and critic @Robert_r_shane as he virtually sits down with artist Kyoung eun Kang @Kyoung eunkang_studio and Daisy Murray Holman @Daisy_murray_holman daughter of the late Elizabeth Murray @elizabethmurrayart to discuss the everyday ritual of one’s artistic practice and Kang's work in her current solo exhibition Traces:28 Days in Elizabeth Murray’s Studio completed at the Eli...zabeth Murray Artist Residency Program by Collar Works and on view at our Troy, NY gallery through December 13. This talk is presented by Collar Works @collarworks in partnership with The Center for Art & Design College of Saint Rose Albany, NY @strose_artanddesign https://strose.zoom.us//tJAqdeqqqDIjGdBx3sWOI8r892rFLtMozy #Elizabethmurrayartistresidency #collarworks #artisttalk #artistsoninstagram #performanceart #videoart #contemporaryart #contemporaryphotography #painting #artistinterview #elizabethmurray

Traces: 28 Days in Elizabeth Murray’s Studio a solo show by Kyoung Eun Kang @kyoungeunkang_studio is open today from 12-4pm! Come see it before it comes down December 13th. DON’T FORGETto join us for the Zoom event with the artist Kyoung, Art Historian and Critic Robert R. Shane @robert_r_shane , and daughter of Elizabeth Murray Daisy Murray Holman @daisy_murray_holman !They’ll discuss art, life, and the everyday rituals that guide and inspire one’s artistic practice. ... See you there Wednesday, December 9, 2020 7:00 PM-8:00 PM on Zoom (link in bio!) Image 1.) Installation view of Palette, Kodak Endura Luster photo print mounted on matboard, 20 x 30 inches, 2020, edition of 5+AP. Elizabeth Murray’s Studio object palette, Paints on canvas board 12 x 16 x 1/8 inches. Image 2.) Palette photograph by Kyoung Image 3.) Elizabeth Murray’s Palette #collarworks #kyoungeunkang #elizabethmurray #onview #troyny #enjoytroy #nonprofit #artgallery