EXHIBITION

3 Rooms: Cornelia Parker, Massimo Bartolini, Dario Robleto

D'Amelio Terras, New York, New York, 01/05/2008 - 02/09/2008

525 West 22nd Street

ABOUT

D’Amelio Terras is pleased to present three rooms by three gallery artists who all have a sculptural practice with a conceptual chassis — Cornelia Parker, Massimo Bartolini, and Dario Robleto. Cornelia Parker Cornelia Parker’s work often deals with deconstruction of monuments, be it people or places. The photographic works on view are from her series “Brontëan Abstracts” in which she examines the mythology surrounding the Brontë sisters – Anne, Charlotte and Emily. Parker uses an electron microscope to scan artifacts and objects owned by the Brontës such as a lock of hair, a quill pen, a needle. The magnification both abstracts them and reveals their essence. Other photographs focus on both the conscious and subconscious marks left by the sisters — such as ink blots on the lined paper, deletions from the original manuscripts and holes in the pincushion. Cornelia Parker has held numerous solo exhibitions including at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX; Royal Institute of British Architects, London; Galleria Civica D’Arte Moderna (GAM), Turin, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Chicago Arts Club and the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia. She was a Turner Prize nominee in 1997. Dario Robleto Dario Robleto, who uses hard to fathom materials to create his sculptures, utilizes ground vinyl dance-craze records, various medicinal botanicals and carved bone calcium to make his sculpture “Shaker Apothecary”. Along with this piece that directly references a traditional shaker cabinet, Robleto presents a large-scale drawing consisting of three panels that contain record covers constructed out of colored paper and cardboard. The invented record titles reference science, religion, and folk medicines as they relate to American pop culture. The two works together speak of the way music is tied to both the traditional remedies and religious rapture. Dario Robleto has had solo exhibitions at the Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC; The

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APT ARTISTS ON VIEW

Massimo Bartolini

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