Journey to the Center of Uranus, Jul 11 – Aug 10, 2008

Past: 55 Chrystie St

Installation view, *Journey to the Center of Uranu*s, Canada, New York, 2008

Artworks

Alistair Frost,
BAR/Salon,
2008,
23 ¼ × 14 ⅝ in (59 × 37 cm)
Oil on canvas

Alistair Frost,
Nein + I,
2008,
23 ¼ × 14 ⅝ in (59 × 37 cm)
Oil on canvas

Paul Slocum,
"One frame of a GIF animation printed and hung above a videoprojection of the same animation scaled to approximately 66%",
2008,
18 × 32 in (45.72 × 81.28 cm)
Lambda print, high-definition video loop 24 seconds

Björn Copeland,
Zebra Space,
2008,
Dimensions variable,
Found parking saver, packing lashing, Lps

Paul Slocum,
"Four Seasons of Work Desktops",
2007,
46 × 16 in (116.84 × 40.64 cm)
Giclee prints on canvas

Ida Ekbald,
The cloud that took the form of a demon in my view,
2008,
Dimensions variable,
One dollar bills, dyes, rubber-band

Jessica Jackson Hutchins,
Jug,
2008,
11.25 × 10 × 8 in (28.57 × 25.4 × 20.32 cm)
Ceramic and paper maché

Jessica Jackson Hutchins,
Studio Cup on Scholar’s Rock,
2008,
10 × 7 × 8 in (25.4 × 17.78 × 20.32 cm)
Glazed ceramic and paper maché with ink and spray paint

Jessica Jackson Hutchins,
Marriage Vase,
2008,
44.25 × 11 × 9.5 in (112.395 × 27.94 × 24.13cm)
Paper maché, collage, ink spray paint, glazed ceramic

Press Release

Uranus: (Latin from Greek ouranus, heaven or sky) In astronamy one of the primary planets. It is about 1,754,000,000 miles from the sun. About 33,000 miles in diameter and it's period of revolution around the sun is nearly 84 of our years.

In Greek mythology Uranus is the son of Gaea, the earth, and Cyclops, the father of the Titans.

Canada is proud to present a group show that reaches beyond the bounds of earth and its heavens. Returning from the core, these cosmonauts bear gifts of beauty and obscurity, of sense and absurdity. What is collected to show are relics, visions and systems of mystery, ad hoc codes, cybernetic signs and/or bionic research equipment.

The investigations range form the most basic physical expressions to the most abstract meanderings. Political herstories, unpopular psychologies, and the impact of 911 and 420 combine to create works teetering between space time, sun spots and the rings that encircle uranus. It is our privilege and pleasure to share these discoveries with you.