AVATARS // ghosts and AVATARS // futures attempt to document the ways that artists represent their bodies, their ideas, their nations, and their dead in today’s digital world where the physical and virtual, human and non-human, self and other, are increasingly intertwined and indistinguishable. “Avatar” is originally a Sanskrit word describing mortal incarnations of Hindu deities. In colloquial use, the term refers to a digital image or 3D character representing an individual on the internet. Drawing inspiration from these concepts, the AVATARS exhibitions are a transdisciplinary exploration of folkloric characters, alter-egos, cyborgs, and incarnations.
AVATARS debuted at the San Francisco Art Institute in fall of 2018 and was originally curated by Giuliana Funkhouser and Krista Wright.
CURATED BY:
Christina Balch
LOCATION:
Nave Gallery (Teele Square), 155 Powder House Blvd, Somerville, MA
OPENING RECEPTION:
Friday, April 26, 2019; 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Facebook event
ARTIST PANEL:
Friday, May 10, 2019; 7:00pm – 9:00pm
EXHIBITION DATES:
Friday, April 26, 2019 – Saturday, May 18, 2019
GALLERY HOURS:
Saturdays and Sundays, 1:00pm – 5:00pm or by appointment
Special hours during Somerville Open Studios:
Saturday, May 4: 12:00 pm-6:00 pm
Sunday, May 5: 12:00 pm-6:00 pm
NOTE: A trolley stops right outside of the Nave Gallery on the Saturday and Sunday of SOS.
ARTISTS:
A_Marcel / Christina Balch / Jamezie / Joy Buolamwini / Lori Landay / Mac Pierce / Melissa Glick / Philip Knodle / Tony Astone
ABOUT THE CURATOR:
Christina Balch
Christina Balch is a multimedia artist interested in the way people define themselves digitally, especially through the use of mobile technology and self-documentation. Recently, Christina learned basic programming languages, Javascript and Arduino, and has incorporated engineering into her practice. Christina’s work can be seen locally around the Boston area. In 2016, she curated a performance-based art exhibit called Performing the Home at the Nave Gallery Annex. Christina is based in Somerville and works out of Artisan’s Asylum and Vernon Street Studios. See more of Christina’s work on her website https://christinabalch.com/
